Intermediate Sewing: Make Your Own Apron (Saturday, Nov. 16 12-4 pm)

Learn how to read a pattern and make a custom apron in this four-hour workshop. Students will use a unisex apron pattern from Palmer/Pletsch. This is an intermediate-level class. Students should be able to thread and sew on their machine before enrolling in this class. They should also understand seam allowances and feel confident in their sewing skills.

Students can bring their own machine or studio machines will be available at Paper City Fabrics, if needed. The sewing pattern and a D-ring for the apron will be provided. 

• Level: Intermediate
  
• Ages: Adults
  
• Instructor: Kathleen Barth
  
• Class Dates: Sat. Nov. 16, 12-4 pm
  
• Location: 330 High St., Holyoke, MA
• Required Materials: 2-3 yards of quilting cotton in a solid color; ½-1 yard of contrasting quilting cotton in a solid or minimal pattern.
• Recommended Tools: We encourage students to bring a sewing kit with the following:
  • Matching thread
    
  • Glass head pins (not plastic)
    
  • Flat see-through ruler for sewing or quilting
    
  • Dressmaker/sewing scissors
    
  • Thread snips/embroidery scissors
    
  • Fabric marking pen or chalk
    
  • Seam gauge
    
  • Rotary cutter
    
  • Self-healing mat.

About the Instructor 
Kathleen Barth has been sewing since she was a pre-teen and her mother got tired of her increasingly elaborate costume requests. She focuses on garment sewing, especially in the plus size category. She worked as a sewing tutor for the past 5 years before moving from Los Angeles to Western Massachusetts.