STEAM Coding - TurtleStitch

This week, I studied variables and applied it to TurtleArt. I was able to look at a basic code from TurtleArt and from their code, I learned how to create a variable and define it. I wanted to create a box that was repeated while overlapping. I started by making my own block: From the "box" block, I wanted the distance to increase each time it is repeated, so I turned made distance a variable. This was how my new code looked like (below); it was a success! I was even able to alter it and make it rotate: This made me wonder, like the petal code (from previous blog post), how would I make the stitches smaller, while keeping the distance the same? Please comment suggestions. Thank you!

On Wednesday, I met Ms. Getzendanner from Atlanta, Georgia who came to New York to attend a meeting and decided to stop by my school to see what I was currently working on. We exchanged our names and shared a few of our experiences with each other. I was pleased she asked me a question: how would you alter the thread color while stitching? I wasn't sure about the answer to the question, but I assumed the thread needed to be changed and a different code should be coded with the other color. I will be looking into that question next week! I had a great time meeting her, and I hope more people ask questions or leave feedback. Currently, I am working on paper folding after coding on TurtleStitch, and I am printing it on a Silhouette Cameo printer. I am using it to look at three-dimensional structure and to see how the coding world relates to other academic fields such as architecture.