{"id":10592,"date":"2011-01-06T22:29:18","date_gmt":"2011-01-07T03:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=10592"},"modified":"2016-03-25T11:01:41","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T15:01:41","slug":"blackeyed-susan-tea-towel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2011\/01\/06\/blackeyed-susan-tea-towel\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackeyed Susan Tea Towel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Did you ever feel like you were running into barricades as you tried to get something done?\u00c2\u00a0 That’s what has been happening to me since Christmas.\u00c2\u00a0 I knew it would be a scramble to get the kits and samples done for classes I will be teaching in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina\u00c2\u00a0Jan. 31-Feb.4.<\/p>\n

I expected that my holiday\u00c2\u00a0houseful of family and friends would depart Dec. 26 and I would hit the ground with my feet running.\u00c2\u00a0Of course, I was delighted when they stayed later and then with extra coming and going, we had various combinations of grandchildren and families until Jan. 3.\u00c2\u00a0 It was wonderful and I loved every minute of it.\u00c2\u00a0 But, uh……now I realllllly would have to scurry.<\/p>\n

Then as I began cutting kits for this black eyed Susan towel, I ran out of linen.\u00c2\u00a0 It should have been easy enough to get more, but\u00c2\u00a0my supplier changed the product on me.\u00c2\u00a0 After\u00c2\u00a0multiple phone calls and driving around central Florida to locate a similar fabric, I finally found a suitable substitute for the \u00c2\u00a0last few kits.<\/p>\n

In the midst of all this sleuthing for the right linen, my dear, 89 year old aunt was\u00c2\u00a0 taken to the hospital in very grave condition.\u00c2\u00a0 She is childless so I have primary responsibility for her care and spent hours and hours in\u00c2\u00a0 the emergency room with her.\u00c2\u00a0 After several days, thank God, she stabilized and was released to her assisted living home.\u00c2\u00a0 Now I was really ready to roll.<\/p>\n

But 24 hours later, she was back at the ER, delivered via Evac, and we spent another 6 hours in the emergency room before she was returned to ICU.\u00c2\u00a0 She is so fragile and so\u00c2\u00a0precious to me that I must be there for her.\u00c2\u00a0 But meanwhile, these kits and projects lurk in the sewing room, calling me…<\/p>\n

Oh well, I’ll finish somehow, but I surely won’t\u00c2\u00a0have any free time.\u00c2\u00a0 Shelly has even taken over all the homeschool\u00c2\u00a0teaching for Robert and Laurel so I can\u00c2\u00a0prepare.\u00c2\u00a0 I’d better quit whining and finish this post so I can get to the sewing room.<\/p>\n

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scissor fob favors from previous Sewing at the Beach events<\/p><\/div>\n

Sewing at the Beach<\/em>, is one\u00c2\u00a0of my favorite teaching venues.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 Sponsored by the Stranded Smockers\u00c2\u00a0and Stitchers, this is the 18th annual event,\u00c2\u00a0offering six full days of classes, as well as three night classes.<\/p>\n

This tea towel is one of\u00c2\u00a0two projects for my Magic Hem class and what fun I’ve had designing and stitching it.\u00c2\u00a0 The techniques will not be new to readers of this blog, but \u00c2\u00a0include yo-yo’s by embroidery machine and turn tube hem.<\/p>\n

The towel fabric is linen and the hem is cotton gingham.\u00c2\u00a0 I made up the simple embroidery design, a real stretch of my skimpy skills in this area.\u00c2\u00a0 The buttons centered in the yo-yo’s are from my “old buttons” button box.<\/p>\n

The other class project is a pima cotton pillowcase with a Liberty of London turn tube hem, trimmed with contrasting pima.<\/p>\n

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intricately beaded scissor fob, a table favor at Sewing at the Beach<\/p><\/div>\n

If you would like to get 2011 off to a great start, think about joining me in Myrtle Beach.\u00c2\u00a0 Classes and all events are held at the Hilton Inn right on the ocean.\u00c2\u00a0 Take an invigorating stroll the beach after lunch or before class.\u00c2\u00a0 Enjoy a delicious lunch with the group each day in a private dining room overlooking the ocean.<\/p>\n

I haven’t looked into all the goody details, but in the past there\u00c2\u00a0has always been\u00c2\u00a0a sewing related gift for each student at lunch.\u00c2\u00a0 The group works on these all year long and they are really special.\u00c2\u00a0 In years past, they have\u00c2\u00a0included elegant beaded scissor fobs,\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0hand stitched needlecases and really sweet embroidered ladybug scissor fobs.\u00c2\u00a0 One day, a sewing book was placed on each chair.\u00c2\u00a0 There was a frenzy of trading as handwork fans and machine aficionados swapped their machine sewing books for embroidery texts.<\/p>\n

The market is just incredible, with a huge variety of products by a number of vendors.\u00c2\u00a0 In years past,\u00c2\u00a0 these have included my favorite Farmhouse Fabrics,\u00c2\u00a0sewing machine dealers,\u00c2\u00a0machine embroidery designers, teacher tables with specialty items they use and favor.\u00c2\u00a0 And more, so much more.<\/p>\n

For more information about Sewing at the Beach 2011, check out their web site<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0 and download the brochure.\u00c2\u00a0 I’d love to see you there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Did you ever feel like you were running into barricades as you tried to get something done?\u00c2\u00a0 That’s what has been happening to me since Christmas.\u00c2\u00a0 I knew it would be a scramble to get the kits and samples done … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19,18,23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10592"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10592"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35335,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10592\/revisions\/35335"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}