Cincinnati Original Creative Festival
Cincinnati, OH June 24 - 26, 2010
Peggy Sagers holds a degree in Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising from Brigham Young University. Peggy spends her time teaching at seminars in the United States and Canada and recently featured as a guest on HGTV, she brings no frills to the home sewing world. She professionally drafts patterns doing free lance for numerous manufactures in the Dallas area. Recently, she started creating her own pattern line called “Silhouettes”. Her designs incorporate B,C, and D cup sizing as well as proportionate lengths, which is unique in the pattern industry. In addition to apparel designs, Peggy has designed the patterns of the costumes worn by the 1994 Men’s Olympic Figure Skating Silver Medallist, Elvis Stojko. Recently she has been a guest on the popular HGTV show, “Sew Much More”.
ORIGINAL CREATIVE FESTIVAL CLASSES:
A Dozen Favorite Construction Techniques
Lecture, 1 Hour, Thursday, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Instructor: Peggy Sagers, Silhouette Patterns
She’s fast, she works with a wide range of fabrics and there’s not a puckered seam or mis-set sleeve to be found. Learn her techniques and find your sewing becoming more accurate, fast and fun. This is new stuff and new methods you will want to learn. They are fast, easy methods you’ll use over and over, even for the hard stuff you don’t think you can do (like notch lapels) to save mounds of time. Collars, cuffs, waistbands and fly front will be shown. Methods are direct from the garment factory where Peggy wrote the guide sheets.
Class fee $10
French Curve Madness
Lecture, 1 Hour, Thursday 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Instructor: Peggy Sagers, Silhouette Patterns
Don’t know how to use one? Bad. Very Bad! However you can come to this class and find out what you have been missing all these years. You will see how much better the whold world of sewing is with this tool. Oh, and don’t tell anyone you do not know how to use one because they do not how to use it either! The sewing industry is under a rock when it comes to instruction on the French curve. So come step into the new century with great instruction on how to use this important ruler. Peggy Sagers wrote an article for Threads Magazine on how to use the French curve. The article was voted one of the top 10 articles by Threads readers. Where is it? Out of print, but in this class we will learn it all.
Class fee $10
Flash! A New Wardrobe
Lecture, 1 Hour, Friday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Instructor: Peggy Sagers, Silhouette Patterns
Come see a dozen quick and easy tops, bottoms, skirts, and jackets that you can easily make for yourself. These clothes you can work in, shop in, even sleep in, depending on the different fabrics you choose. Don’t miss out. Come see your new wardrobe made so very simple.
Class fee $10
Great Summertime Skirts
Lecture, 1 Hour, Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Instructor: Peggy Sagers, Silhouette Patterns
How to pick out, cut, sew and wear great skirts, no matter what kind of shoes you have to wear or what your legs look like or any other excuses you have come up with! Skirts are quick to make, great to wear, more comfortable than anything on the planet and don’t have a crotch! Some great tips will be offered in this lecture and some beautiful designer skirts will be shown for some terrific and simple ideas.
Class fee $10
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