Super Sketchbooks

 This month's Fun With Fabric evening project at Chertsey Museum was covered sketchbooks.  All the ladies see the same samples, they are given the same instruction sheet, and they have the sames boxes of resources to rummage through - it always amazes me how varied their results are!

All different, but all great!

Thanks ladies, I had a great evening


Benta@SLIKstitches.co.uk

Covered Boxes

I confess I didn't feel the love for this month's project, and that made it very difficult to teach, but the group ignored my feelings and got on with it, making some great linings, and adapting (ignoring?) the instructions and adding all sorts of extras!

We also had our usual Show & Tell and admired the completed tissue pouches - including one made to match the crazy patch bag!

School for Sewing (evening)

On a Tuesday evening at school I am teaching very basic dressmaking, with emphasis on speed and simplifying!

We have over 100 Aladdin costumes to make, so we have learnt how to adapt a 4 piece pattern to a 2 piece, and how to chain piece, as well as how to make pyjama bottoms (the pattern we are using).  We have learnt how to take an existing item and make a pattern from it, and we have learnt great respect for people who work mass producing clothing!!!

School For Sewing (afternoon)

I am teaching the Y4 class at school how to use the machine embroidery sewing machine and software - they are picking it up so quickly - and are teaching me new stuff!  (I've only been using it for 8 years!)

A's first ever design:

And being stitched ...

Wonderful time in Windsor

Thank you to Hazel and all the families that came to Tart up a Tote bag in Windsor this morning - I had a great time, hope you did too!!!!!

Just look at these great creations:

 

 

Well done to all - hope to see you again at another session

 

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Crafty Church

Yesterday was a great day - in the afternoon I ran Kids Crafty Church: we made super hero masks, hema bead designs and corn dollies made from wool (thanks Kate)

The kids decided the corn dollies could be earrings, but mum threatened to not be my friend if I published her photo - is this an acceptable compromise?

Then in the evening I ran Biunting Bonamza - a bunting making session - it was great fun and I forgot to take photos during , but grabbed this pic of Lucy and Kathy before they went home !

Crafty Church Catch Up

Back in February one the regulars at Crafty Church (hello Janet!) showed us this completed quilt

Since then she's been working on other projects including a hexi quilt, but this month she brought along another quilt: the same design as the flowery one above, but SO different

Isn't it great!  She also made three matching cushion covers

And Lynn has been working on a Hungry Caterpillar cushion: last month we basted it before she had to rush off, and she's been hand quilting ever since, and on Saturday we finished it

Benta@SLIKstitches.co.uk

Tissue Pouches

I haven't been blogging for a while, or sewing, or reading anyone else's blogs - partly due to having visitors and being out and about with them as well as spending time at work, and sleeping occasionally!

Nearly a week ago I taught the Chertsey museum ladies how to make tissue pouches, and other variations on the theme.  We started with Show and Tell - they brought in the bags they made from their crazy patch blocks

Then they got started on the tissue pouches, and the wine coaster variations. 

Wonderful One Off

The borough wanted to run a five week Fun a With Fabric course at Broom Farm, starting with a free taster session.  I'm not sure what was happening with their advertising, but only one lady signed up.  

The powers that be decided we'd go ahead with the taster session even though the course won't go ahead, so I got to spend two hours with Ellie - cutting bunting

and looking at and talking patchwork 

- a perfect afternoon . . . And I'll get paid!!!!