In this project, I chose to make a pin. I decided that because it’s easier to design, so I won’t spend much time planning.

When I was planning, I drew three designs that are about NBA star Stephen Curry, two of the designs included the newest Curry logo. I chose to make the newest curry logo instead the old one because I like the smooth line of the logo. After excluding one design, I chose the design that was more straightforward to make.

In the middle of this project, I faced some challenges, and one of them nearly makes me give up. When I am poking a hole through the fabric so the LED light can shine through, the knife made a crack in the fabric, this cut makes me sew the running stitch around the fabric all over again, and I sew the crack together so it looks better.

Day1.

Day2.

Photo of the crack

During this project, I learned some new things, making a design is easier than building what you planned. Why did I mention that, I spend one and a half classes on planning, but I spent more than two classes making. Throughout the time when I’m actually creating the pin, I made a lot of mistakes, so I need to redo some stitches sometimes, and it is more challenging than brainstorming and drawing.  I think this is one of the most important things I learn throughout this project.

My tips for the next semester’s students would be, if you want to poke a hole in the fabric you shouldn’t use too much power, otherwise, you might break the fabric. And if you really break the fabric, do not be too frustrated, you should just be thinking about how can I fix the problem, and how to face challenges.