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DC Area Sewists: Come Put A BIG Bow On It!

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Are you in DC? Or Northern Virginia? Or Maryland? Or somewhere nearby-ish and planning to be even nearer on March 23? Come join me! Let me tell you what I’m inviting you to do– after I tell you how it came about.

The strangest thing happened at Alt. I’d link here to my Alt recap… if I’d written one yet. I haven’t. So let me just cut to the “Clue” themed party on Thursday night. I’m standing in the photo booth line with Natasha and we’re chatting with people around us, when we realize that Miranda, in line with us, is from DC! And sews! There aren’t many sewing people at the conference, really, so to happen upon one who also lives in our area was surprising. Here we are about 10 minutes after meeting, all BFF-y, as tends to happen at Alt:

via, photo by Brooke Dennis
pictured: Ania, Melissa, Miranda, Natasha, Me

Since meeting we’ve stalked each other on Instagram and via our blogs and continued our we-need-a-DC-sewing-event conversation, and Miranda has a great place to start!

She’s teaching a class on her Big Bow Dress on Saturday, March 23rd from 10-4 at the G Street Fabrics in Falls Church. If you’ve not been to G Street yet, you’ve gotta. I can’t say that fabric shopping in DC has a whole lot of variety to speak of, but G Street (previous post about its wares here) offers far more than any of the chain stores around here can. You can see more class details here, but I’d say think fast, because the cost of the class includes the pattern, fabric, help in choosing appropriate fabric, instruction and lunch! I’m pressing “pause” on the to-do list around my house that day to go and hang out with girlfriends and come home with an Easter dress. Who could resist this?
The dress comes with built-in frolic, it seems. As does the class, I expect, as the class size is purposely small. Perfect for individual instruction.
So come and join us! And… did I mention a gift bag? Yes, that too. So fun! Sign up here. (I promise we’ll stop chatting long enough to actually finish the dress.)

Comments

  1. The New Diplomats Wife says

    gah! i’ll be out of town…and actually, i really really don’t know hot to sew…but i really really want one of those dresses for my wee tot. hoping i get to see you ladies soon! ps – we all look rather charming in that group photo!

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  2. Ajaire says

    I’ve been eyeing this dress and I’m so close! I may have to make this work! We’re in montgomery county md which is totally doable. I’m checking my calendar tonight!

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    • crafterhours says

      I do! She’s awesome. I’ll e-mail her. I don’t think she does much kid sewing (okay, maybe none!) but maybe she has some kid sewing enthusiast friends. Or maybe she wants to go crazy and size this up for herself. HA!

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  4. Miranda says

    Yay Susan! I can’t wait to see you there! Alt was sort of an insta-bff experience, right? I’m so glad, because you guys are awesome.

    xoxo

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  5. Angie says

    I’m a Northern VA sewist! And I love G Street. Gotta avoid that place – it’s too easy to come home with 10 yards of fabric I have no plans for. I wish I could join you on the 23rd, but I work on Saturdays.

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