Applique Canvas Bag Workshop
I spent 30 hours planning, budgeting, designing and preparing pattern pieces, setting up machines and tools, and creating samples to teach a 4 hour soft fabrication workshop for 9 students in the Carnegie Mellon Makerspace.
 Scotty Dog Applique BagCreated by a student at my sewing workshop |  Tartan LiningCreated by a student at my sewing workshop |  Texas Applique BagCreated by a student at my sewing workshop |
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 Cactus Scotty Dog AppliqueCreated by a student at my sewing workshop |  Applique Design and PrepStep 1 (of 10) of my sewing workshop |  Machine Setup & Modification DemoStep 2 (of 10) of my sewing workshop |
 Sewing Applique To Canvas PieceStep 4 (of 10) of my sewing workshop |  Lining ConstructionStep 7 (of 10) of my sewing workshop |  Creating Canvas StrapsStep 8 (of 10) of my sewing workshop |
 Final Shaping and AssemblyStep 9 (of 10) of my sewing workshop |  Music Notes LiningDesigned as a sample for my sewing workshop |  Boxed CornerDesigned as a sample for my sewing workshop |
 US Map AppliqueDesigned as a sample for my sewing workshop |  Labrador AppliqueDesigned as a sample for my sewing workshop |  Exact Fabric Dimension CalculationsDesigned in Solidworks |
The Makerspace that I work in rarely attracts students who use the soft fabrication resources. I realized that this was not due to a lack of interest in the subject, but rather a lack of knowledge of how to use the tools and machines.
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I designed a workshop which taught students how to design turned-edge appliques, work with quilting rulers and tailor's chalk, thread and set up the sewing machines, adjust machine settings to suit a project, properly use the irons to create bias tape style straps, sew pattern pieces together, use use finishing processes to refine the final product.