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…)

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 your new skills. Bring (more…)

This class will show you how to enhance flowers that grow in your own yard. This is a fairly active class—we’ll be pounding the flowers outside. It involves painting, outlining with ink, and enhancing with thread. Example will be posted in Ashby’s. Date: Wednesday, Oct. 18th 10:30am-2:30pm Cost: $50 Instructor: Terry (more…)

  This class will show you how to make a pet come to life on photo fabric. These make great gifts to any animal lover! Example will be posted in Ashby’s.   Date: Thursday, Sept. 14th 10:30am-2:30pm Cost: $50 Instructor: Terry (more…)

This class is for the beginner or someone that needs a refresher using their Serger. Basic threading, inserting needles, checking tension, and more! Class size is kept small to give adequate attention to each student. Each student must bring their Serger machine, power cord with floor pedal, Serger tweezers, a needle threader, 3 different colors (more…)

Use your embroidery machine to create all over quilting that looks like it was done on a long arm machine! Learn how easy Edge to Edge/End to End (E2E) quilting is as you learn to connect specially created embroidery designs using your embroidery hoop. Bring your embroidery machine with the embroidery unit, hoops, blank usb, (more…)

Come and join us as we continue to learn the features of Floriani Total Control Universe Software. Our classes are designed to help you feel more comfortable with the software. Each month the class will work on a software lesson or project which will focus on a different technique or tool to help you advance (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…)

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…)

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…)