I've been wanting to move my blog away from Blogspot for a while but could never be bothered to actually do it. This week was the tipping point though, and I've now fully migrated over to https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . The blogspot address will remain here but all new posts will only appear at https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . There are lots of reasons for the move but my biggest one is how hard Blogger has made it for people to subscribe to receive new posts via email. It's such a basic requirement but apparently, they think it's too much to offer. I'm basing this purely on how I myself prefer to consume this stuff. I can't be arsed with feed readers anymore and emails are easy and convenient. When I receive one, if I fancy reading it, I will click through to it and, if not, I'll just delete it. Another reason is the spat between Google (owners of Blogger) and Instagram/Facebook/Meta. I don't even know if this is still the case anymore ...
Today I've got another teacher's gift to show. This one went to the Teacher Assistant in Liam's class. She was also going to get a bag but after the grief I had while making Miss Lockett's I quickly gave up on the idea.
Hoje tenho outro presente para a professora pra mostrar. Esse é o da assistente na classe do Liam. Ela ia ganhar uma sacola também mas depois da aflição que eu passei fazendo a da Miss Lockett, desisti da idéia.
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| Log Cabin Quilted Mug Rug |
A Miss Stephenson vai ganhar um 'mug rug' (tapete para caneca). Ele fica entre uma esteirinha de mesa e um descanso de copo. Tem espaço para uma caneca e um biscoito, bolo, etc ao lado.
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| Embroidery detail |
I got the pattern from this Wild Olive post. I missed out the I heart Tea writing because I'm not actually sure whether she's a tea or coffee drinker. This way, it leaves it open to the imagination. The brown cookie isn't the best but I'm still learning so that's ok.
Achei o desenho nesse post da Wild Olive. Deixei o I heart Tea de fora porque não sei se ela toma chá ou café. Assim, dá pra se usar a imaginação. O biscoito marrom está uma vergonha mas ainda estou aprendendo, então tudo bem.
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| The quilting sandwich before the border. |
I'd never quilted anything before. After the bag fiasco, this was a piece of cake. All the piecing went smoothly and the quilting was easier than I thought. Although I think I should invest in a walking foot if I am to attempt a bigger scale project.
Esse foi meu primeiro projeto acolchoado. Depois do fiasco que foi a sacola, isso foi facinho. A montagem foi tranquila e fazer o acolchoado foi mais fácil do que eu esperava. Entretanto acho que devo investir num walking foot (sapata especial) para projetos maiores.
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| All finished. |
As it's often the case, this project also went beyond the call of duty in establishing (as if there was any doubt still there) that I can be a real dumb arse at times. I sewed the border back to front. But hey, no matter! My start and finish join is so incredibly perfect that I don't even care.
Como já é de se esperar, esse projeto também foi além do que deveria para estabelecer (como se ainda existisse alguma dúvida) o fato de que eu sou uma imbecil de vez em quando. Costurei a borda de trás pra frente. No lado positivo: minha junção do inÃcio e do final da borda está perfeita!