Joanne, I’m intrigued by your question on making macarons for our boxes. I’ve been googling:

This is a $10 sewing pattern, you’d probably have to adjust the size on this to make it fit the box https://www.etsy.com/listing/111622938/macaron-mercerie-sewing-accessories-pdf?gpla=1&gao=1&

This is a free crochet pattern…[Read more]

I would love to know how to make the macarons, also! They would be a cute addition to this project.

Hi Julia,

Thanks for sharing your work! Your top edging looks to be about 23 threads above the lettering. It should be 15. This is a difference of about 8 threads or 1/4″ which would have been added at the bottom, making the waves fit within the design area; however, the journal, your stitching, and painting are all wonderful!

I will let Solveig…[Read more]

Area 9. Looking for feedback; loaded front first, then the back side. Is this right?.

This was a great class. I would recommend for an in person class to have students bring counting pins and basting thread as I found it a great help. I also recommend basting a bottom line because I painted too far into the fringe in places. Thank you for allowing me to pilot the class. Would you like me/us from sharing our pictures online or with…[Read more]

Finished back

Finished front

Hi Julia,

Note on page 1 of Lesson 4 that the four-sided stitch should be started at the top edge. If you start at the bottom, the corners will be difficult to turn and require a tacking stitch to get in position to start the next side at every corner.

At the top, the four-sided stitch is 15 threads above the title Whale Tales.  As you work,…[Read more]

Hi Maxine,

I belive that the videos an discussion forum will be available for 2 months after the last lesson is posted. However, I am planning on hosting the videos privatley on my YouTube channel afterwards, so I will post links to that in the forum after the last class is posted (and once I’ve figured out how to give folks access!)

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Hi Jacquelyn,

Marilyn is correct, the snap off works best using pliers – you need to hold them as close as possible and parrallel to the break point, and only have a little of the blade exposed out of the runner so that it snaps rather than bending. I use an old peanut butter tub with a small slit cut in the lid as a a shaps bin to dispose of…[Read more]

Hi Jane,

I posted out your additional materials on the 12th January, but unfortunatly they were caught up an a cyber security incident at the ROyal Mail that caused them not to be able to send out any international mail until now.

I’ve just checked this morning and it looks like the package is finally on it’s way – I will email you the tracking…[Read more]

Hello again!  Sarah, I contacted you 2 weeks ago because I did not receive all of the materials in the full kit I ordered. You responded that you would get these in the mail to me.  I was wondering if you have had time to do this and if so, when I might expect them.  Thank you so much!

The blade probably does snap off (most do, but Xacto in particular does not). I snap it off, carefully, using a needle nose pliers. Some of the knives come with an attachment you can use to snap the blade, but I’ve never used one of those. Then put the used blade into something safe, like the container that butter spread comes in. Something…[Read more]

The 4 sided stitch diagram starts in the lower left but there is not a diagram to indicate where on the fabric that is. Could you instead do a diagram starting in the lower right by the date since that is an easy place to identify.