Look what Sew In Brighton students made in their classes....!

"Thank you for the course - I loved it and learnt so much.  My mother-in-law is delighted as she can't buy skirts to fit and was paying £150 for made-to-measure, and I've started making her up 3 new skirts - all materials £10 each!"
Jenni Watson, Artist, Worthing - student on the Fashion Design and Pattern Cutting course

An original draped tweed design skirt by Vanessa Newman - created from her 'block' made on the Fashion Design and Pattern Cutting course

"I'm making a copy of a favourite running top & am very keen for it to not to look homemade! Kat gave me some great help getting the seams to lie flat and put the right pieces together.

"I wore the top today and my running buddy seemed genuinely surprised when I said I'd made it! I made a 'skort' as well." 

Kim Gow, Teacher, Burgess Hill

"I'm so pleased, I honestly didn't think I could achieve it!"

- Emilia Scala, IT account manager, London

Union jack boxer shorts for her son in France

 Lottie made this lovely dress on our Making Clothes From Patterns which she wore to her cousin's wedding. 

Pip's Freddie Mercury outfit - won 2nd prize in the fancy dress competition at Bestival 2011!! Made from a bought pattern at our weekly sewing and dressmaking classes. Fabric from Fabric Land, Brighton

Email from Pip: "Just to let you know that I finished the white catsuit Freddie costume and I love it! I came second in the fancy dress competition at Bestival. Very Proud. All the hard work paid off. Thanks for all your help at the sewing classes. I couldn't have done it without you. Pip x"

Claire made this dress from a pattern and with teacher Deborah's help adapted the fit and added Peter Pan colllars. 
To make dresses from bought patterns and get help altering the style to your taste come to our weekly sewing and dressmaking 'Stitch' classes

Rebecca in her dress made from a pattern bought at C&H Fabrics and vintage fabric she'd had for years! Made in her one to one sewing lessons with Kat.

Carole made this fab plaid shirt for her husband Paul in our morning Stitch Classes. It looks amazingly professional and he loves it - and looks great in it we must say! 

Our summer 2013 'Customised Knickers' hen and birthday parties - great fun and colourful results! Everyone brings a boring pair of knickers (eg from a 4-pack from M&S) and sets to work with our gorgeous array of ribbons, beads, lace, fringing etc to transform them. Helped along by delicious cake and plenty of tea...

To see more details of our Hen Parties click here

Rehanon in her leopard print cotton dress made in our weekly sewing and dressmaking classes from a commercial pattern bought online. She is now doing the Beginner Pattern Cutting course, so watch this space!

Suzanne designed and made the pattern for this skirt from her own body measurements on our Level 1 Pattern Drafting Course then sewed it at home.

 Katie's dress made from a pattern bought at Fabric Land, Brighton. Cut and sewn at our weekly sewing and dressmaking classes.

 Student Gabrielle made this McCall's blouse in morning Stitch Classes

Karen's son made this cute cushion in a 1-2-1 Kids lesson during school holidays. "He absolutely loved the sewing session and the instructor. And is very proud of the cushion he made! So thank you much."

Karen Scanlon, Brighton

"I was very excited to try the Stitch Classes at Sew in Brighton as I have always wanted to learn how to make clothes. I've made things before - cushions, curtains, toys - but never felt confident enough to try making clothes. My first project was an A-line skirt and I'm so happy with how it has turned out. Kat helped me fit the skirt perfectly to my shape and everyone I've shown has been very impressed! It was great for me to learn some techniques like adding a zip (which I'm so proud of!) and understanding the right way to finish of edges and seams. The classes are great and as they are not structured you can get on with your projects knowing you have help at hand.

Needless to say I am now completely hooked. Have started two more projects and have a list of others I want to do. Although I still have masses to learn, I now feel that if I see something I really like in a magazine or online, I don't have to try and find it in a shop, I can just make it myself!!" 

Liz Bowyer, website deigner Hove -
(made A-line skirt using our in-class pattern)