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While having a flood of ideas is a blessing, it can also prove frustrating. I often find myself caught between the urge to try new techniques and the need to focus on completing my current projects. The beauty of slow stitching with upcycled fabrics lies in its meditative quality, fostering a deeper connection with my materials and the challenge of the creative journey. Yet, with so many ideas swirling in my mind, maintaining my commitment to my ongoing work can be difficult.

Never underestimate the power of those with sewing machines. A sewing machine is a magical tool, the knowledge of how to use it gives people superpowers.

I sent many whatsapp messages and made some calls. First to the soldiers, They are all fine thank goodness. Then to high school students and then to the younger ones. Everybody is in good health but were very upset emotionally of course. We decided on a spontaneous zoom meet up to catch up with each other.

Each one shares from their abundance or their skills. I have skills :) and upcycled fabrics. So yesterday I decided to recreate and turn some sheets into 2 practical tote bags. Most times I use scraps from the students fabric box and can create crumb fabrics. This time I remembered that I had a box of long thin summer colored fabric strips. So I decided to create striped colorful patchwork fabric, to create a bag for sharing

Its that time, the busy, busy end of school year period. Teachers trying to complete the curriculums, with children who already have one foot and sometimes more into the summer vacation.

Today we completed a spring sewing camp. Children come to learn to sew by hand and by machine and to make fun products to take home and learn new skills. After a week of sewing they will have acquired new skills and independence and they will never look back the same way.

I love my Wednesday class. I teach sewing to children and from 16:00 onwards there is a creative hum in the air. They are busy as bees. Today each one worked on a different project. Some of them come early but I don't start teaching until 16:00. They know that if they come early they have to be productive. I set them to sorting and cutting fabrics for their projects.

Holidays are coming up soon and its time to think of gift bags. I use zippered pouches for that they are very practical things.

The prompt for the 5th day is why do I quilt? There are so many way that I can answer that. I have a life long love of fabrics from the first time at age 5 that I walked into my grandfather's sewing room and saw the black treadle machine and watched him sew and saw the pile of fabrics sitting on the chair next to him. My first trip also at age 5 to the Indian market in Pretoria, the sari fabrics, the beads, the colors all spoke to me.

Yesterday they finished their large quilted patchwork pouch for all of their sewing supplies. The purpose of this lesson is to teach them the first zipper technique in a list of 5 different zipper techniques that I teach in the sewing classes. They also get to practice lots of sewing while quilting the outside fabrics of the pouch.

ave a class today, they finished their magic square pillows and the next project is the zippered pouch. One of the fun things is choosing the fabrics for the pouch. The students need to choose about 40 strips of fabic, they are going to sew a large quilted zippered pouch for all of their sewing tools for the lesson. They are given a container with all of the remnants created from other projects during the week. So every week there are new strips and colors that were not

The Sewing Course Q1 - The first three Sewing on a Machine The machine looks a bit daunting, they are going to sew by themselves?! Until they sit down and sew by themselves they don't really believe that they can. They are astounded and a bit in awe of what they can accomplish. And its only the beginning. The sewing machine is a tool that is designed to serve them and to be used by them to create wonderful items.

he children call them fluffy quilts. They name them very aptly. Taught a rag quilt class this week. I always create a sample while showing the students how it should be done. I worked on my quilts. I have 2 more for the guest room.

Birthdays - a time for retrospection and looking forward. Whenever a birthday comes around I look back and see what I have accomplished in the past year. How much I have developed in my techniques and where I have gone. What milestones I have reached and what decisions still to make.

Children must be taught to grow their own wings and how they will fly when they do! I have been working on bringing all my classes online in the format of pdf lessons with accompanying videos and am creating a sewing course to teach children sewing from A-Z.