Rescheduled Pattern Drafting Class at the Sewing Cafe

Due to the terrible weather (when I was snowed in!), the 2nd pattern drafting session had to be rescheduled and joined the 3rd session for a complete day of pattern cutting on Saturday.

Final fittings for the skirts and trousers were conducted in the morning and everyone worked well to make the minor amendments to their patterns before their final makes in the afternoon. Trousers can be difficult to fit and can at times be a bit of trial and error. To help explain the changes I was making in the fittings, I used some great alteration examples that I have collected on my 'Fittings' Pinterest board. You can take a look at it here.

Once final fabric was prepared (always press and steam your final fabric to eliminate potential stretch/ shrinkage issues!!), everyone worked really hard to try and complete their final pieces. Take a look at everyone's progress on my Instagram feed below...

Time for the rescheduled #patterndrafting class at @thesewingcafeuk . #toiles and #fittings all done this morning, now it’s time for the final make! Stay tuned to see what everyone makes later on . #sewing #patterncutting #making #customfit #fabric #makeityourself

A post shared by Sian Riley (@sianrileystudio) on Mar 17, 2018 at 6:22am PDT

Taadah! Although not completely finished, we managed to #sew some final #skirt and #trouser pieces in some great #fabrics at @thesewingcafeuk . Thanks to everyone who came! See you on the next course! #sewing #patterncutting #making #custommade #memade #makeityourself #sewcialist #sewersofinstagram #teaching #workshop

A post shared by Sian Riley (@sianrileystudio) on Mar 17, 2018 at 11:04am PDT