Puget Sound Sewing & Craft

Sew Fun = Sew Stylish Jackets in June

Nothing sparks admiration like a beautiful, custom-made jacket.  This month in Sew Fun, you will learn how to take an ordinary sweatshirt and turn it into a stylish jacket.  In Nancie M Wiseman's latest book, Start with a Sweatshirt, Sew a Stylish Jacket you will be inspired to add couture style to an ordinary sweatshirt by combining your favorite palate of fabrics.  These jackets are easy to make. The illustrations and instructions will guide you through the process.  Once you complete your style of jacket, embellish it with dimensional flowers made from coordinating fabrics.  Learn to create new and exciting flowers using "old-fashioned" methods including prairie points and various ruching techniques. Use the flowers to embellish quilts, wearable art or make a decorative pin for clothing or accessories.  Add embroidered buttons and your creation is complete!

Remember, you do not need to register in advance!  Come and join the fun!

Sew Fun Seminars at Quality Sewing:

• Everett: Monday: 6/1: 1p & 6:30p

• Everett: Tuesday: 6/2: 10a

• Kirkland: Tuesday: 6/2: 6:30p

• Kirkland: Wednesday: 6/3: 1p & 6:30p

• Alderwood: Thursday: 6/4: 1p & 6:30p

• Alderwood: Friday: 6/5: 10a

• Ballard: Monday: 6/8: 1p & 6:30p

• Northgate: Tuesday: 6/9: 1p & 6:30p

• Bellevue: Wednesday: 6/10: 1p & 6:30p

• Issaquah: Thursday: 6/11: 10a& 6:30p  

• Tacoma: Monday: 6/15: 1p & 6:30p

• Tacoma: Tuesday: 6/16: 10a

• Federal Way: Tuesday: 6/16: 6:30p

• Federal Way: Wednesday: 6/17: 10a & 1p

• Silverdale: Thursday: 6/18: 10a & 2p & 6:30p

• Burien: Monday: 6/22: 1p & 6:30p

• Puyallup: Tuesday: 6/23: 1p & 6:30p

• Puyallup: Wednesday: 6/24: 10a

Project Runway's Jillian Lewis at Brother Convention

Earlier this month I was in Las Vegas at the Brother Convention. It was super fun to see the new products and the unveiling of the new top-of-the-line sewing, quilting, embroidery and crafting machine, the Brother Quattro 6000D - creativity times four. The machine is absolutely amazing - with more features than I could have dreamed up. Some of my favorite new features are the InnovEye built in positioning camera, runway lighting, jumbo embroidery frame - 12" x 8", super wide angle HD LCD screen and the new larger workspace is truly magnificent. There are 100 new features on this machine - WOW is all I can say. For a sneak peek of this new machine in person be sure to attend one of Quality Sewing's New Product and Brother 6000D Unveiling Parties later this week.

If the excitement of this new machine was not enough - the keynote speaker was Jillian Lewis from Project Runway Season 4. She was one of the 3 finalists and really one of my favorites. She spoke to us about her love of sewing, designing and Brother sewing machines. She got her first sewing machine, a Brother Pacesetter,  from her local dealer when she was 15. This was the same machine she used all through design school and even to sew her entire collection for the Project Runway final show at Bryant Park. Brother gave her a new Quattro 6000D and she created the dress she is wearing in the photo on the right. The dress is covered with a beautiful floral embroidery designs on fabric that she hand dyed. (And yes, that is me with Jillian - so fun to meet her!)  The thing that really struck me about Jillian was how genuine her love of creating and designing is.

To find out what Jillian is up to now - check out her website at www.jillianlewisny.com.

Last week I was so busy I didn't get a chance to see what happened on Project Runway. I have it recorded and hope to watch it tonight before the show tomorrow! What happened? Who can fill me in? The week before was pretty fun with the Olympics tie in. I felt like most of their designs needed to be a little bit more sporty and less fashion - particularly since what looks good on a rail thin model, probably doesn't flatter an athlete. I did like Korto's design, it seemed to be a nice mix of sporty fashion with the vest and fun pants. I think that I would have liked Terri's design better if I had seen the tube-top. She does get super props for creating so many pieces, making it pretty versatile. Let me know how you feel about season 5 so far - does anyone have a favorite designer yet?

-Carmen
carmen@qualitysewing.com

Don't Miss the Best Embroidery Class of the Year!

You Don't Want to Miss this . . .

2008 Embroidery Party with Steve Wilson from Anita Goodesign!

I wanted to let everyone know about this great 2-day class, in case you haven't heard about it!
Last year everyone had a great time. Here are the details:

 

Learn the Secrets of The Professionals with Steve Wilson from Anita Goodesign Steve is returning to Quality Sewing with All NEW projects for 2008. No matter what your skill level, you will enjoy these two days of fun while learning easy embroidery, sewing and quilting techniques. Every attendee will receive a free CD with designs and tutorials. There will be plenty of specials, door prizes, giveaways and lunch each day. Everything is provided including brand new sewing machines, embroidery designs, fabrics, thread and stabilizers, just bring your enthusiasm!
Don't miss the fun. We only have a few seats left at the Lynnwood class and the Puyallup class is already full! The Lynnwood class is May 31 and June 1 at the Lynnwood Convention Center. This 2 day class includes 12 hours of class-time, 10am-5pm each day and is only $99.00!
For more information and to Sign up online visit www.QualitySewing.com.

Hope to see you there!
Carmen

June Classes

Well, if you are like me, June is a month that I have to plan ahead for a little. It must include end-of-year school activities and even a birthday party. So now is also the time to make sure that you get the crafting classes that you want on your calendar. Go ahead, call a friend, hit a class and have lunch. You can’t beat having both time out AND getting a chance to perfect your skills or learn new ones. Be brave, my friend, and you will be glad that you found the time to go. Trust me.

Just to let you know, what I am listing here is only a small fraction of what is being offered so make sure that you check out the full schedules of Pacific classes and Quality classes on their websites. There are even classes for kids and teens!

Create a Corset- Pacific Fabrics & Crafts Northgate Location with Lori Edwards.

Fabric Postcards- Pacific Fabrics & Crafts Bellevue Location with Diane Becka.

Intro to Beading- Pacific Fabrics & Crafts Everett Location with Darlene McCourt.

Sit-n-Knit with Keston- Pacific Fabrics & Crafts Bremerton Location with Keston Davis.

Recover Your Chair- Pacific Fabrics & Crafts Outlet Location with Mary McKinley & Betty Edwards.

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New to Sewing- Quality Sewing & Vacuum Northgate Location.

One-on-One Private Computer Class at all Quality Sewing & Vacuum Locations.

Anita Goodesign Diamond Club at Quality Sewing & Vacuum Multiple Locations.

Audrey Franson: Quilting, the Next Step at Quality Sewing & Vacuum Federal Way Location.

Kelly Thomas of Little Hands Creations: Children’s Sewing (ages 6-14) at Quality Sewing & Vacuum Ballard Location (week-long class).

I hope that you will join us at one of the above OR some of the other classes listed on the websites for the month of June. See you then!