August 4 - August 8, 2010
in Atlanta, Georgia:

American Sewing Guild
Convention
The ASG Conference offers workshops, seminars and lectures in two-day, all-day, half-day, two-hour and 90-minute formats. Classes are tailored to every sewing interest and every level of sewing skill.
The Convention will be held in the Hilton Hotel.
For more information visit www.asg.org

Friday, August 6 and Sunday August 8:

Fit For REAL People and the 20 Tips That Will Improve All of Your Fashion Sewing
8:00 a.m. - Noon

Pati's books Fit for Real People and Pants for Real People are consumers' favorite references. Pati will show how the Palmer/Pletsch System of Fit works for bodices and pants in her thorough slide presentation. She will then ask for audience volunteers to demonstrate tissue-fitting on real bodies. Then she will wrap up with more slides showing the important sewing techniques that affect the fit and look of the finished garment.
 

Saturday August 7, 2010

The Latest on Jackets, Shirts, and Fusible Interfacings
8:00 a.m. - Noon

Of course, all are related and Pati Palmer will give you her favorite techniques for getting quality results. The right interfacing and its application techniques are crucial to the end product. She will share many tips for making sewing jackets and shirts easier and better. This year Pati celebrates her 30th year as a designer for McCall's and is currently their #1 best seller. She will show many of her designs during the class and talk about special techniques used when she made them.

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Pati Palmer has written and published numerous books and DVDs on sewing and teaches 4- and 5-day workshops in Portland, Oregon, including training teachers to teach Palmer/Pletsch techniques.

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