What a fun break – traveling with my sewing room to Hanover, MD with friends and a fabulous couple of days of just sewing and forgetting the rest of the world is out there. Would love to have stayed for a couple more days, but it is time to get back to reality. Now comes the task of putting my sewing room back together again.
I just attended the Sulky Zen II machine embroidery seminar. It is always fun to gather with those of like-minds and spend the hours sewing. Now here is a shocking reality – I actually completed 3 of the projects at the seminar. That NEVER happens. I usually spend my time experimenting with some of the new techniques and socializing with the other students, picking up new ideas along the way. One of the projects was a cool mini tote and being the original bag lady, I had to finish that project. Good thing I did because when it came time for our class photo, our instructor wanted all of us to display our completed totes. I was able to stand with the rest of the class and be photographed with my tote – finished!
Some of the students from my previous years of Sulky seminars were there and it was great seeing them again. We learned a lot of fun things and made our annual trip to Timbucktu for dinner. Our instructor, Ellen Osten, was superb and we learned that the Sulky cotton threads are bleachable. My favorite Sulky stabilizers are still the water soluble collection and the heat away. We stitched over puffy foam for great padded monograming and over felt to make a fun little in-the-hoop scissor holder. We stitched over organdy to make free standing butterflies and over toil to make a lace pocket. We stitched on commercial products like the mini-tote and jewelry case and created fun tea towels with free standing appliques and a tea-time poem.
I am ready to pack up my sewing room again and return next year. Who knows – I might complete 4 projects!
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