{"id":4371,"date":"2021-01-03T07:46:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T15:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=4371"},"modified":"2021-01-03T07:46:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T15:46:47","slug":"birth-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2021\/01\/03\/birth-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Birth Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_1267.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4372\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_1267.jpeg?resize=231%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"birth announcement with cute sloth\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_1267.jpeg?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_1267.jpeg?resize=789%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 789w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_1267.jpeg?resize=768%2C997&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_1267.jpeg?w=986&amp;ssl=1 986w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a>Our extended family has had another addition. This is a second child for our son-in-law&#8217;s niece and her husband; I&#8217;d finished\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2019\/07\/05\/back-in-the-swing-of-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">another one<\/a>\u00a0some time ago for their first child. Thinking ahead, I had sort of &#8220;stockpiled&#8221; a few ready-made embroidery designs for occasions like this, so I quickly decided to use this one (<em>such<\/em> a cute sloth!) and got busy making the project on my Bernina 790+. I&#8217;ve blanked out the baby&#8217;s name for privacy reasons. All that remains now is to get a frame for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our extended family has had another addition. This is a second child for our son-in-law&#8217;s niece and her husband; I&#8217;d finished\u00a0another one\u00a0some time ago for their first child. Thinking ahead, I had sort of &#8220;stockpiled&#8221; a few ready-made embroidery designs for occasions like this, so I quickly decided to use this one (such a cute [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[301,303],"tags":[202,193,194],"class_list":{"0":"post-4371","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-embroidery","8":"category-family","9":"tag-bernina","10":"tag-embroidery","11":"tag-family","12":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_1267.jpeg?fit=986%2C1280&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yzuO-18v","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1405,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2012\/03\/31\/another-fun-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":4371,"position":0},"title":"Another fun day","author":"Sandy","date":"March 31, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday I attended an \"event\" at my local quilt shop, which is also my Bernina dealer. 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It's not coming home with me (though I'd love that extra harp space for quilting\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Embroidery&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Embroidery","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/embroidery\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/embroidered-pillow.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/embroidered-pillow.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/embroidered-pillow.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/embroidered-pillow.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5145,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2023\/09\/20\/first-embroidery-on-new-machine\/","url_meta":{"origin":4371,"position":2},"title":"First embroidery on new machine","author":"Sandy","date":"September 20, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"After making all of those stitch samples and doing a bit of other stitching on my new Bernina 790Pro, I figured I probably ought to test out the machine embroidery, too. I selected one of the designs included on the machine and got to work\/play. The machine did a lovely\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Embroidery&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Embroidery","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/embroidery\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Finished embroidered design showing wine glass, grapes, and \"Time to WINE Down\"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_0459-scaled.jpeg?fit=1079%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_0459-scaled.jpeg?fit=1079%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_0459-scaled.jpeg?fit=1079%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_0459-scaled.jpeg?fit=1079%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_0459-scaled.jpeg?fit=1079%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2007,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/16\/keep-warm-and-carry-on\/","url_meta":{"origin":4371,"position":3},"title":"Keep Warm and Carry On","author":"Sandy","date":"March 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The title of this post is the name of the project I've just completed\u00a0\u2014\u00a0a quick one that will be pretty useful. It begins with a pattern called Quilted Cook & Carry\u00a0and was modified by the education department at Bernina USA as part of their All About Embroidery program. The original\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Embroidery&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Embroidery","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/embroidery\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"IMG_0362","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_0362-294x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5184,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2023\/11\/06\/a-quick-gift\/","url_meta":{"origin":4371,"position":4},"title":"A quick gift","author":"Sandy","date":"November 6, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"I recently stitched up this cute set that I'll be gifting in the coming holiday season. The designs came from Embroidery Library. My Bernina made short work of that! The flap of the scissor case is actually freestanding lace and is hand stitched onto the top of the case. The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Embroidery&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Embroidery","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/embroidery\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"A small embroidered set of scissor case and pin cushion. They are grey fabric with a red rose, green leaves and white lacy stitching. 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