Studio Weekend recap
Here's some pics of the Made By Rae Sewing Studio Retreat I hosted at my studio last weekend so you can get a little peek into the weekend!!!
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We hauled out the serger for a lesson on sewing with a serger (Shannon is shown trying it out, above), as well as lessons on shirring, dart sewing, tracing a well-loved garment to make a new pattern, using a blind hem foot, bust adjustments, and linings -- it was a FULL weekend!
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And as you can see, there was lots and lots of sewing, all weekend long.
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Here's Karen, giving her lesson on sewing linings:
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And Chris and Victoria cutting out their Washi Dresses:
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Didn't they turn out great??
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Shannon also used the Anna Maria Horner Field Study coordinates print for a Washi (her's was quilting cotton, not voile), but added a pointed collar and sleeve ala the Washi Expansion Pack:
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Here's Jaime modeling her Washi Dress!!
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Caroline and Amanda helped me test out the Josephine sewing pattern:
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And Sonia made a lovely Ruby top!
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Of course I couldn't let anyone go home without a schwag bag!!
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Special thanks to Robert Kaufman for donating a yard of their oh-so-lovely Union Chambray and a sample pack of fabrics, Monaluna for donating fat quarters and a "On the Go" Dress sewing pattern, Cloud9 Fabrics for donating fat quarters, pens, and a cute little drawstring bag, C&T publishing for donating Aneela's Pop-Out Box book, Sarah Jane for sending over some adorable 2014 calendars, and Green Bee Patterns for those cute little rulers!!! And of course I threw in a little pack of Fanfare flannels as well.
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It was so much fun to hang out with all of these ladies (Sonia and Shari are shown with me + baby bump below), they were all a total blast!! I hope to see each and every one of you again soon!!!
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PS If you missed out this time but want to join us next time, April Rhodes has agreed to come and teach a weekend studio workshop with me here in Ann Arbor in February!!! This one will also have a garment sewing focus, and she has new patterns coming out soon so it should be very fun! This will probably be the last weekend event I offer for quite a while, so I wanted to try and squeeze one more in before the baby comes this spring. Stay tuned!