Follow the given instructions

When things go wrong:

• • Get help from peers

    • • One of my peers used Gemini to see where my error was. We used that answer to get the code working again. The AI was helpful to give us an idea of what might be going wrong. 

  • Get help from TA

  • Get help from teacher

Get as many possible patterns as wanted

Narrow down the amount of patterns to 5-10.

Narrow it down to 2-3

Then pick one in the spur of the moment

Get ideas on what to embroider on (Ex. Jacket, backpack, mini backpack, tote bag, hat, etc)

Look at amazon to see what can arrive in time (ie. Nothing)

Look at the items in the dorm to see what is available that can be embroidered on

Find old Mount Holyoke tote from a Friends and Family weekend from years prior in the bag of bags

Use that bag

Ask Fimble staff to help learning the embroidering machine

Use Fimble staff's knowlege to embroider a scrap piece of fabric because that was what was already loaded onto the embrodery hoops in the machine

Once the machine has started, set it and forget it for a few hours

Get the bag

Iron it because it was not stored properly and is all wrinkled

Thread the sewing machine 

• • Ask Fimble staff if you need help with this step

Measure 2 in out from the design edge of the patch. DO NOT CUT THE EXTRA FABRIC. It makes it harder to sew the edges. I learned that lesson the hard way

Pin the top and sides of the patch to make a clean edge

Sew the edges

Pin the patch to the bag leaving the top side of the patch open to create a pocket

Sew the patch to the bag (ENSURING THE BAG IS OPEN AND YOU ARE NOT SEWING THE BAG CLOSED). Make sure you are not sewing the top of the pocket closed