25th day -- Tips and techniques

Yesterday was a gorgeous day in Colorado Springs, but I saw very little of it. Yet I had a great time indoors, taking a sewing class at JoAnn's Fabrics store. Just one other lady was enrolled with me, but we had a marvelous time with our instructor, fabulous home decorator Tricia Boatner. Not only did she share her expertise with sewing but also she infused a little of her life-learning as she explained how fabrics work together like people, what goes together and what does not, etc. My classmate, Michelle, and I giggled at her earthiness.

Tricia is a true teacher. She passes on all of her knowledge and holds nothing back. She wants all of her students to do as well as she does and then go on to do better. That is my whole philosophy of teaching, and I appreciate those who share it.

I have taken classes in other areas where the teachers want to hold back some of the "good stuff" so that they can keep themselves exclusively above their students. I have a hard time giving those people the special title of being a "teacher."
I have yet to decide what their label should be.

But my photos show the beginning pieces of my project and then, with the addition of an expert's tips and techniques, my final project. Now I need to practice on my own quickly before I forget what I have learned!