Here I am at the Marines Memorial CLub in San Francisco for Sandra Betzina’s Power Sewing Week. Just the name power sewing is encouraging and I am ready to jump right in and have a lot of fun.
Yesterday was the first day and Sandra had a lot of garments to show us, including her new patterns and some glimpses of things coming in the future. We got fitted and each got to work on our individual projects. I started with the blue linen pants which were giving me problems. I had Sandra draw lines on the pants illustrating where the side seams should have been and I cut them apart and used the pant pieces to draft new pattern pieces for the right side. I still used the same crotch and waist shaping that had been previously perfected by Monica (the pattern drafting expert). In that pant lesson she showed us where to place the grain line, 1/2 inch outside the center of the pant leg, and perpindicular to the crotch line. When I look at the new pants leg they look normal,until I look at the grain line as compared to the waist and side seam shaping. Definitely some bias going on there.
I do hope to have pictures to show you all later. The internet connection in my room is down and I cannot upload my photos through the internet connection in the business center here.
Today I will line the linen pants and then start something else. The pants look really good and I can’t wait to show them.