CLASS SCHEDULE
AAA Sewing and Fabric Sew Fast
Sew Fun
Sew Easy
SERVING THE SOUTH BAY OVER 40 YEARS BABY LOCK · BERNINA · BROTHER · PFAFF · VIKING SINGER · KOALA · HORN · SEBO
CLASS SCHEDULE July—Sept 2017 Tue — Fri 9:30a to 6:00p Sat — 9:30a to 5:00p Closed Sun & Mon
Sat & Sun Sept 23 & 24 9a — 4p $99 Fee
Fee Includes Lunch, Fabric Kit, Door Prizes, Limited and Use of Top Seating! of the Line Machines!
AAA Sewing & Fabric’s 1st Sewing & Quilting Retreat Visit our website for more information
www. AAAsewingandfabric.com 2365 Pacific Coast Hwy • Lomita, CA 90717 • (310) 257-1744 www.aaasewingandfabric.com
Machine Basics
Baby Lock/Brother and Viking Basics Learn the basics of using your new Baby Lock or Brother sewing machine! Instructor: Rita Gomez FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing Purchasers) Thurs, July 13 (6p – 9p) Thurs, Aug 10 (6p — 9p) Wed, Sept 6 (2p — 5p)
Baby Lock/Brother and Viking Embroidery In this class you will learn features of using your Baby Lock or Brother embroidery machine! Instructor: Rita Gomez FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing Purchasers) Thurs, July 27 (6p —9p) Thurs, Aug 24 (6p —9p) Wed, Sept 27 (2p — 5p)
Baby Lock Destiny-Ellisimo OR Brother Dream-Quattro Beyond Embroidery Join Salima as she teaches you all the exciting features of this wonderful machine. The snowman, camera, tablet and IQ designer will be featured. Instructor: Salima Jaffer FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing Purchasers) Thurs, Sept 28 (10a - 1p)
BERNINA Embroidery
Join Lynn as she teaches you the embroidery machine Viking Epic/Royale from the basics of hooping to Beyond Embroidery customizing designs, you’ll Come join Rita as she shows discover all you need to get you the ins and outs of using the most from your your new embroidery system. embroidery system. Instructor: Lynn Rose Instructor: Rita Gomez FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing ) FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing Thurs, Aug 24 (2p – 5p) Purchasers) Wed, Aug 23 (2p — 5p)
Baby Lock Serger
Learn the basic operation of your new Baby Lock serger. You will learn how to do starts and stops, turn corners, and roll hem. Instructor: Robin Keller FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing Purchasers ) Overlock Operation Thurs, July 13 (6p - 9p) Thurs, Sept 14 (6p - 9p)
Pfaff Basics Get to know the basic operation of your new Pfaff sewing machine. Instructor: Robin Keller FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing Purchasers) Thurs, Aug 10 (6p - 9p) Thurs, Sept 28 (6p—9p)
Pfaff Embroidery
Cover Stitch Basics Learn how to use your Thurs, Aug 31 (6p - 8p) embroidery machine including hooping and BERNINA Basics customizing your designs. Designed for all BERNINA Instructor: Robin Keller sewing machines, this class is FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing a must for new owners. Learn Purchasers) what you need to know about Thurs, Aug 24 (6p — 9p) the basic operation of your new machine in this informative, fun class. Instructor: Lynn Rose FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Our Machine Sewing Purchasers) Usage Classes are FREE if Sat, July 15 (10a — 1p) your machine is Wed, Aug 9 (2p — 5p) purchased at AAA Sewing.
Bernina BSR Join Lynn as she teaches you the ins and outs of the BSR. Instructor: Lynn Rose FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing Purchasers) Tues, Sept 19 (2p - 5p)
There is a non–refundable kit fee of $7 per class which includes thread, needles, fabric, oil and much more to get you started on the right path with your new Sewing Machine!
Please visit our website: www.aaasewingandfabric.com for our class policy
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Viking Explorer’s Club
Club News Premier Plus Software Club Join us as we dive into and learn the new hottest BabyLock/ embroidery software to hit the market! Each month we will Brother TOL Club Do you own the amazing Destiny discover new techniques and modules in this hands on club, or the Dream machine? Join Salima in this hands on club where from embroidery, to crystals to you will delve further in learning all monograms, to appliqué. Director: Rita Gomez the features of these machines, FEE: $89 (prorated) for AAA including IQ Designer. Sewing Purchasers Director: Salima Jaffer 1st Friday (10a — 1p) FEE: $89 (prorated) 2nd Wednesday
(10a —1p)
BBB (Bernina Beyond the Basics) This monthly hands on club will explore the wonderful features of these amazing machines. The club will explore built in features, specialized feet and design packs enhancing them with our built in features. Director: Lynn Rose FEE: $89 (prorated) 1st Saturday (2p — 5p)
Pfaff Club This monthly hands on club explore the many features of these wonderful Pfaff machines. Learn to use various feet, specialty techniques, built in features and accessories. We will be exploring techniques exclusive to your fabulous Pfaff machines. Director: Robin Keller FEE: $89 (prorated) 2nd Saturday (2p — 5p)
Baby Lock Serger Club Do you own a Baby Lock Serger? Do you want to go beyond just finishing edges and hemming with these amazing machines? Then this club is for you. Come join Robin in this hands on club where you will delve further into learning all the features and fabulous techniques using the specialty feet . Director: Robin Keller FEE: $89 (prorated) For AAA Sewing Purchasers 1st Thursday (6p — 9p)
Bernina Software Inspirations V8 Bernina Software owners will work through exercises designed to plumb the depths of this amazing program. Bring your laptop to this hands on computer class. Directors: Salima Jaffer & Lynn Rose FEE: $89 (prorated) For AAA Sewing Purchasers 1st Saturday (10a –1p)
Calling all Leif Eriksons! Did you ever want to be a famous Viking Explorer? Well now you can be. But instead of exploring Greenland, we’ll be exploring our Vikings - sewing machines that is. At our monthly hands on meeting, we will work on a variety of projects as we explore feet, tools and other notions of our Viking sewing machines. If you have purchased your Viking machine from AAA Sewing and want to learn more, than this is the club for you. Projects are designed to take advantage of features of the Designer Ruby and above. Director: Jacki Breisacher Fee: $72 (Prorated) For AAA Sewing Purchasers 1st Friday (2p — 5p)
AAA Sewing’s First Sewing & Quilting Retreat October 24—26 8am — 5pm Carson Community Center Projects Include: *Sewing *Quilting *Embroidery *Serging Breakfast & Lunch Included Machines & Fabric Kits Provided One student per machine & projects You’ll complete in class! 7
Sassy Screen
Classes
Tote
A colorful addition to the former screen tote with a little Getting ready for the holidays different shape and colorful new handles. This sturdy tote is has never been easier. By great to take to the market, to using 5” squares a beautiful the beach just some summer quilt can be done before the Beginning Adult fun! hectic holiday rush. Not Sewing Classes Instructor: Terry Madison thinking of holiday yet—try Sewing is Fun and your hand at a color family you FEE: $45 Sat, July 29 (10a — 5p) Therapeutic! Join us in these yourself would like and start beginning sewing classes! sewing. These classes are designed Fabric Portraits Instructor: Ellen Kruer for those beginner sewers Let’s have some summer fun! FEE: $45 that would like to learn the Thurs, July 6 (10a — 2p) Make portraits of yourself, basics. We will learn how to friends, family or just create a use a rotary cutter, mat and Art Deco Quilt friendly face. In this class, we ruler. You will also learn how Come join me in creating will make creative use of fabric to read and understand to make facial features, hair and another new approach to the patterns. Come make a accessories. I will show you how Drunkard’s Path Quilt. Using project that will help you to make stylish lettering to tell the traditional format, but explore the basic functions of adding contrasting strips, we their owns story. sewing. will bring an Art Deco modern Instructor: Frances Moore FEE: $40 Beg. Adult feel to this timeless pattern. Fri, Sept 8 (2p – 5p) Instructor: Bonnie Hutchins Sewing: A Beg. Quilt FEE: $45 Follow that Yellow Brick Falling Leaves Wed, Aug 23 (10a — 2p) Road….To quilting that is. Table Runner This class is designed for Christopher Get a head start on the fall those who would like to holidays. Bring the wonderful make a basic quilt. You will the Duck changing colors of the season learn how to rotary cut your Oh how cute is this! This fun fabric and strip piecing. quilt is perfect gift for that new into your home. With simple squares and triangles, you will Instructor: Ellen Kruer baby. Eight cute little ducks create a table runner to display FEE: $35 and bright color make this a for Sept through Dec. Sat, July 8 (1p— 5p) fun quilt to make! Instructor: Bonnie Hutchins Instructor: Karen Yarrow FEE: $35 FEE: $45 Beg. Adult (10a — 1p) Thurs, Sept 14 (10a - 4p) Thurs, July 27
9-Patch Swap
*Make Six Adorable, Exclusive Projects *Improve your Skills & Learn New Techniques *Receive a Sewing Bag and A Complete Fabric Kit with Kimberbellishments, PLUS Full-Color Instructions and Project CD *Fee includes Lunch, Fabric and Use of Top of Line Machines
Sat & Sun July 22—23 9am — 4pm $99
Sewing: Fabric Grocery Bag
Certified Kimberbell Instructors 6
It’s time to go green! No more paper or plastic bags. These bags are fully machine washable and dryable. You may want to make more than one. You will also learn how to use a rotary cutter. Instructor: Ellen Kruer FEE: $35 Fri, Sept 8 (10a — 1p)
Inside Out Mats Self binding techniques takes the pain out of the placemat! Whip them up in an afternoon, just in time for dinner! These reversible placemats are great for gift giving! Instructor: Karen Yarrow FEE: $45 Wed, July 19 (10a — 4p)
Class Key Beg. Sewing Embroidery Software Beginner Intermediate Advance 3
Tuscany Tote
Classes
Get ready for summer with this perfect sized tote. It can be made with cotton fabric or try Summer at the your hand with vinyl. Why not make it with a fabric that Sea Shore represents your favorite team The Second in a series of How Grows or sport? landscape quilts using the Your UFO’s? techniques developed by Karen Instructor: Ellen Kruer Have you taken a quilt class Eckmeiier in her book Accidental FEE: $45 from me but have not finished Fri, Aug 11 (10a – 2p) Landscapes. Fabric kits will be it? Do you have questions, provided for you to make your need assistance in construction Tee Shirt Dress own seascape. This will allow or can’t decide on a border/ Surprise your favorite little girl you to concentrate on technique back or binding color? Don’t let with a tee-shirt dress that you and hopefully finish most of your lovely quilt languish in made. We start with a t-shirt of your quilt in class. obscurity hidden in some box. your choice and then add a Instructor: Diane Miller Bring it into the light of day, simple feathered skirt. I have FEE: $40 and let’s finish it together. (This Fri, Aug 25 (10a — 2p) made several for my grand is for past AAA Sewing Classes) daughter and she loves them Instructor: Bonnie Hutchins because they are so Binding 101 FEE: $35 comfortable, Thurs, Aug 10 (10a — 2p) This hands on class will teach Instructor: Diane Miller you how to put on traditional FEE: $40 binding. We’ll also learn Wed, Sept 27 (10a - 2p) Strip Club wrap-from-the-back mitered Come join our “Strip Club,” where we will give you a presentation, a pattern, an inspiration and a good time! This class will feature a pattern which uses 2 1/2” strips of fabric. If you attend the class, you will receive the featured pattern at no charge. Instructor: Ellen Kruer Fee: $5 Sat, Sept 9 (10a—11a)
Modern Christmas Quilt This quilt allows you to use 5” squares of your favorite fabrics and showcase them against a plain background. The clever use of sashing adds real interest to the quilt. If Christmas isn’t your thing, try batiks for an interesting look. Instructor: Diane Miller FEE: $45 Fri, July 14 (10a — 4p)
corner bindings. This class will even tackle the scary scalloped edge bindings using bias binding! You will learn a quick easy way to make bias binding with the bias binding rulers. We will also explore “facing bindings” which is used on art quilts. Instructor: Pam Overton FEE: $40 Sat. Sept 30 (10a - 2p)
Get Your Bling On with Craft N’Cut Software! Have you wanted to learn to use your Craft N’Cut to create layered rhinestones? Well this class is for you. We will be using the software to create the file for our Scan N’Cut. We will then apply rhinestones and add it to an item of our choice! Instructor: Lynn Rose FEE: $35 for AAA Sewing Sat, Sept 16 (10a — 1p)
Wrapped Table Runner Start your holiday decorations before the rush. This delightful table runner can also double as a colorful wall hanging. Make a second one as a gift for that special someone on your gift list. A wonderful solution for using all those bits and pieces of holiday fabric you've been saving. Instructor: Bonnie Hutchins FEE: $40 Fri, Sept 15 (10a — 2p)
UFO Join us for a day of uninterrupted sewing time. Bring your machine, meet your friends, enjoy an afternoon of sewing, good food and lots of laughter! Bring a potluck dish to serve four. FEE: $15 (11a — 4p) Sun, July 9 4 Sun, Aug 20
Classes Purse Workshop If you have taken a Pink Sand Beach Design purse class from AAA Sewing and need a Un-Boxing bit more help finishing the Your Scan N’Cut bag—then this class is for Let’s get that Scan N’Cut out of you. Ellen will be here to the box and explore some of guide you through the steps the fun things we can do with to complete the bag. it! In this class we will use the Instructor: Ellen Kruer draw function to create our FEE: $45 own fabric, use the cut function Thurs, Sept 7 (10a — 2p) to cut fabric for appliqué and to create a template for the Un Cork Your Creativity placement of crystals. This machine is so fun and versatile With Your Scan N’Cut and this class will get your feet Please join Lynn to explore wet in exploring the your creativity using your possibilities of this fabulous Scan N’Cut. We will be using machine! different techniques to make Instructor: Lynn Rose our fabric to fabricate into FEE: FREE for AAA Sewing the easy over the shoulder Plus Kit Fee: $10 bag. We will be using the Wed, July 26 (10a – 1p) draw function, deep cut blade and finally a little Shopping’s bling! We will finally be Done, Gift’s Wrapped constructing the bag using the fabric we just created! Get a head start with a Instructor: Lynn Rose wonderful Christmas gift for that special person or a unique FEE: $45 for AAA Sewing (11a — 4p) Christmas quilt for your home. Sun, Aug 6 This is the third quilt in a series of stack, slash and sew patterns. All straight seams and no stress sewing. A great summer project. Instructor: Frances Moore FEE: $45 Thurs, July 13 (10a — 2p)
Preppy the Whale
This is a fun project with a modern look. If you’re like me and prone to sea sickness this is another way to go whale watching off the boat! While the piecing is intricate, it’s a fantastic opportunity to on your 1/4” piecing Sit & Sew W/ Diane work skills! The sample is s four Bring an unfinished project whale block, but you may and finish it with Diane’s help. find you’re having so much This class meets the first fun you can’t stop making Wednesday of the month from them! There are 2 sizes 10a—1p. The Fee for this available: workshop is $20 for 4 sessions. Instructor: Pam Overton Instructor: Diane Miller FEE: $40 FEE: $20 for 4 sessions Fri, Aug 18 (10a — 1p)
Tired of the same old Embroidery designs? Pickle Pie has some New, Fresh, and Sophisticated In the Hoop Machine Embroidery designs you will love! Hoop Envy Club’s exclusive designs appeal to sewists of all ages—from sophisticated bags to trendy sewing organizers, table décor and more. No Fuddy-duddy juvenile or boring projects! These designs are exclusive to Hoop Envy Members. Registration for this club is $10. By registering for this club, you are agreeing to purchase a Pickle Pie Design CD each month for 3 months. The fee will be $35 a month for 3 months, includes the Embroidery Design CD AND the class! Instructors: Lynn Rose And Salima Jaffer Class 1: Katie Clutch Fri, July 28 (10a — 1p) Class 2: Hello Beautiful Sat, Aug 12 (10a — 1p) Class 3: Tech to Go Fri, Sept 29 (10a — 1p)
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Sew Fun
Sew Easy
SERVING THE SOUTH BAY OVER 40 YEARS BABY LOCK · BERNINA · BROTHER · PFAFF · VIKING SINGER · KOALA · HORN · SEBO
CLASS SCHEDULE July—Sept 2017 Tue — Fri 9:30a to 6:00p Sat — 9:30a to 5:00p Closed Sun & Mon
Sat & Sun Sept 23 & 24 9a — 4p $99 Fee
Fee Includes Lunch, Fabric Kit, Door Prizes, Limited and Use of Top Seating! of the Line Machines!
AAA Sewing & Fabric’s 1st Sewing & Quilting Retreat Visit our website for more information
www. AAAsewingandfabric.com 2365 Pacific Coast Hwy • Lomita, CA 90717 • (310) 257-1744 www.aaasewingandfabric.com
Machine Basics
Baby Lock/Brother and Viking Basics Learn the basics of using your new Baby Lock or Brother sewing machine! Instructor: Rita Gomez FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing Purchasers) Thurs, July 13 (6p – 9p) Thurs, Aug 10 (6p — 9p) Wed, Sept 6 (2p — 5p)
Baby Lock/Brother and Viking Embroidery In this class you will learn features of using your Baby Lock or Brother embroidery machine! Instructor: Rita Gomez FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing Purchasers) Thurs, July 27 (6p —9p) Thurs, Aug 24 (6p —9p) Wed, Sept 27 (2p — 5p)
Baby Lock Destiny-Ellisimo OR Brother Dream-Quattro Beyond Embroidery Join Salima as she teaches you all the exciting features of this wonderful machine. The snowman, camera, tablet and IQ designer will be featured. Instructor: Salima Jaffer FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing Purchasers) Thurs, Sept 28 (10a - 1p)
BERNINA Embroidery
Join Lynn as she teaches you the embroidery machine Viking Epic/Royale from the basics of hooping to Beyond Embroidery customizing designs, you’ll Come join Rita as she shows discover all you need to get you the ins and outs of using the most from your your new embroidery system. embroidery system. Instructor: Lynn Rose Instructor: Rita Gomez FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing ) FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing Thurs, Aug 24 (2p – 5p) Purchasers) Wed, Aug 23 (2p — 5p)
Baby Lock Serger
Learn the basic operation of your new Baby Lock serger. You will learn how to do starts and stops, turn corners, and roll hem. Instructor: Robin Keller FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing Purchasers ) Overlock Operation Thurs, July 13 (6p - 9p) Thurs, Sept 14 (6p - 9p)
Pfaff Basics Get to know the basic operation of your new Pfaff sewing machine. Instructor: Robin Keller FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing Purchasers) Thurs, Aug 10 (6p - 9p) Thurs, Sept 28 (6p—9p)
Pfaff Embroidery
Cover Stitch Basics Learn how to use your Thurs, Aug 31 (6p - 8p) embroidery machine including hooping and BERNINA Basics customizing your designs. Designed for all BERNINA Instructor: Robin Keller sewing machines, this class is FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing a must for new owners. Learn Purchasers) what you need to know about Thurs, Aug 24 (6p — 9p) the basic operation of your new machine in this informative, fun class. Instructor: Lynn Rose FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Our Machine Sewing Purchasers) Usage Classes are FREE if Sat, July 15 (10a — 1p) your machine is Wed, Aug 9 (2p — 5p) purchased at AAA Sewing.
Bernina BSR Join Lynn as she teaches you the ins and outs of the BSR. Instructor: Lynn Rose FEE: $300 (Free for AAA Sewing Purchasers) Tues, Sept 19 (2p - 5p)
There is a non–refundable kit fee of $7 per class which includes thread, needles, fabric, oil and much more to get you started on the right path with your new Sewing Machine!
Please visit our website: www.aaasewingandfabric.com for our class policy
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Viking Explorer’s Club
Club News Premier Plus Software Club Join us as we dive into and learn the new hottest BabyLock/ embroidery software to hit the market! Each month we will Brother TOL Club Do you own the amazing Destiny discover new techniques and modules in this hands on club, or the Dream machine? Join Salima in this hands on club where from embroidery, to crystals to you will delve further in learning all monograms, to appliqué. Director: Rita Gomez the features of these machines, FEE: $89 (prorated) for AAA including IQ Designer. Sewing Purchasers Director: Salima Jaffer 1st Friday (10a — 1p) FEE: $89 (prorated) 2nd Wednesday
(10a —1p)
BBB (Bernina Beyond the Basics) This monthly hands on club will explore the wonderful features of these amazing machines. The club will explore built in features, specialized feet and design packs enhancing them with our built in features. Director: Lynn Rose FEE: $89 (prorated) 1st Saturday (2p — 5p)
Pfaff Club This monthly hands on club explore the many features of these wonderful Pfaff machines. Learn to use various feet, specialty techniques, built in features and accessories. We will be exploring techniques exclusive to your fabulous Pfaff machines. Director: Robin Keller FEE: $89 (prorated) 2nd Saturday (2p — 5p)
Baby Lock Serger Club Do you own a Baby Lock Serger? Do you want to go beyond just finishing edges and hemming with these amazing machines? Then this club is for you. Come join Robin in this hands on club where you will delve further into learning all the features and fabulous techniques using the specialty feet . Director: Robin Keller FEE: $89 (prorated) For AAA Sewing Purchasers 1st Thursday (6p — 9p)
Bernina Software Inspirations V8 Bernina Software owners will work through exercises designed to plumb the depths of this amazing program. Bring your laptop to this hands on computer class. Directors: Salima Jaffer & Lynn Rose FEE: $89 (prorated) For AAA Sewing Purchasers 1st Saturday (10a –1p)
Calling all Leif Eriksons! Did you ever want to be a famous Viking Explorer? Well now you can be. But instead of exploring Greenland, we’ll be exploring our Vikings - sewing machines that is. At our monthly hands on meeting, we will work on a variety of projects as we explore feet, tools and other notions of our Viking sewing machines. If you have purchased your Viking machine from AAA Sewing and want to learn more, than this is the club for you. Projects are designed to take advantage of features of the Designer Ruby and above. Director: Jacki Breisacher Fee: $72 (Prorated) For AAA Sewing Purchasers 1st Friday (2p — 5p)
AAA Sewing’s First Sewing & Quilting Retreat October 24—26 8am — 5pm Carson Community Center Projects Include: *Sewing *Quilting *Embroidery *Serging Breakfast & Lunch Included Machines & Fabric Kits Provided One student per machine & projects You’ll complete in class! 7
Sassy Screen
Classes
Tote
A colorful addition to the former screen tote with a little Getting ready for the holidays different shape and colorful new handles. This sturdy tote is has never been easier. By great to take to the market, to using 5” squares a beautiful the beach just some summer quilt can be done before the Beginning Adult fun! hectic holiday rush. Not Sewing Classes Instructor: Terry Madison thinking of holiday yet—try Sewing is Fun and your hand at a color family you FEE: $45 Sat, July 29 (10a — 5p) Therapeutic! Join us in these yourself would like and start beginning sewing classes! sewing. These classes are designed Fabric Portraits Instructor: Ellen Kruer for those beginner sewers Let’s have some summer fun! FEE: $45 that would like to learn the Thurs, July 6 (10a — 2p) Make portraits of yourself, basics. We will learn how to friends, family or just create a use a rotary cutter, mat and Art Deco Quilt friendly face. In this class, we ruler. You will also learn how Come join me in creating will make creative use of fabric to read and understand to make facial features, hair and another new approach to the patterns. Come make a accessories. I will show you how Drunkard’s Path Quilt. Using project that will help you to make stylish lettering to tell the traditional format, but explore the basic functions of adding contrasting strips, we their owns story. sewing. will bring an Art Deco modern Instructor: Frances Moore FEE: $40 Beg. Adult feel to this timeless pattern. Fri, Sept 8 (2p – 5p) Instructor: Bonnie Hutchins Sewing: A Beg. Quilt FEE: $45 Follow that Yellow Brick Falling Leaves Wed, Aug 23 (10a — 2p) Road….To quilting that is. Table Runner This class is designed for Christopher Get a head start on the fall those who would like to holidays. Bring the wonderful make a basic quilt. You will the Duck changing colors of the season learn how to rotary cut your Oh how cute is this! This fun fabric and strip piecing. quilt is perfect gift for that new into your home. With simple squares and triangles, you will Instructor: Ellen Kruer baby. Eight cute little ducks create a table runner to display FEE: $35 and bright color make this a for Sept through Dec. Sat, July 8 (1p— 5p) fun quilt to make! Instructor: Bonnie Hutchins Instructor: Karen Yarrow FEE: $35 FEE: $45 Beg. Adult (10a — 1p) Thurs, Sept 14 (10a - 4p) Thurs, July 27
9-Patch Swap
*Make Six Adorable, Exclusive Projects *Improve your Skills & Learn New Techniques *Receive a Sewing Bag and A Complete Fabric Kit with Kimberbellishments, PLUS Full-Color Instructions and Project CD *Fee includes Lunch, Fabric and Use of Top of Line Machines
Sat & Sun July 22—23 9am — 4pm $99
Sewing: Fabric Grocery Bag
Certified Kimberbell Instructors 6
It’s time to go green! No more paper or plastic bags. These bags are fully machine washable and dryable. You may want to make more than one. You will also learn how to use a rotary cutter. Instructor: Ellen Kruer FEE: $35 Fri, Sept 8 (10a — 1p)
Inside Out Mats Self binding techniques takes the pain out of the placemat! Whip them up in an afternoon, just in time for dinner! These reversible placemats are great for gift giving! Instructor: Karen Yarrow FEE: $45 Wed, July 19 (10a — 4p)
Class Key Beg. Sewing Embroidery Software Beginner Intermediate Advance 3
Tuscany Tote
Classes
Get ready for summer with this perfect sized tote. It can be made with cotton fabric or try Summer at the your hand with vinyl. Why not make it with a fabric that Sea Shore represents your favorite team The Second in a series of How Grows or sport? landscape quilts using the Your UFO’s? techniques developed by Karen Instructor: Ellen Kruer Have you taken a quilt class Eckmeiier in her book Accidental FEE: $45 from me but have not finished Fri, Aug 11 (10a – 2p) Landscapes. Fabric kits will be it? Do you have questions, provided for you to make your need assistance in construction Tee Shirt Dress own seascape. This will allow or can’t decide on a border/ Surprise your favorite little girl you to concentrate on technique back or binding color? Don’t let with a tee-shirt dress that you and hopefully finish most of your lovely quilt languish in made. We start with a t-shirt of your quilt in class. obscurity hidden in some box. your choice and then add a Instructor: Diane Miller Bring it into the light of day, simple feathered skirt. I have FEE: $40 and let’s finish it together. (This Fri, Aug 25 (10a — 2p) made several for my grand is for past AAA Sewing Classes) daughter and she loves them Instructor: Bonnie Hutchins because they are so Binding 101 FEE: $35 comfortable, Thurs, Aug 10 (10a — 2p) This hands on class will teach Instructor: Diane Miller you how to put on traditional FEE: $40 binding. We’ll also learn Wed, Sept 27 (10a - 2p) Strip Club wrap-from-the-back mitered Come join our “Strip Club,” where we will give you a presentation, a pattern, an inspiration and a good time! This class will feature a pattern which uses 2 1/2” strips of fabric. If you attend the class, you will receive the featured pattern at no charge. Instructor: Ellen Kruer Fee: $5 Sat, Sept 9 (10a—11a)
Modern Christmas Quilt This quilt allows you to use 5” squares of your favorite fabrics and showcase them against a plain background. The clever use of sashing adds real interest to the quilt. If Christmas isn’t your thing, try batiks for an interesting look. Instructor: Diane Miller FEE: $45 Fri, July 14 (10a — 4p)
corner bindings. This class will even tackle the scary scalloped edge bindings using bias binding! You will learn a quick easy way to make bias binding with the bias binding rulers. We will also explore “facing bindings” which is used on art quilts. Instructor: Pam Overton FEE: $40 Sat. Sept 30 (10a - 2p)
Get Your Bling On with Craft N’Cut Software! Have you wanted to learn to use your Craft N’Cut to create layered rhinestones? Well this class is for you. We will be using the software to create the file for our Scan N’Cut. We will then apply rhinestones and add it to an item of our choice! Instructor: Lynn Rose FEE: $35 for AAA Sewing Sat, Sept 16 (10a — 1p)
Wrapped Table Runner Start your holiday decorations before the rush. This delightful table runner can also double as a colorful wall hanging. Make a second one as a gift for that special someone on your gift list. A wonderful solution for using all those bits and pieces of holiday fabric you've been saving. Instructor: Bonnie Hutchins FEE: $40 Fri, Sept 15 (10a — 2p)
UFO Join us for a day of uninterrupted sewing time. Bring your machine, meet your friends, enjoy an afternoon of sewing, good food and lots of laughter! Bring a potluck dish to serve four. FEE: $15 (11a — 4p) Sun, July 9 4 Sun, Aug 20
Classes Purse Workshop If you have taken a Pink Sand Beach Design purse class from AAA Sewing and need a Un-Boxing bit more help finishing the Your Scan N’Cut bag—then this class is for Let’s get that Scan N’Cut out of you. Ellen will be here to the box and explore some of guide you through the steps the fun things we can do with to complete the bag. it! In this class we will use the Instructor: Ellen Kruer draw function to create our FEE: $45 own fabric, use the cut function Thurs, Sept 7 (10a — 2p) to cut fabric for appliqué and to create a template for the Un Cork Your Creativity placement of crystals. This machine is so fun and versatile With Your Scan N’Cut and this class will get your feet Please join Lynn to explore wet in exploring the your creativity using your possibilities of this fabulous Scan N’Cut. We will be using machine! different techniques to make Instructor: Lynn Rose our fabric to fabricate into FEE: FREE for AAA Sewing the easy over the shoulder Plus Kit Fee: $10 bag. We will be using the Wed, July 26 (10a – 1p) draw function, deep cut blade and finally a little Shopping’s bling! We will finally be Done, Gift’s Wrapped constructing the bag using the fabric we just created! Get a head start with a Instructor: Lynn Rose wonderful Christmas gift for that special person or a unique FEE: $45 for AAA Sewing (11a — 4p) Christmas quilt for your home. Sun, Aug 6 This is the third quilt in a series of stack, slash and sew patterns. All straight seams and no stress sewing. A great summer project. Instructor: Frances Moore FEE: $45 Thurs, July 13 (10a — 2p)
Preppy the Whale
This is a fun project with a modern look. If you’re like me and prone to sea sickness this is another way to go whale watching off the boat! While the piecing is intricate, it’s a fantastic opportunity to on your 1/4” piecing Sit & Sew W/ Diane work skills! The sample is s four Bring an unfinished project whale block, but you may and finish it with Diane’s help. find you’re having so much This class meets the first fun you can’t stop making Wednesday of the month from them! There are 2 sizes 10a—1p. The Fee for this available: workshop is $20 for 4 sessions. Instructor: Pam Overton Instructor: Diane Miller FEE: $40 FEE: $20 for 4 sessions Fri, Aug 18 (10a — 1p)
Tired of the same old Embroidery designs? Pickle Pie has some New, Fresh, and Sophisticated In the Hoop Machine Embroidery designs you will love! Hoop Envy Club’s exclusive designs appeal to sewists of all ages—from sophisticated bags to trendy sewing organizers, table décor and more. No Fuddy-duddy juvenile or boring projects! These designs are exclusive to Hoop Envy Members. Registration for this club is $10. By registering for this club, you are agreeing to purchase a Pickle Pie Design CD each month for 3 months. The fee will be $35 a month for 3 months, includes the Embroidery Design CD AND the class! Instructors: Lynn Rose And Salima Jaffer Class 1: Katie Clutch Fri, July 28 (10a — 1p) Class 2: Hello Beautiful Sat, Aug 12 (10a — 1p) Class 3: Tech to Go Fri, Sept 29 (10a — 1p)
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