During the February 2012 Martha Pullen School, I will be teaching two pre-day classes. On Monday, I will be teaching "Fitzgerald the Food-Fighter" bib class. As with all of my applique classes, I teach the applique techniques in the first part of the class and then we work on a "real" project. In the techniques portion of the class, I have a practice kit that the students will work with to help them learn how to turn corners and go around curves. During the afternoon session, the students will applique "Fitzgerald the Puppy" to the bib. They should be ready to attach the bias binding by the end of class. If you've ever been to a Martha Pullen School, you know that in most classes you leave with an unfinished object. In my classes, my goal is for you to finish or be almost finished when you leave!
My second class is a two-day class in which we will be making this "Red-Hot Roosters" outfit. I am very excited because this is the first time that I have gotten to teach garment construction as part of my project! On Tuesday morning, I will once again teach my appplique techniques to the students. If I have any repeating students from previous classes, it allows them to have a refresher course!
Tuesday afternoon, the students will cut out their pants and applique "Bernard the Rooster" to the left pants leg. On Wednesday, we will start out the morning altering the Sew Beautiful Wrap Dress pattern to eliminate the button closure and add the drawstring waistband. By the end of Wednesday's class, the students should be complete with both the pants and top!
