Sewing Saturday at MAC Birmingham: Intro to Pattern Cutting

It was another great class at MAC Birmingham on my Introduction to Pattern Cutting course. 

This one day workshop focusses on taking precise custom measurements and drafting a skirt block pattern from step by step instructions. 

We spent the morning measuring and drafting...Its always really important to take accurate measurements. Otherwise it will throw the pattern off and can be difficult to remedy. 

After drafting, we created a quick calico toile to test the fit. Any alterations were pinned and marked in felt pen, then transferred back to the original pattern to amend. The final finish of creating and adding a facing pattern was the last step. 

Everyone did wonderfully well yesterday; the fit was very close on all of the patterns so no major amendments were needed. 

Thank you to everyone who came; it was so lovely to see some familiar faces as well 😊

There is one more course left for the 2022 MAC calendar: my 2 day Make a Vintage Style dress workshop. If you would like to find out more about this class, click on this link. 

Please note, this course will be spread across 2 Saturdays in July - The 16th and the 23rd