Make your overall (or shortall) dreams come true with this classic pattern! We will learn basic fit adjustments to size and length, and get lots of practice sewing darts, pockets, hems and topstitching, using fusible interfacing, and installing tack buttons and hardware. Students should be comfortable sewing independently by machine, maintaining a seam allowance, and have previous experience sewing garments from a pattern. We will cut our patterns and fabric together in class.

Instructor: Erin West

Materials:

The Riley Overalls pattern from True Bias (Paper copies for sizes 14-32 are in stock or purchase the PDF for sizes 0-18; email hello@freemancreative.com by 7/28 to have a large format copy printed for $6, must show receipt of purchase)

Mid to heavyweight fabric such as denim, canvas, or twill for your size (Prewashed)

Pocket lining fabric (1/2 yard, lightweight, Prewashed)

Fusible midweight interfacing (1/2 yard, like SF101)

A set of two 1.5" overall clasps and sliders

6 Jeans/dungaree buttons with tacks (like these)

Denim needle or heavyweight needle suitable for your fabric

Thread to match (all-purpose)

Your working sewing machine (or rent one of ours) with manual and buttonhole attachment

You may want to bring your own basic sewing kit (fabric shears, clear ruler, tape measure, straight pins, seam gauge, seam ripper) but we do have shared tools available for use in the classroom