Adapting a pattern to be worn by someone with a partial arm amputation Shirts for gifts This Christmas, I made men's shirts for family members - quite a few shirts, in fact. Some were sporty models with hoods made with jersey knits, but my son, husband and one of my brothers received …
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Fantastic Fall 2022 Classes Once the goldenrod starts to yellow outside, I start thinking about fall and our sewing classes. We've been planning a great line-up so you'll make us your go-to place for sewing, quilting and bag-making instruction. Class fun with me, Brenda It's mid-August …
Getting to Know Hue: Block-of-the-Month Quilt
Virtual Class Starts October, 2022 We have a new 12-month block-of-the-month (BOM) quilt program. This class is virtual and starts in October, 2022. We are taking reservations now. Led by Kelley Richardson ABQ Sewing Studio's own Kelley Richardson will be hosting the BOM program with a …
How To Use Continuous Yardage
Some call it a border print I spend a lot of my time ogling the fabric we have coming into the ABQ Sewing Studio, and one type of fabric I always watch for when purchasing for the store is called continuous yardage. Some folks would call it a border print but continuous yardage in …
Adventures in Dressmaking With a Retro Pattern
Making the dress You'll recall that I made a cute wrap-around style dress using a retro pattern by Butterick #B4790 and one of our pretty new quilting cottons called Kindred Sketches. This dress has an interesting design - the front sides button around to centre back and the back wraps …
Why We Sew
A conversation with sewing class participants I was talking to the girls in Irene's Tamarack Jacket class about why they sew. Most agreed that it didn’t have anything to do with cost savings, as was the case when I started sewing in the late 1970’s. Our garment teacher, Irene, frequently …