Thursday Night Threads-Beginning Sewing for Adults

Prerequisite: Machine & Sewing Basics or equivalent

Thursday Night Threads (TNT) is an on-going beginning sewing series for adults. After you have taken the Machine & Sewing Basics class (or if you can bring those skills of threading and operating your sewing machine), you may jump into the next 3-week TNT class. The projects are all designed for beginners. Classes are limited to four so everyone gets one-on-one attention. Students may all be working of different projects at the same time.

Each of the projects below will take one 3-week session of TNT plus homework to complete. If you only want to sew in class, they might take you longer than one session. You decide! The pouch & pillow projects are simpler, so repetition is a good idea here—get GOOD at zippers by making two of each.

During the warmer months we will be sewing open air with a lovely view of our Pacific Northwest Sunset followed by twinkling Portand lights. It’s a sweet view.

Once you’ve sewn through the beginner projects you’ll be ready for Open Sewing and Fit For Real People Pattern Fitting, and Fit & Sew workshop events.

This project series for beginning sewing enthusiasts features my special program & designs along with Palmer/Pletsch patterns. This series is carefully designed and created for beginners, and drawn from many years of classroom instruction  You will work through several projects, all of them fun and useful or giftable:

1. Apron, choose from two styles or make both since each focuses on a different skill with some repetition so you gain confidence. Chef’s style full apron, vintage style half apron

Skills learned:

Chef’ or artist’s apron

• Fabric selection, layout, cutting
• Transferring pattern markings to fabric
• Stay stitching
• Seam finish
• Facings
• Clipping & notching
• Patch pockets
• Straps
• Machine hemming

  

Half apron

• Fabric selection, layout, cutting
• Transferring pattern markings to fabric
• Stay stitching
• Seam finish
• Gathering
• waistbands
• Patch pockets
• Pleated straps
• Machine hemming

2. Zipper pouch and sofa pillow Make a great zip-top pouch in any size that you want-so handy, quilted or plain. Learn how to apply a two-lap zipper the easy way. For the pillow, learn how to apply an invisible zipper (the easiest of all!)

Skills learned:

• Fabric selection, layout, cutting
• Machine quilting
• Seam finish for durability
• Zipper! Plain and invisible

3. Boxer or PJ shorts or pants Made from a plain cotton or comfy cotton flannel, these are everyone’s fave to cozy up in. We will use the Palmer/Pletsch Learn to Sew pattern #002.

Skills learned:

• Fabric selection, layout, cutting
• Transferring pattern markings to fabric
• 5/8” seams
• Seam finish
• Buttonholes (for drawstring)
• Casing & elastic
• Machine hemming

4. PJ top or Camp shirt Using the Palmer/Pletsch Learn to Sew pattern #002. Make this shirt and build your bank of sewing skills. Pair it with the PJ bottoms for a cozy set, too.

Skills learned:

• Fabric selection, layout, cutting
• Transferring pattern markings to fabric
• 5/8” seams
• More seam finishes
• Collars
• Placket
• Buttonholes
• Machine hemming
• Easy sleeves