Time-Saving Sewing: Cleveland
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Beat the Clock With Your Accessory Feet
with Debra Bohn
All those new and ever-so-useful accessory feet really do make it easy to get professional-grade results in no time at all. See just how much they can add to your sewing pleasure as they cut down on steps, time and “unsewing”. Once you’ve learned to use them for their intended (and improvised) purposes, you’ll reach for them over and over, beating the clock every time you snap one on!
Thursday   4:00 – 5:00   E67

Easy Skirts from Rectangles
with Barb Callahan
With a simple shape you can make a very flattering skirt in many different styles. Learn to fit easily, and to create many looks with different fabrics, adding details, godets, panels, ruffles and textured overlays. They’re easy, attractive and they fit!
Thursday   1:00 – 2:00   C36
Saturday   3:30 – 4:30   V295

Serging For Rookies
with Diana Cedolia in the Serger Studio
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If you've never serged but want to see what it's all about, this is your class. Learn why sewing without a serger is like cooking without a microwave as you complete your cardigan in class. You'll learn basic seaming for straight and curved seams, corners, easing a neck edge and a neat trick for bound cuffs without exposed seams and a no-pin match point system which works so well you'll use it in all your sewing. All cardigan kits are size XL, 100% cotton interlock. Some sewing machine experience helpful. Counts as 3 sessions. Materials Fee: $26. Limit 20.
Wednesday   10:00 – 12:30   MDB200
Thursday   1:00 – 3:30   C42 & D58
Saturday   9:00 – 11:30   Q234 & R250

Super Slick Serger Tricks Workshop
with Diana Cedolia in the Serger Studio
Maybe you’ve seen Diana demonstrate some of these techniques, but now you can get your hands on the serger to learn them yourself – and more. You’ll speed up your construction time when you use your serger more often. Create a notebook full of super slick tricks of specialty seams and finishes including gathered, rolled edges, mock flat-fell, crisp corners, piped edges and more. We often forget just how versatile the serger really is, and how much faster (in some cases even better), our projects can be when we really know how to make magic happen. Think apparel and home décor . . . if getting projects done is your goal, this class full of shortcuts is just what you need. Counts as 3 sessions. Materials Fee: $24. Limit 20.
Wednesday   1:30 – 4:30   MDB300
Thursday   8:30 – 11:30   A10X & B26
Friday   12:30 – 3:30   K154X & L170

Ruched, Ruffled, Fringed, Serged Bag
with Diana Cedolia in the Serger Studio
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Step over to the feminine side when you create this very pretty little handbag. The best part: it’s constructed on the serger . . . in a flash! Learn to create the lining and fashion fabric sides in a single, time-saving step – a technique used for reversible serger quilts of any size. Ruched and ruffled, trimmed at the top, all that’s left is to slip in your handles and you’re done! Counts as 3 sessions. Materials Fee: $28. Limit 20.
Saturday   12:00 – 3:00   S266X & T282

Seminole Pieced and Piped Pillow
with Diana Cedolia in the Serger Studio
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Create a perfect accent pillow on the serger as you learn to insert piping, do some eye catching Seminole piecing and finish it with a zipper closure. Your pillow will include decorative stitching in a heavy-weight thread on the serger and, as usual, Diana’s excellent instruction. Counts as 3 sessions. Materials Fee: $28. Limit 20.
Friday   8:30 – 11:30   H122X & J138

Six in Sixty
with Lyla Messinger
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 designs. As Lyla says, “If I’d had today’s products, tools & knowledge when I learned to sew….I’d have had the satisfaction of getting more projects done…faster and with great results!”
Thursday   10:30 – 11:30   B19
Saturday   9:00 – 10:00   Q227

Serger 911
with Kathy Ruddy
Get comfortable with your serger! Control serger tensions with a formula that works on any serger and see factors that affect stitch quality plus some fun projects using a balance stitch.
Friday   1:00 – 2:00   K149

Fast and Accurate Ways to Sew Better
with Kathy Ruddy
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 and make wrap-around cuffs as in RTW. You’ll like sewing more!.
Saturday   10:30 – 11:30   R245

Dozen Favorite Construction Techniques
with Peggy Sagers
She sews enough clothes each year to fill several closets. She's fast, she works with a wide range of fabrics, includes all the "hard" details and there's not a puckered seam or mis-set sleeve to be found. Learn a dozen of Peggy's favorite techniques and you'll find your sewing becoming more accurate, fast and fun. Samples, stories and of course, lots of fashion tips included.
Thursday   9:00 – 10:00   A1

More Easy, Fast, and Great Factory Methods for Garment Sewing
with Peggy Sagers
This is all new stuff. New fast, easy sewing routines you'll want to use over and over again, even for the tricky things you don't think you can do, like notch lapels. Save mounds of time and get consistently better results when you use industry techniques for collars, cuffs, waistbands and fly fronts, direct from the garment factory where Peggy wrote the guide sheets.
Saturday   9:00 – 10:00   Q225

Holiday Quick Fixes
with Jim Suzio
For a q uick seasonal change, a guilt-free holiday “spruce-up” or a special party, Jim’s unconventional methods yield much fun without breaking the bank. See how easily a yard or two of fabric can camouflage a table, flatter a window or dress up a chair. From fabric manipulations to reversible embroideries for table linens and pillowcases and flawless rolled hems, see ideas for designer looks even a novice can create – without breaking the bank!
Friday   4:00 – 5:00   M178

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