Classes & Parties at Home Ec

As many of you know, Home Ec, our studio space on 3rd Avenue, offers a variety of sewing classes as well as being the place where we make our own clothing line "Flirt" for our boutique on 5th Avenue in Park Slope. But did you know that we also host private parties and group classes? Well then, I suggest you read on...



Recently we held a bridal-shower-quilting-party, where the bride, her family and friends got together to celebrate, hangout and make a quilt. Every guest got their own quilt square to decorate with stitches, applique, buttons and a wide variety of beautiful fabrics to choose from. You don't need any sewing experience for this party; just a lot of imagination and some festive, creative spirit!


Once the cheese plate and the wine supply disappear and everyone has completed a square for the quilt, our Home Ec seamstresses sew it all together and the bride is presented with a beautiful, one-of-a-kind masterpiece: a quilt lovingly made by her friends and family.




In other, educational news, we have been hosting groups of teens for week long sewing camps. Our students learn how to make a cotton tote bag, a custom skirt and then get to use their new found sewing knowledge to develop a small project of their own!







If you are interested in booking a private party or class, you can always email us at flirtbrooklyn(at)earthlink.net or give us a call: 718.852.2889.


To see what sewing classes we currently offer, check out our website for schedules and descriptions.

Patternmaking 101 Returns!

One day only!

Patternmaking 101 with Cal Patch is back. The class will be held on Sunday, July 19th from 2 - 4.30pm. And at the going price of $50, this class is bound to fill up fast! Sign up soon and save your spot!

Click here to sign up and to read more about the class!


And as always, feel free to email or call with any questions.

New Sewing Workshops Scheduled at Home Ec

Two new workshops have been added to the ever-changing schedule of sewing classes that we offer at our studio, Home Ec. Take a look:

How to Sew a T-Shirt Workshop
(Taught by Cal Patch)
$50 plus materials
One day only! Sunday, June 14th from 11am - 2pm

Has the thought of sewing knits always intimidated you? Do you think you needed a serger to sew with stretch? Cal will show you that it's easier than you think to make your own knit tops, including several options for finishing necklines.


Skirt Patternmaking Workshop
(Taught by Cal Patch)
$50 plus materials
One day only! Wednesday, June 10th from 6:30 - 8:30pm

This introductory lesson in basic flat pattern techniques will give you the basic skills to draft patterns to fit any body! We will take measurements and make a simple skirt pattern with darts, which can be customized in all sorts of ways to suit your personal style.

Cal Patch is a designer, teacher and the creator of "Hodge Podge Farm", a handmade one-off clothing and accessories line. She is also the author of "Design-it-Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simplified", an instructional book on pattern drafting, due out in September of 2009.

You can sign up for these, or any of our classes, through our website or by calling us at 718.852.2889. Home Ec is located at 303 3rd Avenue, between Carroll & 1st Streets in Brooklyn.

Flirt Gets Green at the Grand Army Farmer's Market

So we make clothing. And what happens when you make clothing? You make fabric scraps. Lots and lots of fabric scraps. We don't want to throw them away because, to be honest, it's wasteful and some of them are big enough for small projects but they pile up faster than we can quilt them. So we keep them.

Here is just a fraction of what we wind up with:

Recently Patti did a little research and found that, indeed, there is a place that recycles fabric scraps and it's close by. So this Saturday morning she staggered over to Grand Army Plaza carrying two huge Ikea bags (oh Ikea bags, we love you) filled with scraps and scraps of fabric.

What a relief to get rid of all those little pieces without having to add to any landfills. They not only accept fabric but also clothing, shoes, bedding, linens, hats, handbags, and belts. So if you have clothing, shoes, or fabric you just don't know what to do with lug it over to Grand Army Plaza next Saturday. And we all know what more closet space allows for. . .more clothing, shoes, and fabric, of course.

For more information check out http://www.cenyc.org/clothing

Sewing Classes This Weekend

As many of you know, Flirt offers a variety of sewing classes at our studio space, Home Ec, located at 303 3rd Avenue.




This weekend, we will be finishing up the final session of our Skirt Making Class and teaching a Build A Bag Workshop. Space is still available for Build A Bag, and sign up is easy through our website. No previous sewing knowledge or experience necessary!

Schedules and class descriptions are available on our website.