Finishing Projects

Ella with her finished bag!

 It's such a gratifying experience to finish a project.    I usually start them and slowly work through each project and eventually get to the end.  Not so easy though.  It's easy to get frustrated or bored.  Like my friend Pauletta, avid sewer, knitter and practicing Buddhist,  told me, it's a mediation in patience.  These girls have started that practice and are reaping the rewards!

The Dark Angel Commeth!  Cate finishes her Halloween Costume

Maya in her Mustard Butterfly Blouse!

Sasha with her monster!

Finished Monster Kleenex Holder

 

Parent and Child Sewing Workshop

Working together!

Gratia and Dad Ethan

Proud Grandpa

 Admittedly, when asked to create a Mother / Daughter sewing class, I cringed just a little bit.  Often I hear from parents that it's hard to teach their kids something new.

Well, I kept getting requests.  Honestly, I thought the parents just want an excuse to have some fun.  Keeping my mind open, I put the word out and was surprised at the response.

Ok, so what happened next was even more surprising.  I had one mom say that she wasn't interested, but her husband might be.  That blew me away.  In today's day and age, I don't get too many male students.  It was very exciting.  This was going to be interesting and I would have to change the name.

 A darling family joined us our first week.  It was Father and son with daughter and grand daughter. How sweet to see the men taking such interest in their girls.  Even better was the story from Alden and Gratia's grandfather.  He told me that he bought a machine for his wife, the girl's grandmother, when she got pregnant and then taught himself to sew.  He went on to make her first maternity dress, then taught his son to sew.  What a family legacy and how special of them to share this skill with future generations.

In reality, the kids and parents learn and work together.   What fun we can all have.  I can't wait for the next one....

Patchwork mittens for Gratia

ironing is fun!

don't forget to giggle!  Andrea and Sabina

Andrea and Pari

Sabina and her stuffed guinea pig!

Gratia with her mittens and pillow case

Andrea and Pari with their cat pillow ready to stuff with fluff!

Fashion Sewing Camp Week Two

Maria Janeff and I had our first week of Fashion Sewing Camp together. There were a whopping 13 students this time. It's amazing how different each group of girls tends to be. This group was particularly good at making inspiration boards and a little shyer on the runway. The girls did an amazing job all around and turned out a fantastic show on Friday. Here are a few pictures of all their great work and awesome fashions.

Starting a Blog

Welcome to my Blog! This is my first posting and I'm hoping it will interest you.....I'm working the bugs out - like learning how to use my scanner and where everything appears on my blog, so be patient. I'll get there, I promise.

Last week was week one of my Fashion Sewing Summer Camp and we had a great time. There were 9 students, myself and my excellent camp councilor, Bennett Smith.

Each girl brought their own sewing machine and made at least one garment and in some cases, a whole outfit with accessories. Some of the girls hadn't even sewn before. It's so incredibly awesome to see them learn how to use this machinery and empower themselves with a new skill. On Friday we had a fashion show with all their new clothes. The runway was set up with lights, seating, even a little paparazzi!

During the week the girls also learned how to create mood/inspiration boards as well as beginning fashion illustration on a croquis.

I can't wait for Week 2 of Fashion Sewing Camp and my next group of future Fashion Designers!

Stick around and there will be photos. Please feel free to leave comments. I'm looking forward to hearing what you have to say!