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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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 Pati and Marta have been making jackets.  Learn more...

 

AND Pati did a segment
about jackets on
Sew
ing With Nancy:



Check it out! You'll learn a lot!

SEE PATI PALMER AND MARTA ALTO IN ACTION
(scroll down to see Pati and Marta's schedule in Puyallup
at the Sewing & Stitchery Expo)


Don't miss Pati's hosting and judging of
AM Northwest's Design Challenge
on KATU TV.

Learn more and vote on your favorite...

 

The kick-off episode:

 

  Episode 2: Westminster Fabrics -
Three Prints Design Challenge

 

  Episode 3: Recap of Westminster challenge and more about the next challenge

  Episode 4: Coordinating children's designs using Butterick patterns and Moda fabrics - you'll love it!

 

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Thursday - Sunday, March 1-4, 2012


Fashion Show and Seminars
Featuring Pati and Marta.
plus P/P Certified Sewing Instructor Nancy Seifert


Fair & Events Center
110 9th Avenue SW
Puyallup, Washington 98371

 

Schedule:

Thursday, March 1, 2012  
8:30am Happy Pants  - Pati Palmer Room B
11:30am McCall's, Vogue, Butterick Fashion Show Pavilion 2nd Floor
12:30pm Why Do You Want An Embroidery Machine?
Marta Alto
Room B
2:00-4:30pm Tissue-Fitting, Live!
Pati Palmer, Marta Alto, and Nancy Seifert
Room F
     
Friday, March 2, 2012  
9:30am Fit for Real People Seminar - Marta Alto Room B
11:30am McCall's, Vogue, Butterick Fashion Show Pavilion 2nd Floor
1:30pm Happy Pants - Pati Palmer Room B
     
Saturday, March 3, 2012  
8:30am Happy Pants - Pati Palmer Room B
11:30am McCall's, Vogue, Butterick Fashion Show Pavilion 2nd Floor
12:30pm Why Do You Want An Embroidery Machine?
Marta Alto
Room B
     
Sunday, March 4, 2012  
9:30am Fit for Real People Seminar - Marta Alto Room B
1:30pm Happy Pants - Pati Palmer Room B

 

McCall's, Vogue, Butterick
2012 Fashion Show

with Palmer/Pletsch

Pati Palmer has designed for McCall’s for 32 years and will talk about her 2012 Palmer/Pletsch collection. During this show, Pati will share tips about interfacing, fit, and using the latest notions. She is the MASTER when it comes to choosing styles that flatter your figure.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 11:30am - 12:15pm
 

#1071 Pati Palmer Seminar:
Happy Pants
If your pants are smiling, you need help! Wrinkles point to the problem, whether they point to the thighs (smiles) or to the knees (baggy back). Learn to fit YOUR waist, hips, and thighs and look pounds thinner in pants that fit. Pati will explain tissue-fitting and crotch oddities for fine-tuning fit. Pati has nearly 40 years experience in hands-on pant fitting and will share tips for fitting and sewing your own jeans.

Thursday, 8:30 - 9:15am
Friday, 1:30 - 2:15pm
Saturday, 8:30am
Sunday, 1:30pm

Room B

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#1001 Marta Alto Seminar:
Why Do You Want an Embroidery Machine?
Or do you own one and have not used it? Marta Alto will cover the types of embroidery machines available from a consumer point of view. Also learn about embroidery basics such as design placement, hooping, stabilizers, and threads.

Thursday and Saturday, 12:30 - 1:15 pm
Room B

#1002 Marta Alto Seminar:
Fit for Real People
Do you love to sew but have problems with the fit of the garment? Marta will teach fit as the important first step for your sewing project. Learn how to determine your correct size and how patterns

Friday and Sunday - 9:30 - 10:15am
Room B

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# 2012 Pati Palmer, Marta Alto, and Nancy Seifert Workshop:
Tissue-Fitting, Live!
The pioneers in perfecting tissue-fitting patterns to your body will fit 3 people from the audience to show how the process works. (Wear a camisole if you’d like to be chosen) Each teacher will fit one person with the other teachers doing the altering as you watch close-ups on the screen. You will see the altered tissue back on the student for the final check. For one of the students, the front and back will be cut out in fabric for a quick fabric pin fit. Some changes may be needed in fabric since our left and right sides may vary.

Thursday, 2:00 - 4:30 pm
Room B

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#3047 Palmer/Pletsch Certified Instructor Katrina Walker Workshop:
Successful Sewing With Silk
Silk is the most beautiful of natural fibers, sensuously soft, shimmering, and so comfortable to wear. It can also be very simple to cut and sew, using stabilizers and specialty seams. Learn how to sew beautiful French seams and narrow hems on chiffon, flat-fell seams on dupioni, Hong Kong seam finishes, and more, as you build a sample notebook. Appropriate pattern selection and use for fabrics and silk fabric vocabulary will also be discussed.

Friday, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm
Pfaff Classroom, Expo Hall

 

For more information and to register
visit www.sewexpo.com

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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