Wednesday, June 13, 2012

WIP Wednesday: Nothing to Report Edition

I spent the last 5 working days edumacating myself in preparation for some training that I will be delivering for work in the coming months. I took two courses on Instructional Design as it relates to facilitating adult learning. The experience definitely got me excited about further developing these new skills. As an added bonus, I gained a lot of insight into planning my first-ever quilting workshop (!!!) in which I will be teaching my (soon to be published in PDF) Easy Going Modern pattern.

In one course, we had to come to the first class prepared to give a short (five-minute) presentation on the topic of our choice. Since there wasn't much work-related that I could teach to non-bankers in five minutes (oh, darn), I decided to do something related to quilting (shocker!). My session was entitled "How to Make a Quilt" and I made up this mini sample that showed a quilt in various stages of completion.


Trust me, five minutes go really quickly, so I was only able to touch on the highlights - choosing fabric, cutting, stitching, assembling the top, layering the top with batting/backing, quilting and binding. It was very well-received.

Made Some Progress On...

Alas, the courses took all of my spare time and mental energy so nothing sewing-related got done except that I started work on the other pouch I'm making for the VMQG/PMQG pouch swap. That's some original Flea Market Fancy right there, oh yes it is. The green fabric is a really nice linen.

There will be some stitching around this lonely hexie to fancy it up.

Didn't See Any Action:

Everything else. That will change soon, though - I have another all-day Quilt By The Bay day retreat coming up (yay!). Much sewing will be done.

Linking up with Lee @ Freshly Pieced and Monika @ The Needle And Thread Network ('specially for Canadians - have you checked it out?). I love my Wednesday routine! :)

WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

14 comments:

  1. I wonder how many of those bankers will be inspired to quilt? I hope you have time to sew in the coming days.

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  2. oh how fun - your little presentation! I'm with Leanne - hope you get some real sewing time soon!

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  3. I had to do a similar presentation years ago and chose quilts and quilting too! It is quite the feat to describe the whole thing in five minutes or less -- I remember worrying about trying to fill the time, but turns out 5 minutes is not nearly enough.

    Because of the way you cut the hexagon, it almost looks like a cube! Very special indeed!

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  4. Good idea to take a subject that your passionate about and present it! Win-Win situation! Nice green linen background for your hexagon!

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  5. You are going to teach a workshop? And you've got a pattern coming out? That's awesome!! Best of luck and congrats. Nothing to report - sheesh. :0)

    And yeah, time goes super quick - almost always faster than you expect - when you're teaching or presenting something. I took a quilt to a a home ec class and had fifteen minutes that zipped by! You learn how to cut it down to the most essential elements and then if you have time left, you can go into the other bits.

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  6. Wow, a workshop and a pattern! Such exciting happenings for you! Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesday. : )

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  7. Great for you!! I wonder how many will be quilters now.....

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  8. Ooh, cool news! :) Congrats on teaching a workshop - that will be lots of fun!

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  9. I'm excited to take part in your workshop and see your mad teaching skillz! That little sample looks great - perfect for Maker Faire demos!

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  11. What a great idea for a presentation...I would have loved it. Inspired:)

    I was a Banker in my former life...pre-retirement....and sometimes those courses can be a bit boring:)

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  12. Banking and quilting are on opposite ends of a spectrum for me, and one complements the other. Makes for square corners and good budgets....

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  13. Banking and quilting are on opposite ends of a spectrum for me, and one complements the other. Makes for square corners and good budgets....

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  14. I want to come to your quilt class! Can you please let me know when it is scheduled? xo

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