Second class

I went to the second class today. I debated whether I should bring material for the apron tonight - it wasn't on the schedule - I ended up washing the material but it wasn't dry by the time I left so I left it behind.

All we did was get familiar with our machines. And that meant we threaded the machine, filled a bobbin, and sewed several stitches on a piece of fabric. I tried out several stitches I had not tried before. They got me thinking about how I might dress up a simple project.

After the stitching, our teacher, Linda, had us cut out our pattern pieces for our first project, an apron. By themselves. In my sewing past I would cut them out roughly, pin them to the fabric, then cut both together. Well, okay, I went along with the program given I had nothing else to do.

One woman cut her pattern out really really carefully. As if it were the end in itself. I wondered if she understood the purpose of the pattern and how it all works. Maybe not.