Class Details

The following is a list of class numbers and the corresponding presentation times during the ETAD expo.
Chart of Class Times and Days

FRIDAY CLASSES

1. Becky Bieri - Measurement & Fit for Patternmaster Boutique V4 9-5 pm $89
You will learn the proper way to take measurements for PMB4 and get your
measurements taken in the process. We will input your measurements into the
program and print out a pattern for the dress sloper. The dress sloper is the fitting
garment used in the program to verify that your measurements have been taken and
entered into the program correctly and is used to customize you individual fit. In
class, we will then cut out and construct your dress sloper. There is a specific
method of analyzing fit and we will go through that process for each person. You
will leave class with your correct measurements, a fitted sloper, and be ready to
create custom patterns that fit.
Please bring:
1) 2.5 yds 45” cotton fabric similar to muslin. Preferable light colored solids.
2) Zipper 20” or longer, whatever you would use for a dress
If you would like, bring another zipper and more fabric in case you need to
construct a second fitting sloper.
3) Basic sewing supplies such as scissors, thread, pins, marking pens, etc.
4) Sewing machine
5) Laptop with PMB4 already loaded is optional.
6) Wear good fitting undergarments and clothing you can be measured in.

2. Jan Bones - The Dress Form 9-5 pm - $89
Kit Fee $30
Re-creae your body in paper! This workshop is simply the best investment you can make for yourself. You will learn a fun, easy & inexpensive way to make your own Dress Form. You will complete all the steps needed to make a most valuable sewing & designing tool. Join this workshop & see how Dress Form success is within your reach. Participants will need to wear a good bra & panties (or the undergarments you most commonly wear) when their form is being made, for modesty, wear a full slip or camisole & a half slip if you wish. To read student thoughts on this class, please go to www.sewinglingerie.com and click on 'dress form comments'. The kit includes instruction book, precut paper tape & plastic bag.
Students please bring to class : 8”-10” square cake pan (plastic or metal), plastic jug for water, 2 old tea towels, stapler, hair dryer, heavy duty extension cord, 2 yards twill tape or any ribbon , 2 large safety pins, tape measure, paper scissors.

3. Barb Callahan - Quick, Stylish Jacket 1-4 pm - $49.
Kit fee: $28.00 includes fabric and pattern.
You will make this jacket over and over again with a multitude of techniques that you will learn in class. Pick from Barbs' selection of fabrics and fit, sew and add details to make the jacket your style. Wear it that same day.
Bring your personal sewing machine and basic sewing supplies. Also bring a spool of both neutral and black thread.

4. Karen Erickson - Full Day Slipcover Class 9-4 pm - $95
Learn To Slipcover Like A Pro! This very popular class will give you the knowledge and confidence to revive your tired furniture and cushions with professional looking results. The class will include continuous welt cord, stitching in the ditch method, and fitting a tight slipcover.

These are tailored slipcovers, which fit the furniture so well; many people think the furniture has been re-upholstered. Videos available at the workshop for you're to take home to review and refresh your mind as you embark on your redecorating endeavors. This workshop sells out quickly, so register right away to reserve your space! Bring your personal sewing machine, your favorite zipper foot and a yardstick.

5. Cynthia Guffey - Perfecting Pants Fitting 9-4 pm - $240
You will receive a workbook and instruction sheet detailing every step of the fitting process. Once you have followed the measurement and alterations instructions, a mock-up is to be made. During the class, Cynthia will tweak your mock-up and demonstrate how to transfer the adjustments to your pattern. You will leave with a pattern ready to cut and sew perfectly fitted pants. Cynthia will be available through email or by phone to assist you in the preparation for class.

6. Lorraine Henry - Swivel Our Seams: Pattern Alteration SOS 2-6 pm - $59
Tired of slashing your pattern into puzzle pieces and trying to put it back together to “kind of fit”? Have you ever wanted to just pull out your seam allowances and magically fit your figure? It is almost that easy with the seam method of pattern alteration! Have an “Ah-HA” hands-on experience as you cut and “swivel” seams to enlarge for the bust, widen (or narrow) for the back, shorten or lengthen wherever needed, and work in combinations without causing any distortion in the pattern. Come and learn how to create hinges and swivel your seams to meet the needs of YOUR personal shape. Supply list: Small paper scissors, Tape, Straight pins, Piece of cardboard or foam board (approx. 9x12), Ruler.

7. Lyla Messinger - Triple T Shirt: Exclusively Yours 9-5 pm - $89
Kit Fee: $35
Learn the latest and greatest knit techniques as you construct a T-shirt with Lyla. You will learn updated construction information as well as several decorative techniques…choose the one you want to incorporate. Triple T pattern has three neckline variations and four sleeve lengths, making it simple for you to create the perfect T just the way you like it.
Kit will include pattern, fabric, thread and notions needed. You'll be able to choose from a large selection of contemporary knits Lyla has discovered. Bring your personal sewing machine for easy stitching and a serger is optional.

8. Kathy Ruddy - Serger 911 Hands-On-Workshop 9-1 pm - $49
Kit Fee: $10.00 this includes instruction booklet ($ 3.50 value), thread to use during class and precut fabric samples.
All serger owners and prospective serger owners need this information. Kathy will teach you how the serger operates from the inside out. Learn about burrs, how width is used to improve stitches, how to create a perfect balanced-tension control strip to use for each new fabric and thread. Learn a sequential tension formula that works on any serger model and all thread types. and a five-minute serger pocket that can be added to any pattern. If you have a serger and barely use it or want to use it with greater proficiency, this is a good class! Bring Serger Sewing Machine in good working order, felt tip pen, pins, see thru ruler, scissors, stapler and extension cord.

9. Peggy Sagers - Hands On, No-Gap, Blouse Fitting 10-1 pm - $79
Choose any Silhouette Blouse Pattern, make it up in muslin and bring it to class and we will make sure it fits just how you want. The fitting of this blouse pattern can then be transferred to any other blouse after the class, so even if you don't like the styling of these patterns, choose one of them and we can change styling later. Suggestion: bring a favorite blouse of yours from your closet. You must make a muslin shell prior to the class and bring the muslin shell to the class. The directions for making the muslin shell will be given when you sign up for the class.

10. Emma Seabrooke - Making Designer Tee Shirts - 9-4 pm - $89
Kit fee $30.00
Tired of those ordinary tee shirts, that appears in all the mart stores. The tees that hang off your shoulders down to your elbows or look more like your husbands cast off than a shirt that matches your favorite skirt or Capri pants. Try on a sample, cut out a pattern and have it fitted to you. Make a tee without a dart that fits your body. See many sample tees with designer details.

Student Supplies - Regular and Paper Scissors, tape measure, straight pins, 75/11
Stretch needle, Pattern paper for alterations, scotch tape, curved and straight ruler.
Sewing Machine and Sewing Machine Supplies - Good working order, 75/11 stretch needle, walking foot, edge joining foot, edging foot (blade on right side), if no walking foot then opened toe foot, Serger is optional.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY CLASSES

BECKY BIERI
Frisco, Texas
972-679-2609
becky.bieri@mac.com

Becky started sewing for herself at the age of 10 and did so through her twenties. Then she almost quit sewing for herself when her body changed and it no longer fit the ideal pattern sizing. She continued sewing for her children and did some craft related sewing. But fashion sewing is her passion. “After being introduced to pattern drafting software I enjoy sewing for myself again..” This is true throughout weight fluctuations and more body changes. Becky is a certified educator for the Wild Ginger Pattern Master product line and an active member of the American Sewing Guild.

11. GOT FIT? - Saturday 8:30-9:30 am
Yes, you can have patterns that fit your body. Pattern Master Boutique is a software program that drafts custom-sized sewing patterns to your measurements. Come see a demonstration of how this program works. You input measurements into the program, make your design choices, and print your patterns from your home computer. You are the designer with thousands of styles and combinations possible.

12. BE YOUR OWN DESIGNER - Saturday 4-5 pm
I purchased the Pattern Master program. Now what do I do? With Pattern Master you are the designer. Learn how to select style choices and design settings to create your own unique custom-sized style. Learn how to select ease settings for different types of garments. Save that favorite style of blouse or pant. Make patterns for several individuals using the same style, ala bridesmaid dresses. Learn to use the features of the program that allow you to save styles and how to save those custom settings.

13. HOW DO I GET THAT STYLE? - Sunday 10-11 am
Learn how to copy other designers or use elements from purchased patterns for your own customized pattern, beginning with your pattern that fits you from Pattern Master. It is a lot easier than you may think. An introduction to pattern editor will be included in this class, but you do not need to understand editor to copy other styles and patterns. Bring a picture or a pattern to class with you.

14. INTRODUCTION TO PATTERN EDITOR - Sunday 2:30-3:30 pm
Are you the type that always wants to make changes to the norm? Learn how to make some basic flat pattern changes to your customized patterns using pattern editor. Change seam allowances, rotate darts, make custom facings, add fullness for gathers, darts or pleats. Combine 2 or more patterns for your own special creation. The possibilities are endless.

JAN BONES

Jan has designed regular and plus sized patterns for her pattern company, "Lingerie Secrets" since 1995. She also produces sewing DVD's, writes books and writes articles for Threads Magazine. Jan travels extensively across Canada and the United States teaching seminars and classes to share her methods for creating beautiful Lingerie. Dress Forms are also one of Jan's passions! There are nearly 700 Dress Forms in Canadian and American cities that have been made in one of Jan's Dress form workshops! At home in Winnipeg, Jan teaches in many areas of pattern making, pattern drafting, garment construction and fitting at the University of Manitoba and at Red River College.

15. Lingerie Secrets: Working with Bias - Saturday 8:30-9:30 am
A Bias cut design is comfortable and amazing! Jan will teach you methods for accurate cutting, sewing & finishing in many garments made with the bias grain direction. Learn no-bulk necklines, neat hems, smooth seams for lingerie and day wear designs. See new “Lingerie Secrets” designs, innovative sewing techniques and professional finishing methods.

16. What is the Secret in 'Lingerie Secrets'? - Saturday 1-2 pm
So many secrets for you!! Learn to sew beautifully shaped seams, enclosed seams, lace inserts and finishes for knit camisoles. Create bound edge collars for robes, the perfect shirt tale hem & neat pockets. Join Jan for a class full of must have ideas: functional sewing tips, good fitting methods & ideas to give you sewing joy !!.

17. Pattern Design Magic - Sunday 10-11 am
A basic block or your pattern stash is a gold mine for magic! Jan will teach you to create new designs by adding style lines, moving darts and making gathers, pleats or flare. Come and learn the principles of pattern design and leave this class with valuable knowledge you will use again and again.

18. Anatomy of a Sleeve - Sunday 2:30-3:30 pm
Sleeves may be set in, flat, gathered or pleated. PJ's, kimonos, undershirts, night gowns all may have sleeves of varying shapes and lengths in both knit and woven fabrics. This class will teach you the anatomy of sleeves…..how to sew them, how to use their grain lines, when 'to ease' and when 'not to ease', how they fit, how to use sleeves in your lingerie, daywear and everywhere!

BARB CALLAHAN
2560 Logan Road, Venice, FL 34293
www.barboriginals.com Barb@barboriginals.com

Barb Callahan is a nationally recognized designer, teacher and lecturer. She has designed and constructed one-of-a-kind garments, using her label, “Barb Originals,” for 25 years. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education and a Master’s degree in counseling. She is a Martha Pullen educator and a member of PACC and ASG. In addition to producing her own newsletter, Barb has recently become a contributing author for Threads magazine, Sew Beautiful magazine and ASG Notions. Her classes are known for their high educational content as well as their laughter.

19. Creative Felting - .Saturday 8:30 - 9:30 am
Discover felting. Needle felting, wet felting, 3D felting and felting a knitted fabric, is just the tip of the iceberg. See and feel the many ways Barb has used these techniques in her projects, even buttons, beads and jewelry making. Learn about the tools and fibers used in this art.

20. Easy Sewing With Fine Fabrics - Saturday 1-2 pm
Explore the world of the top fabrics. Which fabric do I use when? Learn how to prepare fabrics such as linen, fleece, cotton, wool and silk for sewing and which technique works best on each fabric. Barb will demo interesting and easy seams that will give you a spectacular look inside and out when sewing these wonderful fibers.

21. Couture Sweatshirts - Sunday 10 -11 am
Barb will show you how to take the frump out of sweatshirts and make into an eye-catching garment. She will demo many of her new embellishments such as easy puzzle quilting, ribbon work, beading and needle punch on sweatshirts. Her samples will encourage you to redo those “old” sweatshirts.

22. Knit and Felt / 2 Hour Hands-on class - Sunday 4 -6 pm
Kit price: $25.00
Using just knit stitches, create a bag with a unique closure. Knitting in the round and felting have become a big rage from stars to teenagers. Join the crowd and knit with Barb while she teaches you “how” with her easy techniques.
Kit: Includes all yarns necessary. Barb will have needles available or bring size 15, 16 inch circular needles and size 10 double point needles.

CRONE ART

These two artists, Pam W. Skersick and Carol Lockwood, business partners and sisters, are fairly new to the clothing design scene. As Carol explains, "My life has been divided into thirds. The first third I was a child and had my children; the second third I had a career; and now, this third is my time for personal creativity.”

That said, these two, one a former educator and the other a CPA, began by creating a clothing line five years ago. That was a good idea but not a great idea. The great idea was moving into the area of surface design and accessories. Now these two work in polymer clay to create one-of-a-kind buttons, embellishments, and accessories. They also work in fiber art and surface design.

"Making a personal statement by individualizing your wardrobe is one of the simplest, yet most dramatic and creative things a woman can do. That's the role of embellishments and accessories."

23. The Art of Creative Embellishment
How To Individualize Your Wardrobe - Saturday 1-2 pm
Explore options for creating wearable art by adding buttons and embellishments to your wardrobe and sewing projects. Learn alternative methods for making buttonholes and sewing on buttons. Simple clothing additions will be demonstrated along with home decorating ideas and easy art projects. Learn to create the flair you've always wanted!

24. Necklace Necessities
Learn To Make Your Own One-of-a-Kind Art Pieces - Sunday 8:30-9:30 am
Now that you've created that fabulous outfit, how are you going to accessorize? With your own one-of-a-kind art wear, of course. Learn how to make a braided necklace with cut silk and/or fibers. Add a focal piece, some beads and doodads and voila! When you receive all those compliments, you'll love to say, "I made it myself!" The technique will be demonstrated and at the end of the hour, you'll be ready to move ahead on your own.

PAM DAMOUR
www.pamdemour.com
decor8me@aol.com

Pam Demour, the Decorating Diva, offers professional drapery workroom training to the trade. As a seasoned educator and a sewing professional with over 26 years experience, Pam travels internationally teaching her specialty techniques. Producer of 11 how-to DVD's, co-author of “Pillow Talk,” and spokesperson for The Warm Company, she enjoys the hands-on aspect of the window treatment industry. Pam lives on the shore of Lake Champlain in a log cabin, where she offers sewing retreats and her teacher certification program.

25. “12 Step Program” to Exciting Windows! - Hands On - Saturday 8:30-11:30 am
Kit fee: $20 (3 hours)
Join Pam for her 12-step program to design, sew and complete your original window treatment. Whether you choose to do a rod pocket or board mounted valance, whether its' gathered or pleated, learn the steps! Identifying the elements of your window treatment, how to cut the fabric, and the steps in fabrication. Choose from one of Pam's many template designs, or create one of your own. This concept of fabrication is different from any other window treatment class you have ever taken. Custom windows are easy, when you approach them one step at a time!

26. Home Dec for the Holidays, and all year long! - Saturday 4-5 pm
Are you looking to update your holiday décor? Are you tired of the department store “same old”? Let Pam Damour, the Decorating Diva share her 25+ years in the professional interior decorating industry, while inspiring you for the holidays. Pam will show you how to use all your accessory feet to create high-end professional workroom results. Professional techniques are easy when you know how! Learn everything from welting to ruching to miters to swags in one fun-filled hour. You'll see great ideas for your table, tree, windows, walls, and gift giving, decorating for the whole year through!

27. Running with Scissors! - Sunday 10-11 am
Yes, this is what your mother told you never to do! If you're still cutting with the same pair of scissors you had in high school, if your seam ripper is from junior high home-ec class, or if you're still using the same sewing tools you've had for years, its time to see what the new products are, how to care for them and what to look for in quality sewing tools. Learn the proper way to cut with scissors how to hold a rotary cutter, which end of a seam ripper is up, and which iron is best for you. The right tools for the job can make all the difference in our sewing enjoyment, so if you haven't updated your “tool box” lately, or you're new to sewing and want to make the right purchases, then this is for you!

28. Magic Miters and More! - Sunday 2:30-3:30 pm
Learning how to execute perfect miters to professionally finish the corners of your home dec, garment and quilting projects. In this technique workbook class, you'll learn mitered corners with & without linings, mitered banding and more! Pam will show sample of combined trims, to enhance all your sewing projects. You'll never be afraid to attempt a miter again.

KAREN ERICKSON
1101 Avenue D Ste C102 PMB128, Snohomish, WA
Home Fashions U- 360-862-9087
www.homefashionsu.com

Karen is back with 22 years of Home Décor Industry experience and 40 years of sewing experience. She is the owner of www.SlipcoverAmerica.com, www.SlipcoverNetwork.com and co-partner in www.Home FashionsU.com and HFU ONLINE Workshops based out of Snohomish, WA. Karen is a fulltime educator of home decor sewing, producing her own newsletters, dvds, cds and continues to write articles for various print magazines and online publications.

29. Cushions for Window Seats, Outdoor Furniture and Slipcovers
1.5 hours - Hands on - Saturday 1-2:30 pm Kit fee $15
In this class you will learn how to make a "dynamite" cover for your cushion. Karen will be teaching cushions covers for existing cushions, new foam, spring - down cushions, and outdoor cushions. You will learn about different types of cushion fills and methods of sewing the perfect cushion. You will sew a cushion with boxing and zipper. Sewing machines provided.

30. Designer Pillows 101 - Saturday 8:30-9:30 am
Learn the techniques for making decorator pillows with a self-welt cording, invisible zipper closure. Karen will also show trims and other interesting ideas for High-end Custom Pillows. This class will be a foundation for other decorator pillow classes

31. Roman Shades, Hobbled Shades, Grommet Shades, etc. - Sunday 2:30-3:30 pm
You will be able to save Hundreds of Dollars by learning the Shortcuts, Techniques and Tricks to making beautiful shades. Imagine your home with custom roman shades. Explore different types and styles of shades, Balloon shades, Butterfly Shades, Hobbled, and many others. Learn which fabrics work the best for shades. Learn about using interlining and blackout fabric in your roman shades. Calculate your fabric, matching the pattern design of your fabric, cord placement and cord locks and last of all installing your roman shade.

CYNTHIA GUFFEY
PO Box 14626, Baton Rouge, LA, 70898-4626
cynthiaguffey@juno.com

As the owner of a fabric store and custom dressmaking business for 22 years, Cynthia Guffey developed techniques for fitting and sewing that are specific and precise. She is an author, pattern designer, director, and producer. Although her techniques are not “short cuts”, they save you time by getting it right the first time.

32. Fitting Accomplished: Part One - Shoulder and Back Area
Saturdays8:30-9:30 am
There are two measurements that affect 80% of the fit of a garment for the upper body: shoulders, armholes, collars, bust apex and more. Cynthia will demonstrate the measureing techniques, their influence on fit, how to measure them and how to apply them to the pattern.

33. Fitting Accomplished: Part Two- Transitions - Sunday 8:30-9:30 am
One of the most challenging areas of fitting is the transition from one area to another: for example, from narrow shoulders to a full bust. First, Cynthia will detail a measuring process that makes the application to the pattern easier. She will discuss the selection of a pattern style that allows for a flattering, more linear look and how to make that pleasing flow from one point to another.

34. Fitting Accomplished: Part Three-Pants - Sunday 1-2 pm
Pants fitting is often the most frustrating project for sewers. Cynthia will demonstrate techniques of pants fitting that you may not have considered in the past: waist slope, waist to knee adjustment, and hip shape. All of the elements that assure a perfect fit will be analyzed, questions answered, and fit accomplished.

35. Controlling the Bias - Sunday 4-5 pm
Uncontrolled bias garments can simply splay over the body with unflattering results. Yet the drape created by bias cuts adds softness and femininity to clothing while straight grain areas add structure, control, and camouflage. You can have the best of both in one outfit. This presentation will show you how to make the bias work to your advantage.

36. Hand Sewing - 2 Hours Hands on - Saturday 4-6 pm
Kit Fee: $10.00
The finishing details of your garment can take it to the next level of professionalism. Cynthia has fantastic techniques that simplify the process for application of snaps, hooks, buttons, and more. When you learn how to get these results, hand sewing becomes a pleasure.

EVY HAWKINS
40 Harlequin Cove Sumter, SC 29150
www.abitofstitch.com email: abitofstitch@earthlink.net

Evy began her career as a couturiere specializing in wedding and eveningwear. She has also worked as a women's and children's wear designer, a freelance artist for commercial embroidery and the owner of a specialty fabric store. Today she thoroughly enjoys creating designs and projects for machine embroidery, occasionally dabbling in wearable art and other fiber fun! Projects articles by Evy have been featured in Sew Beautiful, Designs in Machine Embroidery, Creative Machine Embroidery magazines and other sewing publications. A firm believer in the craft of embroidery, her projects have caught the interest of CNA magazine as well. She presently teaches in her home state of South Carolina and at various stores and events in the US. Machine Embroidery combines the things Evy loves most... sewing, art and meeting wonderful, creative people!

37. Fairy Garden Frolic! 2 hours Hands on Machine Class - Saturday 4-6 pm
Kit fee: $25
Stitch a fairy garden! In this class we will create delicate and deceptively fragile silk organza blooms on a background of cotton organdy. The finished project may be made into a pillow top, sewn into a jacket back or finished as a wall hanging. Although this class will be using regular sewing machines only, directions to use an embroidery machine to construct the same project will also be discussed. Kit includes thread, silk organza, cotton organdy and printed instructions. Supplies to bring: small, sharp scissors; water-soluble blue marker
(Note: The organdy fabric piece in this kit will be 18” x 18”. Should a student wish to bring a larger piece of organdy to accommodate a larger project, they should feel free to do so.)

38. No Naked Sheep! - Sunday 8:30-10:30 am
Kit fee: $30
2 hours Hands On Class with Regular Sewing Machines & BBL Embellisher 7 Needle Machine. No need to sheer the sheep…we will not be using wool or wool roving in this needle felting class. Instead, discover just how beautiful needle felting can be while using silks, ribbons and other fancy fibers to create a luxurious evening purse fit for a queen! “Ruining” elegant fabrics has never been so fun, come see for yourself! Kit includes thread, silk velvet, silk organza, silk chiffon, silk taffeta, stabilizer, lining fabric, silk ribbon, decorative yarn, beads, fiber fill batting and printed instructions.
Supplies to bring: scissors, hand sewing needle

39. Questions…you didn't know you needed to ask! - Saturday 10-11 am
(About machine embroidery) What is undercover and why do I need it? (Does it come in control top?) What's this plastic thingy that came with my hoop? Why are my applique's wrinkled? What do you mean, reverse applique? (I don't even know how to do it forwards!) What's with all these puckers around my embroidery? You can build a quilt block in the hoop? There are 80 million types of stabilizer, how am I supposed to know what to use? What do you mean float my stabilizer? Is a topper something I put on my ice cream? Find out that there is no such thing as a stupid question. This class is for machine embroidery wannabies, newbies and perfectionists!

40. Creative Couture with Machine Embroidery - Sunday 1-2 pm
Fashionista's will have fun in this class! Come see how to use an embroidery machine to it's fullest potential to create awe-inspiring garments! Learn how to add dimensional details, jumpstart needle felted projects, make templates for applied designs, add embroidery to un-hoopable projects, combine knitting with embroidery and much more. Also includes fashions for little fashionista's!
Free class handouts of directions for two popular projects, knitted shawl and applied appliqué.

LORRAINE HENRY
9590 Via Pereza, San Diego, CA 92129 858-780-0817

Lorraine is the originator and author of the “Two Easy Measuring Tape”Í set and booklet which has been an aid to fashion sewers through out the world to help in achieving a better fit. She has a degree in Clothing and Textiles and has been a university instructor. With 30+ years of experience as a custom dressmaker/tailor and teacher, she has a wealth of knowledge to share about sewing and fit. She has authored articles for Sew News Magazine and is a specialist in fitting and pattern alteration for Conselle Institute of Image Management.

41. Win the Battle with the Boobs! - Saturday 10-11 am
Frustration abounds with the challenge of fitting anything other than a B cup. So whether you are larger or smaller, full or flat, rounded or pointed, or some other interesting combination, this is the class that will help you come out a winner in the fit of the bust! Learn how different shaped darts aid in the battle. See styles that may fit with minimum alteration (or altercation). Go home with victory within your grasp!

42. Solving the Puzzle of Poor Fitting Pants - Saturday 2:30-3:30 pm
What is the difference between fitting a skirt and fitting pants? THE CROTCH CURVE! Essentially pants are a skirt with a crotch extension. Getting it shaped correctly is the difference between a good fit and a not-so-good fit. See a “jaw-dropping” comparison of all the major pattern companies crotch curves and size variations to learn why they fit differently. See how they compare to a ready-to-wear pant pattern. Techniques will be shown of how to evaluate your figure. Then learn how to correct your choice of patterns for a terrific fit that you can be proud to wear!

43. Fit! Measure Like a Master - Sunday 10-11 am
Who fits the dressmaker? Accurate measurements are the key to getting a good fit for yourself by yourself. The four measurements listed on the pattern envelope aren't enough! Do you know how to measure for the shoulder slope? Why is the side seam measurement so important? And you really need both front and back measurements rather than all around measurements! Of course there is also the troublesome crotch area! Learn all of the techniques of a master fitter and the necessary measurements that must be taken for a fit that stands out in the crowd!

44. Principle Elements of Pattern Alteration - Sunday 4-5 pm
There are rules in patterns alteration that if followed, will make correcting the fit more accurate and easier to do.! Learn all about “L” before “W”! (Hum-m-m, a mystery?) Learn what to alter first and where to alter first And so very important - learn how to compare your body measurements to the pattern! There are many measurements we take and more than 85 figure variations to learn about. Learn the relationships that will help you determine where to change and what to change. Your fitting skills will certainly be sharper after taking this class!

JUDY KESSINGER
judykess@insightbb.com
www.fitnicesystem.com

Judy started her career owning and operating a small retail fabric store in Louisville, Kentucky. For 25 years she traveled nationwide holding seminars for Hancock Fabrics. For 30 years she designed and created ice skating costumes for national and international skaters. In the last year, she has fine tuned her special art of teaching her students how to fit themselves for a slimmer look. In the process, she developed two patterns, tops and pants. An entire wardrobe can be made from just these two patterns. Judy is looking forward to following her passion to teach the home seamstress how to take the STRESS out of seamstress! Judy's students have referred to her as the “Paula Deen of sewing.” Down home and FUN!

45. A SEW INSPIRING TRUNK SHOW - Saturday 10-11 am
You will enjoy a 60 minute show that will both excite and inspire you to sew more! The entire Trunk Show is created from two patterns. The show highlights creative touches such as machine embellishments, embroidery work, and fun with machine needles. Notions and shortcuts play a big part in this show. Try on anything you like after the class.

46. SEWING SHORTCUTS - Saturday 2:30-3:30 pm
This class is for any level of sewing. Many hints and shortcuts to make everyday sewing chores easy and fun. Free instructions are handed out at class

47. LET'S GLUE IT ALL - Sunday 1-2 pm
This class is designed to “glue” your way to an easy way of “sewing”. There are many tricks that will eliminate your machine all together. A list of products and their jobs will be handed out at class.

48. GREAT LOOKING ELASTICS - Sunday 4-5 pm
Working with elastics can be daunting. Let me show you the easy way to measure, Insert, and sew elastic. There are tricks but the rewards are fantastic!

CINDY LOSEKAMP
Cindy@sewingart.com www.sewingart.com 888-202-5855
Sew Artfully Yours, PO Box 46, New Trenton, IN 47035

Cindy has written numerous books and patterns and created many beautiful embroidery design CD's. Cindy has been creating her entire life. She started learning at her Grandmother’s knee and then continued at singer sewing classes and in 4-H. Her love of sewing, crocheting, embroidering and painting is the driving force behind her company, Sew Artfully Yours. She has become known for her ultra creative ideas and methods for using embroidery machines and the decorative stitches that most people never use. Cindy has been a guest on many of the popular TV shows and she has traveled extensively...nationally as well as internationally...teaching her methods of machine art to students of all ranges. You will enjoy learning from this exciting and empowering sewing personality.

49. BOB, BOB, BOBBIN ALONG! - Saturday 10-11 am
Learn the nuances of using heavy threads in your bobbin. Nothing compares to the beauty hidden beneath your fabric when you create with Upside Down work. See beautiful samples, and get great ideas for creating, with your machine and super heavy threads that can only be sewn in the bobbin case. This class covers embroidery, utilizing free motion and digitized hooped embroidery and decorative stitching. We will discuss the options for bobbin cases, feet, stitches, tensions and much more. Join Cindy and learn to create Upside Down!

50. TIME CRUNCH CREATING! - Saturday 4-5 pm
Okay, so you don't have much time to create...but you still want to. Let Cindy show you how to take a blank garment and add a little embellishment, a few stitches and, Viola! You have a masterpiece. When everyone says how marvelous it is, just don't tell them how little time it took. This class covers many different embellishment techniques from traditional to very non traditional. Step out of your box and create something divine!

51. RE-CREATING THE SURFACE - Sunday 8:30-9:30 am
You love creating, but you need ideas and inspiration. Expose yourself to the latest, non-traditional methods to create beautiful surface embellishments on fabrics. Silk screens, paint beads, discharge dyeing and washable glitter mixed with embroidery accenting that will make your garments pop with eye-catching glitz! Applicable to any type of fabric, and wonderful for modifying ready made garments, these techniques will feed your creativity for years to come!

52. CUT IT, EMBELLISH IT STITCH IT BACK TOGETHER! Sunday 1-4 pm
SILK SCREENED T-SHIRT JACKET - Hands On Class 3 hours Kit Fee $25.00
Create the beauty with Silk Screening on both your shirts and then cut them up, do a little stitching and what do you know?!! You have an awesome jacket that’s just ready to pop on to go to the market or for a day of traveling. Get something on it no problem! Just turn it inside out and you have a fresh jacket because it’s reversible! Too Cool! This is a very easy class with just a little silk screening and stitching. We want you to learn the technique and then you can add many more of your own personalized embellishments. You will love this and I know you won’t be able to make just one. Cindy will provide the high quality, 100 percent cotton T-shirts in a range of colors. Small to 3X will be available.

LYLA MESSINGER
LJ Designs - ljMessinger@yahoo.com
www.TheSewingPlace.com 775-853-2207

An internationally recognized designer, speaker, author and teacher. She owns L.J. Designs, a multi-faceted company including L.J. Designs, À La Mode, and Eclectic Treasures pattern lines, Design Plus® notions, and TheSewingPlace.com website for fashion sewing enthusiasts. Lyla retired from teaching to promote fashion sewing by providing simple, stylish garment patterns, notions, education and inspiration. Known throughout the industry as an innovator, she was a founding member of the Independent Pattern Company Alliance (IPCA) and was one of only nine people honored as a charter 'Master Certified Sewing Educator' for SEA (Sewing Educator Alliance). She is the author of the book “Ordinary to Extraordinary: Terrific Treatments for Garment Sewing and contributed to Notions”, published by Taunton. She has also been featured in Threads, Sew News, Sew Beautiful and Australian Stitches magazines, as well as on DIY Network's “Sew Much More” show.

53. Bringing Passion Back to Fashion - Sunday 4-5 pm
Take a look into a highly wearable, easily sewn and distinctive closet full of clothes as you discover the latest highlights from Lylas' three pattern lines: L.J. Designs, A La Mode, and Eclectic Treasures. See how easy it is to change a garment's looks with a simple change in the pattern. It might be as simple as a small addition or subtraction, a boutique touch, or a fabric or hemline change. The newest in bags, scarves, a NO SEW project and some special RED pieces will get your creative juices flowing. With simple to fit and sew patterns, you'll be inspired to create and sew for yourself!

54. 'UnZipped' Necklace or Zipper Necklace - Hands On - Saturday 10-12 pm
Kit Fee: $25
Create a unique necklace in class, using a beautiful Riri Zipper from Switzerland. Completely transform the zipper's look, so some might say “where's the zipper?” Leave class wearing your creation and ready to try your hand at another. Your kit includes everything you need to complete your necklace. Space is limited, don't delay. Includes: 12” or 16” custom Riri zipper prepared ahead of time, pendant, pin, beads, and findings for construction, instructions, use of tools. Student Supply List: Scissors (paper and/or craft-not your good fabric scissors!), Metal seam gauge or ruler rotary cutter (small preferred) and small mat 5”x12” or larger Marking chalk pencil or chakoner.

55. Twelve Sophisticated Fleece Techniques - Saturday 4-5 pm
Transform fleece garments from plain to WOW! with Lyla's innovative yet simple decorative accents. Master the updated basics of decorative and functional finishing techniques for seams, edgings, piecing, sculpted buttonholes, and more. Capture the inspiration to personalize fleece.

56. Six in Sixty - Sunday 8:30-9:30 am
Learn a new technique every ten minutes and walk out of class with skills you can really use. Discover fast and easy ways to give your finished garments the look of high-end fashion. Get better results using today's products, tools and methods.

57. Fashion Forward Knit Techniques - Saturday 2:30-3:30 pm
Enjoy the qualities and comfort of knits with simple and fast updated techniques. Discover Lyla's unique decorative details which utilize characteristics of today's knit fabrics. Learn twisted bindings, unique edgings, decorative stitching and piecing as well as solutions for controlling hems, stabilizing seams, edges, and more.

KATHY RUDDY
Live Guides, Inc 10207 Marine View Drive, Mukilteo, WA 98275
kathyruddy@earthlink.net 425-743-6885

KATHY RUDDY is an international sewing celebrity, educator, pattern designer, serger and fitting expert. Active in the sewing industry since 1962, Kathy is the star of 10 serger and sewing videos and author of 12 serger and sewing booklets. She is a designer for Unique Patterns. Her specialty is Comfortable Clothes That Camouflage. She is a contributing writer for Threads, Sew Beautiful and her company’s newsletter. Her specialty is to show how to sew and serge fast and easy without sacrificing quality, fit or fashion details. Her fresh, fun classes are brimming with surprises and ideas.

58. COMFORTABLE CLOTHES THAT CAMOUFLAGE - Saturday 1 0-11 am
The right style and fit can take 10 or more pounds off of the way you look! Come see Kathy's “Quik-to-Sew” jackets, dresses, skirts and pants with designer details and adjustable fit at the bust, waist, and hipline giving you extra inches when you need them. Learn how the successful designers shape their clothes so they are easier to fit and sew. Clothes that allow you to gain or loose 30 pounds and still fit! Kathy Ruddy, the "stripping teacher", uses her body as a human coat hanger to show you clothes that make you look good and feel good, including NEW UNIQUE, SIMPLICITY & NEW LOOK patterns.

59. Comfy Tailored Pants & Skirts - Saturday 2:30-3:30 pm
A well fitted pattern can be changed to keep up with fashion trends. Learn: the “Eat Cookies” waist, a tailored look with 2” breathing room; how to update pocket styles and add current leg changes to your favorite pattern; how to eliminate the zipper with a different waist finish for fabrics that will stretch from your waist to hip measurement, plus a zipper installation that is the easiest ever.

60. Jackets: Shortcuts to Classic Tailoring - Sunday 1-2 pm
A well shaped jacket can make droopy shoulders and oversized arms, bust, and hips looked smaller. Learn what you can do on the inside to make the outside smooth over your lumps and bumps. Learn fitting tricks, underlining, sleeve installation, shoulder shaping, interfacing, lining, hemming and hiding zippered pockets in seams.

61. Fast Ways to Sew Better - Sunday 2:30-3:30 pm
You'll love Kathy's “ It's a process” attitude towards fashion sewing as she abandons outdated methods in favor of her own foolproof techniques. Banish the homemade look using her ways to make collars using fusibles for non-lumpy corners and joints, apply elastic to her “eat cookies” waistlines, get perfect bound buttonholes and welt pockets, in one try, make wrap around cuffs as in RTW. You will like sewing more than ever.

PEGGY SAGERS
Silhouette Patterns, 305 Spring Creek Village, #326, Dallas, TX 75248 1800-784-8245 www.silhouettepatterns.com

Peggy Sagers holds a degree in Fashion Design and Fashion Merchandising from Brigham Young University. Peggy spends her time teaching at seminars in the United States and Canada and recently featured as a guest on HGTV, she brings no frills to the home sewing world. She professionally drafts patterns doing free lance for numerous manufactures in the Dallas area. Recently, she started creating her own pattern line called “Silhouettes”. Her designs incorporate B,C, and D cup sizing as well as proportionate lengths, which is unique in the pattern industry. In addition to apparel designs, Peggy has designed the patterns of the costumes worn by the 1994 Men’s Olympic Figure Skating Silver Medallist, Elvis Stojko.

62. Fact or Fiction??? - Sunday 1-2 am
“The grain line has to be perpendicular to the floor?” Fact or fiction?? Come uncover the truth on a whole host of sewing fictions that are causing you extra time in your sewing. Learn to simplify and understand truths that are necessary for success. “Small armholes give more mobility?” Fact or fiction?? You'll be amazed at these truths. See you there.

63. Desserts for Everyone - Saturday 2:30-3:30 pm
This had nothing to do with desserts, but I titled this Dessert Class so everyone will attend. But everyone will love this class, just like desserts, and everyone will be happy leaving this class, just like desserts, when they have learned this information. Everyone needs one more fitting class and this is it. So I will serve something to eat if you all will come. Every wrinkle has a voice just trying to tell us something, but we are not listening. Come learn what the wrinkles in our clothing are saying. Learn the names of the wrinkles and how easy they are to make them go away forever in our patterns. You will just be amazed how simple this wrinkle relief is. Come get the best dessert of your life. See you there.

64. SWAP-The American Way, With 12 of our Best Patterns - Sunday 10-11 am
Perfect for travel, a wardrobe that is light and easy. This is what every designer does ……Sew With A Plan…..six fabrics, six patterns that fit your lifestyle and Shizzam!!! A whole bunch of clothes, a dozen combinations, that mix and match wonderfully. The outfits are completely fresh and updated to the current styles. Doesn't that sound fun! Come learn how easy and simple it is and see lots of samples. Peggy will demonstrate this concept with the top 12 selling Silhouette patterns. Come see what they are and why they are the best selling. Ideas for fabric changes, time-saving shortcuts will be shown. All the reasons you can sew them quickly and how to really broaden your wardrobe by including them over and over. Don't miss out! A trunk show of samples will be shown.

65. Pattern Basics - Saturdays1-2 pm
You can't overhaul an engine if you can't wield a wrench, and you can't get a pattern to fit if you don't know how to use a French curve. See how using one helps you solve fit and design issues. Women all over the country think that they have done something wrong when the pattern does not fit. Come learn that it is not you, it is the pattern and how to make it better. Be smarter than the pattern without much effort.

EMMA SEABROOKE
SewkeysE, Inc 109 Sapodilla Drive, Islamorada, FL 33036
Email-sewkeyse@bellsouth.net

Emma Seabrooke is a certified Palmer/Pletsch pant and fit instructor. She trained with a French couturier for several years and took many fashion design courses in college. Emma loves sewing with knits and has worked with patterns and fabrics to perfect the best styles for all sizes, but especially the well-endowed ladies. She has traveled and taught all across the country and on TV.

66. Fitting & Skirting the Subject - Saturday 1-2 pm
Would you like to learn to fit a skirt to you so that it fits you and not the world of women? Would you like the skirt to hang straight and be the right length? Would you like to wear full skirts that don't make you look like a tent? Also Sewers do you have leftover fabric?? Of COURSE YOU DO!! I know I always have and sometimes it is enough to make a skirt, especially if you can get along without side seams or center front and center back seams. Learn some fun seam placement techniques, zipper placements, fabric combinations, and your correct lengths. Come see some sample leftovers, fun designer style skirts, and even leftovers that became designer skirts.

67. Sewing Sewphisticated Knits - Saturday 2:30-3:30 pm
Learn to love and understand working with knits. Knits travel well, wear well and feel wonderful on your body. Why be afraid to sew with them when they can be so comfortable to wear? Take this class, see many garments, and be shown the different techniques that should be used on each type of knit. You will not be afraid of knits again.

68. Stretch Lace - Tiny Pleats OH MY! - Sunday 2:30-3:30 pm
Would you like to learn to sew on stretch lace and make one of those beautiful tops or dresses that you see in High Fashion? And/or how about those tiny pleated tops that look so great but when you sew on it the pleats become flat. I can show you my secrets and you can make them yours.

69. Travel Made Sew Easy - Sunday 8:30-9:30 am
Do you over pack all the wrong things for business or pleasure trips??? Come learn to put together clothes, accessories, and shoes, do it with creative class and simple beauty. Learn to recreate and improve upon travel wear offered by Chico's, Coldwater Creek and other retailers. Do it in your color choices, your style, your size and all for less!

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