Calgary Sews

A community for garment sewists in the Calgary, Canada region


Dazzling Denim

Meetup Date: April 12, 2025

At the April 2025 Meetup, Nora and Mona inspired us with creative techniques to add flair to our favorite denim pieces! From hand and machine stitching, appliqué, sashiko, piecing in decorative fabrics, to glitter, pearls, and even painting — the possibilities are endless

Mona painted a cow on the back of an upcycled denim jacket. To transfer the design outline to her jacket, she used an iron on transfer pencil. Here’s one, available on the Mary Maxim website 🇨🇦

Huge thanks to Mona and Nora for sharing your talents! We’re all buzzing with ideas for custom denim looks just in time for Calgary Stampede.