Perfect Fit
Sewing
By Kerryn Swan
When Kerryn had two Stitches readers arrive at her shop from New Zealand, they told her they were ‘Sewing Buddies’ and they had financed their holiday to the Sunshine Coast, Qld, Australia from their Sewing Kitty. This is the story of their visit to Kerryn’s Fabric World …
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ach woman started off putting $50 a month into a ‘kitty’ bank account. After a short time they decided that they could buy an overlocker between them. After looking around and doing a deal with Baby Lock they found they had enough money for one overlocker each. This kitty also pays for their subscription to Stitches magazine. Having a sewing buddy is fantastic as you have a good friend to help during the cutting, fitting and finishing stages. The social interaction is also wonderful therapy.
Buddies
After being in the shop for about an hour, I showed them my Maria Martin Pattern Drafter and how I use my basic block calico pattern, which fits me perfectly, as a guide to pattern-adjust my commercial patterns. These in-store demo garments are used to give all of our customers inspiration, as the patterns often look better made up in quality fabrics than the illustrations on the pattern envelope; it also gives us plenty of garments to photograph for Stitches. A win, win situation for all!
