Haka offers unique styles and height choices: sewing, serging and quilting cabinets, cutting tables, combination cut-sew-serge tables and custom designs. Hand crafted in Canada since 1989.
Alterations for Professionals Book & Bridal and Formalwear Book on CD available now! Click on "Classes and book" below to order!
"In the Garden of My Mind"
Bernina Fashion Show 2007 "Diamond Odyssey"
These three photos are from the 2006 Bernina Fashion Show, "Magnifique! "
Photos by Kim Coffman,courtesy of Bernina and Quilts, Inc.
These four detail and accessory photos by Linda Stewart
Details show the gold panels and three dimensional butterflies dangling from silk cord ribbon.
The godets consisted of three layers of silk chiffon. The navy layer was edged in machine embroidered scallops. I used Sulky "Heat Away" stabilizer which worked beautifully.
Tiny silk roses decorate the straps and the points of the golden panels. The back zipper posed a problem since the opening was not low enough for the model to get into the dress, so I followed the line of the bodice and zig zaged the zipper to the end of the purple points.as shown at right.
Scroll down for photos of both my 2006 and 2007 Bernina Fashion Show entriees and more great sewing links and offers.
From the 2007 Bernina Fashion Show, Diamond Odyssey, Photo by Kim Coffman. Photo courtesy of Bernina and Quilts, Inc.
Learn more about creating your own great website just like I did with Homestead, Linda
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.ThunderLily.com is a community of people involved in creating personal style and fashion. With boutique (NYC) fabric stores all online under one roof and quality dressmakers from across the country, ThunderLily is starting to make an impact as the "go-to" place to create your own fashion, or have someone create it for you.
Color choices are vital to successful garment design. Color Wheel Pro helps me make the right choices for my gowns.
Click the link at right for more information,
Linda
Color Wheel Pro - a program that allows you to see color theory in action: you can create harmonious color schemes and preview them on real-world examples.
The late Charles Kliebacker and I at ASDP Conference, Chicaog, IL
David Sassoon and I with the gown I made from his pattern Vogue 1015 (discontinued).
Betty Kirke and I at the Vionnet Identique exhibit in Chicago. The muslin and half scale garments shown are the ones I did for the exhibit.
Hi to all,
Fall is officially history and winter is here. The highlight of fall was my trip to the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals Educational Conference in Portland, OR. What a beautiful area!
I took an all day class on Color taught by the expert on the subject, Nancy Nix-Rice. What fun and I learned so much. I found I was wearing clothes that were not the most flattering color for my hair and skin color. The bonus was that I love the colors that are now "mine." I got rid of most of the "wrong" choices and added wonderful exciting colors that have gotten a positive response, even from those who had no idea what I had done differently. If you ever have a chance to take one of Nancy's classes, by all means do so.
I've been working on my Master Sewing and Design Professionals Certification. Now that doesn't sound like fun, but if you are a designer and sewer it is! It is work too, lots of it. There are 7 modules to this certification, Fit, Garment Construction, Fashion Illustration, Pattern Development, Fabrics, and Business practices. I have just one module left to do, which is Pattern Development. When I've completed this I will be one of the first in the nation to do so. I hope that with this certification I'll be able to offer moe services and even higher qualtity work to my clients.
I'm looking forward to teaching in April in beautiful Cincinnati. My classes Alterations for Professionals and Bridal & Formalwear will be hosted by Banasch's. This is such a popular class and venue. The staff at Banasch's are wonderful.
Just a little hint.......the spring will bring a new book on CD. "Alterations for the Home Sewer."
So watch this website, my facebook and my newsletter for the release date.
