Have you ever started something that you think is going to be soooo easy, only to find out it just kicks your butt? Well, that's the humbling lesson I've just learned, once again. I'm taking Beginning Quilting Classes at Quilter's Emporium in Stafford, Texas. I thought, "I've been sewing (fashion) most of my life. How hard can this be, it's just a straight seam right?" Wrong!!!! This is geometry - and I'm an English major. My brain doesn't function that way. Thank goodness there are patterns, and flying geese rulers, and internet resources; not like in my grandmother's day when she figured out the math for the triangles and how much material she needed to make binding for a quilt that was so big.
On the first day of class Rose Ann Cook (the teacher and store owner) gave us so much information my brain felt overloaded, but I left feeling like this is a REAL art class, not just some hobby. The quilts that are being designed today are true works of ART!
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| Block #1 - "Album 2" (learning Flying Geese) |
