More Than Bills
Sometimes the mail brings more than bills. Before Christmas I received a package from Creative Stitches in Bird Island. I knew I had not ordered anything.
In October when I had gone to Creative Stitches to pick up Carrie’s sewing machine I had put my name in a box. Didn’t even really pay attention to what the drawing would be for. As it turned out, Amanda is now carrying a line of products by Kimberbell. I received the winning results. It is a kit of projects, fabric and machine embroidery files.
My winnings included everything needed for a 32″ x 32″ wall hanging. When I say “everything,” I mean everything. One bag was full of multiple fabrics and the second bag was the embellishments. Buttons and trim to the nth. It is a Christmas-themed item. I downloaded all the designs yesterday. On the CD there are additional projects for aprons and placemats. The instruction book is very complete. After embroidering 20 plus blocks working with appliques and applying all the borders . . . I am going to be set for a new item in our home for the 2020 Christmas season.
As I had the first block going, it took me awhile to get the hang of it. An outline is sewn out. Then a piece of fabric is put on the outline and the sewing pattern repeats that outline. Extra fabric then needs to be trimmed away. A satin stitch is then sewn covering all the raw edges of the fabric. This process goes on and on and on for each block and each additional block thereafter. That is the applique process. Fabric is applied for it to be then stitched onto the design block. It should keep me in stitches for some time.
So I got curious. I went online to look into the Kimberbell line of products. When I saw that this kit was valued at $159.00, I looked no more. I will complete this project and then send Amanda a photo. It was a great surprise to receive this.
By the way, Dennis’ hand looks so much better after only beginning the antibiotics. He will follow through as this setback has taken a tole on his schedules, be they what they be. He took a dozen cookies over to the apartment complex this afternoon where his friend Lyle lives. The gathering takes place at three and Dennis thought a treat taken over would be good. I agreed.
Some of my days seemed more filled than others and that is the way I like it.