I have just arrived home from a trip up to Santa Cruz, CA. I had so much fun that it’s hard to be back home. I got to see me daughter, and I taught a weekend long class at The Crafter’s Studio, http://www.thecraftersstudio.com/ .
The first day of the class was the hardest for my students. They where either new or rusty with their hand sewing skills. There was a lot of contorted fingers, shoulders, and faces as they tried to get their own personal technique with handling the needle, thread and cloth.
The Crafter’s Studio supplied bolts of fabric and an awesome huge box of scrap fabric to choose our fabrics from. They also supplied scissors, stitch ripers, pins, needles, hoops, embroidery thread, quilting thread, batting and pretty much everything we needed to make our quilts.
The second day was very interesting. Unlike the awkwardness of the first day, on second day they all looked like pros. I believe they where twice as fast with their needlework on day 2. They jumped right in where they had left off without any help from me.
We where joined by one of my online friends, Megan. She spent a couple hours with us. We quilted and she knitted.
Do you recognize the little Black Bird Quilt? When they get done with the finishing touches I will post their finished quilts.
Megan brought 3 pieces of embroidery she had made using my free embroidery patterns. I have a lot of online friends and it was so much fun to meet one of them in person!
So, what’s the best way of topping off a weekend of visiting my daughter, and crafting for 2 days solid? Why, going to see a talk by David Sedaris of course. If you are not familar with Mr. Sedaris then become familiar with him ASAP. Once, while listening to one of his books on tape, I laught so hard I actually pee’d my pants. There, I said it and I am not ashamed.
Hand sewing eek!!! I learned to love it but only in small doses.
David Sedaris’ books are so funny, I can only imagine how great he must be live!
Hey Andrea, I haven’t even looked at my work since I left the class. It was so great to just dedicate 10 hours to working on a craft. Next time let’s just make it a week long 8 hours a day crafting marathon. How about crafting survivor? Leave us on an island with art supplies and food for 39 days and see who survives? I think they’d have to hunt us down to get us home.
Well thanks for the awesome lessons and wackadoodle stories. I love your art by the way. (I need those nuns)! I stayed up till one last night checking out all your stuff. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the deer head quilt too. Mary
Wow! That looks so incredibly fun. Any chance of coming up to Oregon? Pretty please?
Hi Andrea! FUN weekend…can’t wait to finish but work is getting in the way. Let me know when you’re coming back to Santa Cruz — It’ll give me a deadline to finish so I can show it to you! Take care
Seattle perhaps? I love hand stitching. In fact I’ve had an idea for a Christmas present and you’ve inspired me to get that started today.
And David Sedaris? I’ve read a couple of his books and heard him on NPR. I totally agree, he’s so funny.
I wish I could have had time to stop by and say hi! Hopefully there will be a next time. I am glad your class went so well.
That’s me! I’m the online friend! How cool! I wasn’t even in the class and I had so much fun (I ate all your pastries, bwahaha!) I will be sure to join the next class you come to teach. I know I’ll take a few at the Crafter’s Studio, what a cool place. Everyone’s quilts looked great too, I hope they all finish so you can post pictures. I’d love to see the finished products.
I now have an online crafting friend whom I can call a semi-real-life friend. How cool is that?
Sounds like a wonderful class! Wish I could’ve been there.
Oh, and I just put up a post about your work on my blog:
http://SpinladySpricht.blogspot.com Come take a peek
Oh, my daughter and I go see David Sedaris whenever he’s in Houston! Great fun! I always laugh till I nearly bust!
I live in Santa Cruz and a friend of mine just recommended checking out the Crafters studio! How fun! And even more fun to run into a flickr member who was so recently in my area!