Our First Blog Post

March 2, 2012

I am thrilled to be posting our very first entry on our shop’s blog!  We’re excited to be bringing you shop news, sewing tips, pics and videos, and all kinds of sewing  news.  

I was helping a customer measure a pattern this past week, and she mentioned that there was always someone in the shop who knew how to fix any problem she was having  – she’s probably right.  If you add together our years of sewing experience, it adds up to over 200!  (I promise we’re really not that old.)  It got me to thinking; we’re like the Geek Squad of Sewing  (no offense, Best Buy; we’re not geeks – just very knowledgeable).  We all have our specialties, whether it’s evening and bridal wear, tailoring, embroidery, or home sewing.  I thought the blog would be a great way to share some of our experience, keep you informed, and bring you weekly tricks of the trade.

This week, we’re sharing a dress that we’re doing in one of our sewing classes in March – the Retro Dress. This is a two-day class, Friday March 30 and April 6. Please click on class schedule from our website  www.houseoffabricsnc.com for more information. This dress features inverted pleats, a fitted bodice, and a self-covered belt and buckle.  (Yes! There really is an easy way to do a belt and buckle.)  There’s even a separate pleated cummerbund or overskirt to turn it from day dress to dinner dress.  We’ve made it using Amy Butler’s Lark print in Aqua, and we have it ordered in black and white as well. This is a great dress to make from a wide variety of fabrics.

It’s a charming way to kick-off spring!

Keep sewing!

Rebecca