Pants Fitting Workshop

Claudia is an avid sewer with over fifty years under her belt.  In the recent past decade, she has studied pattern fitting with Pati Palmer, Marta Alto, Pamela Leggett and Louise Cutting.  

Now she greatly enjoys passing that knowledge to others. Her two day workshops will get you to a new level of fitting expertise.  Your confidence will soar!



We will use Butterick 6845. Please wear tight fitting leggings or tights for modesty.  You will be “tissue fitting” and fabric fitting.   I will be referring to Palmer/Pletsch, “Pants For Real People” throughout the two days.   Use your hip measurement to determine the size pattern to buy.  Before we meet, rough cut out the whole pieces and dry iron press to save time.   Save and bring any large pieces of the pattern tissue paper that has no markings on it.   Purchase and pre shrink your fabric.  New Bern Fabric has some wonderful stable ponte knit you might like, and some nice wovens.   Bring your pattern, notions, basic sewing supplies, markers and machine.  Also you will need 1/2” Scott’s Magic tape…sometimes hard to find.   On day 1 I will show you how to prepare your pattern pieces for tissue fitting after your size is determined.   We will spend the remainder of the day getting your tissue fitted and on to cutting the fabric for fabric fitting.  You will baste for this step.   Day 2 you will continue where you left off the day before… I encourage you to ask questions and observe each others’ fitting process.  DO take notes.   After our two days together, please feel free to contact me any time for further guidance.