Worcester, MA Stage Presentation Schedule

Stage Presentations are FREE with your General Admission ticket! Check out the schedule now, and again closer to the show, as more presentations are added from time to time. Usually located near concessions, these entertaining and informative presentations go really well with a cup of coffee, lunch or a snack! These presentations and times are subject to change. You will find the Final Stage Schedules posted at the EXPO.

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Quick and Easy Pattern Drafting
with Judi Baker of Ozark Crafts
Using the European Lutterloh technique, Judi shows how quickly you can draft a perfect fit while making patterns for a vest for lucky demo participants. This technique is quick and easy, and sure to amaze you.
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Ten Quick Embellishments
with Barb Callahan of Barb Originals
See Barb’s top ten quick and easy embellishment techniques to add personality to all your projects.
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Software Made Simple
with Emily Carter, Baby Lock Educational Consultant
You have an embroidery machine and have stitched out every design you own. What do you do next? Purchase more cards? Have you considered embroidery software but are just not sure what it has to offer? Discover the complete package of software tools from Baby Lock and unleash the artist within. See how they work together to give you the most complete, comprehensive and creative software package, from basic to auto-digitizing, from quilting to sizing.
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No Fit? Don’t Fret!
with Shelley Doyal of Wild Ginger Software
Get a look at Wild Ginger software with Shelley, then participate in a Q & A.
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Because I “Felt” Like It!
with Shelley Doyal of Wild Ginger Software
See new and interesting ways to use felting. A trunk show including the “no-sew felted quilt”.
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Troubleshooting the Fit Hot Spots
with Lorraine Henry of Conselle
Meet the “fit troubleshooter” and ask any question you want about any area of the body – hips, abdomen, buttocks, bust, arms, whatever! Pattern alterations will be shows for any figure variation discussed. We know of 86 different variations (they’re not problems, they’re variations), and each of us probably has more than one of them. Some you may not have even identified, so this could be an enlightening half-hour of fun and facts.
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Angelina Rose Handbag Trunk Show
with Peggy Anne Klinker of Peggy Anne’s Quilting and Sewing Company
Fun and fast-paced trunk show of 40 uniquely created handbags based on one pattern. Learn how to make unlimited bags from one pattern. Tons of creative ideas to jumpstart your sewing.
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Sewing Patterns for Children's Clothing
with Peggy Anne Klinker of Peggy Anne’s Quilting and Sewing Company
See a trunk show of classic children's clothing samples sewn from the Children’s Corner pattern line. Pick up techniques and solutions to construct children's garments.
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Appliqués are Everywhere!
with Mellany Lieuwen of The Picket Fence
Join us for fun and creativity! Learn to create quick, easy and accurate appliqué with "stitch and turn" and fusible web techniques. We'll show you how to create appliqué's delicate and bold and of all shapes and sizes. You'll learn how to "recycle" apparel, design fabric for garments, create unique home décor, wall and floor art and so much more. It's not just your Grandmother's appliqué anymore!
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Comfortable Clothes That Camouflage
with Kathy Ruddy of Unique Patterns – Kathy Ruddy
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 successful designers shape their clothes so they are easier to fit and sew. See 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.
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Silhouette Patterns Customer Appreciation Fashion Show
with Peggy Sagers of Silhouette Patterns
Come join the fun! Silhouette Patterns is offering an opportunity for customers to strut their stuff.  We know you’ve made great Silhouette Patterns, we know you love the clothes and we want everyone to see how fabulous a Silhouettes wardrobe can make you feel. So bring your Silhouette Patterns outfit to the show, model it and your name will be entered into the drawing for a Fabric Buying Trip to NYC*! It’s a $299 value, and one trip will be awarded at the conclusion of the Fashion Show.  
*Here’s how it all works:  On Friday, come to Original Sewing & Quilt Expo wearing a garment made from a Silhouette Patterns pattern. (You can carry additional outfits, of course!)  Check in at the Silhouette Patterns booth by noon, where you’ll be asked for some basic information (your name, pattern style, fabric, etc.).  Model your outfit in the fashion show at 2:45. For each garment you model, you’ll get a chance to win the drawing. At the end of the fashion show, one of the models will win the chance to go to New York with Silhouette Patterns and 52 other women for a one-of-a-kind fabric buying trip on December 4 & 5, 2008. This year enjoy a special feature with Armani, Inc. (Winner will be responsible for getting to New York and to pay for her own fabric, but Silhouette Patterns will pay for two nights’ hotel accommodations and transportation to and from the shops.) Trip value: is $299. Don’t wait, get busy, start sewing and see you looking good at the Expo!
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New Designers Fashion Show
commentated by Peggy Sagers
See the latest designs and creative interpretations from designers exhibiting and teaching at the Expo. This runway fashion show featuring live models shows the diverse flavors of the Expo. Showing garments suited to all lifestyles and figure types from classic, closely fitted clothes to easy-flowing, sometimes whimsical garments, it's a true fashion event!
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Sew Sweet Youth Fashion & Trunk Show
Sponsored by American Sewing Guild
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 click here for more information.)
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Success with Fusibles and Appliqué
with Connie Spurlock of Sew Wonderful Dreams
Do you stiffen up or bubble and refuse to fuse? Successful fusible appliqué can be fun when you know how to choose the right fusible, what makes satin stitching perfect and when to reverse your pattern. Discover all this and more, as you learn to have more fun with fusible appliqué!
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What Can I Do With This Sweatshirt?
with Connie Spurlock of Sew Wonderful Dreams
Using a sweatshirt and some short-cut tips, you’ll be able to make a one-of-a-kind designer jacket ideally suited to you – so easily, even a beginner can do it!
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Knocking It Off – More Fantasy Gowns
with Jim Suzio of Husqvarna Viking
Slip into fantasy as you watch Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana, Lucille Ball, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Rosemary Clooney, Audrey Hepburn and others model “their” gowns on the runway accompanied by commentary from Jim Suzio, knock-off and re-creation master.
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Fusible Techniques for Sewing & Quilting
with Judi Baker of Ozark Crafts
Fusibles make it easier to get professional looking results than ever. From appliqué techniques to a flawless watercolor quilt, you are certain to get some great ideas from this presentation.
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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! Click here for details.
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