TickTock Clock

On Thursday I taught the "Clock Class" for the CCCQ guild. I had 11 ladies come, eager to make a clock using pieced fabric. Here was one of the examples I had previously made. 

The clock is essentially made from two pieces. The base of the clock is a 12" x 12" painting canvas, covered with a pieced 'quilt'. The center square is a piece of foam core covered with another pieced fabric. They are glued together and a clock mechanism is inserted and assembled. 

The women could bring an orphan block of the right size (a quilt block made for another project that was never used) or they could follow one of two patterns I provided. Many of the women asked me to help them make their pieced sections last week in another sewing class. 

The ladies seemed to have a good time. I enjoyed helping them, and the teacher in me was tickled by their approaches toward the tasks required.

This is Deb. She laughs all of the time. Nothing phases her.

She's wrapping her canvas in her large pieced fabric.

Her finished top piece can just be seen in the lower front of the picture.

Here's Carole. With an E!

Carole is the Program Coordinator for the guild. 

She had to do the hard work for the class:

keeping track of who signed up, who paid for the class, who paid for the kit

and for getting some of that money to me.

I found it very interesting that although she is very particular in her role as the program queen,

and demands that I's are dotted, and T's are crossed,

when it came to covering the clock she folded and folded the fabric again, 

pulled it up and taped it...with a 'whatever' attitude.

(The instructions, my demonstration, and the model clock, showed how to fold over 1/2" of fabric and glue it to form a 'hem', then pull that up tautly and adhere it with glue to the frame of the canvas. 

Like this: 

Liz and Sue came together. They had prepared some of the work ahead of time, 

and chose to do the more challenging pattern. 

However, they hadn't complete all of the work and struggled with completing the quilt block for their clock base. I was sad that I couldn't help them sew faster, and get it all finished in class.

Grace brought two orphan blocks with her. 

She zoomed through the class,

as did the others, whose pictures I failed to take!

Carole did finish her clock using orphan blocks.

It looks great.

 (but is still just taped on the back...Carole felt that was just fine!)

Deb's finished clock.

She looks really proud of her work, as she should!

I am so lucky to have found this group of women, and to have this great facility available for guild meetings and other community events.