And sew on, and sew on

In the craziness of last week, I forgot to mention that Win and I began the first of a three week sewing class at Pins, Needles, Fabric and Yarn.   We are learning how to make an X-bag.   Here is the one made by our instructor Julia.  She pre-quilted the fabric before cutting the pattern.

  I enjoy taking classes as I always learn a lot more than I paid for.   Trudy, the owner of Pins, Needles, Fabric and Yarn  decided to stipple her fabric before cutting it.   She graciously gave us a few pointers on this technique.  

 Julia was full of good hints, including increasing the thread length when sewing more than two fabrics together.   She also encouraged us to cut out another bag to bring to class this week.   Cutting and sewing a pattern for the first time is often a test.   By completing another bag we will be able to improve on our first attempt, as well as reinforce the lesson.

I don’t know what I enjoyed more, being able to roam through Trudy’s sweet shop or  admiring the incredible quilts these two talented ladies made.   Julia also owned an fabric shop at one point and is an incredible quilter.  She promised to bring her tickle trunk to this week’s class to show us a few handy quilting tools.