A Runway of Art Garments
Barb Callahan of Barb Originals
Add an artistic twist to your garments with Barb’s great new chic techniques. It’s easy to achieve that runway look with just a few simple tricks that make the ordinary extraordinary.
Creating with Texture Magic
Connie Spurlock of Sew Wonderful Dreams
Everything you want to know about making Texture Magic a regular ingredient in your studio: explore different stitches and results, using it double-sided to make reversible fabric , in quilts after the quilts have been quilted and more.
Designer’s Fashion Show: Clothing in Motion
Discover how to make garments you love to wear! See clothing suited for the busy lives we lead today on the runway, as commentary focuses on what makes each one a garment you’d reach for over and over in your closet. Created by designers at the Expo, the garments have been designed for the ultimate in comfort and flattery, with features and details built into the clothes to create pieces which are able to fit properly and move as one with the body. With attention to fabric, cut and detail, the fashions you sew can become your fashion favorites.
Embroidery Showcase
Cindy Losekamp of Sew Artfully Yours, Inc.
Embroidery is everywhere! It’s in quilts, wallhangings, T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, things for the kids and sportswear. In this exciting seminar by Cindy Losekamp, you will see a myriad of quilts, garments, home dec items and landscapes, all with artfully placed embroidery designs to spark your creativity. You'll get tips on hooping, stabilizing and lots of great ideas on how to use your machine to the max! We know you will enjoy learning from this fun and exciting “edutainer” and you'll be itching to get stitching.
Fitting Made Easy for the Faint-Hearted
Lorraine Henry for Conselle
Sew your own fashions with renewed confidence and success. Learn how to get that favorite pattern to fit your unique and ever-changing figure. Learn some new tricks that assure great fit and make your fashions a success every time.
Mixed Media in Art Quilting
Cindy Losekamp of Sew Artfully Yours, Inc.
Art Quilting has taken the quilt world by storm. See how to add touches of silk screening, embroidery, free motion, Inktense permanent water color pencils, dimensional pieces, paints, glitters and more. Learn easy methods for making your art quilts stand out in competitions. You will see beautiful examples from embroidered wall quilts to ideas for wearble art. Join Cindy for creativity with no bounds.
Pressing Details and Tools
Carol Steinbrecher of Style Solutions
Pressing and ironing are not the same! When quilting or sewing garments, use the right pressing skills and tools In the right places to “amp” up the look of every project.
Scarves and More: Let’s Tie It Together
Carol Steinbrecher of Style Solutions
Calling all scarves! Pull them out of the closets and the drawers and pull your outfits together to create fashion magic in your wardrobe. Then, add accessories and wow! Smashing!
Secrets of Sewing with Slinky
Emma Seabrooke of SewKeysE
Sew fearlessly with that fabulous, oh-so-comfortable Slinky fabric. Learn how to stabilize Slinky pants so they won’t grow and see how to bind a neckline for today’s fashion look. Once you know these simple tips, you’ll love sewing with Slinky and you’ll look and feel great too.
Sew To Look Slimmer
Kathy Ruddy of kathyruddy.com
The right style and fit can take 10 or more pounds off of the way you look! Sewing can give you a high-end wardrobe that fits, is comfortable and camouflages your weak points! Watch Kathy Ruddy as she models and shows you clothes that make you look and feel good. Learn about techniques and tools to make your creative process fun and successful.
Sewing's Next Generation: Youth Fashion & Project Show
This fashion and trunk show featuring students ages 9 – 18 years of age will be SEW much fun! Get an insight into the interests and talents of our newest sewing enthusiasts as they show off their latest accomplishments. Whether it hangs in the closet, hangs on a wall or hangs out on beds and sofas, the creativity involved will inspire audiences of all ages. Don’t miss it! (If you know a young person who might like to participate, please call 800-699-6309 or
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Sleeve Details For Tees or Cardigans
Emma Seabrooke of SewKeysE
What a difference a sleeve makes! Learn to change sleeve styles, from set-in sleeves to raglans, without changing the whole pattern. Redesign a tee, cardigan or jacket to create lots of great new looks from one, well-fitting pattern. Learn to alter sleeves so they really fit and move with you.
Social Entrepreneurship and Fair Trade: Baskets and Beads
Richard Kennair of Akonye Kena
Why should you look for products that are “Fair Trade”? What is Fair Trade? Drawing from global experience and using plenty of baskets and beads to illustrate his experiences, Richard shares how you can impact others with products you buy and use.
Stabilizing Solutions for all Fabrics and Embroideries
Tamara Evans of Floriani Embroidery Products
Learn all about various stabilizers and embroidery techniques for all fabric and design types. See how to solve some of those nagging problems with your embroideries --no more ruined garments, puckered embroideries, or off-center designs! Solve the mysteries and show you the way to perfect results every time!
Super Prize Drawing
Win fabulous prize packages worth hundreds of dollars! You could win a sewing machine, plus patterns, books, videos, fabric, embroidery designs, notions, tools, and more from the exhibitors you'll meet at the Expo!
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THAT's a Sweatshirt?!?
Londa Rohlfing of Londa’s Creative Threads
You’ll be amazed when you see this awesome collection of stylish jackets which began as...well…a sweatshirt! With the right embellishment and fitting, a simple sweatshirt can be a delight for any creative spirit. Do you hear your sewing machine and stash 'calling you'?
Top Priorities
Londa Rohlfing of Londa’s Creative Threads
Embellished knit tops are all the rage....but often way too pricey to buy! Learn to create your own with a myriad of fashionable knit tops, t-shirts and twin sets that will put you on trend!
Whose Quilt Is This?
Marty Moon of Early Times Workshop
Your quilt label tells your story. Marty reviews a variety of techniques and explores resources that help you make distinctive labels for all your quilts and wearables. Wait until you see all the books, patterns, do-it-yourself items, special fabrics and more that make it quick and easy to create your own label legacy.