===== Open Source Sewing Patterns =====
  * **Speaker**: Troy Dawson  
  * **Room**: HC 204  
  * **Time**: Sun 9:30 am – 10:00 am  

  * **Format**: Lecture (30 Min + Q&A)  
  * **Difficulty**: Introductory  
  * **Track**: Creative  
  * **Presenter Location**: In-person  
  * **Experience**: umpteenth time speaking / several-th time speaking  
  * **At**: anywhere / at lfnw  

==== Description: ====  
What? Why? Where? Who? How?  
All these questions — and more — will be answered in this introduction to **FreeSewing.org**, an open‑source platform for creating customizable sewing patterns. Troy will walk through what open‑source sewing patterns are, why they matter, who uses them, and how anyone can get started.

Whether you're a maker, a coder, a sewist, or simply curious about the intersection of craft and open source, this session offers a fun and accessible look at a creative community powered by collaboration.

**Target Audience:**  
  * Anyone interested in sewing, making, or open‑source creativity