Sewing vs. Cooking: My First Class for College

 

        Salut Everyone!

I am going to start a new thing were I mix words from the languages I know. My first language is American English (English is different from country to country, especially from the US to the Commonwealth. The differences usually are different spellings: meter vs metre and color vs colour; and different words for the same object: diaper vs nappy). My 2nd language is French, I did take French for 4 years. I know some German, my family mostly came from Germany, England, Scotland, and Ireland when they settled in the US. So there are some words in German I know just from my family.

Today's post is about my first course for college. I have taken a college course before. It was a dual enrollment course through my local community college and my high school. It was College Physics 1. The course was a 4 credits, I got a 105 on my final and a 4.0 for my final grade. This physics course was algebra based so unfortunately I won't be able to transfer my credits to earn my Chemical Engineering Degree. But, I will have known the theories behind different ideas.

So the college I am going to offers a summer program that allows you to take an elective to get experience doing a class through there system. We had to put rank 5 courses, my top 2 were a sewing course : Intro into Modern Quilting and my 2nd course is a Kitchen Science Course.

My plan was to get into the first course and post weekly about different quilting techniques, just to revamp my sewing section of my blog. But, I didn't get into that course. I got into my second choice Science in the Kitchen!

This course started July 1st, but we found out June 21st of what we course we got. On June 24th I did do my first 3 assignments, a quiz, an introduction post, and I had to write up a science post. That post was about Vitamin, Minerals, and one organ that helps your body digestive food. My organ was the pancreas. I did the assignments a week before the class started because my family is on vacation this week and I didn't want to worry about getting my assignments done. 

I wish everyone a wonderful summer and see you next week!

        Love,

        Paige

My First Face Mask!

 Welcome back! Next week, I am posting on Friday next week. I am trying not to overwhelm myself with posts, so I only plan on posting once a week.

Check out my YouTube Channel Potential Energy Gaming

I haven't sewn in so long but on June 5th, I had Prom and all the emails we were getting said masks had to be worn at all times. So I needed a Matching mask.

I began by tracing a mask my aunt made me to create a pattern. I was lazy so I made a pattern piece and put both the outside and inside piece on the pattern.

My Fabric was the left over fabric from my mom hemming my dress. I cut 3 layers, as the fashion fabric was see through. So the outside layer had 2 layers of fabric and the inside had one. This made the mask very heavy.

I had a hard time cutting fabric as I wasn't using fabric scissors. I did finally find fabric scissors to cut the very slippery fashion fabric.

I first sewed the middle seam. I had a trouble catching all the fabric on the one side. I did go back to catch more of it, but, there still is a little segment that wasn't caught. I sewed the inside together first, then I sewed the outside together. I put the fashion fabric in the middle and the white material on the outside.

I then sewed the the two layers together. With the insides facing out, I sewed the bottom edge together, then the top. After I turned the mask inside out. So the fashion fabric is on the outside. I did happen not to catch fabric with the top, so I did go back and I did catch more of the fabric.

Them I hemmed the bottom. I didn't want the hem so big, but it came out way larger than I wanted. I wanted it more like I did to the top. I did the top after and I got the stitching real close to the edge.

The mask was almost done. 

I folded the edge and folded again then stitched down. Folded again and stitched as close to the edge as possible.

I put the elastic in, hand sewed the elastic together and rotated the elastic so the stitches were in the center.

Love,

Paige

Welcome Back!

 I can't beleive it has been over 2 years since I last wrote a post, and 3 years since I actually wrote a post and not an update.

I did have a draft written in April of 2020, but I never ended up redeocorating my room. My room will probably not be changing, and if it does it will just be painted and new floors. But, I will sure to let you know.

In 2019, I got my driver's license and started playing Field Hockey.

In 2020, my team mates and I won our championship game after the other team missed our empty goal.

 

This past March, I turned 18, and I will be going to college this fall for electrical engineering.

Sadly, my dog Dolly died, she had tumors surrending her bladder. 

On June 5th, I made a face mask for prom, and I will be sharing that with you.

I started a Youtube channel, called Potential Energy Gaming. When I was filming I didn't realize I cut off my head.

Thank you for reading,

Love Paige