Friday and Monday classes

Friday Ruby and Crystal came for class. Crystal is working on a coat for herself and she is almost finished!!!(This has been a very long project for her, but a good one) Ruby is working on a special little outfit for one of her cousins.

Yesterday, Monday, Caedie and Jaalah came in the morning and continued working on their sweatshirt and doll dress. They are almost done! Next week they will get to start on a new project!

Later on Danielle, Ronni and Makena came. Makena is wokring on a doll dress, Ronni is working on a dress for herself and Danielle is making a bag for herself!

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'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!

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