Sewing Gallery

Laura shows her hand-stitched sashiko work. These pieces will be made into table runners, placemats, and wall hangings. Beautiful stitches, Laura.

Seamstress: Laura W

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.

Seamstress: Vicki E

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.

Seamstress: Carrie M

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.

Carrie has made this lovely dress in the style of Diane von Furstenberg. The silk fabric came from Elliot Berman Textiles. Jane loves how Carrie used the print in a clever way highlighting the key pattern in the neck edges and the belt.

Seamstress: Carrie M

The back view of Carrie's dress.

Seamstress: Carrie M

Vicki G's sister lives in Alaska. Vicki made her this lovely top out of my plumbago design fabric in a cotton lycra and sold by Spoonflower. The pattern used is Christine Jonson’s #714 V-Neck Tee. How great to have a sister that sews for you!

Seamstress: Vicki G

Jane is modeling one of her new creations from LeGaleriste in Montreal.

Vicki looks cool in her new linen summer dress. The pattern is StyleArc's Autumn Dress.

Seamstress: Vicki E

Santina made this linen blouse with radiating pin tucks using a Katherine Tilton Butterick pattern B6026. Many students have had fun making this pattern in Jane's studio.

Seamstress: Santina H

Santina made a blouse with a happy print.

Seamstress: Santina H

Christine's new dress.

Seamstress: Christine

Keren wove the fabric for this jacket. She and Jane had fun going through the design and sewing phases. It is lined in silk charmeuse.

Seamstress: Keren L

Keren

Seamstress: Keren L

Kathy D

Seamstress: Kathy D

Laurie made this gorgeous dress to wear to her daughter’s middle school graduation. She was not sure she liked the slightly stretchy texture in the fabric, but ended up really liking it. She has plans for a sleeveless one now.

They all made their dresses.