Want to learn how to sew? Improve your skills?
PROJECT FUNWAY classes are tailored to what you need and your skill level. We teach 8 years young to adults of all ages to sew.
To sign up for a class or session, please fill out the Registration Form on the left and email back to me: linda@projectfunway.com.
Happy to answer any questions about our After-School classes, Adult classes, mother/daughter classes, private lessons, semi-private lessons, and birthday parties.
2023 WINTER SCHEDULE PROJECT FUNWAY 2023
2023 AFTER-SCHOOL SERIES, 3:30 TO 5:30P, TUE, $150/SERIES OF THREE CLASSES | JAN. 1/3, 1/10, 1/17 | FEB. 1/31, 2/7, 2/14 | MAR. 2/28, 3/7, 3/14
| 2023 AFTER-SCHOOL SERIES, 3:30 TO 5:30P, WED, $150/SERIES OF THREE CLASSES | JAN. 1/4, 1/11, 1/18 | FEB 2/1, 2/8, 2/15 | MAR. 3/1, 3/8, 3/15
| ADULT CLASS, 6:30 to 8:30p, WED, $50/class. | JAN. 1/4, 1/11, 1/18; FEB. 2/1, 2/8, 2/15; MAR. 3/1, 3/8, 3/15 |
($150 for a three class session or $50 per class). Sign up for one or all three.
*a minimum of four students enrolled needed to teach. Mother/daughters welcome as well as students 12 years and older.
Questions? linda@projectfunway.com
Registration Forms located in left margin.
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Private Lessons, special group lessons, Adult evening classes, and birthday parties are available as well. Linda Raasch linda@projectfunway.com
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Face Mask and Scrub Cap Tutorials are shown below.
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2022
SUMMER CAMP IS ON! Ages: 8 to 18! I am late to the game, but I have a staff to run a week of camp. Best week of the summer! (So I am told . . . ). Whether you want to learn to sew, improve your sewing, or want to learn how to sew from a pattern, this camp is for you. We will be making shorts, blouses, skirts, totes, elephants, boxes with handles, and much, much more! We sell out quickly (since we are only doing one week), so I hope you can reserve a spot. Please fill out a Registration Form (left margin) and send a deposit to hold a spot.
June 13-17 AM 9a-12 PM 1p-4p All-Day 9a-4p $350 $350 $650
July 18-22 (PM only this week) $350 ______________________________________
PROJECT FUNWAY in the summer is ... a sewing camp designed to teach beginning to advanced intermediate sewing skills to girls 8 to 18. Sewing projects vary - whether sewing apparel, accessories, or home decor - each project is calibrated to the skill level of the student. PROJECT FUNWAY all year round is... a variety of sewing classes offered to children and ADULTS! Join us for our Adult Series or a Fitted Skirt class or a class in Christmas Gift Ideas. Please see our 2021 Class Schedule. ____________________________________________________
PROJECT FUNWAY: CLASS DEFINITIONS
BEGINNER (101)
If you are new to sewing and have not used a sewing machine before - OR - if you have taken our PROJECT FUNWAY course already and haven't sewed since last summer - this is the right class for you! We will be focusing on teaching basic sewing skills* as well as creating a minimum of two of the following: a skirt, tote, shorts, and a decorator pillow. We will introduce/review sewing machine basics, seam types, hemming, hand sewing, buttons, etc. Materials included. This can be a summer camp session or class offered during the year.
Age 8+
INTERMEDIATE (201)
If you have taken our PROJECT FUNWAY 101 class (or other equivalent course) - AND - have been practicing your sewing skills since last summer, you will be ready for this class! To be successful in this intermediate class, you must be proficient with the basic sewing skills* learned in 101 so you may be ready to create two of the following: a simple dress, skirt, beach cover-up, tote, blouse, decorator pillow, or lap quilt based on the individuals skill level. We will cover more advanced techniques including how to read/cut a commercial pattern, install a zipper, gathering stitches, darts, etc. Materials included. This can be a summer camp session or a class offered during the year.
Age 10+
ADVANCED (301)
This class is designed for proficient sewers who have the ability to read and follow a commercial pattern "with assistance". We will start with a trip to the fabric store to pick out fabric and notions to complete a garment from start to finish. This is compact session offered over 2 days (9a-4p) to allow for maximum learning and creativity. The goal is to teach the skills needed to "sew on your own". Materials included. Age 12+
ADULT SERIES
This class is designed to teach adults how to sew and/or get them back in the saddle! If you are a bit rusty or new to sewing, come join in and you will learn the sewing basics as well as produce a tote and/or pillow and learn how to hem your jeans, proper way to sew a button and any other variety of tasks! Age 12+
*BASIC SEWING SKILLS are defined as:
Understanding how to operate your machine Can sew straight seams, curves, corners and trim seams carefully Can hem, baste, attach buttons, backstitch Can use an iron safely, a ruler skillfully, and pin pieces accurately And can remove unwanted stitches - happily! |
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Want to learn how to make a face mask? Click on my tutorial link below! Patterns and sewing directions are located on the left margin of this page.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BR-ulTPVEI&feature=youtu.be
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HOW TO MAKE MEDICAL SCRUB CAPS
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April 6, 2020
There is a current need to get Surgeon Scrub Caps to our local medical facilities near the San Jose, CA, area. Please help us provide for this urgent need. Below, I have attached links for a pattern that I have been using (which has been vetted and approved by a local doctor), some extra sewing directions (since I changed some things from the directions that come with the pattern), as well as my very first You Tube tutorial to assist you in putting these together. I do hope you might participate in our "COVID operation" to get caps to our medical community.
Questions? Linda@projectfunway.com
You Tube Tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXCu0zpQRNw&feature=youtu.be
Linda's Scrub Cap Directions can be found in upper left hand corner as well as printed below.
Pattern for Scrub Cap is found here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/790316747/scrub-cap-printable-pattern-without-bias
Linda's Scrub Cap Directions:
PROJECTFUNWAY.COM , 4/5/2020
Please note that these construction directions are different than the pattern makers. My hope is that my changes may streamline the construction a bit to get many caps made quickly.
Materials Needed: For one cap, 9” of 44” wide fabric and a 3 ¼” length of ¼” elastic.
NOTE: To make one cap, you need pattern “A” placed on fold (fabric is doubled) and a single layer of fabric is needed for “B”. Note: I cut multiples at a time to save time).
1. Print out the PDF pattern and author’s directions (both labeled, “Scrub Caps for Short Hair”). Make sure that you print it at 100% scale and that the grid squares on the pattern measure out to 1” each. Assemble the pieces and tape to form pattern. I labeled the “tie and front” piece “A” and the round piece, “B”.
2. Make sure to add the markings I suggest to make the construction process a bit easier. On pattern “A”, mark the center with a pin (or a tiny 1/8”clip) as well as make a 3/8” clip at the 5” and 7 5/8” measurement from the tie end of the pattern. On pattern “B”, mark the top center.
3. Be mindful that pattern “A” needs to be placed on fold. Cut one. (I double the fabric over to cut two at the same time making sure that the folds are perfectly lined up). Pattern “B” can be cut out in multiples as you only need one “B” per cap and if your fabric is doubled, you get two per cut.
4. Iron the small hem between the 5” and 7 5/8” marks. Because you work with 3/8” only, your folds will be very small, aim for 1/8” folds. Pin. Stitch in place.
5. With right sides together, sew the strap portion (5”) using a ¼” seam allowance (s/a). Clip corners, turn right side out. Press.
6. Once both ties are right side out, let’s sew the hem of the front of cap – the long edge between the two completed straps. Press raw edge ¼” under (wrong sides together) and then fold up ¾” more. Press. Pin. Stitch in place.
7. On pattern “B”, fold up lower edge 3/8”, press, then another 3/8”. Press. Stitch close to the internal edge to leave room for ¼” elastic. Cut elastic 3 ¼” and funnel it through the casing. Stitch on either end to secure in place.
8. Join patterns “A” and “B” together by starting with the center marks you made on your pattern. End each edge (that has the elastic in it) of “B” slightly over the tiny hem you stitched. Stitch using a ¼” s/a. Trim seam.
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PROJECT FUNWAY - Some of our more advanced seamstresses modeling their designs.
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