[Nfb-krafters-korner] teachers Xmas in August

[slery]

Ramona,

For Monday Night Chats, I need a short paragraph description and a supply
list if needed for the website. You do not need to feel out a proposal, but
I do need this information ASAP off list.

Thanks.

Cindy S.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
> Behalf Of Ramona Walhof via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 11:46 PM
> To: Blindhands at aol.com; List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] teachers Xmas in August
> 
> Joyce, I haven't completed a formal proposal, because I thought we were
going
> to do the pieced pillow case as a Monday night chat.  I am not sure
whether it
> is supposed to be August 11 or August 18.  I would like to say a little
about it
> on the list if that is really what's going to happen.  We can just talk
about
> concepts, and everybody will not need to buy materials ahead of time.  I
bought
> four Christmas prints and figure to get four pillows out of them.  I will
stuff the
> pillows, and they will be smaller than my original proposal, thus,
requiring less
> fabric.  I don't know how many people will be interested who don't already
> know how to do this and lay it out.
> 
> Please let me know if you want to do this some other way.  I can make it
into a
> more formal class if you prefer and if there is interest.  I know some
people
> think they want to do some of this by hand, but it will be much stronger
done
> on the machine.  When we had the last chat about hand sewing, we talked
> about buttons and hemming.  We only had three people, so I don't know how
> much interest there is in a bigger project.
> 
>  Perhaps we should talk about purchasing fabric before how to assemble the
> pillow.  I don't think we have done much of that.  I propose to talk about
how
> to assemble the pieces, but not how to cut them, because that has already
been
> discussed.  Depending on who is there, we can talk about pressing seams
open
> or to one  side and whether to top stitch some of them.
> and closing the last side if someone wants to stuff the pillow.  That kind
of
> thing can be flexible hbased on who is there.
> 
>  I bought four Christmas prints in cotton, pieces one yard by 42 inches
each
> usable fabric, so I have enough for four pillows, and the fabric cost less
than
> thirty dollars.  I spent a good half hour getting my helper to show me the
size of
> the prints and deciding which one to buy.  There may be interest in that
sort of
> thing. Obviously, the pillows or pillow cases can vary in size, and so can
the
> squares.  But the techniques remain the same.
> 
> Ramona
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joyce Kane via Nfb-krafters-korner"
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 8:22 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] teachers Xmas in August
> 
> 
> > to the teachers:
> >
> > We are still waiting on class proposals for August.  Please get them  in
> > ASAP.  If you are having trouble filling out the class proposals let
> > Cindy or
> > me know in the next 2 days so we can send you another form to fill  in.
> > We
> > need all class proposals for August in by this  Friday.    We will not
> > hold
> > dates for your class  after  Friday.
> >
> > Joyce  Kane
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