Two Newbees

This was Susie's second time ever sewing!!! Look at her go - who knew?

She's got her hands in the right place, doing a great job!

Here's Maria, after one sewing lesson! So proud of you!

Here's the story, Maria wanted to learn how to sew. So she purchased fabric, but didn't have a machine. So her darling hubby, granted her request. She came to class with her new machine and said show me what to do. So that evening, she learned to cut while I learned how to thread her machine. She then learned how to sew.
Every new person who joins our group first learns the feel of the machine by sewing scraps together, which we turn into a quilt. (previous posts have many of those pictures) We begin this way to build confidence and skill. In doing this there really is no way to mess up. And if you did - it's no big deal. We are here to enjoy ourselves and be a blessing to other.

Back to Maria, her project was based on this hot air balloon fabric and bright colorful scraps. She was so excited, she wanted to work on it at home! She surprised us when she came in the room with this prayer shawl almost complete!

As you can see we all have fun. There aren't many of us yet, but I believe more are coming to join us. We meet Three times a month. just bring yourself. We have machines, and many projects to work on.

Hope you will stop in soon, Sheila