We’d love for you to lend your hand and creativity to the process. Finished blocks can be dropped off up until February 21st, or you can work on the project in our studio for free. Stop by after work for one of our drop-in group sewing nights, bring in fabric to swap with others and be a part of a fun project for a great cause (The American Sewing Guild has offered to dedicate their meeting this week to working on the quilt!). We’ll provide you with the pattern and one common fabric for each quilt block – the rest is yours to choose!

The raffle drawing will be held on February 27th, during Knit & a Movie Night. 100% of the proceeds will go to Partners in Health: Stand With Haiti. (you don’t need to be present to win, but it will be a lot of fun!)

The quilt block on the left was created using a string block quilt tutorial from one of our favorite crafty quilt blogs, Film In the Fridge!

Shannon Richards taught her laminated cotton Cosmetic Bag class this week. Students learned about bag construction, sewing on zippers and working with tricky fabrics. Look out for the Pleated Clutch class in February!

Christine Haynes started off the new year by teaching two sold out Intro to Sewing classes this month. Congratulations to our newest seamstresses!

If you got a new sewing machine over the holidays, now is the perfect time to bring it into our studio, take it out of the box and learn to use it! We offer private lessons, which allow you to learn on your own machine, on the skill or project of your choice. We are very lucky to have Shannon Richards of Muse handmade as our private sewing instructor. Start off the new year by learning a new skill and come to our free sewing club nights once a month. You’ll be a modern seamstress in no time!

It sure is a busy time of year to learn to sew. Christine Haynes taught two Intro to Sewing classes yesterday after the first class overflowed into a morning session.
Congratulations on your new skills ladies!

Due to overwhelming signup requests for the Intro to Sewing class this Saturday, Dec. 19th, we’ve added an additional session the same day from 11am-2pm. The class from 3pm-6pm is sold out, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait until 2010 to learn to sew. Give us a call to sign up for a spot!

Another great Intro to Sewing class taught by Christine Haynes. Congratulations on your new skills ladies!

There are still a few spots open for the next Intro to Sewing class w/ Christine Haynes this Friday October 23rd from 3-6pm. You’ll learn the basics of the machine and come away with a finished envelope pillowcase. The class is $65 and you can sign up for it in person or over the phone.