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April-June 2013

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Greetings from Sewing Solutions,

We are always so glad to see signs of spring again. With not needing to worry

about bad roads and cold snaps, it makes it easier to plan classes. And hopefully easier

to attend classes.☺

One of the most exciting (classes) planned is the Floriani embroidery event in

April. These events are famous nation-wide because of the great value of products and

education you take home. See the back for more details.

Another new class for us, is the beginner’s sewing course. Here you get to pick

and choose whatever projects you want to make. And the projects together cover a wide

range of useful sewing skills. They are intended for anyone age 10-90.

Besides the beginners sewing course, we are offering a beginner’s quilting

class. We have revised it making it a little easier. With this being a bigger project than

the sewing projects, we will only have room for 5 attendees.

We also want to welcome Irene Henrikson as a new professional seamstress and

quilter to our class forum. She has many years of experience with a background of be-

ing needle trades instructor at the Johnstown Career & Technology Center. We think

you will enjoy learning some of the secrets of the pros.

We also have had a few quilters join us on Thurs. evening for a sit and sew (and

talk.) So we want to open this up to anyone that it interested, they can join us for $10 an

evening when another class isn’t in session. The session will last from 5-8 PM. And you

will need to call ahead of time to reserve your seat. Only the quilting classes are sched-

uled on Thurs. evening this quarter. But if you aren’t interested in them, here are the

open nights to sew. April 4,11,18; May 2,9,16,23; June 27

Metallic thread can add such a beautiful shine to your project, but there are a couple tips to keep it from becoming a headache.

First of all there is a big difference in metallic thread. Avoid the kind that looks like it would shred easily. We like the Flori-

ani and Mettler metallic because they’re made to go high speed in an embroidery machine.

Another tip is to use a metallic needle. They are designed with a larger, specially-coated eye that is to prevent shredding.

Some times another issue is the tension. You shouldn’t wind a bobbin with metallic thread. Our sug-

gestion would be to use a good embroidery bobbin thread, because you don’t have tension issues with it when

embroidering, Or if you don’t have an embroidery bobbin thread, lower the upper tension.

Here are some inexpensive tricks our customers have shared, but we ourselves haven’t proven them.

One is to put the metallic thread in the freezer for 20 minutes. The idea being that it looses its memory, mak-

ing it less wiry. Another one was to take a needle and thread it through a packing peanut and then thread it

down through the machine like normal.

Do you know how to use metallic thread?

Buy 2 Spools of

Floriani or Mettler

Metallic Thread,

Get the 3rd One

FREE! Expires 4/30/13

Beginner’s Sewing Projects

Project Class Rules

1. To sign-up for a class, you need to pay the class fee at least one week ahead.

To be refunded, please let us know the week ahead as well.

2.If there is not enough students for a class, we will refund your money.

3.You will need to pick up a supply list at our store for these classes.

4. If you buy class supplies from our store, we will give you 10% off those items.

5. You may use our machines for the projects.

Beginner’s Sewing Course Here would be an excellent summer project for girls or anyone else that would

love to be in on the fun of sewing. This is a different type of course in that you can pick

and choose which projects/classes suit or you are interested in taking. They don’t need to

be taken in any order because one class doesn’t build on another. And we picked projects

that together cover a lot of different techniques. We have two options available.

Take any 9 classes for $50 each and at the end you’ve bought a good, computerized $469 machine, the Baby

Lock Grace. And the $135 worth of training you get FREE! If you choose this route, you will get to sew on

Grace for classes.

The other option, if you already have a machine you can take any class for $15 each.

Tues. Evening 5-8 Sat. Afternoon 2-5

10 Min. Table Runner - Home Décor...May 7

Pajama Pants –Clothing...May 21

Confetti Purse - Accessories...June 4

Coaster Set –Crafty...June 18

Lap Size Rag Quilt - Quilting...July 2

Tea Towel Hot Pad - Crafty...July 16

Button-Up Pillow - Home Décor...July 30

Stepped-up Bath Towel - Personal...Aug. 13

Elastic-top Little Dress - Clothing...Aug. 20

Stepped-up Bath Towel - Personal...May 4

Tea Towel Hot Pad - Craft...May 18

Elastic-top Little Dress - Clothing...June 1

Button-up Pillow - Home Décor...June 15

Coaster Set - Craft...June 29

Lap Size Rag Quilt - Quilting...July 13

Confetti Purse - Accessories...July 27

Pajama Pants - Clothing...Aug. 10

10-Min. Table Runner - Home Décor...Aug. 24

Beginner’s Quilting Class This class truly is designed for beginners. But our goal is that when you’re finished you not only have a

finished quilt, but also a confident beginning to the relaxing world of quilting. The size of our quilt would be

perfect baby size, but if you’ve had a touch of quilting experience, you are welcome to make it bigger. We

plan to cover how to use the rotary cutter and general piecing techniques. And the third class, we introduce

you to some of the different machine quilting techniques. And finally in the fourth class, put the binding on.

April 29, May 6,13,20 Mon. 5-8 PM

Teacher: Michelle Martin 4 Sessions Fee: $40

Watermelon Table Runner & Coasters Think summer and family picnics with this class. This would also make a nice decora-

tive piece on your dining room table. In class, we will be making the watermelon table runner,

the cute little coasters, and the lovely tote to carry the coasters in.

May 30, June 6 Thurs. 5-8 PM

Teacher: Gale Diehl 2 Sessions $25

Design-Your-Own Stripped-Pieced Handbag This is a chance to design your own handbag, choosing a small,

medium, or large size. You can be as creative as you like with decora-

tive machine stitching, beading, monogramming, machine embroidery,

and machine or free-motion quilting. You will be able to achieve profes-

sional results in this six hour class. Handouts with measurements and

instructions will be included.

May 15,22 Wed. 1-4 PM

Teacher: Irene Henrikson 2 Sessions Fee:$30

Morning Call Roosters and sunflowers just come together so nice

in this very country looking wall hanging. This one would

be for intermediate quilters. The finished wall hanging

measures 60” sq. Along with this free pattern, they have

directions for making a coordinating table runner and

placemats.

June 13, 20 July 11 Thurs. 5-8 PM

Teacher: Gale Diehl 3 Sessions Fee: $45

We have kits made up for the wall hanging that sell for

$64.99, with class attendees getting 10% Off.

Pickle Pie Purse In-the-Hoop These are just the cutest little wallets, and would make a nice gift

item. They are done entirely in-the-embroidery hoop including putting in

the zipper. They have a monogram for each letter of the alphabet. And they

are lined with a pocket on the back.

June 8 Sat. 2-5 PM

Teacher: Michelle Martin Fee: $12

Mastery Class Schedule

These classes are free to all who have purchased a machine from us. If you

wish to attend, just call the day ahead. When you come to class, bring your machine

and its accessories.

Baby Lock Machines

Class Date Time

Day

All Sewing

Machines

Basic Sewing April 16

May 11

June 10

9 AM

2 PM

5 PM

Tues.

Sat.

Mon.

All Sewing

Machines

Appliqué

And Quilting May 14

June 24

5 PM

1 PM

Tues.

Mon.

Sewing Machines Decorative

Sewing May 9 9 AM Thurs.

Embroidery

Machines

Embroidery Basics April 20

June 17

2 PM

5 PM

Sat.

Mon.

Ellisimo Using the Sketchpad, Siz-

ing, & Camera Features June 25 9 AM Tues.

Sergers Serger basics April 22

June 11

5 PM

5 PM

Mon.

Tues.

Embroidery Coaching

Do you still feel a little unsure about embroidering. Just bring in whatever project you are

working on, and we will help you with hooping, stabilizers, and placement. This class is free

for those who have bought an embroidery machine from us.

May 28 Mon. 5-8 PM Fee: $25

Stepped-up Serger Gift Bag Build confidence with your serger and whip up a decked-out gift bag in the process.

We can make a gathered flower or a bow or both for our gift bag. The bow uses decorative

thread with a rolled hem. And the bow, we make with created wire-edge ribbon.

June 3 Mon. 1-4 PM

Teacher: Michelle Martin Fee:$12

New

Used Machines at Great Prices Bernina 200/730 Sewing & Embroidery Machine - 5” x 10” Embroidery field, lots of accessories, including Bernina Stitch Regulator, walking foot, trolley, design packs, etc. excellent condition Baby Lock Sofia Sewing & Embroidery Machine– 4” x 4” embroidery field, USB con-nectivity, 67 Utility stitches, Used only 4 mo., like new condition, owner needed bigger machine This is a compact, feature-loaded machine perfect for a beginner—$650

Our used ma-

chines have a

90 day war-

ranty.

Serenade Here’s a quick way to turn out a wall hanging,

that simply uses a panel with borders. It fea-

tures the Serenade collection. And best of all,

the strips are already cut out.

Measures 40”x44 “ $23.99

Lakeside Trail This collection seemed like a good fit for

an area that is full of wildlife and woods.

The kit fea-

tures the

Moda Holly

Taylor col-

lection called

Trail’s End.

Measures

52”x 68“

$69

Kits Snowman Greeter

Banner Friends and family will be en-

chanted by this happy fellow as he

tips his hat to

greet new

arrivals. This

kit also in-

cludes a won-

derful Debbie

Mumm book.

Measures

about 32“x

14.5“. CLEAR-

ANCE

Was $44

Now $35

End of Season Sale 40% Off All Polar Fleece

April 1-30

40% Off Accuquilt Cutter Accessories

In Stock Only

April 1-30

Closeout 25% Off All Baby Lock Embroidery

Stabilizer April 1-30

40% Off Any One

Item under $50 April 1-30

15% Off Rotary Cutters, Mats, &

Omnigrid Rulers April 1-30

15% Off Any Baby Lock Accessory

April 1-30 Includes feet, workbooks,

hoops, etc.

Must present coupon to receive discount. These coupons do not apply to discount items. May use more than one coupon per sale.

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