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Learning To Sew with Maree

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Well what a busy term we had in Term 2! So many wonderful sewing projects were made and happy sewers at Rosewood Cottage.

Below is Lucy wearing her black drill straight mid length skirt featuring an off centre seam with a pleat. Lucy finished her skirt with four vibrant coloured square button sewn on the diagonal!

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Margaret is featured below in another lovely??dress she made in my sewing classes made from a black medium weight double knit. Margaret redesigned this dress to include the fitted magar sleeve and created an interesting circular design feature on the back. Margaret lined each circle with a fine flesh coloured knit. Margaret also??added her black and white check scarf to complete the look.

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Below Amelia smiles happily selecting her threads from her NEW sewing box to begin her next sewing??project here in Rosewood cottage!

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My dear friend Lesley pictured below, visited us at Rosewood Cottage all the way from Perth! She was??a wonderful assistant on the day and very popular as she arrived with a basketful of delicious French vanilla slices! Yum!

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Below we have a great??time with Lesley and??help Amanda place her applique letters on her son Jamie’s new red jumbo cord bean bag!

I held another beginner sewing clinic during the school holidays. Below the girls had a wonderful and productive 2 days at Rosewood. From left; Natalie, Estelle, Tara, Helene, Chelsea, Jessica and Maree. Now that they have completed their sewing clinic, three of the girls have now joined my regular sewing classes.

Girls Tops!

The girls skirts!

Marg Kamerman attended my Designer Top No.2 Workshop at the Pattern Review Convention earlier in the year. Marg finished her top,??emailed it through and here it is!??Great Job Marg!

Until next time….

Happy Sewing,

Maree Pigdon Sewing Classes

For more information contact:
Maree Pigdon Sewing Centre
T: +61 3 5264 1666
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Sewing Projects For Travelling

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

One of my sewing students from my sewing classes here at Rosewood Cottage in Australia made a lovely warm blue fleece jacket to take on her travels to New York!

Here Rose is featured wearing her lovely jacket in the snow and shares some fantastic sewing pictures with us below!

Statue of a man sewing on his sewing machine!

A giant button on the side walk in the fashion centre!

Snowing in New York!

Thanks Rose it looks like you had an amazing time! I can’t wait sew my travel wardrobe and travel to New York City too!

Happy Sewing,

Maree Pigdon Sewing Classes

For more information contact:
Maree Pigdon Sewing Centre
T: +61 3 5264 1666
E: [email protected]
W: www.mareepigdon.com

My Mother's 80th Birthday Apron!

Friday, March 26th, 2010

What a milestone ??? my mother turned 80 years old on Monday 22nd March 2010! And what a life she has had so far and the energy and vitality she still has today is truly inspiring.

Elisabeth Apron
Jacqueline and I also made an apron in her favourite colour ???green??? and embroidered an 80th on the pocket to mark the occasion! Of course it???s now her new favourite apron.

We had a wonderful time helping her celebrate this special occasion with our family.

Elisabeth & Maree

Elisabeth and Maree

Elisabeth & Jacqueline

Elisabeth and Jacqueline

Talking of BIG BIRHTDAY???S – Here are some words of wisdom about getting older!

???Don???t let age get you down??? it???s too hard to get back up!??? John Wagner

???Age is an issue of mind over matter ??? if you don???t mind it doesn???t matter!???

???Old age is 15 years older than I am.??? Oliver Wendell Holmes.

???How old would you be if you didn???t know how old you were???? Satchel Paige

???Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.???

???Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.??? – Mark Twain

Happy Sewing,

Maree Pigdon Sewing Classes