Pati Palmer – Palmer/Pletsch
Pati Palmer has been teaching sewing for 37 years. After being an educator for the Armo interfacing company and a department store buyer and home economist, she conducted seminars throughout North America and Australia for 15 years. She traveled 26 weeks per year before establishing the Palmer/Pletsch International School of Sewing in Portland, OR, where she now trains consumers and sewing educators. She is the author of 10 sewing books and editor/publisher of 20 more books and 11 how-to videos and five DVDs, and creator of eight Palmer/Pletsch sewing notion products. From 1980 to the present Pati has designed and written instructions for more than 100 patterns for The McCall Pattern Co. Prior to that she designed for Vogue. She is currently consulting with Unique Pattern Co. in hopes of perfecting their computerized system of helping fit sewing patterns and their body skanner.

Friday 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. FR221
Stage
Dreams on Paper
Pati Palmer
Free Class (with paid registration)
Brain dumping on paper has been Pati’s life-long talent whether it is for books, articles, or designing patterns and writing the guide sheets. She will share her career path of fulfilling desires through gutsy determination. She will discuss creativity, timing, promotion, and partnering in an inspiring and sometimes humorous presentation.

Saturday, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. SA223 Jr. Ballroom B
It’s EASY to Make Great Fitting Clothing! 
Pati Palmer
Class Fee: $8
Does fit scare you? Think positive. YOU have a perfect body. It is the pattern we need to change. But, you need to start by choosing the best styles for you and fabrics that drape well on your body that are easy to sew. Sometimes you even need to choose a smaller pattern size, depending on the ease allowed. Pati will share her tips for fitting tops, dresses, skirts pants and jackets. Pati is McCall’s “Fit Expert” and a columnist for the Butterick Magazine. Pati designed Vogue’s FIRST pant fitting pattern in 1976 and has been designing for McCall’s since 1980. Her newest pant patterns have alteration lines built into the tissue and she personally writes the guide sheet and includes major fit help in her current McCall’s patterns.

Saturday 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.SA222 Jr. Ballroom B
20 Tips that will make ALL of Your Sewing Better
Pati Palmer
Class Fee: $8
Sometimes it is the LITTLE things that make the BIG difference. Pati will draw from over 30 Palmer/Pletsch books and DVDs and focus only on what she feels are the most important tips that will change YOUR LIFE as far as the end results of your sewing, whether you are working on fashion or home decorating projects. If you have problems with sleeves, easing, puckers, choosing the right interfacing, fitting challenges, sewing different shaped seams together, piping in fashion or home dec projects,  choosing flattering styles, or ending up with a garment you are not proud to wear, this is the class for YOU!