Kids Garment Sewing – Clara Dress (Fall 2026)

For students who have successfully completed our Intermediate 2 Sewing Semester.
Exceptions may be made for students with equivalent sewing experience. Please contact Mrs. G before registering.

Semester Dates: Begins the week of August 24, 2026 and concludes the last week of November 2026.

A minimum of 6 students is required for each class. If enrollment is too low, the class may be canceled.

What Students Will Learn

This garment sewing class is designed for students who are ready to build on their garment-making skills while creating a beautiful, professionally finished dress.

Throughout the semester, students will learn essential garment construction techniques, including:

• Taking accurate body measurements
• Choosing the correct pattern size
• Reading and understanding commercial sewing patterns
• Laying out and cutting woven fabric
• Applying interfacing
• Sewing darts and shaping techniques
• Constructing facings and finishing necklines
• Installing pockets
• Creating clean hems and professional finishing details
• Building confidence and independence in garment sewing

Students work at their own pace while creating a dress they will be proud to wear. Students will also keep their sewing pattern so they can recreate the dress in different fabrics and styles at home.

Planned Projects

Projects are subject to change based on class progress and material availability.

• Clara Dress by Sew Liberated

Bonus Project (time permitting):

• Simple coordinating accessory (to be determined)

Every child learns at a different pace, so while we strive to complete every planned project, we cannot guarantee every student will finish all projects.

Class Schedule

• 1 class per week
• 10 weekly classes
• Each class is 1½ hours

One makeup class is held after the semester ends only for students who missed a class and have unfinished work. We are unable to offer additional makeup classes beyond the scheduled makeup week.

Illness Policy

If your child is feeling ill or showing any symptoms of illness, please keep them home. The included makeup class at the end of the semester allows eligible students to make up missed work while helping keep everyone healthy.

Tuition

$425 per student, per semester

Tuition includes:

• All fabric and project supplies
• Use of classroom sewing machines
• Commercial sewing pattern for students to keep
• Professional instruction
• One scheduled makeup class (for eligible students)

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Email: makesewing@gmail.com