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August 5, 2020
Hey, it's supposed to be the doldrums of August but let's do something really fun for a change.
Tomorrow morning at 10am CDT, I'm going to teach a class for free. It will be on the Bernina of OKC Friends Facebook Page. You need to go over there now and like it, because the class will only be shown on that page.
I've been teaching over at Bernina for about 6 or 7 years and I love it. It's a happening place where there is always something going on in a creative project or some sort of fun technique. I was talking with the store manager that I miss teaching, and so we came up with a very fun idea for this Saturday.
At 10 am CDT we will go live with a class:
"What To Do With A Core Pattern"
It's FREE!
And there will be a free download available to only those of you who attend the live Facebook Video.
You'll also have an chance to ask questions.
For the live videos I go pretty fast, because I'm trying to get a lot into an hour (or more, depending upon the questions), but I don't expect you to have photographic memory. I want you to enjoy the class. So for those of you attending, you will receive a free outline of the class, and the demos I did with video links in the document to explain everything.
Go over there today and like the page so you can get onto the live video Saturday morning.
One note to you all who are here. I've been featuring the Core Pattern Resource for July and August, and this resource is about how to work with and make your original Core Pattern. It also has some variations. In the resource I featured mostly knit core patterns, but on Saturday I'm featuring my favorite woven Core Pattern, which I've tweaked to make me look smashing! There are just as many variations on this pattern as
there are on the knits only you know they will look good on you cause you've already done all the hard work in fitting it.
When August is over, parts of this document will be integrated into the Core Patterns Resource and in the Resource Library, but tomorrow, the additional extras are all included in the document is free!
Hopefully you can make it!
Saturday, August 8th at 10am CDT
Check out the Bernina of OKC Friends Page for a live video class!
July's August's Feature Resource
Well, sometimes I outsmart myself, and a very kind subscriber pointed out that there was no link to the Core Patterns, so I'm going to keep this up for another month, with the special price, for those of you who tried to click something that wasn't there!
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Core Patterns are a great way to get to simplifying not only your sewing but also the selection process that you go through in selecting projects.
I personally keep a list of visual ideas on Pinterest (which is so perfect for this) so that when I'm perusing the net, I simply add photos or pictures to my Pinterest page, and make a little note like "Neckline," "Lapel," "Scarf," and on like that to draw my attention to that part that I like. Sometimes it's color or color combinations, sometimes it's a simple way that a collar rolls. Sometimes it's the whole dang thing.
Then when I get those, "I need a new red top," or "I don't have a good red top to go with all the red bottoms I have," or any other harebrained idea, I can simply check out my Pinterest page of ideas and boom I'm off and running.
Then there's finding the pattern, or even worse having to draft the whole thing up from scratch. But lately I've been turning more and more to my core patterns and with a little manipulation of those patterns, I have a pattern that fits, that's flattering, that's comfy and that is fairly time-efficient to make up.
These are all from my core knit pattern.
Now how do you pick out a core pattern? What makes a good core pattern? What are some ideas for variations? How do you avoid pitfalls in fabric selections for blocks or different sections on a core pattern?
And this resource also includes another bonus - how to better choose fabrics for your patterns and how to better purchase online fabrics that will work with your projects.
As usual this resource is 15% for the month of August - click here to see more..
PS - I do a lot of posting on Facebook as SewingArtistry - like my page to see more goodies!
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