Wednesday 29 April 2015

Of Easter Sewing camps and other wonderful things...

I cant believe how time flies, the older I get the quicker it seems to go! I am very behind in the blogging department but work and life have been marching on... Easter Sewing Camp happened.
This time we chose to run them at St davids College in West Wickham. A lovely site that had a convinient location and a really good feel to it. Lots of natural light and space. Seams So Easy also runs an after school club there which is fabulous :)
Some pictures from the Camp. This was the last day after much hard work on everyone's part...


This time we ran a Learn to sew on a machine section which was great. The students did really well, putting together a 16 square patch cushion!







We shibori dyed fabric and made them into skirts...





We hand embroidered and sewed ourselves some wallets!





All in all a very good result.



Wednesday 4 March 2015

Easter textiles and sewing camp

Easter sewing and textile camp is up and almost running! the dates are done, the hall is found and all the other interesting bits are going on.What is that you ask? well, for me its the choosing of fabric, the deciding on projects and techniques that we will cover because I love that part of my job!

This year we will be covering a few different ones. I love fabric marbling ice dyeing, batiking, tie dyeing (there is a textiles theme here!) and of course the sewing side as well with a bit of quilting, free motion and regular learn to sew happening. The project ideas come from everywhere with clothing, cushions, bags and zip cases all making a very good case for themselves to be added to the line up!  What will I choose? Each project needs to be rated by ability and by difficulty and age.
The next two weeks will be interesting and I plan to keep working on it.
If you are interested the details are on the website at www.seamsoeasy.com


Sunday 11 January 2015

Looking back at 2014 and Looking forward...

 2015 is off to a flying start but of course looking back is so necessary. Last year was incredibly busy  for me. Mr S took a contract working in India and I found myself really struggling to make my work life balance work with the kids. I would be a wreck by Friday and while I love what I do I knew things had to change for this to work for me. 

We ran the first ever Sewing Camp which was amazing, I really got a feel for teaching in a different atmosphere, a completely different vibe. We traveled a lot which was amazing, India and my block printing adventure :)which I blogged about, seeing the Taj Mahal. Sri Lanka, to see family and attend weddings then Disney in Florida which was amazing and really allowed us all to spend quality time together. I met my old college friends, got to meet their kids and had a wonderful time with my cousins and family, people I did not know growing up. I got to meet some incredible people, visit the most amazing places and see some wonderful things. What a year... 





I listed all my goals for 2015, something I am sure all of us do and I found that growing Seams So Easy and my personal sewing were on the agenda. Knowing what did not work for me last year really helped shape my choices and so I hired an admin person to help me with all the nitty gritty work that is so necessary but takes up too much of my time. I have also started the process of hiring teachers and looking at new schools and other venues. The list is endless but once this is all done I would have made the changes I need to make this work for me.. There are plans for an Easter Sewing Camp with a wonderful host of projects and new sewing, dyeing and quilting ideas...so here's to 2015 being an amazing year for all of us...

Tuesday 6 January 2015

Wanted: Sewing Club Teacher

If you love to sew and would like to inspire young minds to sew, quilt, dye and sew some more, then this is for you...
Seams So Easy is expanding and we are recruiting a part time teacher to help us grow.


What we need:


  • An energetic teacher willing to share sewing experiences and support students creative growth.
  • The job is part time and will involve teaching up to 8 students in a club atmosphere. 
  • Teaching in and around the Beckenham and West Wickham area
  • Students will be 8 years and older. 
  • A teacher that has hand and machine sewing experience. If you have a a particular interest ie quilting, patchwork, embroidery etc we would love to hear from you.
  • There will be set working hours during term time with the option of holiday club hours over Easter and Summer breaks. 
  •  If you haven't taught before but love to sew and like to work around children please get in touch.
  • For more info on the classes and what we do please look at the website and Facebook page.

Interested? then please get in touch by emailing me on mail@seamsoeasy.com with your CV.