Well my lovelies, I finally have more photos to share of the amazing Asilomar weekend!
First, I have to say that Heather Ross is so kind and mellow, and I would definitely take another workshop of hers. It can't be easy planning for a group of folks at a multitude of skill levels and with varied interests, and she absolutely pulled off a coup. She signed books -and drew in them!- and was unfailingly positive and patient.
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Heather explains it all. |
As mentioned earlier, the fellow workshop attendees were just
fantastic. Here's a shot of Lauren, who absolutely needs to start her
own blog, and a room photo so y'all can see how huge the space was.
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so adorable in her self-made circle skirt! |
My
new buds Ruth and Sheetal joined Susannah and me and another crafty sewist for a lovely lunch on
Saturday in Pacific Grove at the Red House Cafe. I somehow missed
getting a photo of Leisa, but I got to sit right next to her the whole
time and watch her amazing progress on Heather's wrap skirt pattern.
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do we look cold? it was cold. |
The
biggest thrill for me came from meeting one of my principal sources of
sewing inspiration: Gretchen Hirsch, better known as Gertie, of the
amazingly popular sewing blog and
best-selling book. Oh my gosh. She's
even cooler in person, her hair is even more vibrantly pink, and she's
just got such a great perspective on things. Good lord, the woman even
plays the ukelele, how much more unapologetically badass can you get?!
If you were to surmise that I may have inadvertently peed my pants when
she asked for a ride to the San Francisco airport, you would be correct,
metaphorically speaking of course. Susannah and I were jumping around like ten
year olds at at One Direction concert, we were so thrilled at the
thought of, you know, just Hanging Out all casual-like. I can only hope
we didn't scare her off for good. I didn't take photos of us shopping at
Harts Fabric together, because even a fangirl like me draws the line somewhere, but it
was pretty freaking cool.
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yeah, that's the shirtwaist dress from her book. |
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Gertie bedecked in coolness and me in my Gertie blouse and Ginger skirt |
All in all, it was a
fabulous time, even better than I had hoped. I got great guidance on
lots of projects that had frustrated me previously and make a lovely
dress from one of my friend Stephanie's vintage pattern to boot!
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i made her a pair of my cashmere mitts, with pink to match her hair! |
All that sewing and fabric- I would recommend a large cask of brandy and a Vivaldi concerto blaring through the hall to make it complete. I love those fingerless cashmere gloves, Romy!
ReplyDeleteThank you! :) we did manage to get some drinking done.
DeleteLooks like a fun weekend, wish i could have been there!
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