I thought you might like to share a laugh at my expense. (I'm having a "duh" day today.) <br /><br />
I'm testing some new mug-rug designs and everything was going smoothly until I realised I hadn't left a gap for turning through. All was not lost in this instance as I only had to unpick a few stitches but then its back to the design on the computer screen to re-digitise the outline.
This reminded me of the time I was testing a CD recycling design and I had the stitching order wrong. It took me a while to work out what was happening when my machine tried to stitch through the CD!
How many hours do you usually spend on a design? I know (in the past, when I had more time) whenever I would do a test stitch -- it was often several attempts to get it all just right.
One of my sons thinks all of those stitch-outs should be included in the quilt he wants me to make with all my failed stitch-outs. I must say -- it will be a very big quilt! LOL
It is hard to estimate a time per design. I need a lot of thinking time before I even start. And test stitch the design in my head before I even try to digitise it! My designs tend to be quite quick to actually digitise, but I also spend quite a while photographing and writing the tutorial. I hate to think how long it takes to digitise complex filled designs with tens of thousands of stitches. Perhaps someone will drop in and enlighten us.
I for one am looking forward to the new mug rugs design.
Little Bambi was poorly but is now a little better but will need a new starter motor and a fly wheel thingy.
Perhaps the nut behind the wheel that hangs onto the giggling pin will also now feel better as peace descends again.
annie somewhere in the uk
Senior Exec. of the Senior Moments Society.
AlmaG.
Lenamae
I have gone to Embroidery Club classes for the last 2 years and have learnt more from the mistakes everyone made, including the teacher, than from anything else. And thoroughly enjoyed my time with those girls.
I still have scratches on my 1981 Janome where the needles wouldn't fit into place. It took a while, but I finally worked out that the machine only likes 2 brands of needles - Janome or Schmetz (another DUH moment, took me some time to remember the 2nd name & I only see it every day!)