Wild Ginger Newsletter vol 1.3.2015

Wild Ginger Newsletter vol 1.3.2015
Wild Ginger Newsletter Volume 1.3.15
We are continuing our celebratiion of the 20th anniversary of Wild
Ginger Software all year. We will be offering special prices on
selected products on the 20th of each month through the end of
2015. See details at the end of the newsletter.
Homage to Charlie’s Angels
Once upon a time, after a very long photo shoot, the Wild Ginger
gals got a little silly.
Center Front Pleat Dress
Customer Profile
Meet Phyllis Carlyle. Phyllis lives in a suburb of Kansas City,
Missouri. She works downtown at a wholesale distributor of
jewelry and watchmaking parts and supplies. She designs catalogs,
signs and advertisements for the company, and has learned more
advanced jewelry making skills since starting there 11 years ago.
You can see her unique line of watch parts jewelry and silver
clay jewelry (and knitted accessories) at Phyllis’ Etsy Store www.
PhyllisCreative.etsy.com
Check out Phyllis’ blog at www.flyingember.com/sewing/sewing.
html and see her extensive collection of sewn garments.
Me (in the center), Erin, and Karen striking a pose
Featured Style
In celebration of Mother’s Day, our featured style in this volume is
a pretty, breezy summer mother and daughter dress.
This project is perfect for beginners just learning to use the
PatternMaster Pattern Editor. This style also makes a great
maternity dress.
This style features a center front contrasting pleat. This technique
can be used with many of the PatternMaster silhouettes and
necklines in all of the PatternMaster programs. The separate
pleat can be created in Pattern Editor or with a pencil and ruler.
Download the Center Front Pleat Dress instructions for creating this
dress in PDF format from http://www.wildginger.com/PDFFiles/
WGCenterPleatDress.pdf.
Q: At what age did you start sewing?
I have been sewing since elementary school. My first project
besides doll clothes was a red/black denim wrap skirt for a Girl
Scout badge in the fourth grade.. I did sewing projects in 3 years
of 4-H, and in junior high took an adult education sewing class with
my Mom so she could fit me. She made a brushed denim jacket
and pants, I made a matching skirt and printed dress. My sewing
interest and skills surpassed Mom’s in high school. My freshman
year of college I advanced to State in the Make it with Wool
Contest, and also changed my major to Textiles and Apparel.
Q: What brought you to sewing?
I have been a “maker” all my life. Sewing often wins over knitting,
jewelry making and other crafts because it is practical as well as
creative. One can enjoy and share the love of sewing through
clothing worn and home décor displayed. I love fabrics and fibers.
My dream job is to be a textile designer or 3-D designer such as
soft toys or costumes.
Q: What do you like most about sewing?
I love that I can take a flat piece of fabric and turn it into a beautiful
wearable garment for myself and others. I enjoy the problem
solving aspects of utilizing the best layout, fixing things that go
wrong, and using good workmanship to create quality clothing
that fits my pear-shaped body.
Q: What kinds of things do you sew most often?
I make most of my own clothes, plus outfits for my grandson and
occasionally mom or daughters-in-law. I make quilts and other
home décor, and stuffed toys. I had a custom wedding gown
business for several years when my children were young, and have
made costumes for local theaters and Halloween. I have even had
my sewing on Hallmark cards—dresses and fairy costumes and
three babies dressed as wise men!
Q: When did you first start sewing with Wild Ginger
software?
My first acquaintance with patternmaking software was Fittingly
Sew, and product that didn’t get fully developed in the 1990s. In
2002, a Sewing Guild leader asked me to present a program on
patternmaking software, so I decided to take a class in it at the
ASG national convention in Philadelphia that year. I wasn’t really
going to buy any software, but after listening to Karen Campbell
and Loretta Gjeltma discuss several brands I thought, “Hmm, if I
was to buy software, Patternmaster Boutique sounds like the best.”
I really wasn’t planning to buy pattern software, but I visited the
booth and, after Paul Shanley answered some technical questions
and Sandra Betzina walked by praising the software, I purchased
it because I could return it in 90 days. I took it home, tried it,
and was hooked! You can see my first garments at the end of
the website www.flyingember.com/sewing/sewing.html. Almost
everything I made with several PMB programs from 2002 to 2010
is on this website. It stops in 2010 when my first grandchild was
born. I’m still sewing but spending time with my grandson and
handling the affairs of my 92-year old mom and disabled sister
have taken much of my Internet time.
Phyllis’ Grandson in Child’s Play overalls
Phyllis in her elegant jackets from PMB
Phyllis with her mom and daughters-in law in PMB gowns
WG 20th Anniversary Special Offer
Visit http://www.wildginger.com/20FOR20
for details.
*Discounts cannot be applied to PatternMaster v4 or v5 to v6
upgrades.
*Discounts cannot be applied Cameo v3 or v4 to v5 upgrades.
*Discounts can be applied to PatternMaster v1, v2, or v3 to v6
upgrades.
*Only one discount code can be used per order.
Award winning denim jacket with fancy yoke from PMB
PatternMaster Curves casual tops and swimwear