NEW! Lorraine Torrence Wearable Art Exhibit & Pop Up Boutique at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio
Team NZP and the Stitch it! Sisters are excited to announce the opening of the NEW! Lorraine Torrence Wearable Art Exhibit & Pop Up Boutique at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio in Beaver Dam, Wis. Take a virtual tour of this limited time exhibit and meet our friend and designer, Lorraine Torrence, in today’s blog posting! Plus shop a selection of Lorraine’s Wearable Art Patterns at ShopNZP.com!
For a limited time, author, teacher, and wearable art specialist, Lorraine Torrence of Loraine Torrence Designs presents her exquisite wearable art show pieces at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio!
You may have tuned in to Sewing With Nancy and watched as Nancy and her guest and friend, Lorraine Torrence combined unique fabrics and accents to change plain fashion to fabulous! Lorraine’s love of clothing mixed with her quilting skills results in her wearable art that has been exhibited in several fashions shows, including three BERNINA Fashion Shows! She has won numerous awards in the AQS Fashion Show and has judged this show and other wearable art shows.
Lorraine Torrence presents her exquisite wearable art show pieces at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio where you can explore Lorraine’s wearable art garments and patterns–that will inspire you in your quilting making and creative garment making.
This beautiful exhibit includes Loraine Torrence Designs Patterns, Grainline Gear Patterns, and more! Lorraine has even curated a selection of her sample garments–that are available for purchase.
A limited number of premium fabric cuts including wool, wool blends, and Japanese Daiwabo Fabrics are now available in store at the Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio! The are the same beautiful fabrics Lorraine uses to create her Wearable Art Garments!
In addtion to Lorraine’s wearable art garments, shop her quilts patterns, books, and Bright Ideas project pamphlets.
Deanna Springer and Lorriane Torrence have been collaborating on our NEW! Lorraine Torrence Wearable Art Exhibit & Pop Up Boutique that will take place at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio in Beaver Dam, Wis. Sept. 1-17. Deanna shared, “It’s a special day when I get to spend time with Lorraine! It takes me back to when Nancy and I would meet with Lorraine and plan her program segments for Sewing With Nancy. Lorraine’s knowledge of all things fabric and fibers, plus her incredible talent of mixing colors and textures to create stunning garments, are truly impressive! I’m pleased to be hosting this very special exhibit honoring our colleague, longtime friend, and true class act, Lorraine Torrence.”
Visit the NEW! Lorraine Torrence Wearable Art Exhibit & Pop Up Boutique open free of charge to the public for a limited time at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio: September 1-17; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon. through Fri., and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat.; exhibit is closed Sunday.
Meet Lorraine Torrence!
Lorraine Torrence will be onsite at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio at her Wearable Art Exhibit & Pop-Up Boutique, Tuesday through Thursday Saturday, September 13-15, 1-3 p.m., and Saturday, September 17, 1-3 p.m.,
Take a class with Lorraine Torrence at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio! Register today in store or online at ShopNZP.com. Seating is limited.
We’re also pleased to be offering a selection of Lorraine’s favorite patterns at ShopNZP.com!
- Lorraine’s Class Act Ensemble Pattern is a whole wardrobe in one pattern!
Four cardigan-shaped jacket views in high hip and full hip lengths, short or long sleeves with options for plain, unembellished jacket, curvy line design with edges covered in self-bias tape, or pieced squares.
- Lorraine’s Urban Treasures Pattern is a year ’round, lined jacket in three views goes from casual to dressy with a change of fabric! Three center front closing jacket styles with long or three-quarted sleeves have options for three different piecing designs and front closures including tie front, button tab, and zipper. Choose from diagonal piecing with a tie closure, vertical panels with button tab, or diagonal strip piecing with zipper closure.
- Lorraine’s talk of the Town Pattern is a contemporary shirt featuring five fabrics with a mandarin collar in two lengths. Features top-stitched patches of small pieces of special fabrics to compliment the main and contrast fabrics. The mandarin collar has options for rounded or squared shapes and the sleeve on the Short View is 3/4 length with a split cuff. Leave the patch fabrics off for a sleek, sophisticated look in either length.
- Lorraine’s Tablecloth Shirt Pattern captures the ready-made border if a tablecloth to make this asymmetrically closed wardrobe staple! Use a treasured heirloom tablecloth, a new ethnic fabric tablecloth, a garage sale find, or even a fabric panel, two favorite printed fabrics with your own self-made added border — fabric options are unlimited for making this shirt! This shirt has can be made in two lengths, two sleeve lengths, and two collar variations, including mandarin or regular, and has an optional pocket.
- Lorraine’s Pacific Rim Coat/Vest Pattern is an easy-fit, easy-make lined coat with an abundance of variations to fit any wardrobe needs! Make it with long sleeves, short sleeves, or as a vest with no sleeves. Make it in below-hip or mid-calf lengths. Make it with a rounded-bottom collar, angled-bottom collar, or with binding instead of a collar. Make it in one fabric, choose from three included piecing options, or design your own piecing — vertical divisions perfect of trapezoid piecing or your own decorative additions! The variations are endless!
- Lorraine’s Town and Country Tunic is an easy-fit, easy-make pull-over tunic in two lengths with front and back panels designed to showcase fabric panels! Make it with one panel or use any specialty fabric … or make with your own favorite techniques to fill the panels! Turn a plain fabric into something fabulous with a stamp, stencil, or paintbrush. Gather small strips of fabric that portray your sense of fashion, stitch into strip sets, and cut into squares and then fill the center panel of this tunic with small quilt squares or blocks that contrast with the basic tunic color. Reflect your sense of style by adding artistic touches of fabric trim, it’s both a clever and tasteful fashion accent.
- Anytime there is an area like a front panel to fill, use that space to show your style! Sleeve lengths in 3/4, elbow length, or short make for endless combinations.
- Short length of a just below the waist topper included is in Lorraine’s Town and Country Tunic!
Shop Lorraine Torrence Designs Patterns and more at ShopNZP.com
Are you’re traveling through the Wisconsin countryside this fall? Make plans to visit the The Nancy Had a Notion History Exhibit! The exhibit will be on display on the 2nd floor of The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio–Now easily accessible by our new elevator, Monday through Saturday this summer!
Join our NEW! Quilting Group–meeting the second Thursday of each month–at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio! Sign Up in-store or online, Today at ShopNZP.com!
Visit the NEW! Lorraine Torrence Wearable Art Exhibit & Pop Up Boutique open free of charge to the public for a limited time at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio: September 1-17; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon. through Fri., and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat.; exhibit is closed Sunday.
Meet the Designer! Lorraine Torrence will be onsite at The Nancy Zieman Sewing Studio at her Wearable Art Exhibit & Pop-Up Boutique, Tuesday through Thursday Saturday, September 13-15, 1-3 p.m., and Saturday, September 17, 1-3 p.m.,
Happy Sewing!
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Sharon Bergstad
I am too far to come for a 2 hour class but would certainly come for a 2 0r 3 day seminar. I would also enjoy a hands on project with her she is Great! Sharon Bergstad([email protected])
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Thanks so much, Sharon! Sign up for 3 or four days of Lorraine Torrence Lectures and Workshop at ShopNZP.com.