The Penguin Adventure

I took Emily to the sewing store with me yesterday.  I had no idea she would be so interested.  She liked looking at the quilts on the walls, the embroidery designs in the racks and watched a demo of a new machine.  The lady did a Disney design with Emily’s name on it.  Oh boy was she thrilled!  I think I might have to get Emily involved with some of the embroidery I’m doing here at home.  She might like that.

My next project is another neck scarf.  I went to Wal Mart and bought one but as I was hooping it I realized it was two layers and could mess up the design because it is so thick.  So I decided to make a neck scarf out of some scrap fleece I have stored away.

The hem job doesn’t look so great, but hey, its just a learning project.  So I got the thing hooped and started the design.  Quickly I see that I’ve made a terrible mistake.  I reversed the design so that the fabric would not be bunched up on the inside of the machine.  BAD.

This shouldn’t be done when the design has words on it, they come out backwards.  So, I learned a new lesson today. 

I stopped the design, un-hooped it and tossed it aside.  I’ll use it for testing other designs.  I decided I would try again later.

Jeff and Jered and I stand around the kitchen joking about it.  I’m half heartedly asking Jered if I can continue, knowing he doesn’t want me to, but also knowing I don’t have another scarf.  The conversation went something like this.  “Jered, your friend wouldn’t mind having a design that is backwards, would she?”  And Jeff adds, “Sure!  She can just go look in the mirror when she wants to see what it says.”  And of course we are laughing and laughing.  Jered, who was probably trying to impress his friends, just shakes his head.  So I decide I really will have to start over.

After another trip to the store and I happen to see a very inexpensive neck scarf that I think might work well.  So I get home and hoop it up.  This time the design is stitched out correctly and I’m very happy with the outcome.  I think Jered was too.

Well, another project completed, another lesson learned.  Hip Hip Harrah!

Thanks for listening ~