{"id":5472,"date":"2024-10-13T11:43:27","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T18:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=5472"},"modified":"2024-10-13T11:43:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T18:43:27","slug":"have-scissors-will-travel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2024\/10\/13\/have-scissors-will-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Have scissors, will travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Closed<\/a>I signed up for a class at the Houston Quilt Festival that begins later this month. In looking at the supply list, I noticed that I’m going to need to bring scissors — something more than merely thread snips. What’s a girl to do but quickly make a scissor case to transport the scissors? Luckily for me, I didn’t need to reinvent the wheel, since I’d been seeing people’s versions of the Cut It Out pattern from ByAnnie<\/a> — and it turns out that it’s a really quick one to stitch! I made the smaller version because I’m not taking really large scissors. I did adjust the position of the magnetic clasp, since my scissors are a tiny bit larger than some, though not large enough for the larger version of the pattern. These scissors are left-handed, so I also reversed the slanted front section to accommodate my left-handedness.<\/p>\n

And here is the case with the flap open. \"Scissors<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I signed up for a class at the Houston Quilt Festival that begins later this month. In looking at the supply list, I noticed that I’m going to need to bring scissors — something more than merely thread snips. What’s a girl to do but quickly make a scissor case to transport the scissors? 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