New Autumn 2018 Pattern Drafting Courses at The Sewing Cafe

Its that time of year again!

The Sewing Cafe and I are happy to announce the Pattern Drafting courses for Autumn 2018, including a brand new course, Pattern Drafting-Jacket or Coat.

To attend this course, you will need to have completed the skirt and bodice classes, and please bring your custom made bodice pattern with you to work from. 

To join us on any of the courses below, click on the links under the picture or go to my courses page to book your place. 

Hope to see you there!

Pattern Alterations: Bust Adjustments: 

http://www.thesewingcafe.co.uk/pattern-alterations-bust-adjustments/

Pattern Alterations: Sway back, Lengthening and Shortening:

http://www.thesewingcafe.co.uk/pattern-alterations-sway-back-lengthening-and-shortening/ 

Pattern Drafting-Starting with a Skirt: 
http://www.thesewingcafe.co.uk/pattern-drafting-starting-with-the-skirt/

NEW COURSE: Pattern Drafting-Jacket or Coat: 
http://www.thesewingcafe.co.uk/new-pattern-drafting-jacket-or-coat/ 

For more information about the courses and what they involve, head over to the workshops page on The Sewing Cafe's website.

Young Designers Sewing Course at MAC Birmingham

It was once again time for my annual Young Designers Sewing School course at MAC Birmingham. This year, the workshop was over 2 days and focuses on project based makes. We covered setting up and using sewing machines, basic stitch samplers in cotton and jersey, customised t-shirts, elasticated skirts and a variety of accessories.

Everyone created some great pieces. Take a look at what we got up to below:

Sewing Junior at MAC Birmingham

Its been a busy day today at MAC Birmingham teaching another sold out Introduction to Sewing juniors class. This morning we developed our hand sewing and drawing skills by creating doodle pillows before moving on to mini-makes this afternoon.

Everyone did an amazing job with their projects and I hope to see you all again soon!

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#traveladventures: Mediterranean Tour with Princess Cruises

After a busy Spring and Summer season teaching, I took some time off during the Summer teaching break to go travelling with family. As we were interested in seeing a few places, we decided on a cruise around the mediteranean with Princess Cruises. We visited a number of different places; Barcelona, Rome, Livorno, Portofino, Genoa, Marseille and Gibraltar (I know, that's a lot of places in 2 weeks!) and we had an amazing time. we saw lots of wonderful things, the weather was fantastically hot and I was lucky enough to celebrate my birthday halfway through :)

Take a look at some of the pictures below to see what we got up to!

Barcelona: Casa Batllo by Gaudi	Rome: Coloseum	Rome: The Vatican
Livorno	Portofino	Birthday candles in brie for my birthday :)
Genoa	Marseille Cathedral	Rock of Gibraltar

You can see more of my holiday photos on my instagram page.

Huge thanks to Jeffrey, Marie and Mark on the Sapphire Princess for taking good care of us.