Expo Stage Presentations

 

See what's new and trending with presentations on the Expo Stage. FREE with general admission.

Looking for even more presentations? Click here for The Spot schedule.

 

Thursday
 

10:30	Studio 180 Design Tools - Basic | Kelly Garcia for Two Crafty Mooses
11:15	Clothes That Make You Look Slimmer! | Kathy Ruddy for kathyruddy.com
12:00	Sewing with Juki  | Timm Bond for Allbrands.com
12:45	The Straight Scoop on Cutting Straight | Julie Luoma for Off the Wall Quilt
1:30	Brother Luminaire XP3 | Tina Bartelmay for Allbrands.com
2:15	Move into Free-Motion Quilting with Six Basic Shapes! | RaNae Merrill for Free Motion Mastery in a Month / RaNae Merrill Quilt Design
3:00	Martelli Enterprises Sensational Table Demo | Khaled Helwih for Martelli Enterprises
3:45	Sulky Bingo! | Jason Prater for Sulky of America, Inc.
4:30	Dancing With The Stars and American IDOL: Latest Updates with Dazzling Garments | Joe Vecchiarelli for French European Inc.
5:15	Super Prize Drawing

 

Friday
 

10:30	Serging with Juki | Timm Bond for Allbrands.com
11:15	The Straight Scoop on Cutting Straight | Julie Luoma for Off the Wall Quilt
12:00	Fashion Friday – Runway Fashion Show | Nick Coman for Dragonfly Creative
1:15	Laurastar Irons and Accessories | Emily Dunlap for Allbrands.com
2:00	Martelli Enterprises Sensational Table Demo | Aaron Brown for Martelli Enterprises
2:45	Studio 180 Design Tools - Show Me More! | Kelly Garcia for Two Crafty Mooses
3:30	Bagmaking Made Easy | Renee Kapitanski for Sallie Tomato
4:15	Sulky Bingo! | Jason Prater for Sulky of America, Inc.
5:15	Super Prize Drawing

Saturday
 

10:30	Move into Free-Motion Quilting with Six Basic Shapes! | RaNae Merrill for Free Motion Mastery in a Month / RaNae Merrill Quilt Design
11:15	Brother Luminaire XP3 | Tina Bartelmay for Allbrands.com
12:00	Sulky Bingo! | Jason Prater for Sulky of America, Inc.
1:00	Is a Serger What I Need if I’m a Quilter? | Pam Mahshie for Allbrands.com
1:45	Over the Edge Binding Techniques | Carmen Geddes for TenSisters Handicraft
2:30	Sewing's Next Generation: Youth Fashion & Project Show | Hosted by Liz Fredrick of Original Sewing & Quilt Expo
3:00	Cosplay Runway Show & Contest | Commentated by Casey Renee of Casey Renee Cosplay
4:00	Quilts of Valor Award Ceremony | Gayla Boyd for Quilts of Valor Foundation
4:30	Super Prize Drawing

 

 

Bagmaking Made Easy

Renee Kapitanski for Sallie Tomato

If you think bagmaking is challenging, you haven't tried sewing with Sallie Tomato. Come see why Sallie Tomato designs patterns to make you successful in your bagmaking journey. A trunk show of various bags and craft patterns will be presented.

 

Brother Luminaire XP3

Tina Bartelmay for AllBrands.com

Take a sewing journey and learn how the on-board digitizing capabilities of the XP3 sewing and embroidery machine can enhance your sewing, quilting and embroidery experience. Discover tools that will help you make each project uniquely yours. Come and see a demonstration of the amazing new edge-to-edge quilting feature, learn how My Design Center can help you create truly unique quilting and embroidery projects, and how to use the projector to audition and adjust your sewing stitches, and more.

 

Clothes That Make You Look Slimmer!

Kathy Ruddy for kathyruddy.com

Are you heavier than your ideal weight? Has your body morphed from an hour glass into a sausage? Kathy uses her body as a human coat hanger to demonstrate how her garment's shapes and details keep the eye away from your trouble areas and looking at your best features. See how different fabrics can shorten the construction process and affect how you look and feel in your clothes.

 

Cosplay Runway Show & Contest

Commentated by Casey Renee of Casey Renee Cosplay
Casey will share her Cosplay experiences and narrate you along a journey of costume art created by fellow Expo attendees – Cosplayers, Reenactors, and Costumers. Click HERE for complete details and to learn how you can participate.

 

Dancing With The Stars and American IDOL: Latest Updates with Dazzling Garments

Joe Vecchiarelli for French European, Inc.

We will show some of the latest garments worn on the two televions shows, and hear all the the behind-the-scene latest show talk. You will not want to be left out of hearing the latest from the two top rated shows in America today.

 

Fashion Friday – Runway Fashion Show

Nick Coman for Dragonfly Creative

Join Nick for a celebration of fashion sewing. Nick will showcase his designs and host this special event. You are invited to participate! Walk the Expo Runway to show off the fashion you have been sewing. From jackets and tops to dresses and pants...give your favorite creation its moment in the spotlight. To participate in the Runway Fashion Show, click HERE to register. All participants will receive FREE General Admission on Friday.

 

Is a Serger What I Need if I’m a Quilter?

Pam Mahshie for AllBrands.com

Piecing, Binding and Texture can be created with the precision every quilter is looking for when you use a serger. Have you ever thought seams would be too bulky or that sergers were only used on knits or to make garments. Come and learn from serger expert Pam Mahshie, with over 40 years of serging experience. You will learn and see things you never thought possible.

 

Laurastar Irons and Accessories

Emily Dunlap for AllBrands.com    

 

Martelli Enterprises Sensational Table Demo

Khaled Helwih and Aaron Brown for Martelli Enterprises

Learn how to cut with 100% accuracy, slice your cutting time in half and experience pain free cutting with our ergonomic height adjustable workstations and tools.

 

Move into Free-Motion Quilting with Six Basic Shapes! 

RaNae Merrill for Free Motion Mastery in a Month/RaNae Merrill Quilt Design

Did you know that six basic shapes are the building blocks of all quilting patterns? Learn them with my fun and easy "quilting yoga" movements that your body already knows and instantly get into the quilting groove! Then learn how to combine these six shapes to create any quilting design. Quilters of all levels can use this quilting technique for either a domestic or longarm machine.

 

Over the Edge Binding Techniques

Carmen Geddes for TenSisters Handicraft

Show quality binding every time and it's EASY! Learn tips for making, sewing, and finishing up your quilt binding. Bonus demo on piping and scalloped edges.

 

Quilts of Valor Award Ceremony

Gayla Boyd for Quilts of Valor Foundation

Join us in acknowledging the service and sacrifice of those who are serving or have served in the Armed Forces, as we award comforting and healing Quilts of Valor to those whose lives have been touched by war.

 

Sewing's Next Generation: Youth Fashion & Project Show

Hosted by Liz Fredrick of Original Sewing & Quilt Expo
This fashion and trunk show featuring students ages 18 and under 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, click HERE for more information.)

 

Serging with Juki 

Timm Bond for AllBrands.com

Join Juki expert Timm Bond as we show why Juki is the leader in industrial clothing manufacturing, and how they put unique features into their high-quality sergers.

 

Sewing with Juki

Timm Bond for AllBrands.com

Join Juki expert Timm Bond as we show why Juki is the leader in industrial clothing manufacturing, and how they put unique features into their high-quality sewing machine.

 

Studio 180 Design Tools - Basic

Kelly Garcia for Two Crafty Mooses

An introduction to the basic Studio 180 Tools and how they work. Come see why Kelly is so excited about them!

 

Studio 180 Design Tools - Show Me More!

Kelly Garcia for Two Crafty Mooses

Let's take a look at some more of the tools that Studio 180 makes. If you liked the basics, you'll love these!

 

Sulky Bingo!

Jason Prater for Sulky of America, Inc

Join Jason Prater, the president of Sulky, as he calls out an exciting game of Bingo with lots of prizes. Learn about the history of the Sulky company and some of the award-winning products that have made them one of the top thread and stabilizer companies in the world.

 

Super Prize Drawing
Fabulous prize packages and sewing machines are awarded daily at this drawing. You will receive your Super Prize Drawing Ticket at the Expo. Drawings are held at 5:15pm on Thursday and Friday, and at 4:30pm Saturday on the Expo Stage inside the Exhibit Hall. Winners must be present with a photo ID to claim their prize.

 

The Straight Scoop on Cutting Straight

Julie Luoma for Off the Wall Quilt

Cutting should be the easiest part of quilting and sewing and yet most of us struggle with it. Come relax and learn some simple tips for cutting accurately.