Teaching
I’ve agreed to go to Hannah’s Room in Coalville this Saturday to talk through some possibilities for teaching there, which is a bit scary. I’ve taught a resin class before and I’ve even done one at a school, but never a sewing class formally.
Picture shamelessly nicked from www.hannahsroom.co.uk
I’m going to take a couple of my applique pictorial quilts and offer to teach that as a technique, but what else do you think I could teach? I’m not great at paper piecing or curves just yet, whilst I can do these things, it’s definitely not my speciality. Is there something obvious I’m missing? How about Patchwork Shortcuts- so how to make four flying geese at once, 4 and 8 HSTs, that kind of thing and then maybe a block or two to make up from the assembled parts? Such as this block from ages ago, but in nicer fabrics?
In personal news the other woman I work with handed her notice in at work yesterday. She’s doing that secret thing that I’m also planning on doing! Yeah I know, that’s MY thing! I was floored- she’s even using the same consultant. They will have known all along that we work together. What are the chances of the one person I work with in a company of 20 with exactly the same plan? She goes in August, and I’ve revealed my plans to her because I really couldn’t hold it in. My boss took it well that she is going which is a great boost to my confidence but will he take it well a second time?! I have a couple of years yet for him to get over it, I guess.
February 17, 2015 1:50 pm|
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooohhhhhh what secret plan?
How exciting to do some teaching! Might there be a market for beginner’s quilting lessons too? Like the basics of making a quilt?
February 17, 2015 2:40 pm|
ooh that’s brill. And you really helped Mary with her curves so I think you are doing yourself a disservice. And of course, there is quilt design, which is a strength of yours
February 17, 2015 3:11 pm|
I loved your applique big bear – that is a technique I would pay for. Beginners often need help with colour selection and fabrics scale etc, in addition to piecing techniques. Maybe add in some smaller pieces they could finish in a class or two like a cushion, table runner?
February 17, 2015 3:26 pm|
Good luck in Coalville! I have a jewellery stall there on the Indoor market every Friday and most saturdays 🙂
February 17, 2015 4:09 pm|
ooooo how exciting to be teaching. You could offer a Stephen Fry sew along workshop. I think I’d be cheesed off with the woman from work xxx
February 17, 2015 5:07 pm|
I think there will be loads of people who will want to learn about your applique picture quilts. A class on your fryed pixels quilt would be great too.
February 18, 2015 8:00 am|
Good Luck. I’m sure you will be an excellent teacher. Will the fact that your excolleague is going off to do the same secret project have an impact on your plans? I hope not.
February 18, 2015 2:20 pm|
I’m sure you’d be great teaching a quilting class, in any technique you’re comfortable with and that allows for people to come away with a (nearly) finished item (block or small project). I find classes need lots of basics and focus on very limited techniques, especially with beginners. I’m always surprised how many things need explaining and guidance, which are obvious to me.
Hope your secret plans are not in trouble because your colleague has done the same.
February 18, 2015 2:42 pm|
Good luck you’ll be a brill tutor! Shame I’m too far away as would love to do one of your applique classes!
I think combining those shortcuts with a finished project (cushion etc) would be great as then they can take away a finished item.
Other ideas.. down here free machine embroidery seems popular and BOM type things.
Oooh small world with your secret project but at least you can see how it all comes together and after effects
February 19, 2015 2:40 pm|
good luck with the teaching, I think you’ll make a brilliant teacher, you taught me to make an applique Colin…
Took me AGES to figure out what your secret plan was, I was really annoyed that you hadn’t told me about your secret plan.
Then I remembered.
February 19, 2015 7:33 pm|
I hope it all works out well!
February 20, 2015 11:20 pm|
I’m a tad confuddled about the secret plan, but I hope the discussion about teaching goes well 🙂