Alter & Repair Your Garment November 12, 2026 10:00 am

Garment alterations are a great way to level up your sewing skills and expand your wardrobe options, and professional tailor Lauren Taylor is here to guide you through the process! Whether you’re working with handmade, ready-to-wear, vintage, or thrifted clothing, this class will teach you how to view garment flaws as opportunities for improvement.

What you’ll learn

• Effective seam ripping techniques for a variety of stitches, including straight stitches, serged finishes, and chain stitches.
• How to assess a garment’s fit and style, and how to determine what changes need to be made.
• How to pin fit a garment and transfer the adjustments in preparation for sewing.
• How to take apart a garment, look inside, and determine the best method for executing whatever adjustment needs to be made based on the construction of the original garment.
• Basic garment repair.
• How to determine whether a garment can successfully be altered or repaired, best practices for using trial-and-error to approach for alterations on existing garments, and how to troubleshoot any problems that may arise.

The exact techniques covered in class will depend on the garments you bring in!

Class details

• Prerequisites: This class can accommodate most skill levels, from beginner to professional. For beginner students, it is important that you have a general understanding of clothing construction and the process of assembling a garment (including pressing, maintaining accurate seam allowances, sewing curved and straight seams, finishing seams, etc). You should be comfortable threading and operating a sewing machine, and be able to work independently with minimal instruction.
• This is a non-refundable class.
• Space is limited to 8 students. Please call The Quilt Crossing for Availability.

November 12, 2026 10:00 am