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Ashton Top by Helen’s Closet

$50.00 USD

CLASS DETAILS

Date: Tuesday & Wednesday, October 20–21, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM–8:00 PM each evening
Instructor: Pam Holmes
Class Fee: $50
Age: 18 +
Experience Level: Beginning garment sewists comfortable using a sewing machine and ready to work with a sewing pattern
Location: Bib & Tucker Sew-Op Shop
7001 Crestwood Blvd., Suite #806
Birmingham, AL 35210

Class Size: Limited to 6 students
Duration: Two 2-hour sessions (4 hours total)

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ABOUT THIS CLASS

Ready to take the next step in garment sewing? Join instructor Pam Holmes for a two-part class featuring the Ashton Top by Helen’s Closet.

Designed for beginning garment sewists, this class will walk you through the process of working with a sewing pattern—from choosing the right size and cutting your fabric to constructing and finishing your top.

During the first session, you'll learn about PDF patterns, take measurements for a better fit, choose your size, prepare your pattern and fabric, and work with interfacing. During the second session, it's time to sew!

Your printed Ashton Top pattern and interfacing are included with the class.

WHAT TO BRING

Please bring:

• 2 yards of prewashed fabric suitable for your top

• Matching thread

• Bobbins

• Paper scissors

• Fabric scissors or rotary cutter

Quilting cotton, shirt-weight cotton, and linen are good fabric choices for this project.

Your printed Ashton Top pattern and interfacing will be provided by the instructor.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

During this two-part class, you'll learn and practice:

• Understanding and working with a PDF sewing pattern
• Taking upper-bust and full-bust measurements
• Choosing the appropriate pattern size for a better fit
• Preparing and cutting your paper pattern and fabric
• Applying interfacing
• Sewing bust darts
• Using the burrito method to finish the facings
• Constructing and finishing your Ashton Top

Before Class

Students should be comfortable with basic sewing machine operation, cutting fabric, and using an iron.

Please prewash and dry your fabric before class so it is ready to cut and sew.

This is a two-part class. During the first session, you'll prepare your pattern and fabric. During the second session, you'll construct your top.

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Pam Holmes | Garment Construction

Pam is a retired preschool teacher and director of 20 years who has been sewing since she was six years old, when she began hand-stitching clothes for her Raggedy Ann doll. She later learned to sew on her mother's pink Atlas sewing machine.

Today, Pam enjoys sewing garments for herself and her granddaughter. When she's not sewing, she enjoys knitting, drinking coffee, watching Jeopardy!, and hiking.