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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Feb 17 2016 : 12:17:40 PM
Hi Farmgirls,
I'm thinking of anything in particular that presents a challenge in finishing the actual merit badge template . . . not the appolications for the certificates but the little hexagon design that most of us embroider.
Anything you girls find a challenge for yourselves??
Just wondering . . .
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Apr 25 2016 : 1:23:36 PM
Diana,
I'm thinking of something like that in a mini-wall quilt, but I haven't gotten any further than an idea. I have to think about how to make room for more badges as they come along.
And, Diana, is that something YOU did or a pic you found somewhere. I know they aren't merit badges, but they are beautiful!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
| imascholar2 |
Posted - Apr 25 2016 : 11:17:11 AM
Absolutely GORGEOUS!!! I wish I could see your work better. Are you using floss or ribbon?
SuZan Brown
#4394
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Originally posted by gramadinah
Maybe you could do this CJ
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273
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| Pixiedustdevil |
Posted - Apr 14 2016 : 7:08:22 PM
Thanks! I wasn't sure.
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Apr 14 2016 : 7:05:18 PM
"Pixiedustdevil",
The standard way for showing levels is by stitching a second hexagon border on your badge, then you'd do a third border for your expert.
I decided when I first started earning badges to sew a button on for each level. I do stitch one hexagon border around and then sew small buttons on the lower right section of that border. I use a variety of buttons, sometimes all the same color, sometimes different colors or mixed "novelty" buttons (such as stars, hearts, etc.)
I just wanted to be "different".
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
| Pixiedustdevil |
Posted - Apr 14 2016 : 5:19:52 PM
Question; how do you show what level you are, on the badges? I just earned a level 2 for my Origami badge.
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Jack of all trades, master of none,
though oftentimes better than master of one. |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Apr 09 2016 : 5:06:02 PM
Brian is very, very helpful and I appreciate all his assistance!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
| ceridwen |
Posted - Apr 06 2016 : 3:31:56 PM
Thanks CJ. I may just look into it! I love to hand embroider. I have a gazillion towels done! lol
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
http://www.fibrejunction.com |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Apr 06 2016 : 2:47:42 PM
Carole,
I suggest you send an email to Brian at the farm with your question about the embroidery badge. He'll be able to give you the answer.
His email is: brianogle@maryjanesfarm.org
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
| ceridwen |
Posted - Apr 06 2016 : 1:37:17 PM
Sabrina, your local quilt shop should be able to order Transfer eze. It truly is a wonderful project. When I get impulsive and do not feel like tracing, that's what I use. I actually only use that on towels. It also acts as a stabilizer.
A question I have about the badge is "can we pick a different project or does it have to be the exact project listed in the merit badge?" - For the hand embroidery intermediate level it states to embroider "days of the Week" from MJ book. Would it be okay to embroider another pattern with days of the week?
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
http://www.fibrejunction.com |
| mrssarahhall |
Posted - Apr 06 2016 : 06:42:10 AM
The biggest challenges I have found with my badges are:
A. Fear of messing them up. I had to redo the recipes badge because I was unhappy with how it came out the first time!
B. Filling in larger areas. I have started using pieces of fabric that I embroider around the edges to avoid embroidering the entire space, I do like how they are turning out, but I know this has been something that held up my badge embroidery in the past
C. Now I don't know what to do with the embroidered ones. I plan to continue working on badges but want a way to display them currently. I am not a confident quilter yet, so I was thinking of maybe finding a vintage quilt with hexagon patches and just sewing my badges on to the already made quilt?... What have others done with their badges to display them while still working on others? :)
Sarah
Farmgirl # 5223
"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." - Audrey Hepburn
All good things are wild and free- Henry David Thoreau
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| Sobyn |
Posted - Feb 23 2016 : 02:34:58 AM
Oh good point! I'm going to see if fabric.com has the super muslin, then when I get my apron pattern and decide what fabric to use for that I'll get some of the Muslin as well.
Sabrina Farmgirl Sister #3275
http://kidscrunchandchrist.com
Norwex www.sabrinascheerer.norwex.biz
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Feb 22 2016 : 10:49:56 AM
You can trace your designs using a window or glass door with good light behind it.
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Feb 22 2016 : 10:48:33 AM
I like the Supermuslin because it is a closer weave and sturdy, yet not too tight or heavy for ease of embroidery. Some other muslins are too loose a weave for my liking.
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
| Sobyn |
Posted - Feb 22 2016 : 12:46:06 AM
Pretty sure I have a bolt of natural muslin somewhere...not sure if it is "super muslin" just regular muslin. Don't have a lightbox though...hmmmm. Thanks for the ideas :)
Sabrina Farmgirl Sister #3275
http://kidscrunchandchrist.com
Norwex www.sabrinascheerer.norwex.biz
Usborne Books and More! https://j4070.myubam.com
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Feb 21 2016 : 3:50:34 PM
Sabrina,
I like to use natural colored Supermuslin that I buy at Walmart. I use a small lightbox and trace the pattern on the fabric using a blue "Mark-B-Gone" marker. The blue lines are there for you to follow, then when you're done the blue washes right now with plain water leaving only the embroidered design. Works great!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
| Sobyn |
Posted - Feb 21 2016 : 12:39:06 AM
Oh I was just about to come and ask how y'all get your pattern on the fabric you are embroidering...I'll see if I can get that transfer eze through amazon....Other ideas in case I can't? I bought the printable fabric but it was really expensive. Also what type of fabric do you do your badges on? Just plain cotton or?? I'm not sure what I can get here...but I can order anything from fabric.com....oh maybe they will have transfer eze too! Now to decide on the fabric for my apron. I found a pattern I like but need to order it.
Sabrina Farmgirl Sister #3275
http://kidscrunchandchrist.com
Norwex www.sabrinascheerer.norwex.biz
Usborne Books and More! https://j4070.myubam.com
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| ceejay48 |
Posted - Feb 20 2016 : 12:50:11 PM
Carole,
Your transfer eze idea sounds good too . . . I probably can't get anything like that around here, though. I can't even bet the Mark-B-Gone pens here . . . I've had to buy them when in the "big city".
I do stitch one hexagon around my design but just the one and sew the buttons in a row in the lower right hand angle.
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
| ceridwen |
Posted - Feb 20 2016 : 11:23:03 AM
CJ I like your idea about buttons for the different levels. What's nice about that is that you can add the buttons even after the hexagon is displayed (how ever you like to display your badges). Otherwise you need to wait so that you can keep stitching a line as you progress! 
For those of you who do not like to trace your design, you can use a water soluble stabilizer such as Transfer eze. You photocopy/scan your badge on the stabilizer, stick it on your fabric and stitch away. Once done, it dissolves in water. I love that stuff for when I stitch design on towels.
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
http://www.fibrejunction.com |
| levisgrammy |
Posted - Feb 20 2016 : 05:48:02 AM
Thanks for the printing tip CJ!
~Denise~
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
http://www.torisgram.etsy.com |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Feb 19 2016 : 10:23:07 AM
Just another thing I do . . . when I first started doing badges I felt like the template I printed off with print margins set to "None" was smaller than I liked. SO, I change that printer setting to "Fit to Printable Area" and it enlarges them a little bit, making them easier to embroider . . . at least that's my preference.
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Feb 19 2016 : 10:19:49 AM
I don't think there are any specific requirements as to what our badges are printed on or how they are finished. I had once asked Brian if there were an "rules and regulations" or could we be creative. His reply was "creativity always trumps rules" . . . :D
I don't think we even HAVE to finish them at all! I'm just trying to not get as far behind as I once was. So far, I'm all caught up, finished embroidering my "Collect It!" badge yesterday.
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
| ceejay48 |
Posted - Feb 19 2016 : 10:17:05 AM
Diana,
Yes, my idea is to make mine into a mini-quilt, but I haven't gotten that far yet. They are enbroidered, backed and embellished. It would just be a matter of putting them together.
I love the look of that photo.
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
2010 Farmgirl Sister of the Year
Mother Hen: FARMGIRLS SOUTHWEST HENHOUSE
my aprons - http://www.facebook.com/FarmFreshAprons
living life - www.snippetscja.blogspot.com
from my heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
from my hubby - www.aspenforge.blogspot.com |
| gramadinah |
Posted - Feb 19 2016 : 09:08:08 AM
Maybe you could do this CJ
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
| YellowRose |
Posted - Feb 19 2016 : 08:56:11 AM
I have a question. Do the badges have to be on fabric? Can they be printed out on paper of choice - colored - and made into a collage? Maybe FarmGirl related pictures & items could be added. Krista can you find out for us?
It would be nice to have a choice as we add more & more badges.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
| levisgrammy |
Posted - Feb 19 2016 : 08:37:43 AM
Sabrina, Don't feel bad. I haven't even printed of any mine off yet. I hate to get started when I haven't finished my projects yet. I am planning to do them once I put in for my next 2 badges. Then I will take a break and work on my stitching badges. I also think it will help to motivate me to do more.
~Denise~
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
http://www.torisgram.etsy.com |
