This class is designed to familiarize you with your sewing machine. Whether you are sewing clothes, quilts, or crafts, you need to know the features & proper use of your machine. Learn to thread your machine, wind a bobbin, stitch a seam, trouble shoot common problems and more. Bring your sewing machine, power cord, foot/floor (more…)

Experience tips and techniques to complete an embroidery project in class. Bring your embroidery machine with the embroidery unit, hoops, power cord, instruction book, one wound bobbin (please use machine embroidery bobbin thread), machine accessories, and small thread snipping scissors. Bring a formatted blank flash drive or bring your laptop if your embroidery machine only (more…)

This is the ideal class for sewists that want to learn clothing and home décor construction. An Artist or Chef Apron is one of the quickest and most versatile garments you can sew as you learn sewing techniques and pattern fundamentals at the same time. You will learn to read a pattern, layout the pattern, (more…)

Learn how and why proper hooping, placement with the hoop template, and using the correct stabilizer creates a professional embroidery design stitch-out. Develop skill selecting and editing designs by rotating, enlarging, reducing, mirroring, and combining with other designs. Learn how to select the proper needle , correct tension issues, and much more. Experience the thrill (more…)

Learn or review the basics of your SCANNCUT DX machine as well as tips and techniques to scan designs, cut paper, vinyl, fabric, cardstock, etc. to complete future projects as well as an in class project. Bring your SCANNCUT DX machine, power cord, formatted usb/flash (2-4Gb), non-fabric cutting scissors, and all mats and accessories that (more…)

Complete a small project as you take your basic sewing machine skills to the next level in this hands-on class. Learn sewing techniques such as maintaining accurate seam allowances, what are grain lines, proper pinning, and pressing your seams. Master sewing curves and corners in addition to easily creating a machine-made buttonhole. You will even (more…)

Sewing Machine Basics 1 Learn the parts of your sewing machine along with sewing terms as you thread your machine, wind a bobbin, and more while sewing a little project. Find out how and when to adjust machine tension, change needles, and troubleshoot common sewing problems. You will complete a sewing project in class utilizing (more…)

Quilted Wallhanging with Derwent Ink Pencils and Machine Embellishment This will be a small wallhanging in which you will learn how to blend Derwent Inks and then embellish the final product before quilting. A sample will be on display at Ashby’s. Supplies required: Sewing machine with ability to drop feed-dogs 80/12 sewing needle Black 40 (more…)

Embrillance Software Basics: Just the Essentials Take your machine embroidery to the next level using this software! Learn how to use Embrilliance Essentials to merge designs, resize designs, change design colors, print templates, add lettering, and so much more. Bring your laptop, power cord, mouse, blank usb, your Essentials software and serial number. You must (more…)

Embroidery Machine Project Experience tips and techniques to complete an embroidery project in class. Bring your embroidery machine with the embroidery unit, hoops, power cord, instruction book, one wound bobbin (please use machine embroidery bobbin thread), machine accessories, and small thread snipping scissors. Bring a formatted blank flash drive or bring your laptop if your (more…)