Sew-ology Gazette Dear Material Girl, February 2016 One month into the new year already! We are now ready to start answering some of those New Year s Resolutions. Beginner Quilting, Beginner Sewing for Adults, and Beginner Sewing for Tween/Teens start this month! Check out Page 2 for details and dates as we start this new adventure. This month also brings us the SuperBowl and our yearly SuperBolt Event. We are having a two day open sew event for you to work on finishing your first project of 2016 and a great sale. More details will come in a few days in your email so keep a look out for it. Valentine s Day falls on the weekend but hang out with us on February 13th to fall in love with sewing, embroidery, and crafting as we create some cute Valentine projects. More details to come in email soon. The start of yearly clubs and our first Block of the Month for the year is also this month. Be sure to check out the River Rock/Radiant Reflection quilts on page 7. The store samples are being finalized as I type this. The project is spread over 9 months, is based on 10 squares, and available in two colorways. Sign up early to guarantee your color choice. Limited amounts of each colorway are available. BERNINA Software Inspiration, 10 meetings a year, to explore and become more confident in Version 7 Embroidery Software, starts on the 19th with options for either Friday or Saturday. BERNINA DesignWorks Decoded starts on the 26th, with learning all about the PaintWork tool. Live too far away? Overextended on the weekends? Drop us an email and we have an option for you to earn all the lessons for you to do at home and not be left out. In Cameo Club we are going to learn how to use our software and machines to cut fabric for applique so you won t need to trace and hand cut anymore! Take a look, get inspired, and sign up for a class! We look forward to seeing you. Thank you for your continued support and keep on sewing, Amy, Robin, and Mike Today is your day to celebrate the end of the football season. Join us for a great sale, hot soup, and an opportunity to finish a project. Super Bolt Sale and Open Sewing : February 6th & 7th 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Space is limited for open sewing, please call to reserve your space!
Let s start learning! Beginner Quilting Learn to quilt! We will teach you all the basics as you construct a great baby size quilt. You will learn quilt terminology, rotary cutting, sewing machine basics, piecing, quilting, and binding. Wednesday, February 3, 10, 17, 24, March 2, 9, 16, 23 6:00pm-8:00pm (8 week course) $125 Beginner Sewing: Adults Interested in learning to sew? This class will teach you terminology, techniques, and more as you construct a throw pillow with a zipper back and piping. Sewing Machines will be provided Thursday, February 4,11, and 18 6:00pm-8:00pm (3 week course) Beginner Sewing: Tweens & Teens Is your tween/teen itching to learn how to sew? This class will teach them terminology, basic techniques, and more as they construct a pincushion, throw pillow, and zipper pouch. Ages 10 and up $65 Sewing Machines will be provided if necessary Monday, February 8, 15, 22, 29 4:00pm-5:30pm OR Saturday, February 6, 13, 20, 27 9:00am-10:30am (4 week course) $75
Welcome to our new sew-cial hangout! These lessons are designed to keep you hip and cool in your craft. Plus learning a little something new too! Lessons that focus on machine embroidery techniques, stabilizers, embroidery placement and design collections. Empower yourself to overcome the fear of machine embroidery and enjoy embroidery success. Wednesday, February 24 10:00am-1:00pm $15 This month s lesson: Luggage Tag-learn how to create this in the hoop luggage tag/badge holder, which features a vinyl pocket for an ID and another pocket to keep things close at hand. Cracking the DesignWorks Software mystery. Each meeting will demonstrate simple DesignWorks Software techniques and lesson to inspire the use of the DesignWorks tools. Lessons for those that own DesignWorks software modules Cut, Paint, and/or Crystal. Friday, February 26 10:00am-12:00pm $15 This month s lesson: Paint Play Learn to use PaintWork Tool in DesignWorks Software. Take learning your Bernina Embroidery Software to the next level. Join us for a hands on software lesson as you navigate how BERNINA Embroidery Software 7 can be incorporated into every embroidery project. Fridays OR Saturdays 10:00am-12:00pm* WIP Join us for a day of fun, food, friendship and the fabulous feeling of finally finishing a project. A teacher will be on hand to assist you if you have any questions. Please bring a dish to share for lunch and snack. Please register to reserve your seat Monday, February 15 10:00am-3:00pm 10 Lessons $150 February 19/20, March 18/19, April 15/16 This month s lesson: Kick off the year with a lesson in ArtWork Canvas focusing on the Contour Tool. Create unique embroidered letters and shapes to embellish a tiny tote. *For February only, class start time will be 10:30am for the Saturday Session only.
Welcome Spring! Bench Pillow Cover Learn fusible and machine appliqué techniques while creating interchangeable bench pillow covers each month. Thursday, February 11 10:00am-1:00pm (1 week course) $30 Charlotte Cameo Craft Club : Fabric Cutting Learn how to use your Silhouette to its fullest potential each month.. This month we will learn the tips and tricks to cutting fabric. Must own a Silhouette Cameo or Portrait Monday, February 22 10:00am-1:00pm Saturday, February 27 1:00pm-4:00pm $10 if Silhouette was purchased at Material Girls $20 if Silhouette was purchased at another Retailer Arcadia Avenue Quilt Along Meeting Dates Wednesday, February 10th 10:00am-1:00pm OR Saturday, February 27th 10:30am-1:00pm Scrappy Woven Placemats Do you have lots of scraps taking up space in your sewing room or just need to quick reduce your stash? Try this woven placement you ll be surprised with the results! Monday, February 29 12:00pm-4:00pm (1 week course) $30 Charlotte Valentine Crafter-noon Saturday, February 13th 11:00am-4:00pm More details to follow! Class Symbol Key =Beginner New to sewinglearning how to rotary cut, use a sewing machine, and to read a pattern. =Advanced Beginner Comfortable with your sewing machine, how to rotary cut, and basic sewing terminology. =Intermediate Confident sewer that is looking for a challenge and a new technique. Pre-class work may be required. =Advanced A skilled sewer that is comfortable with any sewing technique. Pre class work may be required.
Edge to Edge Quilting in the Hoop Learn the Easy Connect Quilting technique combined with specially designed embroidery files to make it possible for you to create edge to edge quilting using your home embroidery machine. (Must be capable of a 5 x9 embroidery field) Saturday, February 20 12:30pm-4:00pm $35 (1 day course) Say What? Say What? A Way with Words add text to your quilts to make it FUN. Come join us for this storytelling trunk show. No prep, no supplies, just show up and be ready to Laugh and Learn. Amalia FUNfromAtoZ Morusiewicz will cover techniques from thread painting, stenciling, masking, appliqué, painting, stamping that can be used in a variety of sewing projects and quilts to add your own flair. Saturday, February 13 10:00am-11:30am FREE (1 day course)
University Become a Master of your BERNINA sewing machine! Now that you ve bought your fabulous new machine, let s learn how to use it. These classes are free to those who purchased their BERNINA sewing machine at Material Girls within the last 6 months. If you did not purchase your BERNINA from Material Girls, please call for pricing information. PLEASE call and register for classes at least one week prior to class start date. Master Your Sewing Machine 1 For all current BERNINA models including bernettes This class is designed to be used as a step-by-step guide to familiarize you with the basic operation of your BERNINA or bernette sewing machine. Please see our website for a supply list. Friday, February 19 4:00pm-6:00pm Master Your Sewing Machine 2 For all current BERNINA models This class will explore the use of decorative stitches, machine functions, and memory with your BERNINA sewing machines. Please see our website for a supply list. Friday, February 26 4:00pm-6:00pm Mastery Your Embroidery Software For all current Version 7 Embroidery Software Owners This class is designed to make you more comfortable with the basic and more advanced features in Version 7 Software. Auto Digitizing Basics Thursday, February 25 6:00pm-8:00pm Artlink, Customizer, & Embroidery Software, Oh My! For all curious about embroidery software This class is designed to help you understand how to get embroidery designs from the computer to your embroidery machine and to educate you on the options that are available to you for editing existing embroidery designs and additional alphabets. Thursday, February 25 10:00am-12:00pm http://embdesignstudio.com/?affiliateid=10126
Pre Cut Stash Invasion Join us in our crusade to bust down that pre cut stash Suit your style with different projects, brilliantly organized by the cut of fabric, throughout the year. Make the most of fat quarters, fat eighths, 5in and 10in squares, and 2-1/2in strips. Enjoy specially selected designs that are ideal for pre-cut fabrics or for cutting your stash down to size. All the projects are great for beginners to advanced levels. We will meet for the day for a lesson and a sew-in so you can have a great start on completing the project. Friday, February 12 10:00am-3:00pm Project: Tiny Bits $20 Block of the Month Radiant River Rock Reflections 9 Month Quilt Project 77 x85 Two Colorways available Blocks ready for pick up on the 1st of each month $30.00/month Limited Availability in both colorways so sign up soon!
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