learning new things

I like to learn new things.
About 4 or 5 years ago I've made my up mind to teach myself at least one new thing every year. This doesn't always happen, though, since naturally there are busy and relaxed years. This year I've decided to finally learn how to sew with sewing machine and booked a sewing course at a fabric shop called FRAU TULPE ("Mrs. Tulip").


It's a ten-days course, one day a week. Each week we should come with our own projects and the teachers then help us with them. It's more a learning-by-doing course than a stepy-by-step course, and though I found it a bit quizzical at first, I soon enjoy it very much.

The belt pictured here is one of my first projects. It was very easy to make and I got to learn several new techniques in a day. It's reversible - I made it from this and this fabric.

The badge pinned on the purple side is from Dachs Dessert. I love her works :)