* when I scheduled the class I was excited; * in the middle of the night before the class I was sewing blocks; * I went to bed at 1.30 AM and I was nervous; * I wake up at 5.30 AM and I was even nervous ! * on the road ( two hours drive) my only though was: “did I forget something essential, like rotary cutter ?”; I did not forget anything;* when we arrived there I forgot all the concerns;* I took with me some of my quilts and for more than an hour we looked at them; * the students (the staff of a company in Sibiu that sells Brother and Elna sewing machines) were happy to see my quilts;
* they did not know how a quilt is made; * I showed them how to make this quilt;
* they were amazed by the accuracy required by patchwork ! * they were even more amazed by free motion quilting;
* I stitched on a Elna 7300 sewing machine; it sews beautifully; * I used a few decorative stitches; * I stitched the free motion part with a very thin rayon thread (Madeira) and a regular needle and the thread did not break ! I can’t do that with my old Pfaff even if I stitch with topstitch needle! Still I bought for me a set of spools because I couldn’t resist to their shine! Finally, they all agree – quilting could easily become an addiction !
We hope we will find new students ! I have the best husband in the world! He was my chauffeur and my assistant and helped me a lot !
* I stitched on a Elna 7300 sewing machine; it sews beautifully; * I used a few decorative stitches; * I stitched the free motion part with a very thin rayon thread (Madeira) and a regular needle and the thread did not break ! I can’t do that with my old Pfaff even if I stitch with topstitch needle! Still I bought for me a set of spools because I couldn’t resist to their shine! Finally, they all agree – quilting could easily become an addiction !We hope we will find new students ! I have the best husband in the world! He was my chauffeur and my assistant and helped me a lot !
Have a wonderful Sunday!
Voi scrie curand un articol si in limba romana despre aceasta experienta.
Seguro que los as dejado sorprendidos con tu acolchado
Perfect!!
I am sure you are an awesome teacher!!
congratulations – I am sure it will be your first class of many!
Geta your destiny is to bring quilting to Romania! Go for it!!
Your students are very blessed to have you as a teacher. Your work is beautiful. I've taught both sewing and quilting classes and loved it. It's a wonderful feeling when your students walk out of a class with a finished project that they didn't think that they could do!
Geta that is so awesome! You are sure to go down in the history books as a pioneer quilter in Romania! You are going to start a trend for sure!
Hey, Congrats!
That quilt is lovely, then again, which of your quilt ISN'T? ;D
Geta- I have no doubt you will have many people wanting to learn how to quilt from you! As Norma said you are a true pioneer quilter in Romania- what a wonderful talent to share and teach others so they will love this craft as so many of us do!
Blessings to you!
Teaching is such fun and so glad you were able to do it. Sounds like you were teaching people that sell the Elna machines? Will they have you teach them more, will they be teaching quilting now at their store too? Of course they loved your quilts as they are wonderful!
Perfect. I'm sure they were amazed by your quilts and your skill with the machine.
Felicitari si bafta!
Wished I could have been there and I am sure you were the best teacher 🙂 Well done Geta 🙂
Ce pacat ca cele doua ore nu le-ai facut spre Bucuresti!Ce pacat ca cei de la Brother din Bucuresti nu colaboreaza cu tine!
Imi place sa merg la ei. Sunt foarte prietenosi, iti ofera toata asistenta de care ai nevoie, chiar si dupa ce ai cumparat masina. Chiar si acele de cusut mi le cumpar de la ei, desi le-as gasi si in alte parte, doar de dragul de a mai vedea ce minunatii de cusut/brodat mai au!
Mereu plec oftand….
Mult succes! Sa ne tii la curent cu lectiile tale!
Heei! ia uite cit de tirziu apuc si eu sa te felicit !!!
Se pare ca ai avut parte de o zi minunata! asa-i ca te-ai indragostit de masinuta de cusut Elna ?? 🙂
la cit mai multe "repetir-uri" de acest gen !
un video micutz pe undeva ??:))
Congratulations Greta!! To pass on skills to others is a wonderful thing but having a dear husband who cares and takes an interest in our interests is more wonderful!
I'm glad for you and your students! Good luck with your next class!
Sounds like you did a great job. What a wonderful opportunity for you. Congratulations!
Have a super great day.
Geta,
Congratulations on your lst teaching opportunity. Sounds like you inspired your students! Wonderful news.
SewCalGal
http://www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com
Geta
Good on you… you showed the basics with out frightening them … the sign of a true teacher… then you showed them what was possible… fancy people who sell sewing machines not having seen quilting we are lucky
best wishes
Lorraine
from Australia
love your blog. Quilting has been apart of my life since I was a child and I like converting as many people as I can. Good luck on teaching and spreading quilt fever.
Congratulations Geta, You make a wonderful teacher. Good luck with your future classes!
Congratulations! Will your next trip include Cluj??? Ah, that would be good! Also if there would be a quilting corner in our textile shops as I have seen in the USA.
Congratulations on your first class of many I am sure!! I would love to do the same thing…But I am too scared!
Congrats on successfully teaching your first quilting class!
I spent a Christmas in Brasov – learning to ski on the mountains and loved the place! We were living in London at the time and visited for about 10 days. I am now back in Australia and have a family so we may never get back to Romania but it is a country that I hold dear.
I have been in Guaatemala for 3 years and teaching quilting also. I love what uyou have done. carolyngarber@g-mail.com
What a joy for you to teach your passion to more people! May you have more opportunities.
Hei , nu vazusem articolul despre curs! Imi plac pozele, ma bucur ca a fost bine.
YOU are the best quilter-teacher IN Romania, that's for sure.
And these are told by your private student with just "a few" achievements in quilting ;).
Thank you for teaching me, thank you for being such a nice person and a big thank you for sharing all of your knowledge for FREE .
Thank you.