At our sewing meetup we are doing a fitting shell workshop. I have avoided doing this like the plague. 2013 I’m doing it and I’m bringing all my sewing friends kicking and screaming with me. For our January meetup some came with fitting shells and gingham in hand and got to work.
Well, not really. This was as far as I got. And, Jamie…well, she got the paper out of the envelope and cut out. The pattern that is, not the actual gingham Hmmm. Bad girls. Kim and Becca were literally wrapped up in their Costume-Con project and didn’t get the fitting shell even out of the packet.
Not going to cut itself out.
Well, I was busy. I chatted with the ladies. We haven’t seen each in other in a month! Met new members (Yea!) Helped a new sewer with her machine, tried to anyway. Talked some more, snacked. Looked at sewing books, watched a fitting video, took crappy photos. Gabbed and snacked more. Fiddle with material. Drooled over some vintage linens Tiffany was using to make aprons with. Went in search of my sushi. Oh, but we did make a few resolutions.
- Make a gown for the Denver Film Society’s Oscar bash for 2014
- Go to the Edith Head show in March
- Go to the bar and do a Suds and Sew. Can’t wait for that one!
- Volunteer for Costume-Con in May
- Go to Sewing Expo in February
- Go to Sewing Summit in October
- Sew more from independent pattern makers.
- Do more charitable creating for those in need.
- Sew
- Do costume shop tours of local theater/opera companies.
- And, whatever else comes down the pike.
Current new member Tish of HISS Studio (so awesome that she came) has opened a sewing studio and offers a variety of classes for seamstresses of all levels.
You can see what she has to offer here and here. If you are in the Denver area check out our latest and greatest addition to the Sewing Community!
I look forward to collaborating with Tish and HISS Studio more in the future. Oh, and it was Miss Tish who came up with the idea of Sew and Suds. Stay tuned for that one.
You can check out our Facebook page or Flickr page to see that some actually did get quite a lot done. Weekend is here so I’d best get busy.
Good on you for starting a fitting shell…starting is the hardest part you know! You won’t regret it…you’ll use it again and again and be able to make your own patterns. As for not accomplishing much at sewing groups…that’s pretty typical for me too!
I’m very hopeful for this. And, you are right, starting has been the hardest part!
I like your resolutions, doable. I really hope you do the Oscar gown. This sounds like a really fun group.
Yes! I’ve actually stopped doing formal resolutions and it turns out I get more accomplished because I’m not hung up on charting my progress, making notes, obsessing about it all. Now, I – to put it into a cliched ad slogan – just do it. The Oscar gown is going to be fun. We were doing a little brainstorming last night. We could do a vintage gown (Credit card dress anyone?) or just doing something new. Either way the whole process is going to be memorable.
Yes, but did you find your sushi. Cause that could get weird.
Why yes I did. But, I ate it at home, didn’t want to annoy people with my sushi.