So many great garments to see in May (thanks to April snow?!?) You keep amazing us with new and different ideas-rock on and thanks for sharing!
Enjoy the heat and the long weekend-just in case your idea of a perfect 95 degree day is sewing in your cool lower level studio :)….
That’s right-final Fashion Sewing Club for April at SR Harris in Burnsville. Today, Thursday at 10:30 am.
Like most normal people expecting spring weather, we sewed for spring! Who knew we’d be cancelling a meeting on Saturday because of a super snowstorm? But the weather man said sixty next week so we keep hoping.
We also hope you can join us this morning if you haven’t yet this month. Bring your spring dream clothes to show and we’ll have ours.
We’re back!!
You are looking at the new and improved Katie and Kristin. Standing between us is Elaine Stoltz who was our teacher and makeup artist for four days. We learned so much but have to wait for our color swatches before we can start practicing our friends and families 🙂 You’ll know when we are ready!
So we are scrambling to get ready for Fashion Sewing Club tomorrow at Treadle. We hope to see lots of you Tuesday or Saturday and because of the great turnout, we will return to SR Harris in Burnsville on Thursday, April 19 at 10:30.
Here is the calendar for April. Hope I won’t be late Tuesday as putting on more makeup than I’m used to takes time! The pressure….
April 2018 Fashion Sewing Club:
Tuesday, April 10, 10:30 and 6:30 at Treadle
Saturday, April 14, 10:30 at Treadle
Thursday, April 19, 10:30 at SR Harris, Burnsville
Classes at Treadle Yard Goods, St. Paul
Sewing Kids Clothes, Tuesday, April 17, 1:00-4:00
Unlined Outerwear, Tuesdays, April 17, 24 and May 1, 6:00-8:00
Serger-Basic and Beyond: Tuesdays, April 24, May 1, 1:00-4:00
Classes For Kids at Treadle
Kids After School Sewing: Tuesdays, April 10, 17, 24 and May 1, 4:15-5:45
Classes at Edina Yorktown JoAnn
Sew Social, Thursday, April 12 and 19,1:00-4:00
Learn To Sew, Monday, April 16, 5:30-8:30
Serger Down and Dirty, Monday, April 16, 1:00-4:00
Serger Bells and Whistles, Monday, April 23, 1:00-4:00
Three Seam Pillowcase, Monday, April 23, 5:30-8:30
Learn To Sew With Interfacings, Monday, April 23, 6:00-8:00
Comfy Pant, Monday, April 30, 5:30-9 pm
Classes For Kids at Edina Yorktown JoAnn
Kids After School Sewing, Thursday, April 12 and 19, 4:30-6:00
Our trial event at SR Harris had 27 attendees!! Talk about not enough chairs and thanks to our regulars that also showed up to support us. It was so overwhelming, I couldn’t figure out how to get photos of show and tell. We’ll be ready for next month-we’ll be at SR Harris/Burnsville on Thursday, April 19 at 10:30 along with our regularly scheduled Treadle times-Tuesday, April 10 at 10:30 and 6:30 and Saturday, April 14 at 10:30.
Two things to pass on from SR Harris show and tell: a link for hemming napkins-almost guaranteed simple and fun?
And check out the Genevieve Jacket from StyleArc-
Three asked-about topics from Treadle meetings were:
1. The style guidelines we are featuring every month from Triumph of Individual Style. It’s hard to buy the book but this link will get you an e-copy for $19.95 along with the instructor’s guide.
2. “Design Your Own Wardrobe” 4 week course from Seamwork. Looks like they’ll offer it twice yearly. Check it out here.
3. Printing PDF patterns-here’s an online source that will ship to you (even says “pattern printing” on the main menu). And Pattern Review now offers to print any PDF pattern you order from them for $4.50 (or $4.05 for members). Great deal!!
Spring trends and the final version of March’s Fashion Sewing Club will make an appearance at SR Harris’s Burnsville store tomorrow-Thursday, March 22 at 10:30 am.
This event is free to all. We hope to meet and inspire new sewists (and a few of our loyal fans-thanks!!!).
We’ll focus on making the spring fashion trends wearable for our personal styles and then show our garments from March Club, which were also presented at Treadle Yard Goods last week. Our goal is to continue Fashion Sewing Club both at Treadle and SR Harris.
“Sew and Tell” is encouraged as your name will be added to the drawing for the door prize which will be a cut of fabric supplied by SR Harris. Show us what you like to sew!
Come check it out-we’ll be in plain sight from the front door! Sylvia and the staff at SR Harris have been great to work with and want to be more than just a place to buy fabric. Let them know if this format is something you’d like to see more of.
Inspired by a new-to-me blogger, Brenda Kinsel, and her post from yesterday, I put on several necklaces grouped to make a statement.
This is my new wool knit tunic-fabric from SR Harris, Vogue 9022 but modified to copy the Stylearc Cher Knit Dress.
Brenda talks about “nothing earrings” or support earrings for a statement necklace. These small squarish hoops are may favorite “nothing earring”. The necklaces together are OK. I’ve met my balance point criteria as far as where the necklaces rest.
My frustration is how to keep the necklaces from sliding forward and rumpling the cowl. Those of us that live in colder climates have these issues. Maybe we should start sewing a hang tag on the outside back neck to keep necklaces in place.
So for now, I changed necklaces and added a safety pin from the inside to hold the necklace in place. Can’t be rearranging all day 🙂
Any ideas? Other than wearing pins or scarves for a splash of color and focal point?
Just wanted to catch up with what we’ve (and some of you) have been sewing-
First, Sewing Kids’ Clothes at Treadle:
After School Sewing at JoAnn and Treadle:
Sew Social/Workroom Social
And then a bit of stashbusting/saving favorite fails from final banishment 
Saved!
I must confess that the dots look very “Lite Brite”-ish-do You remember that toy?
And now it’s time to get serious about Fashion Sewing Club garments-looking forward to seeing what you’ve created!
Sewing for kids is so much fun! Here are the patterns we’ll be featuring at tomorrow’s class (which still has a few spaces 🙂
This pattern is a sweatshirt with a ruffle replacing the bottom band to make it a bit more girly. Sizes run birth to 18 months but will probably easily fit a 2 year old.
This pattern is from Burdastyle magazine-11/2017 and comes in sizes 3-7. We’ll have this pattern for you to use if you don’t have the magazine.
This is the tunic version of the pattern which goes from size 4-9.
All fabric shown is knits from Treadle Yard Goods. Great class to for giving your serger a workout!
Sewing Children’s Clothes meets Tuesday, February 27th from 1-4 pm at Treadle Yard Goods. Please call the store at (651) 698-9690 to register.
Thanks to my two cute grandkids (one of whom wanted to remain faceless 🙂 for the fun photos!
After having my colors done, there were a few items in my closet that had too much contrast between the light and dark colors. Since Katie had done some dyeing, we got together and changed the dominant color (or lack thereof).
Of course, the real test is what it looks like next to my skin color, but for that, you’ll have to come to Fashion Sewing Club 🙂
Fashion Sewing Club:
Saturday, February 10, 10:30
Tuesday, February 13, 10:30 and 6:30
Classes at Treadle Yard Goods
Workroom Social, Tuesdays, February 13, 1:00-4:00
Basic Serger and Beyond, Saturdays, February 10 and 24, 1:00-4:00
Sewing For Your Lifestyle, Tuesday, February 20, 1:00-4:00
Sewing Kids Clothes, Tuesday, February 27, 1:00-4:00
Classes at Edina Yorktown JoAnn
Sew Social, Thursday, February 22, 1:00-4:00
Peasant Top, Monday, February 12, and Monday, February 26,1:00-3:00
Three Seam Pillowcase, Monday, February 12, 5:30-8:30
Comfy Pants, Monday, February 26, 5:30-9:00
Serger Down and Dirty, Monday, February 12, 1:00-4:00
Serger Bells and Whistles, Monday, February 26, 1:00-4:00
Sewing For Kids, Thursday, February 22, 9:30- 11:30 and 6:00-8:00
Classes For Kids
Kids After School Sewing, Thursdays, February 22, 4:30-6:00
I know-waaaaay past that! But I had the idea and need to let it go to move on with…spring?
OK, Valentine’s Day? Easter?
Anyway, the sewing that got done over Christmas-hope it inspires you to finish some UFO’s and bust some stash.
A few numbers missing…maybe next year 🙂
Material Girl Sewing 