I’m struggling with the double-sided tape.

Mary

Jane,

I’d not thought of using my Cricut for box making before, but now I need to try it!

Sarah

Catherine,

Very definitely the enlargement helps.  Thanks.

Pat Nauman

Sarah, I took a short cut and cut out my box pieces with my cricut machine. (Since you said we had an extra sheet, I thought I would still be okay if it didn’t work.) It worked very well, now I just have to continue with the lessons.

Jane

Thank you so much!  I checked the kit 3 times with 2 different people to make sure I wasn’t overlooking something.  I will “catch up” with the class when the materials arrive!

Dear Jane,

I am so sorry that these were missing from your kit – the fabric you are talking about is the calico – known also as muslin. I will send the missing items (wool felt, tissue paper and tracing paper) out to you, and hopefully they will arrive quickly.

Best wishes,

Sarah

Dear Sarah,

I’m looking forward to taking your class!

I received my kit and was only able to open it today.  I ordered the full kit but do not think that I received everything.  I do not have tracing paper or acid-free tissue paper (unless the purple tissue paper is acid-free.  I either received the calico for a 6″ hoop or the white wool fe…[Read more]

Hello!  I received my box for the full kit a few weeks ago but have only had time to open it today.  I do not think that I got everything that I was supposed to.  I do not think that I got White Wool Felt, tracing paper or the piece of acid-free tissue paper.

Will I be sent these items?  Please advise.  Thank you!

Hi, Dawn,

I have the chart printed in 3 parts, but they are each a bit different size due to cropping them in a photo editing program I have.  I believe I can work with it, and I’ll have a report back on Friday after trying to get basting on Thursday.

Hi Nancy,

Curved needles are tricky to get the hang of!

It is possible that the tape is slightly too close to the edge of the card – I usually leave about a 2mm gap from the edge of the card to the tape. If this has happended, try making your stitches right on the corner of the card (hopfully the tape doesn’t go over the corner). It’s probably…[Read more]

Forceps are an excellent solution!

Another note, as you an see in the master graph, each of the stitching areas will (besides the beads and button) line up to the outside.

The master graph shows that the area is 146 linen threads wide. Remember, each square on the Master Graph represents 2 linen threads.

Don’t worry about being off, the basting lines are just guides for the placement of the stitches. It doesn’t have to be exact, as long as the outside area lines up.