It seems that the darker the days are, the more I find myself working with bright colours!
Today it's flower posies. Posies on everything - posies on tea towels, posies on aprons, posies on lengths of cloth.
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| 3 Colours |
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| And 4 colours, printed on a pale blue length of cloth that I must have dyed 20 years ago - reinforcing my belief that one should never throw anything out! |
Another 2 colours to go......let's hope I don't spoil it!
Sewing with adults with learning disabilities/ difficulties (ALD).
I've been going through my photos of various community projects over the years and I came across these fabulous stitched cakes made by a group of adults with learning disabilities that I taught for a while.
I would have loved to have sewn these all together to make a wall hanging, but the students were understandably eager to take their own work home.
When I do sewing with ALD learners, I usually help them to cut out their shapes from felt, thread needles and tie knots. After that, I encourage them to stitch on their own as much as possible. I really love their quirky stitches and great colour choices.
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| Top a cake |
The main learning for them is to remember to put the needle in from underneath. I sometimes draw the shape on the back of the felt so that they can see where to sew.
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| Suffolk puffs really look just like piped icing |
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| Pinwheel bicuits, just like my grandmother used to make! |
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| Yummy looking chocolate cake - with a bit of fruit on the side for healthy eating! |
The class worked on these for a few weeks (1 morning a week) and there was lots of hilarious conversations about cakes, as well as sensory fun with choosing the colours and decorations - try running your hand through a box of buttons! They loved personalising the decorations on the cakes and borders of the pictures.
Amazing how much happiness can come from a bit of felt and a jar of ribbon scraps!
