I took a class last Saturday (along with my friend, Dear Reader Annski) at the wonderful Oklahoma Quiltworks (OKQW).
We made bowls from fabric-wrapped cotton clothesline.
The teacher was lovely, the class was fun, and the bowls are really easy to make.
I wish I'd known that before I went, because I took fabric I wasn't crazy about; just in case things didn't go well (I tend to perform poorly in class).
This is the first bowl I made in class:
This is the second bowl I made in class:
I should probably take some photography classes.
I came home from the gym yesterday morning at 6:30 and made another one.
It had to be done right away.
I've been keeping my paper beads in a bowl on the end table in my living room, because Little Man sometimes likes to string them, and because it's very therapeutic just to run your hands through them.
After we made fabric bowls Saturday, I knew the paper beads just had to be in one.
Like, immediately.
Whew.
I feel so much better now.
This class is offered frequently at OKQW, and I highly recommend it.
The price is quite reasonable, there is enough time allotted to ensure that you go home with a finished product, the class is kept small enough to allow for individual help when needed, and it really is simple and fun.
Sure, you could probably buy the book and teach yourself.
But, will you?
And why would you want to?
(I am not a paid advertiser for OKQW; just a happy customer.)