stopped going to my aplique class

Let's see if you guys agree with me. I took an aplique class with Nancy Chong and she taught us some basic skills that I think enable me for doing aplique pretty well. What I need now is practice, which comes from doing it, right? Together with my boss' secretary, we signed up for one of those weekday night aplique series with her. First time was fun, she asked what we wanted to know and I got some refreshers of parts I didn't remember well. But then we went two more times, and most of the time was spent talking about other stuff, showing everybody's progress since last time (I had almost none, as my plan was to do it during the 'class', and very little time actually doing the aplique or learning anything new! Lots of time talking about quilting cruises she organizes, and some pushing her Hawaian aplique book... DH thinks I should do this, he said I don't notice it but I come back happy and relaxed after taking a quilt class in general, forget about my worries about career and work and future etc. But I was kind of dissapointed with the way this was working. I liked her and all, but in all my previous classes it looked to me like the teacher was working much harder and I was getting my money's worth. My friend figured it is an excellent deal for her, 20 bucks a person for those 3 hours, she doesn't really do much teaching, while we weren't learning anything new or getting much done either.... I figured I'll be better off taking the odd class here and there to learn a new technique, which has worked great in the past (eg. I learnt Machine Quilting, needle-turn aplique after a class... what I never took is a class to learn how to make a particular quilt... one with curves would be nice, another technique to learn!).

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Dr. Quilter
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From your subject line, it sounds like you've already made your decision. :)

Perhaps your expectations just aren't coinciding with the purpose of the class -- I know I've had that happen to me before. If I had been in your shoes, I probably wouldn't have signed up for the class, as I never count on getting real work done in a class, unless the class description says something like "we will be working on our projects and doing absolutely nothing else."

Now, if the class description *did* say that, I'd be talking to the teacher. Let her know that you signed up for the class figuring on doing your work, and you aren't accomplishing that. Ask her if you misunderstood, or if she has drifted away from the description and plans to return to it. From talking to her you'll probably get a really good idea if you should stay or drop the class.

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Kathy Applebaum

i'd say yes to that offer cept the commute would have me plum tuckered out. :D you could get a heap of others near you accepting though and if'n they dont, they've lost the plot completely. or is that me.... jeanne*

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nzl*

Definitely the right choice - I've enrolled and paid for classes, not just quilt related, that turned out to be no help at all. So if I could've gotten my money back - I would've.

-- Lady Cynthia, Royal Musicmaker

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Dr. Quilter

Can I come?

Suzie B

-- "From the internet connection under the pier" Southend, UK

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Paul & Suzie Beckwith

I just came back from Quilt Camp - very little actual work was done in the 2 applique classes I took - a lot of instruction, a litlle practice of the technique taught - but I learned so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So think about it - go, listen, learn and then do. Have fun. And I also want to know where you live - I'd love to meet new people. Sharon in Montreal

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Sharon Gates

Of course. And think of the postage you'll save, carrying your own orders back home after you pick them up at my house!

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