How To Register

Complete the new easy online registration now!

Open phone registration begins: April 11, 2012 (8:00am CST)
Call: 1-800-547-4176; 256-533-9586; x4
Fax: 256-534-5486 or 256-533-9630
Mail: 149 Old Big Cove Road, Brownsboro, AL 35741

Download the registration form

Hotel Information

All hotel reservations are the responsibility of the student. The Holiday Inn has been chosen as one of the host hotels for our School. The rooms are $91.00 per night, plus tax, for two people per room. Any additional person is $10.00 per night. This price will be honored until July 2, 2012, at which time the room block will be released, and the room rates revert back to the original price. If you would like to receive the Martha Pullen School rate, be sure to make your reservations early. To make your reservation, call 256-533-1400 or call 1-800-465-4329. Be sure to ask for the student group rate for the Martha Pullen School of Art Fashion. The hotel provides an airport shuttle service for Holiday Inn guests between the hours of 6am and 10pm. When you arrive in Huntsville, call 256-533-1400 and ask them to pick you up.

We also have arranged for a block of rooms at the Embassy Suites located beside and connected to the VBC. The rooms are $127.00 per night, plus tax, for two people per room. Any additional person is $10.00 per night. These rooms are suites; guests will also receive a complimentary breakfast and evening manager’s reception. This price will be honored until June 21, 2012, at which time the room block will be released, and the room rates will revert back to the original price. If you would like to receive the Martha Pullen School rate, be sure to make your reservation early. To make your reservation at the Embassy Suites, call 256-539-7373 or 1-800-Embassy. The hotel provides an airport shuttle service for Embassy Suites guests.  When you arrive in Huntsville, call 256-539-7373 and ask them to pick you up. Reserve early; there are limited rooms in our hotel blocks!

For additional Huntsville hotels, call the Huntsville Convention and Visitors Bureau at 800-SPACE-4-U or go to the website, www.huntsville.org. You can always call us for more information at 800-547-4176 (X4).

General Information

The full cost of the four-day adult school is $735.This includes all project kits, four lunch meals, three night meals and six hours each day of class instruction. Please register early! The full cost of the four-day kids and teen classes is $475.

Use the new easy online registration beginning on April 11, 2012 at 8:00am CST. You may also choose to call in your registration information. Due to the limited number of classrooms and space in classrooms, schools, and pre-day classes, space fills early. Enter your credit card information into our safe and easy online registration form or complete the registration form and send your $175 [$75 registration fee (non-refundable if you cancel at any time) plus $100 deposit, (non-refundable after June 7, 2012]. If you prefer, you may call us at 800-547-4176 ext 4 and charge your deposit on any major credit card. No registration will be accepted without the registration fee and deposit. If you are unable to attend the School, you must cancel in writing by June 7, 2012, to receive a refund of your $100 deposit. Pre-day class fees are non-refundable after June 7, 2012. School tuitions will become non-refundable after July 9, 2012. All cancellations must be in writing. You must e-mail your cancellation request to sis@marthapullen.com.  No one under 18 years of age is allowed to register for adult classes. For families vacationing during this time, a babysitter must be brought with you as young children are not allowed in any classroom. Please bring all necessary items with you to class. Mark them with your name in some manner. Check to be sure your machine is covered on your homeowner’s insurance or add extra insurance at the time of shipping. Martha Pullen Company, the Holiday Inn, the Embassy Suites or the Von Braun Center cannot be held responsible for your machine. If you are enrolled in a School that requires you to bring your own sewing machine, include the instruction manual, empty bobbins and all accessories. Your machine should be clean and in good working order. NO USE OF CELL PHONES IN CLASSROOMS, PLEASE!

Pre-day Class Registration

Only students registered for a four-day School may register for pre-day classes. It is very important for you to pre-register for pre-day classes well in advance of your arrival at the School, so kits can be made for you. We always have classes that close during early registration. No cancellations in pre-day classes are allowed after June 7, 2012, and no refunds for pre-day classes are given after June 7, 2012. Because a kit will have been cut for you, if you choose to change classes during the pre-days, you will be given the kit and no refund/exchange will be made. Pre-day classes can be added after this date if space allows and kits are available. Classes are subject to cancellation due to low enrollment. In this case, we will refund your money, or you may choose another class.

Roommate List

WE DO NOT ASSIGN ROOMMATES. If you request the roommate list, you will be mailed a list of prospective roommates before the school begins. It is your responsibility to contact the individuals on the list, select a roommate, and make hotel arrangements.

Meals

You may pre-order box lunches during the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday preday classes.  Each box lunch is $15. You may purchase guest tickets for the 4-day school lunches ($30), banquet meal ($45), Tabletop Clinic meal ($25) or Bar-B-Que ($20). These tickets must be purchased by July 20, 2012. Each student may purchase a maximum of two extra tickets per evening event. Guest tickets for meals MUST be presented at the door. Your school nametag will be your admittance.

School Regulations

There will be no class substitutions for the regular school days of July 26-29, 2012. You must take the classes in your selected School. You cannot attend any class that is not in the School for which you are registered. Please be prompt for class as late arrivals disrupt the entire class. PLEASE, NO CELL PHONES IN CLASS!!

Machine Shipment

When shipping your machine, it is recommended that you first place a scrap of fabric under the foot and put the foot down with the needle in the fabric. Then pack your machine in the original box, if possible. Take this box to a packing company and have it packed in Styrofoam peanuts. Insure it for the full value. This gives you extra safety. Ship your machine directly to the hotel where you are staying: The Holiday Inn, 401 Williams Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35801, ATTN: Patricia Hurston - Hold for M.P. School; or Embassy Suites, 800 Monroe Street, Huntsville AL 35801, ATTN: B’Lisa King – Hold for M.P. School; or to the Von Braun Center, 700 Monroe Street, Huntsville, AL 35801, ATTN: Sharon Ayers – Hold for M.P. School. The hotel or VBC will keep your machine in storage until you claim it upon your arrival. Please do not ship the machine to arrive before July 20, 2012.

Shipping Home

On Saturday, July 28th, The UPS Store will be available at the VBC after lunch with information and forms concerning shipping machines or other packages to your home. They will return to the VBC on Sunday, July 29th, between 1:00pm and 5:30pm to receive and ship machines and any other items. Please be aware that shipping through The UPS Store at the VBC does cost more than if you send packages at a US Postal Service office.

Heirloom Tabletop Clinic - Thursday, 6:30 pm.

This night is designated as Heirloom Tabletop Clinic night and what a night it is! We use one of the large halls in the VBC and surround it with tables. At each table, there will be a wonderful demonstration of a technique and/or product. This is the night for the potato bar and what fun we have! Martha will be there to meet each and every one of you and to sign books or other items. See you there!

Student Fashion Show - Friday

We love to see what students have created and invite you to bring one garment for the Student Fashion Show. Bring your garment to the Registration Desk in the VBC by Thursday at 9:00am. Your garment must be pressed and labeled (safety pinned inside the garment) with your name and the School you are attending. Description forms will be in the registration packet received when you register at the School and must be completed and pinned to the garment. Garments can be re-claimed on Saturday morning.

Celebration Gala Dinner – Friday, 6:30pm

Join us for this special evening as we celebrate 25 years of the Sew Beautiful magazine. To begin the evening, Kathy Barnard, editor of Sew Beautiful magazine, will present a selection of garments, patterns and fashions that highlight the beautiful fashions that Sew Beautiful represents. After the presentation of SB fashions, we will begin our Student Fashion Show where you will see the creative designs and projects that belong to you and your fellow School students

Other Highlights Include

• Martha’s Welcome - Thursday, 5:30pm – 6:15pm
• Table Top Clinic/Potato Bar - Thursday, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
• Martha’s Seminar “You Can Make Money with Your Hobby”- Thursday, 8:30pm
  
• Student Fashion Show - Friday
  
• Celebration Gala Dinner - Friday, 6:30pm
  
• Bar-B-Que at the Art Museum with Martha & Dr. Joe - Saturday, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
  
• Teacher Selling Night - Saturday, 7:00pm - 9:00pm at the VBC
  
• Sunday School with Martha - Sunday, 7:30am (Optional)
• FREE Floriani Stabilizer Clinics & Software Clinics

Wholesale Shopping

If you have a sewing business and would like a wholesale shopping pass, please contact Angie Daniel at 800-547-4176 or 256-533-9586, X2511. You must call ahead to get your wholesale shopping pass even if you have a current account with Martha Pullen Company. You must have a tax re-sale number and a business license to qualify for a shopping pass to the wholesale store. A form will be in your registration confirmation packet. Your wholesale pass will be held in the wholesale store until you arrive.