Just Make it Sew -- in addition to this online store -- is an independent Fashion Sewing Studio and Fabric Boutique located in historic downtown Bordentown, NJ.

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Current Classes & Workshops

Sew-Your-Style! Class Series

Tuesday afternoons from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. on a rolling 5 week basis as space allows. Sign up for 5 week blocks. All are welcome!

Like our Sewcial Society class series, this series of classes is designed to provide a “hands-on” opportunity for you to learn and expand your sewing skills. Want to outfit yourself that shows what you’re really feeling? If you can think it, we can most likely help you make it. Tired of how off-the-rack clothes don’t fit your body style? Make it yourself and create that tailored-made look at a fraction of the cost of hiring a tailor. See a new style trend you love? Stay ahead of the curve and showcase your creative skills with your own designer outfit. These 90-minute classes are perfect for the budding sewist who wants “Make it. Wear it. and Look her best!”
The Sew Your Style class series will take place on Tuesday afternoons from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. on a rolling 5 week basis as space allows. Perfect for after school or after work.
Fabric and patterns are not included in these sessions. Appropriate for ages 8 and up. Due to the special pricing of these classes, make up sessions are not allowed for these classes unless absences are noted at the time of signup for each group of classes.

This year, be your best fashion self --
Bold. On-Trend. and In-Season!

Like our Sewcial  Society class series, this series of classes is designed to provide a  “hands-on” opportunity for you to learn and expand your sewing skills.   Want to outfit yourself that shows what you’re really feeling?  If you  can think it, we can most likely help you make it.  Tired of how  off-the-rack clothes don’t fit your body style?  Make it yourself and  create that tailored-made look at a fraction of the cost of hiring a  tailor.  See a new style trend you love?  Stay ahead of the curve and  showcase your creative skills with your own designer outfit.  These  90-minute classes are perfect for the budding sewist who wants “Make it.  Wear it. and Look her best!”

The Sew Your Style class series will take place on Tuesday afternoons from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. on a rolling 5 week basis as space allows. Perfect for after school or after work.

Individual Lesson Ideas...

We have a number of  suggested projects for you.  We’re full of creative ideas of things you  can sew with a minimum of effort, are versatile, flattering and look  superb like the wide leg trousers below!  The projects we are  highlighting below are to designed to be fun, engaging, interactive, and  a few can be done as a parent/child joint project. Of course in an  individual lesson, the sky is the limit for what you want to do — and  learn.  But, if you need a creative idea to get you started, see our  suggestions of the things you can create where you can — Make it. Wear it. AND Look your Best!

Think some friends  might like to join you in your creative endeavors?  Considering making  your own workshop.  Grab some friends and we can usually come up with  something in terms of both price and date.  The minimum number of people  to “Make-your-own-Workshop” is three (3) people.  We’d be happy  to try and fit something in.  Contact us at 609.386.4218 or  justmakeitsew@justmakeitsew.com to see what we can do.

Wide Leg Trousers.

I’m  a huge fan of a tv series you’ve probably never heard of — “Miss  Fisher’s Murder Mysteries”.  Set in the roaring 20’s in Melbourne,  Australia, actress Essie Davis’ wardrobe is to die for and her character  Miss Phryne Fisher is an independent, confident and self-made female  detective.  We’ve taken that inspiration and combined it with the latest  fashion trend for this fall and are offering an opportunity where you  can make your own stylish and on-trend pants with a wide-leg option as  an individual lesson option.

Most  people are afraid to make their own pants based on fit.  But I can  attest that this pattern is almost perfect and you will need few if any  adjustments.  Based on a pattern from an indie pattern company,  in this  lesson series we’ll walk you through the process of styling and  adjusting the pattern with a wide-leg.   Combine this fashionable  pattern with one of our premium fabrics (like the Dolce and Gabbana  fabric shown here) and you’ll have your own me-made AND true-to-fit  fashion item.  If you’d be able to purchase this in a high-end  department store, you’d spend up to $1495 (or more) for a item like  this.  Make it with us and choose from a number of designer (or not)  fabrics like the Dolce, or Carolina Herrera, Anthropologie, and more!    Not a beginner lesson series, this pattern assumes those who have an  intermediate sewing skill and is appropriate for who have sewn with us  and who have experience working with patterns (advanced beginner to  intermediate).  Due to the wide variety of potential fabric needs and  choices, fabric can be purchased separately.

Sewing on the Bias

Take your sewing to the next level and learn to cut and “Sew-on-the-Bias”.  
Bias  cut garments hang delicately on your body and offers stretch, softness  and flexibility in a woven fabric.  Patterns cut on the bias skim the  body in a more flattering way. By sewing on the bias you can make the  simplest of patterns look and feel elegant and sumptuous. In the item  pictured here, the skirt has both a silky and flowy appearance, simply  by cutting the fabric and sewing on-the-bias.

As a first project,  we are suggesting you sew your own skirt using one of our woven fabrics  like the one pictured here.    This can be done as an individual lesson (allow 3-4 hours) or — take advantage of our special two-person lesson offering  — where two people taking the class together at the same time qualify  for this special lesson rate.   Fabric is not included with your  purchase of lessons.

 If you sign up for this special lesson  package, we will provide up to four (4) hours of instruction for any two  people learning this technique. Additional hours — if needed — can be  purchased for $47.50 per hour for two people. This lesson package is  expected to be done in a combination of two (2) two-hour sessions. 

This  class is not appropriate for those who have never used a sewing machine  before, but we are happy to work with anyone who has taken our Intro to Sewing Class or who has sewn with us before.  Dates and times are flexible, based on your schedule and our availability.

This lesson package is perfect for two  friends or as a Mother-daughter combination. (We recommend the minimum  age of the youngest person be 12 or older.) Be ready for Hanukkah,  Christmas, or Kwanza and plan now to make something new for your  wardrobe for Autumn/Winter.  Plan now for Thanksgiving, holiday parties,  any kind of social event.  Make matching or similar outfits as a  mother-daughter combination.

The Jo Top

No, I didn’t name it, but it works!

Simplicity  can be beautiful!  Simplicity combined with comfort is next to heaven  on earth.  Let us show you how to make this adorable, comfortable and  relatively easy make.

This short jumper with  three-quarter-length balloon sleeves is sure to become one of your  favorite wardrobe basics. Self fabric is used for the neck binding,  wrist trim, and hem band. Jo can be worn sporty with trousers or chic  with a skirt. The project is beginner friendly.

We estimate you  will need between 2-3 hours to complete this project and suggest  purchasing a block of lessons to complete it.  It is perfect as an  introduction to sewing as two friends doing this together or as a  Mother-Daughter project.  Choose this as a special lesson project for  two people and you’ll qualify for a special lesson rate.    Follow  this link to sign up for the special lesson rate or simply purchase a block of individual hours to  complete the project.  If you sign up for the two person special lesson  package, we’ll provide up to three (3) hours of instruction for any two  people doing this together. Additional hours — if needed — can be  purchased for $47.50 per hour for two people. Fabric is not included  with the purchases of these sessions.  Dates and times are flexible,  based on your schedule and our availability.

You'll love making and wearing these items and best of all, when people ask you where you bought it you can say, "I made it myself!".

All individual lessons are booked around your schedule and our availability. Scheduling priority is given to those who come at the same time each week. We also recognize that sometimes lessons are missed for good reasons. We ask that you just notify us at least 24 hours in advance if you need to reschedule an individual lesson so we have the opportunity to fill that time slot, otherwise we may need to charge you for the missed lesson. For your best value, we recommend purchasing a block of hours. Call us to schedule your date today!