As promised, here are all 12 Astrological Signs. This started innocently enough! I was stung a couple months back by a baby scorpion. It would have been less altering if it had been an adult as adults can control the amount of poison they dole out. Babies cannot. After a very interesting two-week period I was returned to my senses, those that I do indeed possess.
Once I was sort of in control of my wits, I made a promise to EmbForum members that I'd digitize a scorpion and send it out. Well, after getting a very good look at a real scorpion I just could not do it, nope, could not. I decided then to do the Scorpio sign but could not leave the other eleven signs sitting on the sideline so did them all and thus the pack was born. Each design is 2 inches high. If you are an EmbForum member you've now received this pack twice today.... :-)
I've included a picture of the pack with corresponding names printed next to them for your reference. You will find the pack attached in the usual formats but PES cannot be done. Users of this format will have to use the VIP. The designs are all in one stitch file so you'll need to part them out individually if you want to use each one. With one design it's not a problem to send it out but with 12, it takes 12 times the amount of time to convert to all the different formats. You'll find it attached in PXF, POF, DST, EXP and VIP. Thank you for not sharing these copyrighted designs with anyone and for referring anyone who wants to stitch them directly to my site.
When you stitch any one of these designs, you will notice the underlay is being stitched first for the whole design, no matter how many segments the design is comprised of. This is for stability of the design. Underlay is a very important part of a design. Its purpose is to tack the fabric to the backing and stabilize the material. In stock lettering, we often see underlay then part of the letter being sewn, then more underlay then the next part of the letter until the entire thing is completed. This action can cause separation in letters because the fabric is moving as it is being stitched on.
Speaking of underlay, one way to tack down an area that is large is to do a hand punched underlay using the same color of thread as the garment. Nice way to prevent massive movement and stop gapping in a design.
News here: We are moving back to the beautiful Pacific Northwest for a myriad of reasons. We will be back home by mid-October of this year. Jim has been up in Oregon doing tech calls and really is glad to be out of the Phoenix heat. We love the sun though. Currently we admire it a lot from inside the air-conditioned house. Water is a wonderful hydrator!
Next month I'll head back to Sedona for my Master Reiki class, something I wanted to follow through with while we are still here in Arizona. The class is taking place over the Fall Equinox and coupled with being in Sedona, this bodes very well for me.
Last month Jim and I headed over to California to see a very dear friend. We celebrated my birthday in Beverly Hills and wrapped it up the next day at Disneyland, my all-time favorite place in the world. It was a whirlwind event and we loved every minute of it! Next time we are headed to the California Adventure - probably less strollers in that park. We both found out that moving quickly is not a problem when a mom is hell-bent on getting her child from point A to point Z and has no problem running you over to accomplish the task. We jumped with the best of them and ate our weight in fresh fruit through the park. It was a blast!
I no longer host the software Hints and Tips for Hirsch but do have something else coming down the line. When the next adventure is in place you'll hear it here first.
Enjoy the designs and the rest of your summer. It's passing quickly now!
