Heather is an amazing fabric designer and illustrator. Above is one of my favorites from her Mendocino fabric line from Free Spirt. All her work is sweet and whimsical with absolutely nothing pretentious about it. I met Heather when I took her class on making a simple sundress last summer and after the 3-hour workshop I could have easily hung around for 3 more hours just listening to stories of her childhood in rural Vermont and all of her experiences since then working with amazing craftswomen like Natalie Chanin. Heather encouraged me to buy the Alabama Stitch Book because of my love of hand sewing and (although I haven't actually completed a project from it) the book is amazingly inspiring.
Ms. Ross has a new book out this winter which I'm anticipating getting my hands on this weekend. It's called Weekend Sewing and it's described on her website this way:
Heathers first book is a guide to integrating sewing into ones home and lifestyle in a stylish and practical way. Among its 40 projects readers will find an entire weekend wardrobe, including more than ten dress and skirt styles as well as some basic fashion design lessons about proportion, fit, and fabric.I gather that she and her husband have recently transplanted themselves from the California coast to New York City. While the prospect of having her here to learn from on a more consistent basis is appealing, her work and her presence make me want to run off to some quiet little cottage in the woods with a good internet connection so that I can still read her blog and buy her fabrics.
Maybe next year . . .
1 comments:
I am thinking about signing up for this same class. It is coming up this June. Would you recommend it? Is the final skirt sloper very useful? I have a hard time finding skirts that fit my body, so this seams ideal. I'd love to hear what you thought of the class.
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