Patience Gayle patience

Katherine and the girls came over this morning and we had a great time. A few tears when Courtney had to go home without the red bear but nothing too serious. It is so fun to watch Lexi growing and becoming a toddler instead of a baby. Katherine mentioned she was having trouble with her sewing machine and would really like to learn how to sew. She is planning on coming over tomorrow, in the afternoon, and bring her machine. She will be able to help me explain things to the ladies and that may really help.

I have prepared fabric for today by marking it with lines and shapes so they can spend time just sewing, not making anything. I will see how that goes. Yesterday I used both machines so I know the problem isn't the machines. If this works tomorrow, I may ask Rosa to come one day next week. She knows how to sew and would be able to talk to them and follow my pantomime. She also understands quite a lot of English. 

Ana asked me today when the cooking lesson is because Dora wants to come. I will have to see what I can work out at the craft ladies meeting on Thursday.

Wish me well this afternoon!

My sewing guide. I also put colored thread in the machines so it will show up.

Well here is the report. Once they started sewing I was told I was malo - mean or bad. Then I moved to malo malo and then all the way to malo malo malo when they got to circles.

Arabella sits quietly and sews and concentrates. Efigenia on the other hand grumbles and mumbles and gets very frustrated. She did tell me today that she really wants to learn and I told her I would keep trying. I wanted to get the message across today that when you turn a corner, you must leave the needle in the fabric. I think I was understood. We will see if they remember tomorrow. I did end the day with laughs and muy bien when I turned the machines to zigzag. They were having a terrible time following the line with a straight stitch but with the zigzag it gave them a little more leaway. But, when you have to rip it out it is harder. Tomorrow is another day and this keeps life interesting. They did like the flannel I was using for the sewing class. I needed something plain so the marking and stitching could be seen. Heather got it at Dig and Save for very little. I plan to use it for the back of her cashmere throw. Maybe my sewers will get good enough to help me with that. Maybe not. In October I will be bringing another machine so I will hunt up another student. I may try for someone a little younger this time. It is a little frustrating when at the end of the day nothing is better than at the beginning. If I have any sewers reading this, and you have any suggestions, I would be happy to hear them.