October 31st

Students were given the whole class period to work on the hand-stitches they learned last Friday. These will be due at the end of class tomorrow (Thursday).

October 26th

No class today since the ninth grade was watching Apollo 13 for Science class. The two 8th grade students worked on homework during class.

October 24th

Students were reminded about the deadline tomorrow for all extra credit and late/missing assignments. All of this is due in the basket by the end of class tomorrow. They were also told that the last open lab time is today after school until 3:30. Students were given the rest of class time to make-up and finish assignments for clothing or any other class. They were also allowed to use my computer to look up their grades in this or any other class.

October 25th

Students were reminded about the deadline today for any late/missing assignments and extra credit. This is all due into the basket by the end of class. There will not be another open lab time after school until next term. Students then learned about different kinds and sizes of pins and needles. They also learned about different hand stitches, which they will work on after the fall break. Students had enough time to cut their pieces of fabric for the samples. We will work on the samples themselves next Wednesday.

October 23rd

Students were given all of class time to finish their serger samples, which are due at the end of class today. Any extra time they had was to be used to finish any other assignments that they needed to. They were also reminded of October 25th, which is the last day I will take any late/missing work and extra credit. This is all due in by the end of class on this day. They were also told that the last open labs will be today and tomorrow until 3:30. Students were also warned that if they did not have pillow fabric and stuffing by Thursday, this would not be added to their grade, since it was due during this term. Pillows will be completed and scored during next term.

October 22nd

No Clothing class today because of the Red Ribbon Week assembly.

October 19th

Students were given all of class to work on their three serging samples. These will be due on Tuesday at the end of class. Students were also given 15 points for their pillow fabric and 10 points for their pillow stuffing. Any student who did not have their fabric or stuffing can bring these later, but they have to use a late pass and they must turn in a note to the turn-in basket stating that they now have what they were missing.

October 18th

Students were reminded about the upcoming deadline for late/missing work and extra credit, which is Thursday, October 25th at the end of class. All sewing projects must also be turned in by this date, also by the end of the class period. Students were then shown how to use the sergers on different types of projects, not just on straight seams. They were then given the rest of class time to work on three serger samples, one diamond/square for straight seams, one state of Utah for doing an inward corner, and one melon for curves. These are due tomorrow (Friday) at the end of class.

October 17th

Today was the last day students were given in class to work on their fleece hats. Most students finished and moved on to creating fleece scarves or extra hats for extra credit. Students who did not finish were those who were not prepared with their fabric and missed class time to work on their projects. The lab is open after school from 2:30 to 3:00 Tuesday thru Thursday for students to catch-up. Pillow fabric and stuffing is due on Friday. Students will be starting these sometime next week.

October 16th

Most ninth graders were on the Earth Science field trip today. Those students who did not go were given the choice to make-up work, do homework, read, cut out lamination, work on their fleece hat or make rock salt babies. Fleece hats will be due at the end of class tomorrow.

October 15th

Students continued to work on their fleece hats. Students who were unprepared were asked to work on Rock Salt Babies or missing assignments to earn participation points instead. Students were also reminded that the sewing lab is open from 2:30 to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday thru Thursday for their use to work on missing assignments and projects. Due to my Masters class schedule, other times to open the lab would have to be arranged with me in advance.

October 12th

Students started on their fleece hats today. Students who were unprepared were given two choices to earn participation points for today - make rock salt babies for the Teen Living class or work on any missing assignments they may have. At the end of class, students turned in their participation papers for this week.

October 11th

Fleece fabric was due today for their hats and points were given to students who were prepared. Students were then given all of class today to work on their seam finish samples which are due today. Tomorrow, students will be starting on their fleece hat projects. Also, fabric and stuffing for pillows are due on October 19th for points.

October 10th

No class due to Reality Town.

October 9th

Students were introduced to different ways to finish seams on Thursday. We reviewed these seam finishes today and students started on four samples showing each seam finish they learned. They will finish this assignment on Thursday. Their fleece hat fabric is due tomorrow and students should be to class around 11:00 from Reality Town. This is just enough time to take role and give them points for their fabric, then store it for Friday. If Reality Town runs over, students will be graded on their fabric on Thursday instead.

October 4th

Today, students reviewed or learned for the first time how to use a serger to finish their seams. They also watched a clip from a video showing them some of the most common seam finishes. The students will apply the information to samples on Tuesday and Wednesday to practice these seam finishes. Fleece hat fabric is due next Wednesday after they finish at Reality Town.

October 3rd

Students learned how to use the embroidery options on the sewing computers and created a sample showing a regular stitch, a basting stitch, a zig zag stitch and four more specialty stitches. The assignment is worth 40 points and most students finished this today.

October 2nd

Today, students learned how to sew inward and outward seams/curves. They were also taught how to clip seams, turn and press the curves. Students turned in a sample of an outward and an inward curve worth 40 points. Most students finished before the end of class.

October 1st

Students put together their student-led conference portfolios during the first part of class today. I also reminded students that their fleece hat fabric is due on October 10th. The students were then given the rest of the class period to finish their tissue box covers and turn them in.