Second 2-Day Jalie Garment Sewing Retreat
Second 2-Day Jalie Garment Sewing Retreat
with me, Yvette Matthys Chilcott laFosse, a Jalie Creative Ambassador. Save the date!
Featuring Jalie’s well drafted garment patterns, here is their story:
Jalie is a mother-daughter company. It was founded by Jeanne in 1983 when Émilie was only 3 years old. The two now make a fantastic duo who brings you practical patterns for the whole family. The company has been based in the family home since the very beginning and practically everything is done in house, from pattern design and prototyping to photo shoots and packaging.
Jalie has recently expanded their size range up to 5X so there are now stylish patterns for all.
Dates: Friday May26 10-5 and Saturday May 27 10-4
Location: “Multi-purpose” room at the Quinte West Public Library, 7 Creswell Avenue, Trenton.
Goal: To sew one or more of Jalie’s well drafted garment patterns with my help. My aim is to help you improve your sewing skills while making professional looking garments. I’ve made most of their patterns and have developed many techniques to aid in fitting and finishing which I’ll share with the attendees.
To do Ahead of the Retreat: (I can help you with this process)
Register and pay me. Get your pattern. From your favourite garmentry shop, locally at Groovy Threads or online directly from Jalie. https://jalie.com Many of their patterns are available in a paper format and also in PDF format. With the PDF format you have a few options; (and they are ALL included with your purchase) choose the “print at home” version, print the pages on your home printer tape them together (time consuming but not hard), choose the “copy-shop” version and send the file to a local printer (I use JB Printing) via email or on a memory stick and have THEM print the pattern on 1 large sheet of paper or choose the “projector” version if you have a projector set up for that purpose.
OR, team up and do a group order, ask me about it, one is started.
email me at yvettechilcott@yahoo.ca
Then, on thin paper (I use the medical paper on a roll) (or Swedish Tracing Cloth) trace off the correct size. I can help you measure and select the size beforehand. If you are a beginner, you can do this at the retreat with my help.
Purchase (or raid your stash) for the correct amount and type of fabric and gather whatever notions like buttons, elastic, interfacing, zippers, etc.
Show up for 10 am on May 26 with all your stuff and your lunch. I will provide snacks and refreshments as well as an ironing board with a profession quality iron, a raised cutting table and some spare sewing notions. You’ll get a table to yourself and the room is light and spacious. It’s all on the main level with ample parking.
In Conclusion:
This is my Second Jalie Garment Sewing Retreat, our first was in November 2022 and we had our first big snowstorm of the year and had to cancel day 2. That made it a Half of a Jalie Garment Sewing Retreat. Here’s the post.
yvettechilcott@yahoo.ca
