Sewing Vacation on Monterey Bay, Fall 2009
Nine students and Jane spent 5 fantastic days on a sewing workshop retreat on Monterey Bay at the Asilomar Conference Grounds. It was a joy to be with all the wonderful women in the sewing class. After breakfast and lunch we usually hurried on to the next fun thing of the day, but after dinner we normally just sat for a bit and visited with each other. Later a few women would take a quiet walk by the ocean before starting the evening sewing project. Jane has gathered around her a great group of women. Join Jane's next Sewing Retreat and Vacation and be prepared to have a great vacation.
Ellen found this fabulous silk fabric on a trip to England. She looks stunning in this blouse. |
Two friends on a sewing vacation model their new shear tops. |
Maria is laying out the pattern pieces for her first couture jacket. She had made the muslin pattern during the spring 2009 Sewing Retreat. |
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Sally made this wonderful jean jacket as well as the skirt. |
She used one of Marcy Tilton's stencils for the back. |
Cheryl is having Jane fit a muslin pattern for a jacket. |
Thea is cutting out a pair of slacks using a Lois Hinze pattern. After Jane fitted the slacks for her, they looked fabulous. Now she has a pattern she can use again and again. |
Vicki is wearing the first couture jacket she made. Her dress form is wearing the teal coat she has been working on. |
Vicki used the pressing ham and press cloths to help her get a perfect shape to the bottom of the coat sleeve. She steamed the sleeve, and then let it dry on the ham and pressing cloths. There was no comparison between the looks of this sleeve and the other sleeve that was not treated this way. Vicki takes great care with the sewing details, and it shows! |
Laura is making a cover for challah bread. The piecing is done perfectly. It is just amazing. In the lower left hand corner you can see a paper pieced square she is trying out for use in the corner positions. |
Jane gave everyone a pattern for a purse, and challenged students to make a purse while on this sewing retreat. These purses were made by Thea, Vicki, and Betty (from left to right) from scraps of wool and silks. Vicki's purse had an interesting row of teal rectangles attached by means of three top stitching rows. |
Betty found this giraffe fabric at Cotton Patch in Lafayette. She just happened to have a tee shirt that coordinates with her new bag. |
Everyone is having trouble staying focused on the sewing lesson Jane is giving, as there is always something to laugh about.
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