Kathleen made this blouse using a Sewing Workshop pattern, and the cotton fabric came from Jane’s Spoonflower shop. She’s especially drawn to the bamboo design because she serves as a docent at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, and the symbols in the print translate to “bamboo.” A contrasting collar and cuffs add a thoughtful embellishment, while different shades of green were used to create the button fastening. The narrow green strip along the center front provides a clean separation between the prints. Kathleen looks fantastic in this blouse.
Keren looks so good in this attractive blouse. The cotton fabric is unusual, and the buttons are a perfect match. Keren is an experienced sewist, and it’s so good to have her in the studio occasionally. She is a weaver and has made some beautiful fabric.
Tamar has made this sexy knit top. She subscribes to Burda magazine and copies most of her patterns from there. The top is striking and looks really good on you, Tami.
Vicki made this blouse for her “stripe challenge.” The beautiful cotton fabric came from Stone Mountain and Daughter in Berkeley and is by Kaffe Fassett. The stripe matching is so well done, and like all of Vicki’s sewing, it is beautiful inside and out.
Susan has created this very pretty summer dress. It has gathered sleeves and is finished at the longer length. It is charming.
Sally is so good with denim, and the jackets she makes are amazing. Her attention to detail is remarkable. Sometimes she copies her ready-to-wear garments, but this time she used an Atenus pattern.
Liddy’s vest is reversible so she can wear it with several other outfits. The buttons are for decoration because Liddy has put magnets to fasten the vest from both sides.
Fran is wearing a cool dress for the summer. On the day she finished it in the studio, she wore it home because we were having very hot weather. The fabric is very soft, so she used silk organza to hold the shaped sleeve away from the arm. She used a Style Arc pattern called Trinnie.
JoAnn took this fabric from the freebie corner. We were surprised that somebody left it there! It is such an attractive fabric, and it drapes beautifully.
Vicki bought these linens from Linen Lab on her trip to South Korea. She has made Katherine Tilton’s blouse with the surface tucks and custom-fitted pants using an Open Studio pattern called “the shop pants.” The linens are beautiful, and Vicki looks fabulous in this outfit. She brought back samples from Linen Lab, and we have since ordered many linens from Korea.
Vicki made this gorgeous lined coat. The fabric came from Cathy T., as she had leftover yardage. The printed silk lining added to the beauty of the coat.
Liddy looks so good in this striped linen shirt. The fabric came from Stone Mountain and Daughter in Berkeley. The pattern is a well-loved favorite here in the studio. It is by Katherine Tilton, and many students have made it. It has narrow tucks that are sewn on the outside. She loved the fabric so much, she went back to Stone Mountain and bought some more to make a skirt.
Barbara finished creating her beautiful dress. The fabric is linen from Emma One Sock, and the pattern is by Style Arc. She lined the dress and added a crystal button at the back neck facing. This is stunning, Barbara.
Joy made this lovely dress out of a Kantha quilt. Kantha quilts are the perfect weight to wear in the Bay Area. Most come from India, and they are all hand-stitched with a running stitch. The jacket that Joy is wearing was a shirt; she has embellished it and now wears it as a jacket.
Christine bought this beautiful Kantha quilt and started to create a coat. During the design process, she decided she wanted it to be a dress, so we made that happen. It’s a lovely dress, Christine.
Patty’s plaid shirt is a beautiful cotton flannel. Patty has good sewing skills and matched the plaid to perfection. The back yoke and the collar were put on the bias to make it more attractive.
Lisa made this stunning animal print top. The fabric is a stretch velour and it’s all been made on a serger.
This is a “wow” make! Using fairly stiff home decorator fabric, Kathy, with a little help from me, has created this fabulous jacket. We both had an amazing time fussy cutting and matching. The jacket is unlined, but all the seams are bound with silk dupioni. The fabric is beautiful and enhanced by the addition of gold fabric, and the buttons are from Britex. Kathy used great skill in handling this thick fabric.
Barbara proudly shows her recent wool-lined jacket. It was a very positive construction because I persuaded her to make welt pockets. They are excellent. The buttons are from Britex and add the finishing touch.
Here’s Cathy looking fabulous in her new lined corduroy jumper. The fabric came from the freebie corner and was donated by Patty S. It has made a very useful, fun garment for Kathy.
Katherine made her top out of Jane’s faces fabric. Jane drew the faces of most of her students and has it in her Spoonflower shop. Katherine enjoys wearing it because she sees all of her artistic friends on the fabric.
Susie has finished her stylish Vogue winter coat. It is a designer style, and she bought the fabric from Clara D. The coat is lined, and Susie looks amazing in it.
Laura shows her hand-stitched sashiko work. These pieces will be made into table runners, placemats, and wall hangings. Beautiful stitches, Laura.
Vicki E. just created this striped cotton shirt for Stone Mountain and Daughter. Employees are often given a spotlight where they can choose fabric and a pattern from a set list and create together.
This is another masterpiece. This wool plaid is soft and needed support with a weft-insertion underlining. Carrie loves plaids and wants them to be unusual and funky, so she did not stick to the pattern but has created a very wearable jacket. It is lined in silk, and Carrie made the tabs to fasten in the front of the jacket. A great deal of thought was put into the design of this, including which pieces would be on the straight grain and which pieces would be on the bias.
Another wonderful freebie corner find. At different times, JoAnn and Santina found this fabric in the freebie box and made these tops. Later, much to their delight, they realized they had used the same fabric, so here they are looking like twins.