What a weekend! After months of planning, my first sewing retreat was a complete success. 11 ladies came together in my town of Beacon, New York for a few days of sewing fun.
It took place at a boutique hotel called the Roundhouse, in a private event room overlooking a waterfall. Scenic!
My trusty friend and righthand woman Fleur helped me out.
I brought a bunch of garments to show and tell with.
Necchi generously provided machines. We used the Ex60, which I highly recommend. Now I really want a machine with a thread trimmer!
Friday night we started things off with a cocktail party. I love an excuse to dress up. Here I am in my Butterick pattern, B5882.
The ladies started arriving! Everyone hit it off from the get-go.
The next day we started bright and early! I wore my "Home Sewing Is Easy" dress since it seemed like the perfect occasion. I'm posing here with the sample version of B5882, which I brought for the ladies to inspect.
We started off the day by diving into FBAs. Here I am with Marie, Alison, and Joanna.
Here's Jenny of Cashmerette, in a muslin version of B5814, looking VERY Joan Holloway!
I did lots of demos: how to sew underarm gussets, how to use boning, lapped zippers, bound buttonholes, and more.
We did muslin fittings and adjusted patterns.
A few people were working on the bombshell dress! Here's my version on display.
