October 29th

Students continued to work on their fleece hats from yesterday. This will be due on Tuesday of next week and will be the first grade on 2nd terms grade.

October 28th

Students continued to work on their fleece hats from yesterday. This will be due on Tuesday of next week and will be the first grade on 2nd terms grade.

October 27th

Today we started fleece hats. Students had a variety of hats to choose from: ski hat, infant beanie, multi-colored beanie, etc. Each student measured their own head to make sure the hat they will make fits them correctly. By combining all of the techniques we've learned so far, students should be able to make a very nice looking winter hat!

October 26th

Students were given the class period to catch-up on any missing assignments and their serging and seam finishes samples.

October 25th

Students were introduced to different ways to finish seams. We reviewed these seam finishes today and students started on three samples showing each seam finish they learned. They will finish this assignment on Tuesday. Their fleece hat fabric was due today as well.

October 22nd

Students were introduced to different ways to finish seams. We reviewed these seam finishes today and students started on five samples showing each seam finish they learned. They will finish this assignment on Monday. Their fleece hat fabric is due on Monday as well.

October 21st

Students continued to work on their three serging samples. Most students finished these samples and turned them in. Those who did not finish were encouraged to come in after school today or tomorrow to catch-up. They were also reminded about their fleece for their hats that is due Monday at the start of class and about the deadline for extra credit and missing assignments coming up tomorrow.

October 20th

Students learned about the sergers today, including the uses of them, the rules, how to care from them and fixes to common serger problems. They will start using these during class tomorrow. Also, they were also reminded that the fleece fabric for their hat project is due on October 25th!

October 19th

Students learned about and practiced pattern layouts on a sample laying out pattern pieces on "fabric" (in this case it was construction paper) and turned it in for 50 points.

October 18th

Students learned about and practiced pattern layouts on a sample laying out pattern pieces on "fabric" (in this case it was construction paper) and turned it in for 50 points.

October 13th

Students finished their tissue boxes or any samples/assignments that needed to be finished.

October 12th

Students continued to work on their tissue box covers. The scoring rubric and instructions were provided, as well as a quick teacher demonstration. Students will continue to work on these tomorrow.

October 11th

Students started working on their tissue box covers. The scoring rubric and instructions were provided, as well as a quick teacher demonstration. Students will continue to work on these Tuesday and Wednesday.

October 8th

Students started working on their tissue box covers. The scoring rubric and instructions were provided, as well as a quick teacher demonstration. Students will continue to work on these on Monday.

October 7th

Students were shown how to do pivots/turn corners and how to sew around curves, as well as how to backstitch. They had to then demonstrate what they learned on two samples, one showing pivots and one showing curves. At the end of class, those who had finished turned them in. Their fabric for their tissue boxes was also due today.

October 6th

Students learned how to use the embroidery stitches on the machines and completed a sample titled "Machine/decorative stitches". They had to sew one straight line, one zig-zagged line and five lines of their own choosing. This is worth 10 points on their grade and is due today at the end of class.

October 5th

Students reviewed how to thread the sewing machine. They learned that seam allowances are the measurement from the cut edge to the sewing line and practiced sewing a 1/4 inch and a 5/8 inch seam allowance by creating a sample of each which they turned in by the end of class.

October 4th

The students learned how to wind a bobbin and thread a sewing machine. They also reviewed the most common type of sewing problems, plus ways to fix these problems.