Hello! How has everyone been?
I want to share with you my very first
CLOTHING PATTERN! It's called the
Boho Dress and I couldn't be more thrilled about it.
There is a sewing trend that I perceive is growing bigger and bigger,
and it's definitely planning to stay for a while... I also have been
noticing that there are so many quilters that didn't sew at all in their
lives but want to start now. The emails with requests I receive are
more or less like these:
Can you make a pattern that is simple to follow? Or...
Can
you do an easy and forgiving dress pattern? What about a nice skirt
that I can complete in an afternoon... without knowing how to sew! WOW!! These are exciting requests!
So I sat down to think. I went through fashion magazines. I teared
pages from those magazines. I put them up on my inspiration board. I
sketched. And then sat down to think a little bit more. My desire was a
dress that could be both functional and easy to sew, without losing its
style. The
Boho Dress is the result!
As you can see, there are two options to this dress: option A is a short, sleeveless sundress to wear alone or with leggings.
And option B has a longer hemline and features long tulip sleeves.
See? Totally different styles but all in one pattern!
But this is not all.
Lately I've been seeing this sewing trend specially among the younger
crowd; it's really amazing to see how young these girls are, and I
think it's great that they are dusting off their mom's sewing machines
and learning how to make their own stuff. They want to
learn. They want to
do it. They want
cool, quick and stylish. It is also exciting that quilt shops are really happy to see a newer generation visiting their stores and shopping!
So I thought, what would be the best way for them to learn? We all
know there's nothing better than a class; having a real person by our
side teaching us step by step how to follow the instructions and such is
priceless! But not everyone has the time to attend classes; specially
college students or young mommys, with their fast-paced lifestyle and
crazy schedules, there's really little time to fit a sewing class in
there.
Plus, we're talking about girls who didn't have the chance to take
home economic classes like a lot of us did, so they might find
themselves in the situation of buying a pattern, getting home, start
reading, and be like... "WHAT??!! I don't understand!!"
Some of you may be reading this and nodding your head and be
like"YES! THAT'S ME!" So I have great news for you: I'll be your
teacher! I'll be with you step by step, explaining you all the basic
terminology, telling and showing what to do (and what
not to do), so you'll end up with a fabulous, error-free dress in no time!
Now some of you might be thinking... "Okay... so... exactly
how are you planning to do that?"
Well the answer is: DVD! Yes, the Boho Dress pattern comes in a DVD
format, in which you'll be able to follow me by playing it on your TV or
computer, and watching me making both options of the dress, step by
step, in real time.
How does that sound?
All throughout the DVD there are super detailed graphics, definitions,
and close-ups to help you truly understand and learn how to make the
dresses; plus, the DVD comes with the
one sided,
printed real size paper templates, so you just basically have to pop in the DVD, have your fabric, thread and sewing machine ready and you're good to go!
But enough about me talking about it! Here's a little preview of the video so you can get the feel of it.
Are you ready to make your
Boho Dress? You can visit your local quilt shop or
order online.
See you in my sewing room!
Love,
