Working for 4 years as a professional patternmaker for Jones Apparel Groups, I also taught at the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale for 3 years and Bauder Fashion College in Ft. Lauderdale for 5.

I offer the following courses as private classes or for small groups:

 

• Pattern Making (Flat Pattern Design)

• Fashion Sketching for Production

• Draping (I have a professional dress form) 

 

More About the Instructor...

Straight out of Fashion Design college, I worked in Quality Control for a suit manufacturer. Then I became a Sketch Artist for designers, and my third job was a pattern maker for Jones of New York. I worked there for 4 years and trained with Italian tailor-pattern makers.

 

I then moved to Florida and worked in the Fashion Industry as a clothing designer for children's clothes. When they started to outsource all their design to China, I pivoted and taught Pattern Making, Draping, Sketching and Design classes at Bauder Fashion College on Dixie Highway and Commercial Blvd. for 5 years. I also managed the program of over 100 students as the Fashion Design Program Director at Bauder Fashion College.

 

I then went to the Art Institute and taught various design classes for the next several years. Clothing construction on commercial sewing machines, Flat Pattern Design and Draping were my specialties.

 

My Experience and Background

 

• Expert Seamstress and Designer 

• BA in Fashion Design

• 10 Years Experience in Fashion Industry - All Phases

• Teach Sewing, Pattern Making, Draping & Fashion Drawing

• Professional Pattern Maker for Jones of New York

• 15 Years Experience Teaching Fashion Design in High School and College

• Taught Fashion Design at Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale

• Florida Certified Professional Teacher

• Was Instructor & Program Director of Bauder Fashion College in Ft. Lauderdale for 5 years

• Developed my own line of specialty swimwear, shown on the Pattern Making page.