Reverse Applique Embellished Sweatshirt
CLASS DETAILS
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
Time: 10:30 AM–12:30 PM
Instructor: Mary Bergeron
Class Fee: $40
Age: 16+
Experience Level: All levels; no prior experience required
Location: Bib & Tucker Sew-Op Shop
7001 Crestwood Blvd., Suite #806
Birmingham, AL 35210
ABOUT THIS CLASS
Ready to move from basic sewing projects into making clothes you can actually wear?
Join instructor Pam Holmes for a two-session garment sewing 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 a top
- Thread
- Bobbins for your sewing machine
- Paper-cutting scissors
- Fabric-cutting scissors or a rotary cutter
- Your sewing machine
Fabric suggestions: Quilting cotton works well for the Ashton Top, as do shirt-weight cotton and linen.
Provided: A printed Ashton Top pattern and interfacing will be supplied.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Over the two sessions, you'll learn and practice:
- Working with PDF sewing patterns
- Measuring your upper and full bust
- Choosing a pattern size for a better fit
- Cutting a paper pattern
- Cutting garment fabric
- Applying and block-fusing interfacing
- Creating bust darts
- Using the burrito method for facings
- Constructing and finishing your garment
BEFORE CLASS
Participants should have basic sewing-machine skills and be comfortable cutting fabric and using an iron.
You don't need extensive garment-sewing experience. This class is designed for beginning garment sewists who are ready to learn how to work through a clothing pattern.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Pam Holmes | Garment Construction
Pam is a retired preschool teacher and director of 20 years. She learned to sew when she was six by hand-stitching clothes for her Raggedy Ann, eventually graduating to her mother's pink Atlas sewing machine.
These days, she sews not only for herself but for her granddaughter as well. When she's not sewing, Pam enjoys knitting, drinking coffee, watching Jeopardy!, and hiking.
