OH MY! OH DEAR!
Saturday teaching day is almost here!!!!
My angst is caused by an extreme case of nerves.
I will be teaching a paper-piecing class to my guild members and a few members from an Ohio quilt guild.
I know how to paper-piece. I could do it with only one hand I think. My only issue is I have not too much experience teaching. Most of my working factory life was spent as a Group Leader. That includes the training of new employees. And that can take months. I am a patient person but I have been told that I am a bit bossy. I do not mean to be bossy. I simply want things done a certain way. Perhaps that is my OCD kicking in.
I will try very hard to gentle my fellow guild members. I promise!!!
I am teaching a stained glass paper piecing technique. Then I thought I should also make the block WITHOUT the black leading step. The result is below. I really like it!!!
So if a few are over whelmed with the stained glass look I can offer this method still using the same pattern but just skipping over the areas that call for the narrow black strip.
I was originally going to teach the paper-pieced pineapple block. But I feel that block would simply be too tiny for newbies to paper piecing.
And since I did this in grays I may work it into my gray/pink Orca Bay quilt that is still in process. This block only took a bit over an hour to make. There are 8 sections that make a 12" block. And now I hear my precious pinks saying "We would make a great Mariners' Compass block too"!
Here it is "exploded" before sewing the sections together.
Can you see my new Ikea lamp there on the left? There was a bit of assembly required but I managed to assemble the lamp and I am VERY pleased with it. I found them on E-Bay for just a bit more than an Ikea store and free shipping. Ikea would not sell to me over the internet. They said the closest store is 130 miles to up Michigan. I cannot see me driving that far when I could get it on E-Bay.
The bulb does not seem to radiate much heat. That big ol' Ott light there can fry my head at times!
I did buy two lamps. Yet I am considering buying a couple more for ease of portability to venture into DH's room for some hand sewing or crocheting.
It has a nice spotlight effect. The neck can be moved around with ease putting the light right where you need it to be. All in all I am very happy and cannot thank Our Bonnie K. Hunter (http://www.quiltville.com)
for recommending this light. But I did want it in pink of course. But white is fine.
Saturday teaching day is almost here!!!!
My angst is caused by an extreme case of nerves.
I will be teaching a paper-piecing class to my guild members and a few members from an Ohio quilt guild.
I know how to paper-piece. I could do it with only one hand I think. My only issue is I have not too much experience teaching. Most of my working factory life was spent as a Group Leader. That includes the training of new employees. And that can take months. I am a patient person but I have been told that I am a bit bossy. I do not mean to be bossy. I simply want things done a certain way. Perhaps that is my OCD kicking in.
I will try very hard to gentle my fellow guild members. I promise!!!
I am teaching a stained glass paper piecing technique. Then I thought I should also make the block WITHOUT the black leading step. The result is below. I really like it!!!
So if a few are over whelmed with the stained glass look I can offer this method still using the same pattern but just skipping over the areas that call for the narrow black strip.
I was originally going to teach the paper-pieced pineapple block. But I feel that block would simply be too tiny for newbies to paper piecing.
And since I did this in grays I may work it into my gray/pink Orca Bay quilt that is still in process. This block only took a bit over an hour to make. There are 8 sections that make a 12" block. And now I hear my precious pinks saying "We would make a great Mariners' Compass block too"!
Here it is "exploded" before sewing the sections together.
Can you see my new Ikea lamp there on the left? There was a bit of assembly required but I managed to assemble the lamp and I am VERY pleased with it. I found them on E-Bay for just a bit more than an Ikea store and free shipping. Ikea would not sell to me over the internet. They said the closest store is 130 miles to up Michigan. I cannot see me driving that far when I could get it on E-Bay.
The bulb does not seem to radiate much heat. That big ol' Ott light there can fry my head at times!
I did buy two lamps. Yet I am considering buying a couple more for ease of portability to venture into DH's room for some hand sewing or crocheting.
It has a nice spotlight effect. The neck can be moved around with ease putting the light right where you need it to be. All in all I am very happy and cannot thank Our Bonnie K. Hunter (http://www.quiltville.com)
for recommending this light. But I did want it in pink of course. But white is fine.
