Product Description

Interested in learning an easy new sewing project?

Join Natalie Dowd for this beginner-friendly class where you’ll create a dog bone neck pillow using just ½ to 1 yard of fabric (sold separately).

Objectives:
• Learn how to make a reusable item from 1/2–1 yard of fabric
• Learn how to use sewing tools such as marking pen, weights, iron, shears,
pinking shears, pins, seam ripper, rotary cutter, etc
• Learn how to read, measure, mark and cut a pattern
• Learn about the type of stuffing, if applicable
• Learn how to hand sew, finish and/or embellish the project

Materials:
• 1/2–1 yard of fabric
• Matching thread
• Pattern

Procedure:
• Prepare the fabric for cutting by ironing
• Marking and measuring fabric with pattern
• Cutting fabric using scissors or rotary cutter
• Pinning and assembling the pieces for sewing, special instructions if embellishing
• Machine sew, hand sewing using a ladder stitch and finishing the project

You'll walk away with a set of practical, eco-friendly reversable Dog Bone neck pillow and plenty of helpful tips along the way. Perfect for beginners looking to build confidence and skills!

Bring your own machine or rent one for just $20.

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icon Meet the Instructor Natalie Dowd: Natalie’s professional background was in graphic design and worked at the Texas Senate as a graphic designer for 20 years until retirement in 2022. However, her formal training and major was in Drama Education. She earned a BFA in Secondary Education. This is where she found a love for sewing by learning to sew costumes at the University of Texas. Though, she is mostly self-taught, she took as many opportunities to learn and hone her sewing skills. Natalie took every “Stretch & Sew” class offered and joined sewing clubs around Austin. Natalie was also a semi-professional dancer and designed and sewed all her own costumes including: folklorico, flamenco, jazz, ballet, belly dance, and Hawwaiian costumes. She also worked as a tailor apprentice for a year at a local tailor shop to learn more sewing techniques and procedures. Today, she wants to help others learn the fun and satis- fying experience of sewing something that can be reused over and over.

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