Last weekend I was honored to be invited to teach some of my serger classes in Kansas City! I met Jamie David at Bernina University last summer in San Antonio and we’ve kept in touch since, talking about machines (of which we now have matching 580′s), sewing blogs, new patterns, and exciting projects we’re working… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Knits
More Winter Classes are Up!
Lots of Winter Classes are Up!
New classes are coming and the schedule is full of returning favorties! We are always so excited to see what is new from our teachers. We get sneak peaks back in December, and chat about ideas with them, but to share their new ideas and classes with you all is a great part of our… Read more »
The best place to be…
…when it rains is behind a sewing machine at Modern Domestic. This fall is packed with amazing classes. Each one will teach you new and amazing skills, introduce you to a fabulous teacher, the world of presser feet, the coolest sewing companions and classmates and makes for a great way to spend a few evenings… Read more »
Early Fall Classes are Posted!
In the last few weeks we have been looking at all of the wonderful new class proposals and samples that have arrived from our lovely teachers. We sure are lucky to have Portland’s most talented and creative sewing teachers right here at MD. Thanks ladies for all your hard work and inspirational projects! We wouldn’t… Read more »
Sergery–Finish with a Coverstitch
For those into to working with knits (or even just wearing them), you may have noticed a very specific detail that sets apart commercially made knit garments and your home sewing attempts and that is the hem or finished edge. Look at your t-shirt. Do you see the two rows of stitching at the hem?… Read more »
Summer Skirts and Why You Need Them
Skirts were what inspired me to sew. They are simple and flattering. I wear tons of them, and making them is still a great sewing learning opportunity for me! From linings, facing, zippers, knits, gathers, ruffles, fit and patterns–skirt classes cover loads of sewing basics, and chances are you will also LOVE the finished product…. Read more »
2-for-1 Open Sewing this Weekend!
What? A rainy Memorial Day weekend? If you can’t stomach camping in the rain, or you just have the urge to make some totally cute new summer frocks, or even have friends in from out of town, consider sewing this weekend! We have a smokin’ hot 2-sewists-for-the-price-of-one thing going. Choose a project, grab some fabric,… Read more »
New Class Samples Arriving Weekly!
It feels like Christmas all the time here at Modern Domestic. We are lucky to have the most talented teachers, bringing us the loveliest samples throughout the weeks. (Now, if only I could convince them to gift wrap them and put my name on the tag, it would really feel like Christmas). It is so… Read more »
MD Sewist Spotlight: Jen Carlton Bailly
Every other week, we’ll be profiling one of our customers to find out a little bit about their sewing life. This week the MD Sewist Spotlight is on Jen Carlton Bailly. How long have you been sewing? My best friend taught me how to sew a straight line about 10 years ago. That lasted for a… Read more »