Challenge: Take a Class/Learn a New Technique
Project: The Kyoto Bag Class at Mama Said Sew
New Skills: French Seam and Pattern Drafting
As I have mentioned before, aside from a home economics class in junior high, I am pretty much self taught at sewing. I didn't have a mother who sewed so I am missing a lot of those little tips and tricks that most people use intuitively. To try and catch up, I have signed up for some fun, project oriented, sewing classes at my local, cool as heck, sewing store: Mama Said Sew.
This week I took the Blue Light Special class: the Kyoto Bag.
I was so excited because the first thing we did was draft our patterns!
I learned some new tricks (that really should have been obvious) with my favorite tool.
I also learned about a new tool (new to me that is) that I am in love with: a French Curve. Coolest Ruler Ever! I bought one on the spot.
Angela (owner of Mama Said Sew) taught me a trick to pulling the seams so they lay out nicely after turning the bag right side out. You carefully pull the seam with a pin and roll the fabric away from the seam with your fingers. Then iron the seam. She called it picking or pinning the seam, I cannot remember which.
(This is me, with a pin, pulling the seam.)
It looks so much nicer when you do this before top stitching.
I also learned how to make a French seam. It is feels so counterintuitive when sewing this kind of seam for the first time!
Easy bag, fun class, learned a LOT.
The Princess P, Posing with the bag. My little drama queen!
Love the bag and the drama queen too! That French curve looks cool, will have to look into finding one!
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