Garment Sewing: Pencil or A-Line Skirt

Learn how to sew this class wardrobe staple! Choose to make either a pencil or a-line skirt with the pattern of your choosing. In this class, you will learn how to:

- Choosing pattern size

- Tailoring your skirt to fit your shape

- Sewing darts

- Seam finishes

- Inserting a zipper

- Lots of tips on how to make sewing faster and more accurate

Pattern Suggestions:

You can use any pencil or apline skirt pattern you like, but we have found a fun, customizable and FREE PDF pencil skirt pattern on Lekala.

The skirts shown in the photo above from left to right are:

Liesl & Co Everyday Skirt

Butterick B6326

Liesl & Co Extra Sharp Pencil Skirt

Sew Over It Ultimate Pencil Skirt

Sew House Seven Alberta Street Skirt

Tilly and the Buttons Miette Skirt

Colette Selene Skirt

Merchant & Mills Clementine

New Look 6106

Skill level: Beginner (102+) You will need to know the basics of using a sewing machine before you take this class. If you'd like a refresher, check out our Learn to Sew classes!

About the instructor:

Beth Galvin started sewing at age 7 and can sew everything from casual knit tops to tailored jackets to over the top party dresses. She has a popular sewing blog, Sunnygal Studio where she shares her tips and tricks and she also blogs for Craftsy. Beth loves to help people get the pattern they love to fit the way they want. She is brilliant at adding stylish little details that make your projects look professional and special, but what's even better is that she has figured out how to make it easier! One of her favorite things is to teach you the tips and shortcuts that will make your sewing faster and also more fun. Sign up for one of Beth's classes and let her teach you how satisfying it can be to sew great clothes that make you look great!

*This class comes with one hour of free lab time after each class so that you can stay and work on your garment with the help of Hello Stitch Staff.

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