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Bruised forehead... BEI Design 06-08-2008
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Posted by BEI Design on June 8, 2008, 11:34 pm
...from banging my head on the sewing table!

Today, I hooped the fleece throw for DGS, ran the embroidery
machine through the custom design, removed the hoop, clipped
all the jump threads, and removed the hoop. As I was
cutting off the excess stabilizer, I realized I had failed
to make the last thread change, a red bar separating the
upper and lower text of the logo. Aaaarrgghh!

Fortunately, the hoop impression was very apparent, so I
carefully placed the fabric back in the hoop with a sheet of
water soluble Solvy on top as the only stabilizer, manually
forwarded the design to the last thread change, and once I
was sure everything was lined up, I proceeded to add the red
bar. Thankfully, it looks fine, but my forehead hurts.

I hate doing stupid stuff!

I also have completed digitizing and embroidering a custom
design my DD sent me, on a hooded sweat jacket for DGS. I
had to remove the zipper, she wanted the arched "PACIFIC"
outline text to go across the front. So as soon as I sew
the zipper back on, it will be ready to go.

Beverly



Posted by Sarah Dale on June 9, 2008, 5:28 pm
BEI Design wrote:
> ...from banging my head on the sewing table!

> cutting off the excess stabilizer, I realized I had failed
> to make the last thread change, a red bar separating the
> upper and lower text of the logo. Aaaarrgghh!

Beverly,

Know the feeling - I was doing it as well on Sunday! I mean curtains,
how easy - but I ended up ripping out two seams!

Seam number 1 came out when I realised (6" from the end) that I had the
lining fabric at 90 degrees to the main fabric - in my defence I must
point out these curtains are nearly square! and the lining is blackout
lining.....

Seam number 2 came out on the same curtain when I realised after sewing
it that the fabric had bunched up every now and again and was now
semi-gathered on the lining ARGH!

And then DD woke up Monday night whilst I was sewing the header tape on
to curtain #1..... so all work stopped.

Curtain #1 has now just been hung, and curtain #2 just awaits header
tape. Then I can swap colours in the SM and sew the rod pocket for the
sheer.

Sarah

Posted by BEI Design on June 12, 2008, 2:57 am
Taria wrote:
> I was like that until I did a Komen walk with a friend
> that has beat BC. To see all the women in pink shirts
> that are winning the fight is awesome.

What about the pink shirts made the event any more awesome
than if they wore something they already owned?

> I noticed one of the fabric companies have a line of
> aqua fabrics for the fight against ovarian cancer. The
> idea of raising awareness is ok with me.

Raising awareness can be accomplished without turning it
into a means for selling more stuff. The whole idea is
silly. And I am not unsympathetic to folks fighting cancer,
it has touched my family, too (my DH was diagnosed twice, my
DSIL twice).

But really, what color is being promoted to "fight" prostate
cancer... or lung cancer... or pancreatic cancer... or colon
cancer... or brain cancer... or bladder cancer... or....



Posted by Pogonip on June 12, 2008, 3:37 am
BEI Design wrote:
> Taria wrote:
>> I was like that until I did a Komen walk with a friend
>> that has beat BC. To see all the women in pink shirts
>> that are winning the fight is awesome.
>
> What about the pink shirts made the event any more awesome
> than if they wore something they already owned?
>
>> I noticed one of the fabric companies have a line of
>> aqua fabrics for the fight against ovarian cancer. The
>> idea of raising awareness is ok with me.
>
> Raising awareness can be accomplished without turning it
> into a means for selling more stuff. The whole idea is
> silly. And I am not unsympathetic to folks fighting cancer,
> it has touched my family, too (my DH was diagnosed twice, my
> DSIL twice).
>
> But really, what color is being promoted to "fight" prostate
> cancer... or lung cancer... or pancreatic cancer... or colon
> cancer... or brain cancer... or bladder cancer... or....
>
>
Instead of spending money on color-coded shirts and appliances, how
about putting the cash toward real research, not just propping up
established protocol beloved of the oncologists? So much is invested in
surgery, chemo and radiation training and equipment, and zilch in
immunology and cell therapy, which might well hold the eventual answer
to prevention and control of wild cells. It's really amazing how
hide-bound the entire field has become in such a short time. More money
won't solve the problems, but new money directed in new areas of
research hold possibility.

--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/

Posted by Taria on June 12, 2008, 10:31 am
The shirts given for the walk everyone wore were white background
with the survivors having pink. To see so many survivors was impressive
to me. Walking with a friend that was dealing with this in a recent
time frame and seeing her be see the hope was a good thing.
Just because something more and better can be done doesn't mean
doing something is bad.
Taria
Pogonip wrote:

>>
>> What about the pink shirts made the event any more awesome than if
>> they wore something they already owned?

>>
>> Raising awareness can be accomplished without turning it into a means
>> for selling more stuff. The whole idea is silly. And I am not
>> unsympathetic to folks fighting cancer, it has touched my family, too
>> (my DH was diagnosed twice, my DSIL twice).
>>
>> But really, what color is being promoted to "fight" prostate cancer...
>> or lung cancer... or pancreatic cancer... or colon cancer... or brain
>> cancer... or bladder cancer... or....
>>
>>
> Instead of spending money on color-coded shirts and appliances, how
> about putting the cash toward real research, not just propping up
> established protocol beloved of the oncologists? So much is invested in
> surgery, chemo and radiation training and equipment, and zilch in
> immunology and cell therapy, which might well hold the eventual answer
> to prevention and control of wild cells. It's really amazing how
> hide-bound the entire field has become in such a short time. More money
> won't solve the problems, but new money directed in new areas of
> research hold possibility.
>


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