In the Community Center here there is a sewing room. On the door is a schedule of activities. Quilting is listed for 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays. A week and a half ago I dropped in to see what was happening there. I met two very nice women, Joan and Bev, who were working on some charity quilts for babies. After a while another woman arrived, Kathy Brown, and we started chatting together.
Kathy is from Nanaimo, B.C. and is a Certified Sewing Instructor who teaches at the wonderful sewing expos in Calgary, Edmonton, etc. She has had training in many different techniques and she designs patterns for McCalls--a very interesting and talented person. When she mentioned that she can do tissue pattern fitting, I clued in right away.
I could use some help with a pants pattern, I said. Since my "senior" figure arrived, I've had a hard time altering a pants pattern to fit. "Oh! I can do that!" she replied. We explored some possibilities and then decided that there might be other women in this complex who would like to see this as a demonstration. We chose a date and advertised in the local "e blasts" from the Community Center. It's going to happen next Tuesday morning.
I asked Kathy how much she would like to receive for this professional service, but she said it's just a way of giving back to the community for the use of the sewing room. That was when I decided to make a set of maple leaf hot pads for her.
On Monday I went to Jo-Ann's and found some great red Kona cotton and some white cotton with a small dot figure. Perfect! I also bought some Insul-Bright for the batting. Wednesday, using the cutting table, mat and rulers in the Sewing Room I cut them out. At home that afternoon I sewed them together, but wasn't able to turn the "tube" for the little fabric loops. A clerk at Walmart found the "tube turner" for me yesterday. And here's the completed project. These are 9" square, and look nice and bright!
In the meantime I had another project on the go: a caftan for covering up my bathing suit on the way to and from the swimming pool. This bright blue print was a gift from Karen in the quilting group back home.
Quite often someone will come with fabric to "get rid of." This is a polyester, so it's not suitable for quilting. But as soon as I saw it I recognized a caftan waiting to be made. I bought some white poly-cotton at Walmart a few weeks ago and started working on it. I used a caftan I already had for the pattern. The white had to be a triple layer in order to overcome the depth of colour in the blue underneath.
I'm really happy with how this turned out. The Dear One says it looks really good. It's comfortable and simple and will be just right for pool days! Big thanks for Karen for the fabric!
Kathy is from Nanaimo, B.C. and is a Certified Sewing Instructor who teaches at the wonderful sewing expos in Calgary, Edmonton, etc. She has had training in many different techniques and she designs patterns for McCalls--a very interesting and talented person. When she mentioned that she can do tissue pattern fitting, I clued in right away.
I could use some help with a pants pattern, I said. Since my "senior" figure arrived, I've had a hard time altering a pants pattern to fit. "Oh! I can do that!" she replied. We explored some possibilities and then decided that there might be other women in this complex who would like to see this as a demonstration. We chose a date and advertised in the local "e blasts" from the Community Center. It's going to happen next Tuesday morning.
I asked Kathy how much she would like to receive for this professional service, but she said it's just a way of giving back to the community for the use of the sewing room. That was when I decided to make a set of maple leaf hot pads for her.
On Monday I went to Jo-Ann's and found some great red Kona cotton and some white cotton with a small dot figure. Perfect! I also bought some Insul-Bright for the batting. Wednesday, using the cutting table, mat and rulers in the Sewing Room I cut them out. At home that afternoon I sewed them together, but wasn't able to turn the "tube" for the little fabric loops. A clerk at Walmart found the "tube turner" for me yesterday. And here's the completed project. These are 9" square, and look nice and bright!
In the meantime I had another project on the go: a caftan for covering up my bathing suit on the way to and from the swimming pool. This bright blue print was a gift from Karen in the quilting group back home.Quite often someone will come with fabric to "get rid of." This is a polyester, so it's not suitable for quilting. But as soon as I saw it I recognized a caftan waiting to be made. I bought some white poly-cotton at Walmart a few weeks ago and started working on it. I used a caftan I already had for the pattern. The white had to be a triple layer in order to overcome the depth of colour in the blue underneath.
I'm really happy with how this turned out. The Dear One says it looks really good. It's comfortable and simple and will be just right for pool days! Big thanks for Karen for the fabric!
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