Michael came over for his second sewing lesson today. First lesson was basic machine orientation and choosing a project. He decided on a covered throw pillow. Piping AND a zipper right out of the gate, ambitious AND challenging. But I firmly believe that the best way to teach anything is to have the student plunge right in to a project they want to do.
Fortunately he didn't want to make a tuxedo.
The phrase "duck to water" springs to mind. He claims never to have used a sewing machine before. He figured out how to use features of the sewing machine to solve problems on the fly. Then told me how he did it.
He bought a pillow form, a zipper and some fabric at Walmart and recycled the piping from an older pillow.
Pretty impressive for a first time project, eh? He got the whole thing finished up in one afternoon, too.
Let's hear it for Michael!
Nice!
ReplyDeleteHe did great!!!
ReplyDeleteLets see, vintage machine, recycling from older items, Good Job Michael. Good teacher, too! I haven't a clue how to put in a zipper.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your philosophy: best way to teach anything is to have the student plunge right in to a project they want to do.
ReplyDeleteWhen I teach rug hooking, they can start on whatever they want. I think if they start on what they want, they are more likely to stick with it vs me forcing some design on them they have no interest in.