Join Lisa as she shares her fall sewing plans and pattern wishlist for 2023! Despite breaking her ankle in a backyard mishap, Lisa is eager to create a stylish fall wardrobe that will work with her medical boot and accommodate limited mobility. On her pattern wishlist are comfortable knits like Simplicity 8982, a trendy KnowMe 2046 combo dress/tunic/pant set, and the elegant Vogue 1940 dramatic sleeves. She'll also try extending a Vogue button-front shirtdress into a tunic to wear with leggings and boots. Lisa dishes on her trick for customizing tricky commercial patterns designed for non-curvy figures, her aversion to most dress pockets, and why she may forego zippers in super stretchy knits. She'll also chat about beautiful wide leg pants from Mimi G's new Simplicity pattern that could accommodate her boot. Join the fun fabric chatter and wardrobe planning for fall - a great transitional sewing season! Lisa shares why she loves sewing with quilting cottons, stable wovens, linen blends, and more. Tune in for all the pattern wishlist details, sewing motivation, and wardrobe visions that will help you get your stitch together.
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Patterns Mentioned: Vogue 1940, Simplicity 8982, Mimi G for Simplicity 9687 KnowMe 2046, The Rushcutter Dress by In the Folds, The Naomi Shirt by Coffee and Thread
Lisa Woolfork
Lisa Woolfork is an associate professor of English specializing in African American literature and culture. Her teaching and research explore Black women writers, Black identity, trauma theory, and American slavery. She is the founder of Black Women Stitch, the sewing group where Black lives matter. She is also the host/producer of Stitch Please, a weekly audio podcast that centers on Black women, girls, and femmes in sewing. In the summer of 2017, she actively resisted the white supremacist marches in her community, Charlottesville, Virginia. The city became a symbol of lethal resurging white supremacist violence. She remains active in a variety of university and community initiatives, including the Community Engaged Scholars program. She believes in the power of creative liberation.
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