bearisgray

I would consider taking a class in just FITTING/ALTERING a basic jacket that could then be made "fancy". I would do more than consider - I would take that class!

It would probably need to involve muslin and a very limited class.

I'm not talking a blazer type jacket -

I have a very ample bust and a very ample hip/backside - I actually look rather like those cartoon old ladies with the big rump and droopy boobs - and narrow shoulders - and I'm short.
and I would love to get a very simple jacket to hang as well as it could on me.

There are two kinds of "big" women - those with the large frames and those of us that are "padded" - our shoulders don't seem to get as wide as the rest of us does!

doowopddbop

Sparky, your jacket is stunning! And it is just the thing we are looking for at next year's Home Machine Quilting Show in Salt Lake City. We would love to have you enter this in our quilted garment division of the quilt show. Garment must have three layers, be machine quilted and may have embellishments. Here is a link if you are interested:
http://www.hmqs.org/quilt_competition_entry_info.html

Sparky

I received a private post with your e-mail address but I got a message back saying it was undeliverable. Can you please try again. Since we live so close, it would be fun to meet.

Sara Street

Amen! Also, I took one class that the teacher just kept saying, "and I know that you know how to do that..." Well, guess what! I didn't! I was a newbie! I spoke up several times, but you could tell from the exasperation on her face that she did NOT like questions!

sewfunquilts

Your jacket is beautiful and totally agree with YTQ. You need to have your samples ready to show them, lesson plans, and costs idea before you go. You might call them ahead of time to make an appointment with the right person.

Good luck.

bstanbro

I just signed up for an "Accidental Landscapes" class. I am a rabid photographer, and I would like to learn to turn my pictures into quilts. I've read tons about it and collected fabrics with a particular picture in mind, but I've been completely intimidated about getting started. I would like to see more of these kinds of classes.

The other class I would like to take is one on free-motion quilting.

quiltmom04

One suggestion I would make is to not to overestimate what they ladies who sign up for you class can do. Think about what skills they NEED to have before they get there. After having taught lots of classes, I have experienced students who think you should teach them to use their machine as long as they're attending! Perhaps a quick class or two on rotary skills and basic piecing would be a good "warm up" for the jacket class. Good luck!

bearisgray

Your jacket looks like it requires very advanced skills. Would you be interested in doing a graduated series of classes to get them there?

Or would the would-be students be willing to go over a checklist to make sure they would be able to keep up? (Or at least not whine and/or complain when things got a mite difficult)

We all have to start somewhere - but it isn't fair to the rest of the class it most of them are advanced and one has signed up that is still learning the difference between a scissors and a rotary cutter.

Sheree from Chicago

Your jacket is stunning!

Sheree from Chicago

I would love to have help or a class with how to get started making art quilts. I was actually thinking of asking Klue if she knew of a book or two that would help get me started but she is so crazy busy with the upcoming Jane project.
The funny thing is I am artistic, receiving a summer scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago when I was younger but for some reason I just don't know how to start.