I registered several days before, and picked up my supplies list. The teacher, Trisha, pulled out an example of the class project: a pillow. Based on the items needed and after looking over the pillow for a few minutes, I figured out how the pillow was going to go together. So, armed with that know-how, I went shopping.
My plan was to use this class as both a proving ground for my clothcraft skills, and as a materials test towards my intended gear. I selected a piece of green "fat quarter" printed with a not-quite Celtic floral pattern. Two pieces of gold satin flecked with gold glitter came next, and to cap it off, a piece of the "White Cloud 9" which I want to use for my tunic sleeves.
When I arrived at class, with my cloth cut to size and the notions I already had, Trisha seemed amused and slightly concerned about the difference in material types. She of course knew what I hadn't learned yet: Different materials feed through a sewing machine differently, and the extra difficulty was not ideal for my beginning class.
Nonetheless, all worked out pretty well. There were three ladies in the class, and they all had nicely coordinated cloth choices. One went kid style with a cutesy pattern destined for a classroom's reading corner. Another went fall foliage with earthy solids with a great leaf pattern. The last went more abstract with a blue and purple pattern and darker solids. I was the only one crazy enough to try something so nutty, but I had a plan.
I was making a "Pillow of Peaceful Rest" (lv 1, all jobs, hHP +2, hMP +2, latent: "Pleasant Dreams" causes warm-n-fuzzys while sleeping and boosts recovery speed). And the color choices were not purely random: The verdant green foliage on one side, gold in the middle, and cloudy white on top: "Between the Earth and Heaven, the warmth of the Sun."
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