Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Monday and Tuesday Classes

Yesterday Jaalah worked on more of her sweatshirt and Caedie started a doll dress. They both got quite a bit done. Jaalah had some ripping out to do and a good lesson was learned!





Today we started off with Lillie, Landrie and Natalie. They were all so full of energy and great fun be with. Natalie started her first dress ever and she was so excited! Landrie and Lillie both worked on jobs we have so that was extra special.

A little later Hallie and Macy came and started on some bags for themselves. They were so excited to get their bags done quickly and both came very close to finishing them. The pattern is an Amy Butler bag pattern and is very simple to make and so stylish.



Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Thrillin Tuesdays....

Tuesday is our fullest day of sewing classes... so to say the least it is full of excitement!

We start the day with Natalie, Lillie and Landry.. these girls are always full of excitement...

Landry finished a strip skirt she was making

Lillie did some sewing on a job for us


And Natalie finished sewing a skirt she was making...she learned how to make pleats today!

Macy and Hallie came and they finished their doll blankets...in it they learned how to sew straight lines, sew on buttons and pivoting! But we forgot to take pictures...so you will have to see them next week!

Serina and Sophia came also! Serina started a jacket for herself...She only cut out today, but that was a big task to conquer...and she did it!

Sophia continued sewing a jacket for herself...She was practicing reading the instructions and figuring them out as much as she could on her own...she did pretty well at it!


Gwen and Cooper then came and cooper continued sewing a bean bag chair for himself!

Gwen finished her doll robe and began sewing another set of doll clothes!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Monday's Sewing Classes...

Today starts a new week... I always look forward to classes at the beginning of a week.

Well today Caedie and Jaalah came to class. I forgot to take pictures, but Caedie was finishing up making a fabric baby book for her brother's first birthday. It is actually pretty neat! Here's the pattern. Jaalah started making a sweatshirt for herself!

Next comes our 3 little girls to class...Ronni, Makena and Danielle. They have been taking lessons for a little while now, so today was the day to have them start trying things on their own. Ronni started making a sun dress for herself...She found what pieces she needed and cut out most of them by herself. Actually Ronni was only 1 point away from earning a sewing box, and yes she finally got it, after about 4 months...

 Makena made a ball for her niece..very sweet of her...



And Danielle started making a tote bag...She also was trying to do it on her own...She found the pieces she needed, cut the fabric and got the pockets put on! I am so glad these girls are all excited about sewing. I can't wait til I can hire them in my shop!


Thursday, February 10, 2011

Thursday's Sewing Class...

Beth cut out her pattern. She is making a jean dress. After cutting the pattern, she started off with reading the pattern. She was learning how to create a placket in the front of the dress. A placket overlaps and you put buttonholes and buttons on it.

Juanita was working on her dress for herself...She was learning about gathering skirts and making sure everything laid evenly. She was also furthering her pattern reading skills.
Later Jayden and Hannah came to class.
 Hannah started making sweat pants for herself. She cut out the pattern, and pieced the entire main part of the pants in one class.


Jayden brought a blanket in that she needed to fix. She fixed it and immediately moved on to making a cosmetic bag for her mom. Jayden was practicing cutting out and sewing the entire bag without help. She did a great job at cutting her lining, interfacing and main fabric. This bag has a zipper. Although she needed some help with putting it in, she did great!




Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Introduction to Sewing Classes - Wednesday's Lessons

Today is the first day of our sewing class blog. We put together this blog so each of the students can watch instructional videos to help them with their sewing projects at home. Each student can refer to this blog for sewing tips and techniques to help improve their sewing skills. We also encourage the parents of our students to check the blog to see what projects your child is currently working on and to see what happened each day. Feel free to leave comments any time to let us know what you think!

Each student's homework will also be posted under the "homework" tab so they can remember what to accomplish.

Today Rose practiced ironing and sewing the double fold hem. She also learned how to encase a raw edge with bias tape. She was also learning different techniques about altering.
Rose is practicing the double fold hem

A closer view
Megan is making a jacket for herself. She was practicing cutting out and reading instructions and understanding what the terms mean.
Megan is cutting out her jacket lining

She is doing excellently at this