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new workshop!
I'm so pleased with myself. I just took my 1st ever workshop for Christmas
runners ,stockings, coasters and winebags etc. I made the worksheets and designs and it was so rewarding as 2 of the Ladies had never done any patchwork before!!Mind you I'm bushed. They all said they enjoyed it and want to start up a little group in our village in the new year Sorry to bother you all with this, but I feel very satisfied with my effort and to think I couldn't sleep last night.lol! Estelle ( Great Britain!!) lol |
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Don't suppose you are in the south of Great Britain ? sounded like things
wet really well and I am happy for you ) -- Jules "John Gallagher" wrote in message ... I'm so pleased with myself. I just took my 1st ever workshop for Christmas runners ,stockings, coasters and winebags etc. I made the worksheets and designs and it was so rewarding as 2 of the Ladies had never done any patchwork before!!Mind you I'm bushed. They all said they enjoyed it and want to start up a little group in our village in the new year Sorry to bother you all with this, but I feel very satisfied with my effort and to think I couldn't sleep last night.lol! Estelle ( Great Britain!!) lol |
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Good for you Estelle!
What a success. It is hard work, but you obviously hit the right note with the ladies. So, onwards and upwards!! .. In article , John Gallagher writes I'm so pleased with myself. I just took my 1st ever workshop for Christmas runners ,stockings, coasters and winebags etc. I made the worksheets and designs and it was so rewarding as 2 of the Ladies had never done any patchwork before!!Mind you I'm bushed. They all said they enjoyed it and want to start up a little group in our village in the new year Sorry to bother you all with this, but I feel very satisfied with my effort and to think I couldn't sleep last night.lol! Estelle ( Great Britain!!) lol -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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John Gallagher wrote:
I'm so pleased with myself. I just took my 1st ever workshop for Christmas runners ,stockings, coasters and winebags etc. I made the worksheets and designs and it was so rewarding as 2 of the Ladies had never done any patchwork before!!Mind you I'm bushed. They all said they enjoyed it and want to start up a little group in our village in the new year Sorry to bother you all with this, but I feel very satisfied with my effort and to think I couldn't sleep last night.lol! Estelle ( Great Britain!!) lol Well done! I LOVE teaching this sort of stuff! have you seen my Christmas stockings, prepared for my classes in December? They're on the web site. -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Well done Estelle,
I taught my first class in February so I know exactly what you mean about being bushed afterwards. I felt particularly satisfied when one of the ladies rang me a couple of months afterwards to say that she had finished the quilt and wanted to pick my brains about colours for another one which I had taken to show them. This was a sample which used the same technique but placed the pieces differently to give a totally different effect. So what are you teaching next and where????? Could this be the beginning of an RCTQ workshop meet up??? annie John Gallagher wrote: I'm so pleased with myself. I just took my 1st ever workshop for Christmas runners ,stockings, coasters and winebags etc. I made the worksheets and designs and it was so rewarding as 2 of the Ladies had never done any patchwork before!!Mind you I'm bushed. They all said they enjoyed it and want to start up a little group in our village in the new year Sorry to bother you all with this, but I feel very satisfied with my effort and to think I couldn't sleep last night.lol! Estelle ( Great Britain!!) lol |
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Well done, Estelle! The world needs more quilters -you did a good thing :-)
Roberta in D, wishing I'd been there "John Gallagher" wrote in message ... I'm so pleased with myself. I just took my 1st ever workshop for Christmas runners ,stockings, coasters and winebags etc. I made the worksheets and designs and it was so rewarding as 2 of the Ladies had never done any patchwork before!!Mind you I'm bushed. They all said they enjoyed it and want to start up a little group in our village in the new year Sorry to bother you all with this, but I feel very satisfied with my effort and to think I couldn't sleep last night.lol! Estelle ( Great Britain!!) lol |
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South West in fact. Dear old cornwall,bottom left on the map.Lol
"jules" wrote in message ... Don't suppose you are in the south of Great Britain ? sounded like things wet really well and I am happy for you ) -- Jules "John Gallagher" wrote in message ... I'm so pleased with myself. I just took my 1st ever workshop for Christmas runners ,stockings, coasters and winebags etc. I made the worksheets and designs and it was so rewarding as 2 of the Ladies had never done any patchwork before!!Mind you I'm bushed. They all said they enjoyed it and want to start up a little group in our village in the new year Sorry to bother you all with this, but I feel very satisfied with my effort and to think I couldn't sleep last night.lol! Estelle ( Great Britain!!) lol |
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Well ,what to teach is the problem!! I have had enquiries from more absolute
beginners who want to learn.Have decided to use our new school art room here in the village fortnightly on a Monday but where do you start. Maybe with samplers.Suppose they need to know how to use a rotary and ruler.Any suggestions welcome! Estelle "annie" wrote in message om... Well done Estelle, I taught my first class in February so I know exactly what you mean about being bushed afterwards. I felt particularly satisfied when one of the ladies rang me a couple of months afterwards to say that she had finished the quilt and wanted to pick my brains about colours for another one which I had taken to show them. This was a sample which used the same technique but placed the pieces differently to give a totally different effect. So what are you teaching next and where????? Could this be the beginning of an RCTQ workshop meet up??? annie John Gallagher wrote: I'm so pleased with myself. I just took my 1st ever workshop for Christmas runners ,stockings, coasters and winebags etc. I made the worksheets and designs and it was so rewarding as 2 of the Ladies had never done any patchwork before!!Mind you I'm bushed. They all said they enjoyed it and want to start up a little group in our village in the new year Sorry to bother you all with this, but I feel very satisfied with my effort and to think I couldn't sleep last night.lol! Estelle ( Great Britain!!) lol |
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In article ,
"John Gallagher" wrote: Well ,what to teach is the problem!! I have had enquiries from more absolute beginners who want to learn.Have decided to use our new school art room here in the village fortnightly on a Monday but where do you start. Maybe with samplers.Suppose they need to know how to use a rotary and ruler.Any suggestions welcome! Estelle I have a super beginner class that I call intro to quiting. All these quilting terms are like a foreign language to non-quilters (what is a fat quarter anyway? ) So... First we learn the language of quilting then they practice and see lots of samples: what's a seam allowance, why is it 1/4 inch - give them 1" strips (mebbe 6 " long) to practice sewing, pressing and measuring. Teach them how to take out things that don't measure up. Show them what happens to points when the seam is too big or too small. what's a rotary cutter, why to I need one, how do I use it? - let them see how to square up fabric, how to cut strips, then squares and rectangles then triangles and diamonds, parallelograms and trapezoids. Have them bring some old scrap fabric and practice cutting every shape imaginable. It can be horrible fabric because they don't ever have to sew anything ;-) fabric what's the big deal? let them feel different kinds of fabric. teach them what to look for when shopping. teach them about pre-washing and testing for color fastness. Talk about color v. value v. hue etc. Play around with a color wheel. Talk about texture from different prints. You can keep really busy playing with this one! Threads, pins, why you should change your sewing machine needle more than once every 4 years and other useful notions :-) Bring what you have and like and tell them why. Fun show and tell. Let them sew two strips of fabric pinned with dull, fat pins that distort. Then let them try it with new, slick, sharp thin pins. Explain about needle sizes and weights of threads and why it matters. Kinds of quilting. Many beginners don't know there is patchwork and applique and what it is and then it's quilting that holds it all together. Show them examples of different types of piecing, talk about what strip piecing is, what paper foundation piecing, english paper piecing, applique, reverse applique. Quilting itself - what is the difference between hand and machine work. How about tyeing, or tacking? From there, you can go into small projects where they can try out different things. Do a strip piecing class where they learn to make simple things like nine patches or rail fence. Print off a couple simple paper foundation blocks and show them how to do that. Do a little hand pieced block. Just expose them to something new each week to give them a taste of all that's out there. Bring samples you have and pictures from magazines or the web. As you go along, you will see what interests them and you can then move into projects from there. Have Fun! marcella |
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Whow Marcella. This is a great help!! When you see it all written down like
that it all fits. Should be enough to keep them/me occupied for a month or two.Thanks again.Will let you know how we progress!! Estelle "Marcella Tracy Peek" wrote in message ... In article , "John Gallagher" wrote: Well ,what to teach is the problem!! I have had enquiries from more absolute beginners who want to learn.Have decided to use our new school art room here in the village fortnightly on a Monday but where do you start. Maybe with samplers.Suppose they need to know how to use a rotary and ruler.Any suggestions welcome! Estelle I have a super beginner class that I call intro to quiting. All these quilting terms are like a foreign language to non-quilters (what is a fat quarter anyway? ) So... First we learn the language of quilting then they practice and see lots of samples: what's a seam allowance, why is it 1/4 inch - give them 1" strips (mebbe 6 " long) to practice sewing, pressing and measuring. Teach them how to take out things that don't measure up. Show them what happens to points when the seam is too big or too small. what's a rotary cutter, why to I need one, how do I use it? - let them see how to square up fabric, how to cut strips, then squares and rectangles then triangles and diamonds, parallelograms and trapezoids. Have them bring some old scrap fabric and practice cutting every shape imaginable. It can be horrible fabric because they don't ever have to sew anything ;-) fabric what's the big deal? let them feel different kinds of fabric. teach them what to look for when shopping. teach them about pre-washing and testing for color fastness. Talk about color v. value v. hue etc. Play around with a color wheel. Talk about texture from different prints. You can keep really busy playing with this one! Threads, pins, why you should change your sewing machine needle more than once every 4 years and other useful notions :-) Bring what you have and like and tell them why. Fun show and tell. Let them sew two strips of fabric pinned with dull, fat pins that distort. Then let them try it with new, slick, sharp thin pins. Explain about needle sizes and weights of threads and why it matters. Kinds of quilting. Many beginners don't know there is patchwork and applique and what it is and then it's quilting that holds it all together. Show them examples of different types of piecing, talk about what strip piecing is, what paper foundation piecing, english paper piecing, applique, reverse applique. Quilting itself - what is the difference between hand and machine work. How about tyeing, or tacking? From there, you can go into small projects where they can try out different things. Do a strip piecing class where they learn to make simple things like nine patches or rail fence. Print off a couple simple paper foundation blocks and show them how to do that. Do a little hand pieced block. Just expose them to something new each week to give them a taste of all that's out there. Bring samples you have and pictures from magazines or the web. As you go along, you will see what interests them and you can then move into projects from there. Have Fun! marcella |
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