My Pinterest Addiction

Okay, I'm coming out of the closet!  I am addicted to Pinterest!  I know there are others out there that can relate.  It is the best thing since ahhh!  I can not think of anything!  It's the best.  For years I have been saving pictures on my computer, when that filled up I moved them to an external hard drive.
http://pinterest.com/angelathee/

With Pinterest I have so many other people helping me find pictures of the things I love, the things I want to do, decor that speaks to me and recipes I want to try.

I have 26 Boards and 2890 pins (at this time that could change at any given moment).  I am now finding that I need more boards to organize my pins.

Pinterest allows you to save pictures to links for things that you like.  You can set up boards such as Home Decor, Recipes, Travel, etc.  You can follow other people and their pins and they can follow you.

Like many others, I can spend hours on Pinterest.  I don't consider this wasting my time, I think it's an investment in myself.  Supposedly Pinterest is for finding ideas and getting up and doing them, well I have discovered, that there are probably not enough hours in the days ahead to do all the things I have pinned, but it will be fun trying.

So here are a few of my favorite pins.

I love this bedroom!  I love the silver and blue.  And that black pillow, oh my my!

I have this obsession with burlap.  I love the texture and I really love the simplicity of it.

I love to crochet and have found great tutorials and patterns.

I love pillows and I love making pillows.  I have found some great ideas for pillows.

Go on, take the leap.  Join me and many, many others that just can not seem to get enough of Pinterest.

Beginning Sewing Class

Beginning sewing class is off to a great start.  Monday they learned how to drive their sewing machines and earned their license.  One of the most challenging issues in sewing is trouble shooting machine problems.  Having machine problems is one of the major reasons people pack up their machines and never turn them on again.  Once you know what causes problems and how to fix them you are ready to sew and feel much more comfortable and confident.  I always think it is so funny when my students tell me they have been afraid to even turn the machine on!!

Every machine is different and in a small class, we can tailor the class to each person and machine.  Proper maintenance is also very important to keeping your sewing machine running smoothly.  So understanding how and when to clean your machine is very important.  It's like keeping your car in tip top working condition.

The best part of class is when you give them a scrap of fabric and thread the machine and send them off on a test drive.  It's such a thrill!!!

Next week, we learn how to read a pattern, how and why pressing is so important, choosing the right fabric for a project, how to cut out the pattern and fabric and how to transfer markings.  Then we will tackle button holes and zippers.

I love sharing this art with eager students!  What a life changing lesson they are learning.  It makes me think back to when I first learned to sew.  There wasn't enough time to make all of the things I wanted to make.  I would wake up in the middle of the night and go to my sewing machine.  When I am involved in a sewing project, I loose all track of time.  It is amazing to look back through my portfolio at all of the things that I have made myself over the years.  My passion for sewing also created this eagerness to learn many other techniques such as embroidery, smocking, quilting and just simply manipulating fabric and figuring out how to push the envelope and come up with new techniques of my own.  And what a better way to earn a living than doing what you love!

I also love sharing the gift of sewing with children.  The only way children are going to learn to sew is if we teach them.  They don't have home economics in school anymore and unless you teach them, how will they learn.  Kids get a huge thrill out of making things themselves.

But my favorite part of sewing is making things for other people.  I love giving handmade gifts to people as much as I love receiving hand made gifts.  The time and thought that goes into them is priceless!