{"id":2847,"date":"2010-05-02T13:18:39","date_gmt":"2010-05-02T17:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/?p=2847"},"modified":"2010-05-02T13:18:39","modified_gmt":"2010-05-02T17:18:39","slug":"travel-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2010\/05\/travel-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"travel projects"},"content":{"rendered":"

this is the crafty part of the trip.<\/p>\n

First project, I made a new Purl girl as a store-warming for the new space-<\/p>\n

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She was sitting in the window when I left.<\/p>\n

Second project- one I’ve been thinking about for a while.<\/p>\n

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I’ve been wanting to use my Spoonflower<\/a> fabric to make something to wear at shows. I’d been aiming to come up with something before Renegade<\/a>, but the trip to Purlsoho<\/a> gave me a chance for a first try. I made 6 tabs out of the figures- 2 facing front and one facing back.<\/p>\n

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And attached them to the bottom edges of a length of Japanese linen. It worked out very well, although as I was trying to put it on, I was tempted to google “how to wear a scarf” … unfortunately, no internet at the hotel so I had to wing it. Really, I ought to dress up more!<\/p>\n

It worked out perfectly. No need to try to explain what I do\/ who I am. Phew. My usual experience is that telling people I make dolls is the biggest conversation killer imaginable. Also, I know that saying it ALWAYS gives the person the wrong impression.This way, visual aids.<\/p>\n

And third-<\/p>\n

I feel jumpy if I don’t have a project at hand. This is how I organize my travel projects-<\/p>\n

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Applique projects work well for traveling. Before I leave, I lay out all the pieces and then baste them in place. You can see that the face piece is pinned on- don’t do that. I end up jabbing myself numerous times as I reach into the bag- silly me! Then I pick out all the threads I might want. Everything goes into a bag- zip top or cloth tote. If I am bringing more then one project (which I usually do), they each go in their own bag with the threads. I put a small pair of scissors and a selection of needles into a separate small bag. I took three babies down, worked on 2, and maybe got those 2 about half done. Now that I am back, they will get finished very quickly because I’ve already made all the difficult design decisions.<\/p>\n

And in less then 2 weeks, I am off to Minneapolis. Busy, busy times!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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