I also finished stitching my monogram. I realize the tip of the long curl on the top line looks flat instead of rolled because I did not angle the needle enough. I tried to restitch it but it was impossible to pick out the tiny couching stitches.

Because I am using darker fabric for my lid, instead of drawing the design directly onto the fabric I…[Read more]

Hi Sarah,

I finished constructing my outer box. I cut my mat board to the dimensions you listed above on January 19 and covered them. After joining the 144m long base to the end I was not able to join the 144m long front or back correctly. I think the base should have been shorter than the long sides by 4mm so I took everything apart and trimmed…[Read more]

Thank you!  I did enjoy the painting.  Your videos were very helpful.

Hi Solveig,

Wow! It looks terrific!!! Very nice shadows and highlights in the water and the colors are lovely. Hope you enjoyed painting:) Catherine

Here is a photo of my progress so far.  Maybe the rest of you pilot stitchers could post a photo of your progress.

Christy, they are perfect, closer than I could get with a knife.

Jane

Jane,

How exact to measure were the pieces your Cricut machine cut?

Thank you – Christy

Thank you for your input!! I saw them online when searching for curved needles and was wondering…

I have John James curved beading needles #JJ31.. they seem to be about the same size as the thinner curved beating needle that we got in our kit.

JJ Curved Beading

Dear Sarah,

I cut my mat board to the dimensions you listed above and covered them. After joining the 144m long base to the end I was not able to join the 144m long front or back correctly. I think the base should have been shorter than the long sides by 4mm so I took everything apart and trimmed 4mm off the base length. I think it will come…[Read more]

Welcome home, Dawn. Looking forward to receiving the lecture notes, especially about the Battlement couching. Have to get my nerve up for that section. Most of the rest of Lesson 2 has worked for me based on the visual guidelines you’ve provided already.

Hello Sarah,

I redid my wreath and monogram, using your advice and it certainly helped. Tracing and transferring the wreath is somewhat tricky when doing it freehand, there is still some ‘wobble’, but I think I can live with this version.

Thank you for all your help.

Nikki 🌻

Hi Betsy, I’m not sure what is going on with your system. I n these situations, it’s usually not the document. So, I can only make a couple of suggestions.

1. Have you saved it to your computer, then tried printing?

2. Have you tried restarting your computer?

3. If 1 and 2 don’t work, try sending it to your local office store and they can print…[Read more]