I did my prep for today's class on Sunday, first tracing the hearts on to the paper side of the fusible web
I fused three of the big hearts and both small hearts in place, keeping the fourth heart to use as part of the class this morning. I also fused an extra little heart on to a piece of calico, to use to demonstrate the blanket stitch
then I assembled the stages of the other block, the maple leaf
I also sorted out all the patterns and samples
there were only three students today, as Betty is on holiday. It didn't take them long to trace and cut out their hearts. This is the first one being ironed on to the wrong side of the fabric, with both the iron and the ironing board protected with baking parchment
Susan's hearts, ready for blanket stitching
Jo-an is using my favourite autumn colours
Jane's soft greens are very pretty
after cutting the pieces for their maple leaf blocks, they were happy to sit and chat while getting on with their blanket stitching
Jane didn't learn to sew as a child - no-one would take the time to teach her, as she is left-handed. She struggled a bit at the start, so was delighted today when she got the hang of the blanket stitch right away!
I'll be back tomorrow with photos of one of our clematis, which I think has been taken over by aliens!