{"id":1405,"date":"2012-03-31T13:39:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-31T20:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2012\/03\/31\/another-fun-day\/"},"modified":"2015-01-01T12:24:55","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T20:24:55","slug":"another-fun-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2012\/03\/31\/another-fun-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Another fun day"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Yesterday I attended an “event” at my local quilt shop, which is also my Bernina dealer. It’s Quiltique<\/a>, and it’s a great shop. \ud83d\ude42 They hosted a sort of workshop where we could get a little hands-on practice with the new Bernina 500-series machines. The practice resulted in a journal cover for each of us who attended, and I really like mine! I didn’t buy a new machine, but I have a friend who’s considering doing it. My journal cover is at left, and the back is below:<\/p>\n

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We had so much fun with the built-in embroidery stitches and couching down various trims! I don’t have the embroidery module for my Bernina, so it was really interesting to watch my monogram emerge from the machine. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday I attended an “event” at my local quilt shop, which is also my Bernina dealer. It’s Quiltique, and it’s a great shop. \ud83d\ude42 They hosted a sort of workshop where we could get a little hands-on practice with the new Bernina 500-series machines. 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