Thoroughly Modern Marjorie: The Dress with Connie Palmer
The Thoroughly Modern Marjorie dress for little girls is totally on-trend and extra-fun to wear! It’s also a great way to discover how to make use of sewing machine accessory feet—and a serger, too—so all your special touches are easy to make. You’ll get hands-on practice with all the easiest ways to create Connie’s wonderful details, which turn ordinary into extraordinary, and see just how to add them to other patterns. Even the simplest designs can, with the addition of these touches, make every one of your little girl’s dresses extra-special.
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Connie Palmer's Thoroughly Modern Marjorie dress for little girls is totally on-trend and extra-fun to wear! It’s also a great way to discover how to make use of sewing machine accessory feet—and a serger, too—so all your special touches are easy to make. You’ll get hands-on practice with all the easiest ways to create Connie’s wonderful details, which turn ordinary into extraordinary, and see just how to add them to other patterns. Even the simplest designs can, with the addition of these touches, make every one of your little girl’s dresses extra-special.
Connie started her dress using a pattern she designed herself (Marjorie, by That’s Sew Connie). Then she did fanciful things to it, turning an already cute design into a little girl’s dream dress. If you enjoy working with fine quilting cottons and the fun of combining a variety of prints in an artful way, this is a chance to do so and learn new techniques at the same time. Baby piping, turning corners, sewing ruffles and making your own trim are a few of the techniques Connie will teach you during this course.
Working with vibrant, whimsical prints from FreeSpirit, Connie turned one small lower hemline ruffle into tiered, multi-layered “fluff” at the lower back, each tier carrying contrast rickrack. The front bodice features a double ruched overlay, created using two different fabrics and two different sizes of rickrack. One of those prints is also found at the waistline, armhole and neck edges in perfect piping, emphasizing the lines of the dress and creating a high-end finish and look. Of course, Connie couldn't resist working up a matching Thoroughly Modern Marjorie dress for an 18" doll. Matching dresses for a little girl and her doll—what could be sweeter?
The downloadable Marjorie pattern (girls sizes 2–6) and coordinating 18" doll pattern are both included with your course purchase.
This start-anytime course is self-paced. You can begin the moment you register, viewing the course anytime that is convenient for you.
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Connie Palmer
What began as a simple interest in sewing 30 years ago has blossomed into an exciting adventure that Connie loves to share with her students. Her gift for elegant design and exquisite craftsmanship has made her a highly sought-after teacher in the US, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico.
She travels and teaches for the Martha Pullen travel events and returns year after year as one of the favorite teachers at the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo. Her showcase of skills can often be seen on PBS television in "Martha’s Sewing Room," "America Sews with Sue Hausmann" and "Quilting with Shar." She is a regular contributor to Classic Sewing magazine and contributed to Sew Beautiful magazine for many years. She has the privilege of having garment designs on the covers of five Martha Pullen books: Lovely Lingerie; Elegant Sewing for Baby; Contemporary Heirlooms for the Older Girl; Six Easy Patterns and Fabulous Fashions.
