Such a Cute Pattern

Kennis over at Itch to Stitch released a new pattern this week, the Elmstead Pinafore:

It’s currently on sale if you want to pick it up. I bought it because every Sunday when I get dressed for church, I think how nice it would be to throw on a dress with some tights, but I don’t have one. Also, it’s a princess seam design and I want to compare the pattern with the pattern that came out of my fitting session with Ryliss Bod at the Sewing and Design School last November.

I taught my serger mastery class yesterday, although I only had one student. We still had a good time. The weather outside was frightful—snow and wind—but the store was surprisingly busy. (This is Montana, after all.) The owner and I did an impromptu Facebook Live about my upcoming classes. It’s good thing I can think on my feet and don’t get nervous in front of a camera.

We are kicking around the idea of hosting a serger retreat. The store has sewing and embroidery retreats but has never done a serger retreat. I think there would be interest from people in Kalispell, Missoula, and even Spokane if we get the word out. I said I would come up with a proposal and financials.

The owner’s son—who is also the machine tech—came back to the classroom to join us for lunch. I asked him to try on the McCall’s 8636 jogger pants, so he did. They fit him perfectly.

He signed up for the class and invited some friends of his to sign up, too.

I got the hotel information for Bernina University, so I’ll need to start making reservations soon. The class brochure comes out in April. I want to take more machine embroidery classes for sure, but I will be interested to see what garment and serger classes they offer.

This week’s podcast episode seems to have resonated with listeners. It has surpassed the usual number of downloads and I’ve already gotten several e-mails with comments about it. I talked about getting ready for Sew Expo and all the issues I’ve had with the topic of interfacing. Apparently, I am not alone. And yesterday morning, I had a post pop up in my Facebook feed of someone who had interfaced sweatshirt fabric with SF101 (Pellon’s ubiquitous woven interfacing) and was having issues with her project. I would not interface a sweatshirt fabric with a woven interfacing, but if sewists aren’t getting any guidance and all they can find is SF101, then that’s what they think they should use.

Home today and it’s time to start packing for Sew Expo. The husband is still chipping away at his bathroom project out in the shop.