Sixty five people came for the Saturday morning Fashion Sewing Club and we added a microphone and more lighting and gave away 6 door prizes!

Another great day-more classes and finishing up purchases. Thanks to Debbie’s husband for all the hauling of stuff from our booth and thanks to Bernina and Hancock for letting us use the table and dress forms.

Club sheets and photos have been posted under “Club Sheets and Garment Photos” above for those of you that didn’t make it. Here are a few more pictures of the fun we had:

And to tempt you to go look at Club photos…

No Fashion Sewing Club today but plenty of people to talk to. This Expo is very well attended. Treadle got their second batch of fabric in at 4:30 and hungry sewists were hovering around it unable to wait for them to put it on the shelves! We heard that Thursday was the best day of sales, ever, for another vendor.

Peggy Sagers’ customer style show featured two sewing friends determined to win the New York buying trip prize. One of them sewed 23 garments and her friend-11!! Neither of them won the drawing but the winner had made five garments so it seemed a good outcome. And to think that there were only about three garments total last year (but our loyal Material Girl, Carrie Diamont, won so that was OK too.)

There are lots of sewing machines to test drive, unique purses made by tsunami survivors, fabric and notions, patterns and DVD’s to keep us creating for a long time. Many “Material Girls” were taking classes today too. I think our December challenge will be to incorporate something you learned at Expo into a garment.

Hope you can come to Fashion Sewing Club tomorrow at 10:15 in the Longfellow Theatre and make it a day for feeding your passion.

Wow-are we glad we’re here! Fashion Sewing Club had over 70 attendees this morning! Lots of fun-here are a few pictures. What a great location. Easy to get to. I hear it’s a cold walk in from parking but I haven’t been outside yet today. Many people and vendors. Laurel just took the Vintage Details class and loved it.

Many of our regulars are stopping by and saying hi. Sooo fun. Thank you all. Treadle is right next to us with a stream of customers. The facility is very comfortable and pleasant. Low ceilings so it doesn’t feel like we’re in the Excel Energy Center. Thanks for changing locations, Original Sewing and Quilting Expo.

Gotta get back out on the floor. Hope you can come by and take it all in.

I realize most of my readers are past raising their own babies but this stuff is really cool and may have applications beyond just diapers. The new Stitch magazine features the “Babyville Boutique” line and guess who carries it? Hancock Southtown has a whole new display (on the endcap at the end of the left side of the cutting table as you are entering the store). Everything from plastic snaps to the water resistant “Pul” fabric which is used for making diaper covers to foldover elastic. You may have to buy some just because it’s so cute and has to be useful for something!

We’ve had several questions about finding the faux leather so hope this helps-

The softer, knit-backed leather used for the wool jacket is at Joann’s. Pretty sure this picture was taken at Joann in Shakopee. There is also some at Yorktown and Ridgedale stores. Word has it that there is none in Woodbury. At the Yorktown store it is in the middle of the fabric section, right side of the aisle, at eye level.

The gray, flannel-backed, and still supple leather used in the bags this past Club is available at the Southtown Hancock store. It’s on long upright tubes in the home dec section.

Hope that helps. We also have one unused copy of the Hibiscus Shirt (Laurel’s gold silk cotton) if anyone is interested in it.

The week of Club meetings started out warm and hard to think of wearing wool but quickly went to chilly and wool and layers felt good. Lots of good show and tell-here are a few details:
At Treadle, Pat showed a tie purse from ASG (scroll down-it’s the second pattern).
Good directions for the One Seam Collar, aka Express Collar.
Kristin’s Faux Leather Trim Jacket, Vogue 2232, is not available for sale unless you find a random copy on eBay. There are a few people in line to borrow the pattern. Email if interested.

The format of our website will be changing sometime this week so look twice before you decide you are in the wrong place. Calendar has been updated and classes are listed by location. We’re doing some new serger classes during the winter-flatlock skirt, totally serger tee, napkins and scarves and yoga pants/leggings. Expand your serger horizons and make a few gifts/garments in the process. There’s also a class for making a faux leather bag.