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| PR Weekend Portland - May 15th, 16th, 17th | By Deepika on 3/26/09 4:00 PM |
Finally the event we all anxiously wait for all year long. PR Weekend!
Like every year, this year's PR Weekend promises to be a fun filled weekend with fun activities, fabulous shopping and great food.
PR Weekend is a 2 day weekend get away for PatternReview members in an effort to bring the community closer and to support local sewing businesses. This will be our 6th annual event.
Interested in the history? Click Here.
We are exploring the City of Portland, OR this year. Voted as the "Greenest City" in the US in 2008, what better place to hang out than here. Portland also has a great line up of fabric stores which draws fashionistas from all around the world. And don't forget, it is also the home of Palmer Pletsch - Pati Palmer i.e. The Fit Guru. Lucky for us, Pati has made plenty of time for her PatternReview.com fans. Read on to find out what has been planned for you!
Pati Palmer
Monarch Hotel |
The Monarch Hotel & Conference Center (monarchhotel.cc) is the official PR Weekend venue this year. Located just 15 minutes away from the PDX airport and 20 minutes from downtown Portland, this hotel comes highly recommended by Pati Palmer and is bound to be a comfortable experience for all of us. We have reserved a block of rooms with a special rate just for PR Weekend Attendees at only $89/night for a double room. More information will be provided after you register.
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Friday May 15th
9:00 - 9:30 Registration and PR Friendship Quilt Unveiling
Seminars with Pati Palmer
9:30 - 12:00 Sewing Jackets Today's Way
2:00 - 3:30 It's EASY to Make Great Fitting Clothing!
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Break
3:30 - 4:30 Book Signing and chat with Pati. Pati will also be bringing some of the P&P products with her and they will be available for sale after the seminars.
6:00 Dinner at Old Spaghetti Factory, just a short walk from the PR Weekend Venue.
8:30 - 10:00 Social in Monarch Hotel Conference Room
Saturday May 16th
8:00 Bus Pickup at Monarch Hotel for Fabric Shopping
8:30 - 5:00 Fabric Shopping guided by local PatternReview Volunteers
5:00 Back at the Hotel
7:00 Hotel Hospitality Suite for Pizza Dinner and Fabric Show and Tell
Sunday May 17th
10:00 AM (optional) Breakfast/Brunch at Sam's Restaurant at Monarch $17.05/person Reservation required
Registration
Sounds fun? Register now! Once we've filled the spots, we WILL close the registration. Because we need to make a lot of arrangements ahead of time, we're going to close the registration on April 15th, 2009. So make sure you register sooner rather than later.
PR Weekend Registration - $80 (non refundable)
Registration Includes
- Friday and Saturday night dinner
- Bus & Conference Room Rental
- Refreshments during the Seminar on Friday
PR Weekend Volunteers
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| Chat with Amy Butler This Sunday, March 29th | By Deepika on 3/24/09 4:04 PM |
Expert Chats are back! This Sunday we are chatting with none other than Amy Butler herself!
Amy Butler is a fabric, home, fashion, and print designer known for her modern approach to botanical, geometric and romantic inspirations. With spirited color and confident combinations of print, Amy has created a freshened view of the many product categories for which she now designs. Her latest lifestyle book,
Amy Butler's Midwest Modern (Stewart, Tabori & Chang), profiles her personal passions and lifestyle surrounding exotic gardens and the lush, vibrant inspirations of her daily life.
As a sewing pattern designer, she has brought modern styling to the sewing arts and inspired a new generation of young women to "find their own style."
With over 5 million hits a month on her website and numerous editorial appearances, Amy's growing brand has become synonymous with creativity, sustainability, quality and great style.
Chat* with Amy this Sunday at 9 PM Eastern to find out more about her design process.
Link to Chat Room
Chat Room password will be provided on the PatternReview.com Home Page on Saturday as well as e-mailed to you.
*chat is only for Friends of PR Members.
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| PatternReview Limericks | By Deepika on 3/20/09 1:49 PM |
There once was a girl with a stash
Who decided to sell them for cash
So she sorted huge piles
Into colors and styles
Till they crushed her to death when they crashed
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Any woman can dress like the Queen
In Versace, Chanel, Geoffrey Beene
All it takes is a zipper
And a little thread snipper
And a ten thousand dollar machine
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An eager young seamstress so pert
Decided to sew talk and flirt
With her customer's son
Well, they had so much fun
She stitched his sleeve to her skirt.
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A beginner was trying to steam
Her pants with the crookedest seam
But what caused her such pain
Were the leg so off-grain
When she wore them, she wanted to scream
* * *
A young man who once joined PR
Thought his sewing was not up to par
So he trekked from Topeka
To meet up with Deepika
And begged her to give him a star
* * *
A young sewist with nothing to wear
Planned her wardrobe with style, taste and flair
But her new Sapphire Viking
Was not to her liking
So she said she would simply go bare
- By nancy2001
I once had a Pfaff that just died,
So I sat in floor and just cried.
Then I picked up my azz,
Bought a Viking Topaz,
DH got the bill, but just sighed.
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The shears that don't "pink" made me shutter,
The seams would tatter and flutter.
At 50 percent
Off to Hancock's I went
And bought a Olfa Rotary Cutter.
- By BeeBeeSew
While sewing a beautiful dress
I saw that I made such a mess!
My dining room space
Was such a disgrace
I came to PR to confess.
* * *
When I first came to Pattern Review
As a sewer, I wasn't so new.
But I learned so much stuff -
FBA's and hip "fluff."
That my knowledge and stash grew and grew!
* * *
With pattern and needle and pin
I just don't know where to begin!
Check out FFRP
And soon I will see
That my fitting woes aren't such a sin.
Then I'll head to PR for a sec.
Check the forums and, hey! What the heck?
The gallery, too
There might be a review
Of this pattern - it might be a wreck!
So this is now how I must sew.
And I thought that I USED to be slow!
So many resources...
I could take some courses?
Oh, where did my sewing time go?
But my coffee and PR go well.
To my project I say, "What the h@ll?"
Its all for the best.
I don't wanna be stressed.
Creativity should not be quelled.
You'd think that I soon would be sated
With limericks sewing related.
I could write a lot more
And PR folk, I'd bore
So I'll get out before I am hated!
* * *
With my beautiful serger by White
My sewing should be quite a sight.
But to get the thing threaded's
A chore I have dreaded.
So I think there's no serging tonight!
- By tourist
My sewing room's my favorite place
filled with fabric and patterns and lace
I stay there for days
to my family's dismay
Til they drag me out screaming in disgrace
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My dress just needed its zipper
I knew it would make me look hipper
in my rush to complete it
I sewed it on crooked
so I had to pull out the seam ripper
- By Kellie R.
Needing to regroup and divert
Pattern shopping surely couldn’t hurt
My thoughts all a flutter
Who cares about the clutter
Cutting and stitching I cannot avert!!
- By Stephenie
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| Meet the Stash Contest Winners | By Deepika on 3/17/09 10:27 PM |
Just two months and 2009 yards! That was our goal this year. Did we do it? YOU BET!!!!
163 Participants
2,406 Yards
1,433 Projects completed
WOW, what an achievement!
Congratulations to all those who burned the midnight oil (literally!) and helped meet the goal.
Special thanks goes to our winners who pushed themselves just a little harder
First Prize: Most number of yards sewn
Marijo who sewed up an even 100 yards.
Second Prize: Oldest Piece of Stash Used
Peggy L used a 43 year old fabric for her top.
Third Prize: Most Items Sewn
Larisa sewed 59 items!
Special thanks to our sponsor
And to PR member MapleCandy3 for managing the contest.
Contest Report
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| Vote in the Handbag Contest | By Deepika on 3/2/09 10:50 AM |
39 Gorgeous Bags have been submitted to this contest. I want them ALL!
Our members have worked very hard this past month, now its your turn to show your support by voting for the best bag. Winners will get Gift Certificates sponsored by :
Things to consider when voting for a winner of this contest:
a) Construction (quality; choice of hardware / interfacing / fabric).
b) Usefulness and functionality. (Eg, sections for organization, pockets for keys or cellphone)
c) Style and attractiveness.
d) How well it's documented.
e) Would you buy it in a store? Yes, this is subjective. But that's the point. Is it something that you would want?
Vote Now |
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