Patchwork with Rae

One of my goals this year is to try new things, including classes and learning new skills. PatternReview offers some online classes and I saw that a class on making patchwork for garments was back. It was offered last year but I missed it then, so I quickly signed up this go round. 

It's given by Rae of Made by Rae patterns, and has two units. I just watched the first class and it went over choosing fabric, kinds of seam finishes, and various considerations to think about when you are using patchwork for garments, whether as accents or whole pattern pieces. And what to know if you make your own patchwork, decide to use it just as patchwork or to layer and quilt it, or reuse exisiting patchwork like thrifted quilts. 

I found it really interesting! And inspiring. I like the idea of patchwork garments but have a less 'noisy' aesthetic when it comes to using scraps, colourblocking or patchworking. So this was very helpful, to think about colour and print and balance. 

I have a patchwork clothing board on Pinterest, where I've been collecting images for a long time, but I've never really tried anything. I need to test out some of the techniques from the class, to use up some scraps and get a feel for what goes together. 

So far I have just laid out scraps to see what combos I might like, pulling from some recent leftovers. I didn't even iron them so excuse the rumpled nature 😄

The next class (next month) is about using the patchwork you create in garments, and will talk about the best kind of patterns to choose, seams, finishing etc. I'm looking forward to it for more info and more inspo.