Meet Brian and Justin, star students of Stitch Cleveland.  They just finished their first apparel sewing project.  Completing a muslin first, with all the detailing, then moving on to their fabrics, thest pants are stitched so meticulously–well, you could almost check them with a magnifying glass!!  But, I’d check with the guys first.  

These pants were made from a Burda pattern, detailing includes a back welt pocket, waistband with belt loops.  Each seam is securely back-stitched, (they did this very well),  the hems are carefully blind-stitched by hand (every single stitch!)and the pant has a flattering tapered fit.  After completing the construction, they also learned additional tailoring methods to make them fit just right.  Don’t they look great??

Don’t miss this ectectic event this Friday 6/26 and Saturday 6/27 at Room Service in the Gordon Square Arts District..  Browse local designers, musicians and culinary artists, bands will be playing under the Capital Theater  Marquee.  Starting Friday evening at 4pm.  Be there or be square.  You’re sure to see some familiar faces!

Are you enjoying all the extra time you and your family have to spend together? Why not take a class? Saturday, June 27th from 1pm to 3pm you can take a Sock Monkey class with your kids or just drop them off to learn how to make a monkey on their own. We do have a class maximum so be sure to register soon! $35 per student includes all of your supplies… need a sewing machine? Just let us know! See you Saturday!

Hey all! It’s that time again… see you for Church of Craft on Sunday the 21st! I’m looking forward to catching up with all you crafters out there. Bring your supplies and use our space from 1 – 4pm. Stop in anytime!

Each month we meet up to show off or work on our latest projects. Here’s a photo of one of our meetings where two crafters were experimenting with the circle cutter. I especially love the craft-ons because I alway learn something new!

Stop in this week to see the adorable sock monkeys we have handmade for your dad! We think he’ll enjoy getting a silly gift like this for Father’s Day. You can pick out one that we have carefully handcrafted (monkey see) or you can make your own (monkey do)! Join us for our Sock Monkey Workshop on Saturday from 1 – 3pm. $35 covers your class fee and your kit. Dad will be so surprised that you had the time to make him something special!

Do you avoid adding closures to all of your garments? Did you use Velcro to close the sundress you just completed and called it a design detail? Maybe every garment you’ve ever sewn has been cast aside at the step that requires you to slap the zipper foot onto your sewing machine? 

Consider this an intervention. We care about you. We want you to succeed. Most of all, we want you to unzip. The sound of a well placed zipper makes my heart flutter! Reserve your spot now in our Zipper Clinic coming up this Tuesday, June 16th at 6pm. The cost of this clinic is $25 and includes supplies to complete samples of an invisible zipper, a fly front zipper, and a lapped zipper in class. You will leave class with three finished samples and written directions for each one that you can file in a binder for future reference. What a great way to start a sample library for yourself! Call to reserve your spot!

Yay summer!  Now that it’s warmer, it’s time to make some summer skirts-great to wear with camis, halters or tees.  A-line, fitted or tiers of ruffles-you can never have too many skirts in my opinion!  We also have Amy Butler’s Barcelona skirt pattern, an all time favorite of our students.  

Sign up for Skirt Bootcamp with Megan – Learn to create a skirt from start to finish. We’ll begin by learning how to determine size and cut a commercial pattern. Discover the benefits of making a muslin first and learn to fit and move alterations to your pattern. You will have a finished skirt you can wear for the rest of the summer! Open to students 13 and up, this is also a great opportunity for a mother-daughter activity ($200 for both). August 10th – 14th, noon – 2pm, $135 All supplies included!

We know you’re busy, so remember- you can always schedule a private lesson to fit your schedule.

Amy’s first collection of sewing projects on CD! With 22 unique and stylish projects for quilts, pillows, bags and more – plus 9 bonus projects! You can make the projects as designed – or customize them in thousands of possible ways using the software’s tools and virtual swatches of Amy’s fabrics. Plus there are clear, step-by-step instructions for sewers of all skill levels. 

If you haven’t seen Amy Butler’s Midwest Mod collection, you don’t know what you’re missing.  Lots of way cool vintage looking prints-excellent for the Easy Peasy Quilt class scheduled for Thursday nights June 25 & July 2 from 6-9pm.  Yep, I said easy peasy, if you can sew a straight line you can make this quilt-I’m not lyin’!!