The first week of summer camp is history and I am getting geared up for the 2nd week.
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Week 1 – June 29 – July 2 (Children’s Sewing Camp)
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Drum Roll please!!!!!
Friday, December 12th, 2008Introducing the new Holiday project for 2008 – Elf! Too bad he wasn’t ready in time for the students to be excited about it. 
I had a hard time trying to decide how I wanted to do the legs. I tried one technique, but it didn’t work with the felt. On one we just sewed felt strips in, but that didn’t give me the look that I wanted (candy striped). Last night I went to Michael’s to pick up some bells for Tom’s train day on Saturday. I was just looking around trying to find something quick and easy to do for our temple workers. Anyway, I was in this one section and came to the pipe cleaners, I thought they would be cute for the legs. (Yes, I know they are skinny, but cute don’t you think?)
Here is a group shot of all the holiday projects.
Here are some pictures of the projects my students made this year. This is always a fun (but lots of work) week. We play Christmas music, make a holiday project and just have fun. Some students are still working on some gifts and choose not to participate in making the holiday project.
Can you guess why I like my job?
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008I really do enjoy teaching children to sew. Here is one of my new students that started this Fall. She just completed her sewing bag. 
Quilting continues on the Back to School quilt. I decided to quilt the calculator portion with a grid. I was trying to figure out some freeform quilting but none of it seems right. I am now going around the crayons on the border and then will quilt in a wood grain.
Quilting continues on the Back to School quilt. I decided to quilt the calculator portion with a grid. I was trying to figure out some freeform quilting but none of it seems right. I am now going around the crayons on the border and then will quilt in a wood grain.
Studio Update
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008Here is the latest arrangement.
Tom’s new chair.I get the feeling that I have not gotten anything done and then I go and look at what the students have accomplished during camp. So, here are some of the things I have completed vicarously.
The girls from New Rochelle II.
Thursday after sewing camp was over I drove up to Girl’s Camp to spend Thursday evening and Friday.
The girls from New Rochelle II.
Sewing classes ended on Thursday
Monday, June 2nd, 2008I actually stopped the regular sewing classes a couple of weeks early this week so we would have time to redo the basement (my studio) before sumemr camps start. Here are a few pictures from the last couple of days of classes. Do you think they look like they enjoy what they are doing?
Happy Birthday to me!
Monday, December 17th, 2007
Tom gave me these roses – 36 of them to be exact. They are truly beautiful. I certainly love my husband.Nursery Christmas Gifts
This year for the Nursery children Tom and I made these little baby Jesus ornaments. This was actully plan B. We stayed up until 2:30am Sunday morning completing this project. (I am sure glad that my husband loves me!) It didn’t take long to make one, but when we have 28 kids in our nursery, it took awhile to make all of these. And then of course, they had to be wrapped.
This year for the Nursery children Tom and I made these little baby Jesus ornaments. This was actully plan B. We stayed up until 2:30am Sunday morning completing this project. (I am sure glad that my husband loves me!) It didn’t take long to make one, but when we have 28 kids in our nursery, it took awhile to make all of these. And then of course, they had to be wrapped.Decorating the Christmas Tree
On Sunday we decorated the Christmas Tree. I was feeling very nastagalic through this whole process. I guess it started earlier on my birthday when I remember the birthday just after my mother passed away. I was soaking in the bath tub and had dozed off. The phone rang and my first thought was – “Mom must be calling me to tell me happy birthday”. That would have been a REAL LONG DISTANT call. Anyway, I am going to share just a couple of the special ornaments that I have on our tree.
This orament was made by Emily a bunch of years ago.
Jennie painted this for me as a gift.
Just check Tom and I out at 2002 – now five years later we need six more of those little guys around us. Our family is a real blessing in our lives.
I can’t wait for Autumn to see this ornament. She is so in to all the princesses this year.
And last but not least, the ribbon birds. They were made by Russ’ sister(s) back in 1984 or 85. These birds always remind me of Jennie and Emily trying to decide (or maybe even fighting) who got to put them on the Christmas tree each year. Now that they have there own homes and are not here to help decorate the tree it does not seem quite right that I put the birds on. I was even tempted to save the birds and let them put them on the tree. But, I knew that Emily was arriving a few days before Jennie and that would give Emily an unfair advantage.
Sewing and Beyond Craft Project Week
Each year I have a craft project for my sewing students to make the last week of classes before the Christmas break. Here are a few of the students busy at work. Just after I took this picture we had a power outage. My studio was filled with complete darkness and five screaming girls. I had to get out the flashlight and they continued on working. One student even did some hand sewing because of no electricity.
This reindeer is the new project for 2007.
As the years pass by the students have more choices of projects. Here are a few of the other projects that I have done in past years but students choose to do them this year. Merry Christmas
Monday, December 25th, 2006
1986 Emily and Jennie in the red velevet
dresses that I made.
2006 Autumn and Prairie in the red dresses that I made in 1987 that were worn by their mother and aunt.
During the last sewing class in December I offer a craft project to each the the sewing students to make. In the past couple of years there has been a Santa Claus, Snowman, & Christmas tree. This year I designed the Angel for the craft project. They were a big hit. The students had a good time making them. Some students opted to make the other figures, but the Angel was by far the post popular.
This year for the workers on our Friday shift inthe Manhattan Temple I made braided sweet rolls and…
Tom and I made these mice to give to the workers to expressour thanks for their dedicated work throughout the year.