{"id":2889,"date":"2016-11-21T19:25:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T03:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=2889"},"modified":"2016-11-21T19:25:33","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T03:25:33","slug":"busy-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2016\/11\/21\/busy-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Busy weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"img_1957\"<\/a>I’ve just spent a wonderful weekend with my quilting buddy, Phyl, taking four classes in two days. Yup. The stuff exhaustion is made of! LOL! But it was such fun! Of course<\/em> we visited an Apple Store and looked at some of the new products\u00a0\u2014\u00a0we\u00a0just<\/strong> looked, though. But back to the classes. The first one was an embroidery tutorial, in which we made a couple of very cute Thanksgiving coasters. I can’t wait to make more of them!<\/p>\n

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The next class had us making a cute little bag\/wallet with turn clasp and adjustable strap.\u00a0\"img_1958\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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The third class was using a serger, which is definitely not my main interest. However, we made little bags with ruffles and a zipper pocket on the back. There’s an open pocket on the front (the black\/white dots) and the main, top pocket with drawstrings to close it.\u00a0I think it will be a perfect wheelchair or walker bag!<\/p>\n

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The fourth class\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and my favorite\u00a0\u2014\u00a0was a session on using rulers in free-motion quilting. I don’t have a photo of that, since the various exercises were spread over a fairly large piece of fabric, and we certainly didn’t have time to finish! However, I learned a lot. \ud83d\ude42 As I said, it was an intense couple of days, but it was absolutely worth it\u00a0\u2014\u00a0especially spending time with Phyl and getting to see\u00a0other friends there. Now to get into gear for the holidays!<\/p>\n

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