Mon. - Sat. • 10 am - 5 pm Open Thur. • 10 am - 6 pm
July • Aug • Sept 2016
These classes are provided at no charge to customers that have purchased their machine at Becky’s Fabrics Bernina and Janome. We want you to learn all the functions of your new sewing machine!
My Janome
All Janome machines You will learn about the features and benefits of your new machine. We will teach you basic cleaning and oiling. Thurs., July 28.......................................1-3 pm Thurs., Aug. 25......................................1-3 pm Thurs., Sept. 29.....................................1-3 pm
My Bernina 1
Bernette through 5-Series machines You will learn about thread, needle options, presser feet, basic stitching, plus oiling and machine maintenance. Mon., July 11.........................................5-8 pm Thurs., July 21.............................10 am-noon Thurs., Aug. 18......................................5-8 pm Sat., Aug. 27.................................10 am-noon Wed., Sept. 7..........................................5-8 pm Thurs., Sept. 15...........................10 am-noon
My Bernina 2
Bernette through 5-Series machines Explore the decorative stitches and lettering available in your machine. Plus, learn free motion quilting with the BERNINA Stitch Regulator. Thurs., July 21.......................................1-4 pm Tues., July 26..........................................5-8 pm Thurs., Aug. 25......................................5-8 pm Sat., Aug. 27...........................................1-4 pm Thurs., Sept. 15.....................................1-4 pm Wed., Sept. 21.......................................5-8 pm
My Bernina 7 & 8 Sewing
7-Series and 8-Series machines Learn how to make your 7/8 machine really yours by exploring the various set-up areas. Then we move into the operation of the basic sewing side of the machine. Sat., July 23.................................. 10 am-3 pm Tues., Sept. 13............................. 10 am-3 pm
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My Bernina 7 & 8 Embroidery
7-Series and 8-Series machines After taking Embroidery Getting Started and Embroidery 1, this can be the next step in learning and using the special functions of embroidery exclusive to your machine such as continuous hooping and making sewing machine stitches embroidery. Sat., Aug. 20................................10 am-3 pm
My Bernina 8-Series Advanced
830e and 880e Explore and use the features available only on the 8 series machines. Sat., July 30.................................10 am-4 pm
My Bernina: Creative Options 5-Series through 8-Series machines You will learn about decorative stitches, memory, and directional sewing. Wed., July 13...............................10 am-3 pm Thurs., Aug. 11.....................................5-8 pm Wed., Sept. 7...............................10 am-3 pm
Embroidery: Getting Started
All Bernette/BERNINA embroidery machines This class will cover the basics of needles, threads and stabilizers. Bring your computer to class with artlink V7 loaded to practice getting designs ready. Fri., July 15.......................................9 am-noon Tues., Aug. 2........................................... 5-8 pm Wed., Sept. 14................................9 am-noon
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All Bernette/BERNINA embroidery machines Using a simple design, you will resize, combine and change density, then stitch out your creation. Fri., July 15.............................................. 1-4 pm Tues., Aug. 9........................................... 5-8 pm Wed., Sept. 14....................................... 1-4 pm
Embroidery 2
All Bernette/BERNINA embroidery machines This class covers multi-hooping, word art, using fabrics with texture and endless embroidery. Tues., July 26.......................................... 1-4 pm Tues., Aug. 23........................................ 5-8 pm Tues., Sept. 27....................................... 1-4 pm
Basic Serger Use
All Sergers This class covers threading, tension, corners, and rolled hem. (Sergers not purchased at Becky’s Fabrics are welcome, with a $40 class fee.) Wed., July 6............................................ 5-8 pm Tues., Aug. 9........................................... 1-4 pm Tues., Sept. 20....................................... 5-8 pm
Serge Ahead
All Sergers Your serger can do more than seaming and edge finishing. How about chain and cover stitching and embellishments? Thurs., July 21....................................... 5-8 pm Thurs., Aug. 18...................................... 1-4 pm
Computer Basics for Software
Crazy 8 Shop Hop
August 11-13 • 9 am-6 pm Collect your Crazy 8 cards at each location and you could win fabulous prizes!
You will learn about files, keyboard tips and tricks, short-cut keys and navigating the software. Joyce will help you develop a filing system within their software and learn how the data flows. Sat., July 9....................................................9 am Sat., Aug. 13................................................9 am Sat., Sept. 10...............................................9 am
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY THURSDAY 1 2 25% off Our classroom is open for your use! Gather your own group of sewing pals EYELET EMBROIDERY and reserve our classroom for the day! ATTACHMENT #82 Just call to reserve the space, there is no with FOOT #92 CLOSED fee. We’d love to have you! Valid 7/1/2016 - 7/31/2016
July
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Happy Fourth of July
Kids: Snap Bag
Viking Group
Embroidery Club
CLOSED
Basic Serger 5-8 pm
Ladies Night Out 4-8 pm
9 am-noon 1-4 pm
Serger Table Topper 10 am-3 pm
Computer Basics 9 am
Software Inspirations 10 am
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Quilts of Valor Sew Day 10 am-4 pm My BERNINA 1
Pocket Perfect Bag 10 am-3 pm
Creative Options 10 am-3 pm
Machine Quilting with the BSR 10 am-2 pm
5-8 pm
Embroidery Getting Block of the Month “Sewn Seeds” Started 9 am - noon
Embroidery 1
10 am-3 pm
1-4 pm
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Kids: Quillow • July 18-20 • 1- 4 pm each day
My BERNINA 1
Sew-cial Club
My BERNINA 2
A Star is Born
10 am-noon 1-4 pm
Serge Ahead 5-8 pm
9 am
My BERNINA 7&8 Sewing 10 am-3 pm
noon-4 pm
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Splash of Color 10 am-3 pm
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Embroidery 2 1-4 pm
My BERNINA 2 5-8 pm
Embroidery Machine Quilting
My Janome
My BERNINA 8-Series Advanced
1-3 pm
10 am-3 pm
10 am-4 pm
Swiss National Day • July 28-Aug 1 • 0% interest for 48 months on $3000 or more
Swiss National Day Sale ~ July 28-August 1 ~ 0% interest for 48 months on $3000 or more SUNDAY
Aug
1
MONDAY
TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 2 3 4 5 6
Quilts of Valor Sew Day
Embroidery Getting Kids: Slouchy Book Bag Started
10 am-4 pm
5-8 pm
1-4 pm
Swiss National Day *** Final Sale Day ***
Viking Group Ladies Night Out 4-8 pm
Sew-cial Clubs 9 am
Block of the Month “Sewn Seeds”
The All Together Bag 10 am-3 pm noon-4 pm
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Landscape Silhouettes 10 am-4 pm
Basic Serger
Creative Options
1-4 pm
Computer Basics 9 am Software Inspirations
5-8 pm
Embroidery 1
10 am
5-8 pm
Crazy 8 Shop Hop
• August 11-13 • 9 am-6 pm
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Embroidery Club
Kids: Pencil Pouch
1-4 pm
Serge Ahead
My BERNINA 7&8 Embroidery
1-4 pm
My Bernina 1
1-4 pm
10 am-3 pm
5-8 pm
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Out to Lunch 10 am-3 pm
Embroidery 2 5-8 pm
My Janome 1-3 pm
Heather’s Bag 10 am-3 pm
My BERNINA 2 5-8 pm
28 29 30 31 Wedding Ring Table Topper 10 am-4 pm
25% off PATCHWORK FOOT #37/37D
Valid 8/1/2016 - 8/31/2016
My BERNINA 1 10 am-noon
My BERNINA 2 1-4 pm
Software Inspirations
Inspired to create with Software 7 Webinar lessons that show how BERNINA Embroidery Software 7 can be incorporated into every embroidery project. Stay after the webcast to work through the lesson as a group on your own laptop. Sat. July 9, 10 am Quilting in the Hoop Grab this travel iron tote for your next retreat. Learn how to embellish the tote with quilting in the hoop. Sat., Aug. 13, 10 am Texturing with Artwork Canvas Artwork Canvas includes lots of fun textures that can be printed on fabric and used for your projects. Create a sampling of textures, print them, and then put them together in a bag that can house your essential sewing tools and treasures. Sat. Sept 10, 10 am Out of This World Pick your favorite robot and explore the fantastic Advanced Appliqué Tool of Software 7. Create a clever embroidered appliqué using Amy Bradley’s Robot Quilt pattern.
BERNINA SEW-cial Clubs Bernina Club LIFESTYLES & All About Embroidery FEARLESS
special cuddly buddy and other unusual items that will impress your friends. Fri. Aug 5, 9 am Jelly Roll Jiggle Runner & Mats Update your table while learning to piece and quilt as you go. Pair a statement fabric with jelly roll fabrics or strips to create table topper drama. Keeping Things Straight Adult coloring books are all the rage. This art portfolio will help keep your pens, pencils and books neat and handy. This lesson will also explore how to keep a continuous border neat and straight. Fri. Sept 9, 9 am The Urban Transitional Stocking What? Following the home décor trend of urban transitional, create these simple stockings with updated fabrics and edited embellishments for a tasteful and streamlined Christmas style. In the Round Join us as we create a unique pop-up container to hold thread snippets or sewing accessories that is made from a fat quarter. We will learn how to use the freearm with embroidery for easy stitching.
Integrate sewing into your life. Lessons that incorporate presser feet, accessories, BERNINA machine and Overlocker/Serger techniques in projects for everyday living. Take the fear out of machine embroidery. Lessons that focus on machine embroidery techniques, stabilizers, embroidery placement and design collections. Become empowered to overcome the fear of machine embroidery and enjoy embroidery success. Fri. July 22, 9 am Think Cool…Be Cool While the weather outside is frighteningly…hot, cool off with thoughts of winter and create a pretty Twinkle Quilt. Learn piecing, quilting and binding tips for this and future quilt projects. Embroider on What? You can embroider on lots of things that at first may look too difficult! Embroider on a
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 Visit us at the Latah Fair September 15-18 Viking Group and the
Sept
Nez Perce County Fair
Ladies Night
Out 4-8 pm September 22-25 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Creative Options
Labor Day
Sew-cial Clubs 9 am Hands-on TBD
10 am-3 pm
My BERNINA 1
CLOSED
noon-4 pm
5-8 pm
Computer Basics 9 am
Software Inspirations 10 am
Fall in Love Sewing Sale • Sept. 8-12
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Quilts of Valor Sew Day 10 am-4 pm
My BERNINA 7&8 Sewing 10 am-3 pm
Fall in Love Sewing Sale • Sept. 8-12
Latah Fair Embroidery Getting Latah Fair 1-10 pm 10 am-10 pm Started 9 am-noon My BERNINA 1 Embroidery 1 10 am-noon 1-4 pm My BERNINA 2 1-4 pm
Latah Fair 10 am-10 pm
BOM/Sewn Seeds 10 am-3 pm
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Basic Serger
Latah Fair
5-8 pm
10 am-5 pm
Embroidery Club 1-4 pm
My BERNINA 2 5-8 pm
Nez Perce County Fair 10 am-9 pm
Nez Perce County Fair 10 am-10 pm
Nez Perce County Fair 10 am-10 pm
25 26 27 28 29 30 Embroidery 2 My Janome Kids: Splash of Color Nez Perce
County Fair 10 am-5 pm
10 am-3 pm
1-4 pm
Sleepover Pillowcase
1-3 pm
4-7 pm
SUMMER CLASSES CLOSED Saturday, July 2 through Monday, July 4 Kids: Snap Bag Wed. July 6 9-noon $33 includes Make a bag for all your important stuff! A secret ingredient helps the bag ‘snap’ open and everything closed. We will be sewing straight seams, zig-zagging the edges to finish our seams and “stitching in the ditch”. No experience necessary. Sewing machines are provided. Sign up soon, as space is very limited.
Embroidery Club- Kitchen Towel
Wed.
July 6
1-4 pm
$20+design
Viking Sew Group Ladies Night Out Serger Table Topper
Thurs. Thurs. Fri.
July 7 July 7 July 8
10-4 pm 4-8 pm 10-3 pm
Make a hanger and a pieced design, all in the hoop! This is your chance to brush up on your embroidery skills with a simple project each month that can be completed on almost all of the embroidery machines. Watch each month for a sample of the project for the coming month so you can be sure to attend!
$6 $30+pattern
Quilts of Valor Sew Day
Mon.
July 11
10-4 pm
Pocket Perfect Bag
Tues.
July 12
10-3 pm
Come use our classroom and join a fun group of ladies! We’ll order pizza! Learn to make and insert piping with your serger as well as use the rolled hem for an embellishment detail. Come and enjoy a day of sewing without interruption and visit with other QOV sewers! We will have kits available if you do not have a QOV to work on. A small bucket bag for carrying the essentials. Front pocket is great for keeping keys and a cell phone close at hand. Corrine has mastered the Bernina Stitch Regulator and you can too! Students who don’t have the BSR are welcome to come learn, also. Minimum 2 students. This is a 10-month embroidery block of the month program. Designs are multi-format, so ALL brands of embroidery machines can participate! Choose “Sewn Seeds” by Hoopsisters block size 5”, 6”, 7”, 8”, 9” OR one of many Anita Goodesign BOM collections to create a quilt, table runner, or wall hanging. We suggest using Christmas Mash-up or Holiday Stripes as a starting point. Make a throw quilt that folds up into a pillow. We will be sewing blocks to make the quilt top, then sandwich and bind. Our kids’ classes are designed to help students learn the correct sewing techniques! No experience necessary. Sewing machines are provided. Sign up soon, as space is very limited. Embroider on a set of kitchen mitts while using a pattern that makes the folded star center a snap. This is the 4th of 6 Sarah Vedeler classes using McCall’s Quilting magazine. In this class you can do embroidery or hand appliqué or fusible appliqué. Chose a method now or wait until the class meets to decide, but you should select and purchase your fabrics now. To purchase the machine embroidery design, please go to www.beckysfabrics.com , click on Sarah Vedeler‘s icon and go straight to her website. Learn how to use your embroidery machine to quilt your projects.
$30+pattern
Machine Quilting Thurs. July 14 10-2 pm with the BSR Block of the Month/ Sat. July 16 10-3 pm “Sewn Seeds” by HoopSisters
$20/class or $125 for all 10 months
Kids: Quillow Mon. July 18 1-4 pm Tues. July 19 each day Wed. July 20 A Star is Born Fri. July 22 noon-4 pm
$120 includes everything OR $60 with a supply list $25+pattern
Splash of Color
$30+magazine
Mon.
July 25
10-3 pm
$25
Embroidery Machine Wed. July 27 10-3 pm $30 Quilting Swiss National Day • July 28-August 1 • 0% interest for 48 months $3k & up Come spend a fun day sewing quilt tops for our local military personnel. Kits available for Quilts of Valor Sew Day Mon. Aug. 1 10-4 pm those that sign up in advance. Kids: Slouchy Wed. Aug. 3 1-4 pm $30 includes Make a soft-sided bag for school supplies, or just for your stuff! Bag has two large outer Book Bag everything pockets and one inside. No experience necessary. Sewing machines are provided. Sign up soon, as space is very limited. Viking Sew Group Thurs. Aug. 4 10-4pm Come use our classroom and join a fun group of ladies! We’ll order pizza! Ladies Night Out Thurs. Aug. 4 4-8 pm $6 The All Together Bag Fri. Aug. 5 noon-4 pm $25+pattern Enjoy having all your sewing supplies at hand by making this multi-zippered compartment bag as you personalize it. Block of the Month/ Sat. Aug. 6 10-3 pm $20/class or This is a 10-month embroidery block of the month program. Designs are multi-format, so “Sewn Seeds” by HoopSisters $125 for all ALL brands of embroidery machines can participate! Choose “Sewn Seeds” by Hoopsisters block size 5”, 6”, 7”, 8”, 9” OR one of many Anita Goodesign BOM collections to create a quilt, 10 months table runner, or wall hanging. We suggest using Christmas Mash-up or Holiday Stripes as a starting point. Landscape Silhouettes Mon. Aug. 8 10-4 pm $35+design Using the Anita Goodesign collection, stitch out a beautiful landscape while trying a new technique. collection Crazy 8 Shop Hop • Thurs., Aug.11 through Sat., Aug. 13 • 9 am-6 pm Pencil Pouch Mon. Aug. 15 1-4 pm $25 includes Make a matching pencil pouch to go with that slouchy bag. The pouch fits in one of the outside pockets perfectly. everything Embroidery Club - Wed. Aug. 17 1-4 pm $20+design Make a scrappy log cabin block and choose the project of your choice for finishing. Log Cabin collection Out to Lunch Mon. Aug. 22 10-3 pm $30+pattern Carry your lunch in style in this roomy little handbag that includes a pocket just for an ice pack. Perfect for shoulder or cross body. Lots of pockets and easy step by step instruction Heather’s Bag Fri. Aug. 26 10-3 pm $ photos. Quick & easy construction no bottom seam makes it easy. Dimensions 10” W x 16” H x 3.5” deep. Wedding Ring Tues. Aug. 30 10-4 pm $35+design Using an Anita Goodesign collection, stitch out one of their many wedding ring blocks and see how easy this block is to do in embroidery. Table Topper collection Viking Sew Group Thurs. Sept. 1 10-4 pm Come use our classroom and join a fun group of ladies! We’ll order pizza! Ladies Night Out Thurs. Sept. 1 4-8 pm $6 Fall in Love with Sewing Sale • Sept 8th-12th Sew-cial Club - Hands-on Fri. Sept. 9 noon-4 pm $25+pattern We will choose one of the projects from last month’s webcasts. Check back for more details! Come spend a fun day sewing for QOV. Kits available upon request! Quilts of Valor Sew Day Mon. Sept. 12 10-4 pm Block of the Month/ Sat. Sept. 17 10-3 pm $20/class or This is a 10-month embroidery block of the month program. Designs are multi-format, so “Sewn Seeds” by HoopSisters $125 for all ALL brands of embroidery machines can participate! Choose “Sewn Seeds” by Hoopsisters block size 5”, 6”, 7”, 8”, 9” OR one of many Anita Goodesign BOM collections to create a quilt, 10 months table runner, or wall hanging. We suggest using Christmas Mash-up or Holiday Stripes as a starting point. Embroidery Club - Wed. Sept. 21 1-4pm $20+design Piece and appliqué a pillow top. This is your chance to brush up on your embroidery skills with a simple project each month that can be completed on almost all of the embroidery Pillow Appliqué machines. Watch each month for a sample of the project for the coming month so you can be sure to attend! This is the 5th of 6 Sarah Vedeler classes using McCall’s Quilting magazine. In this class you Splash of Color Mon. Sept. 26 10 am-3 pm $30+ can do embroidery or hand appliqué or fusible appliqué. To purchase the machine magazine embroidery design, please go to www.beckysfabrics.com, click on Sarah Vedeler‘s icon and go straight to her website. Kids: Sleepover Wed. Sept. 28 4-7 pm $42 includes This oversized pillowcase is made with two contrasting fabrics, a zippered pocket and a handle. The case Velcro’s shut to keep the pillow inside while the zippered pocket will Pillowcase everything hold your jammies or treats for your overnight!