Passion is Contagious

So Miss. Bryan, my good friend who has landed herself a third grade teaching position has slowly entered the crafting world through the last few years and now decided to tackle sewing, and to her surprise she caught on fast and was quite the joker.

We learned to make no sew tassels (her request) and the picture turned out to be very funny.  

So we took a more professional picture… the tassels a really cute and she will make several in 3 different colors and strand them all together to decorate her classroom with.  Too cute Stacy!

The other project we were able to accomplish in 90 minutes was her flag banner.  Her third grade room has a “camping” theme so the 6 yards of flannel she scored for a couple of bucks at a garage sale did the trick!  Two banners made and she is well equipped to make a third on her own now!

Julia, a student who started in the beginning is back after vacation and got caught up last week!  Despite her having no access to a sewing machine the past two weeks, her first lesson stuck and she is a natural.  Her coaster had great even lines and we had enough time to make a key chain too! Way to go Julia!  Happy Birthday Julia and I am so excited in just two lessons you a new spark to sew!  (Julia actually got her own sewing machine this weekend for her birthday and we get to use it this week!)  Woo-hoo!

Looking forward to a great week sewing!  Now only if I can finish my sewing room and give you guys a great reveal! :)

Pillow Please!

Sew Creative was a blast this week!  I had two new students closer to my age and of course Maggie and Mollie.  A few others weren’t able to do their lessons this week- so we can play catch up next week… here’s a glimpse at this week!

Lauren and Kristen took their first lesson this week and had never sewn before (Kristen didn’t really count the time she did in junior high…hehehe…) and they both walked away with a beautiful pillow they did on their own!  It’s fun to see your students proud and I was quite proud of them too.  I have such a good time teaching something that I’m passionate about and in return seeing others become passionate about it as well!  It was nice that Lauren and Kristen were able to successfully make something on their first lesson to show off to their husbands and friends.  I know for me personally, I would get discouraged pretty fast if I felt like I had worked with my sewing machine for an hour or two and had nothing to show for it.  And a bonus, Lauren brought her cutie pie baby girl, Sawyer along.  She was perfect while her momma learned to sew!

As a teacher, you hope to have cool students- and I am blessed to have such sweet, good students. 

Speaking of… here’s Maggie and Mollie! They also made a pillow this week! I seriously think they are too cute and compliment each other so well.  Nothing like a sister, right girls?  They did such a good job that we even had time to mess with ruffles a little! ;)  Didn’t they pick out great material for their pillows or what!! Way to go M&M!

 

A good week ahead…

Last week the girls made key chains and did a wonderful job!  Making key chains are fun plus they make for good practice sewing a stitch in a nice, even straight line.  Here is Mollie sewing her straight line!

This week should be fantastic because A)We are making envelope pillow covers and B) New Sew Creative Girls have signed up!  Welcome Lauren, Kristen, Tyler, and Stacy!