Summer solstice is only 20 days away and we have to talk about what is new in our sewing summer camps this year!
If you don’t know, for the past 14 years we have been hosting sewing summer camps for kids ages 8+ to learn how to sew and craft their own outfits, stuffies, bags and more.
What is unique about our summer camps is, not only is it 100% hands on, where kids learn how to actually do the thing and leave with a handmade projects, but every single week we make something new.
Lots of other sewing programs have a pretty ridged set of projects that are the same everytime, but we really try to watch the trends and make sewing patterns in house that are not only easy to learn how to make but incredibly useful and on trend with what is being sold in stores.
We have over 300 sewing patterns that we have made over the year, which means often we update our old patterns and bring in new, current, and high quality fabrics to make them out of.
So, do you wanna know what is new this summer?
Stuffies
Listen, we have to keep up to date on the trendy new animal stuffie and the special styles that all the kids find cute. Right now, if you’re not already aware, Jelly Cat stuffies are all the rage, and they are pretty unique and complicated to capture their cuteness.
This year our new animals are –
Whale Stuffy
Monday, June 29
9:30-12:30pm
Dog Stuffy
Monday, July 13
9:30-12:30pm
Labubu Stuffy
Monday, July 27
1:30-4:30pm
Crab Stuffy
Tuesday, June 30
1:30-4:30pm
All of these stuffies can be made in our Kids Summer Monday Workshops !
Bags
Oh man, we are pretty excited for this one.
In our Monday Workshops we have an adorable new tote bag inspired by the classic trader joes bag.
Mini TJ Bag
Monday, July 13
1:30-4:30pm
Clothes
For workshops we have revamped some of our samples to reflect current trends
Our Reversible tank top, which is a Monday Summer Workshop, now features a cute little slit that can be worn in the back or front.
Reversible Tank Top
Monday, July 20
1:30-:30pm
Checking out summer fashion trends tickle me more and more the older I get, I really couldn’t believe fold over leggings are back in style.
But here we are, making them as one of our 3-day summer camps at the beginning of the summer.
July 2 – 3
Thursday – Friday
9:30 – 12:30pm
Our Summer dress is one of my most favorite projects we make in our kids camps. I made myself one when I first started working at La Movida and it is one of my most worn Me Made things.
This year we revamped this dress to include a technique that is called Shirring!
July 14 – 17
Tuesday – Friday
1:30-4:30pm
Our final New sewing project to highlight is our Dungrees!
Now these ones aren’t actually a new pattern at all, we made this project when we first started La Movida, but the style has come all the way back around for these little overalls to be trendy again.
September 1 – 4
Tuesday – Friday
1:30 – 4:30pm
If you are looking for a summer camp or 1 day workshop in Vancouver, BC to enrich your kids summer, we have so many projects to choose from.
Kids ages 8+ can join us in any of our beginner sewing workshops this summer or sign up for a full week of summer camps.
View our full roster of projects here!
