My First Sewing 101 Class

Fun, Fun, Day starting with

~Sewing 101~
at the fabric store

Turns out I had remembered a number of things

from Miss Fuchs 8th grade

Home EC class

so I wasn't feeling too bad in our very small class of
~Four~

However there are lots of new things on the market

Like....

no one uses scissors anymore

they use a wheel to cut with...

and my cute little pink tomato pin cushion is out

magnetic pin holders are in

I was shown how to

open the box

take the machine out
fill the bobbin with thread
and make a stitch
Look out here I come!!!


I am linking up to my
Savvy Southern Style
Sister Kim for her
Boring to Better Party
this is pretty lame but will have to do this week

~Before~
my new sewing room with the machine still in the box

~After~
Opened, threaded and ready to start my 1st project

I was told I didn't necessarily get the best machine

but since I wasn't going into business sewing or anything like that.....

~I would probably be ok~

I picked it out cause I thought it was pretty

something wrong with that?

Maybe I should decorate my room around the machine????
Bingo.. first project!

The teacher was a great guy

full of information on all different fabrics

did you know all those synthetic fabrics came about

after the war started and they were looking for ways to make rubber?

Polyester, rayon etc etc....

and I found out what

~ticking is~

a heavy duty cotton so that the down feathers wouldn't go through pillows....

humm never new that either

I always loved the name ticking and wondered what that meant....

So I figure I got my $17 worth today

Then I went across the street and met my dear friend for lunch

~Jo is on the right~

 

 

~Margaritas~
well a great salad too!

We both have 3 grand kids
so there was lots to talk about....
Really a great day!