BEGINNING HEIRLOOM SCHOOL

Dody Baker and Patty Smith
Machine Techniques
You must bring your own sewing machine
This school is taught by Dody Baker and Patty Smith, two of the world's leading heirloom sewing teachers. They have many years of experience in teaching sewing and many heirloom techniques, including smocking and French sewing by machine. Dody and Patty are regular contributors to Sew Beautiful magazine, and they have taught in their local area as well as in other parts of the country. They are dynamite teachers and bring you a wealth of knowledge. You won't believe the skills you will acquire sewing with them for four days - you won't be a beginner when you leave the Beginning School! The Kathy McMakin Beginning French Machine Sewing is a required pre-day class if you sign up for this school. (Required Pre-day class #34 or #49)

Heirloom Party Dress
Dody Baker or Patty Smith - 3-1/2 Days (Machine)
This dress has been featured countless times in Sew Beautiful magazine and is a frothy creation of Swiss batiste, entredeux, French insertion, beading, edging and Swiss embroidered handlooms. In this class, you will learn beginning techniques while working on the sleeves, yokes and skirt of this lovely dress. Techniques include lace-to-lace, lace-to-fabric, entredeux attachment, neck edge finishing techniques and a fancy French sleeve. Instructions cover how to put together a fancy band, how to attach lace to the edge of a ruffle and how to attach the ruffle to the fancy band. Along with basic construction techniques needed to complete this lovely creation, instructions will be given on the proper way to make a placket, insert sleeves and attach the skirt to the yoke. You may choose to make a christening gown or child's dress (sized infant/3 months to child's 10).

Intermediate French Sewing Techniques
Dody Baker or Patty Smith - 1/2 Day (Machine)
By the time you get to this class, you will no longer be a beginner. You will want to learn more and more about heirloom sewing techniques. This class is one of the most requested by our students. Learn how simple and easy it is for you to make puffing from our favorite Swiss batiste, shape lace, master machine pintucks and other heirloom sewing techniques that you will add to special garments in the future. All of the techniques will be combined to make a lovely heirloom pillow.

BEVERLEY SHELDRICK'S SCHOOL

Beverley Sheldrick
Machine Techniques
You will need to bring your own machine, and you should have a basic knowledge of adult garment construction.
Beverley Sheldrick is New Zealand's leading authority on heirloom sewing and embroidery, and she has authored a book on the subject. She has taught silk ribbon embroidery on Martha's Sewing Room television series for PBS and has taught at the Martha Pullen School of Art Fashion for many years. Her glorious designs by hand and exemplary machine work, as well as her delightful accent and enthusiastic manner of teaching, have delighted students on three continents. Join Beverley for four days of sewing, machine embellishment and silk ribbon embroidery by hand as you create these vintage inspired projects.

Queen Anne's Lace Jacket
Beverley Sheldrick - 3 Days (Hand & Machine)

Legend has it Queen Anne of England, an expert lace maker, challenged her ladies to a contest to see who could make a pattern of lace as lovely as this wildflower. Of course, the Queen's lace was indeed the finest, and the wild flower was fittingly named. While strolling through a clothing museum, Beverley was intrigued by a vintage ladies' coat embellished with hand embroideries of lovely Queen Anne's lace flowers. Beverley duplicated this cluster of tiny lace-like blooms using a special thread technique with silk ribbon. She created the long stems and leaves with twin needle machine pintucks. She will share her mastery with you as you create a beautiful silk dupioni jacket, embellished with these intricate flowers in tones of beige and cream. Her helpful hints and techniques will become yours as you embellish and then construct the fully lined, long sleeved jacket. Choose black or dark green for the jacket kit. The basic jacket pattern will be from Martha Pullen's Six Easy Patterns for Women book and will be available in sizes XS through 3XL.

Special Occasion Bag
Beverley Sheldrick - 1 Day (Hand & Machine)
Set off the Queen Anne's Lace jacket with a coordinated handbag for a beautiful ensemble, perfect for special occasion fashion. This gorgeous one-day accessory in the same black or dark green silk dupioni adds a touch of elegance with just a bit of silk ribbon embroidery by hand.

WENDY SCHOEN'S BABY SCHOOL

Wendy Schoen
Hand & Machine Techniques
You must bring your own sewing machine
You should have basic knowledge of hand embroidery stitches and techniques.
A nationally known designer, teacher, and author, Wendy Schoen's publications include, My Favorite Designer Doll Clothes, Creating Heirlooms for Baby, and Heirloom Embroidery for Boys. She is the designer behind Petite Poche Patterns, and her inspiring designs have been featured in Sew Beautiful, Fancywork, Creative Needle, and McCall's Needlework magazines. She serves on the faculties of the Martha Pullen School of Art Fashion and the Smocking Arts Guild of America. Wendy has studied embroidery in Madeira, Portugal, and Ayr, Scotland. She also has studied at the Royal School of Needlework.

This year, with Wendy's guidance, you will revisit the classics to create a traditional baby layette. The focus of Baby School centers on glorious hand embroidery. Renowned for her expertise in Broderie Anglaise, Wendy will help you will experience whitework at its finest. Buttonhole scallops, granitos, eyelets, applique, stem stitch, and padded satin stitch are just a few stitches covered. For the first time, wool embroidery will be included in the school. Your adorable baby blanket project will become an instant heirloom featuring puffy applique paired with elegant but simple embroidery stitches such as bullion, chain stitch, lazy daisy, French knot, backstitch, and more.

Baby Chick Applique Coverlet
Wendy Schoen - 2 Days - Hand

This precious project features ultra soft, puffy appliqued chicks, delicately arranged around the edges of a sweet coverlet. Machine stitched and stuffed appliques in soft stretch terrycloth are applied by hand onto the base fabric; then embroidered with imported wool. Lovely, soft and perfect for this application, wool wears well and works up quickly and beautifully. The base of the coverlet is made of pretty blue imported silky cotton. You will hand quilt the coverlet in the tradition of Sashiko, and add more embellishment with sweet wool embroidery. The charming coverlet is backed with soft flannel fabric and bordered with a large scalloped flange. You will love making this precious coverlet during your 2-day lesson. A sewing machine is required for only a short time, so sharing is a possibility. Sashiko is a very old form of hand sewing, using a simple running stitch sewn in repeating or interlocking patterns through one or more layers of fabric. Originally designed for quilting together several layers of fabric for warmth and durability or for strengthening a single layer of fabric, Sashiko patterns readily lend themselves to contemporary designs and projects.

Embroidered Baby Layette
Wendy Schoen - 2 Days - Hand

What more glorious way is there to prepare for a baby than making an exquisite layette? During this 2-day lesson, you will make a precious baby dress of Swiss batiste with a coordinated bonnet and bib, all beautifully hand embroidered with bullion roses and swirling stems. You'll scatter lovely little eyelets and granitos about the dress and stitch a pretty applique dogwood flower centered on the skirt front. You'll work swirling trails of stem stitch to accentuate the delicate nature of the design and make edges of tiny buttonhole scalloping, creating a lovely frame to this traditional design. Worked entirely with Coton a Broder in pretty pastel colors, the feminine design will feature a tee-style yoke with gathered yoke sections and straight three-quarter length sleeves. You will edge the matching Gertrude-style slip in matching scallops, and embroider the skirt to match. The bonnet, with its embroidered broad turn-back brim, will gather to a round crown and then tie in front with pretty silk satin ribbons and embellished rosettes. An adorable embroidered wrap-around bib will complete the ensemble. This layette is available in size 6-months only.

 

KARI MECCA'S EMBELLISHING SCHOOL

Kari Mecca
Hand & Machine Techniques
You must bring your own sewing machine
Kari Mecca is the owner of Kari Me Away, a business catering to those who love embroidery designs and supplies. She is a regular contributor to Sew Beautiful magazine, and she has taught at Martha's School of Art Fashion for many years. Kari has a vast collection of books and patterns in print. Her latest book, a Martha Pullen/Sew Beautiful Publication, entitled Sewing with Whimsy, is a collection of one-of-a-kind projects showcasing her creative use of ribbons, rickrack, beads and trims. A step-by step DVD by the same name also is available. School students always love her designs, creativity and projects. Her embellished projects and ideas range from fun and funky to sweet and sassy. For this school, Kari has designed projects that feature many of her great embellishing techniques. The embellishing ideas and techniques that you will learn in this class will enhance future projects for years to come. Fill these four days of sewing with Kari with lots of fun and learning. Whether you are a beginning sewer or a 20-year veteran, you will take home a wide range of skills and knowledge and be inspired to create and embellish beautiful garments.

Juliet's Frilly Frock
Kari Mecca - 2 days (Machine)

This frilly frock will not only steal your heart, but inspire it, too! Sheer white organdy skirts and sleeves are stitched with cascading rows of colored entredeux and hemstitched tucks. The contrasting linen hem band has a scalloped finish and is pinstitched in place. This adorable dress features the most feminine of princess sleeves in puffed organdy sleeves with linen bands and a ruffled neck edge. The linen yoke is bordered with multi-layered organdy blossoms while mini blooms scatter across the skirt and sleeves. Add embroidered leaves and glossy bead touches for a sweetly chic finish. Learn to creatively use the hemstitches on your machine, make delicate organdy blooms, and add embellished touches that make this one-of-a-kind dress a joy to make for your little princess! A slip also will be included, and the pattern will be available in sizes 2 through 8 for girls.

Sassafras Coat
Kari Mecca - 1 day (Machine)

A quirky mix of reverse applique blooms, embroidered flowers and chunky bead trims are combined to make this lightly quilted shawl-collar coat. Made of white lined pique and trimmed with scalloped chenille edging, this cozy coat has rounded front edges, three-quarter length sleeves and a hem that dips slightly longer in back. Learn to make reverse applique flowers, beaded flower centers and scalloped chenille trim. Add vibrantly embroidered satin and running stitch flowers to create a clever juxtaposition of colors, textures and techniques. Wrap up this playful project with a bright print lining, simple construction and light quilting by hand or machine. A beaded button closure finishes the coat with a splash of sass. The pattern will be available in sizes 2 through 8 for girls.

Sassafras Dress
Kari Mecca - 1 day (Machine)

Wonky strips of prints and stripes combine to make this a-line dress a dazzling and dizzy success. This square yoked dress is made of curvy, seamed strips intersected with entredeux; then embellished with trims. Alternating print fabrics in a pleasing pattern, the dress ends with a flared flounce hem and flirty rickrack roses on the yoke. Learn to roll and whip entredeux along curves; quickly hem curved fabric edges with trims; and make Kari's whimsical rickrack roses. The kit includes a mix of coordinating fabrics, allowing you to mix and match your own creative combination in the classroom. A dress that is sassafras silly and much too sweet! The pattern will be available in sizes 2 though 8 for girls.

LOUISE CUTTING'S FASHION SCHOOL

Louise Cutting
Machine Techniques
You must bring your own sewing machine
Threads magazine's newest contributing editor and the garment construction spokesperson for Rowenta Irons, Louise Cutting is a popular speaker who has lectured many times around the country at sewing expos and guilds. She has appeared on the HGTV program, Sew Much More as a co-host with Susan Khalje and has also appeared as a guest on America Sews with Sue Hausmann as well as Martha's Sewing Room on PBS. She is the founder of "Cutting Corners, Inc.", a successful couture custom clothing business, and "The Cutting Line Designs" pattern company. She returns to the School of Art Fashion with wonderful garment construction techniques for you. Gain complete confidence in your sewing abilities as you learn how to accurately measure, make basic pattern alterations and construct two great fashion-conscious wardrobe additions for yourself. Working with her own published patterns in sizes 6 through 20, Louise will be able to fit in-between sizes and make garments smaller or larger than the printed pattern sizes. Joining Louise in the classroom will be Sandy Miller. Sandy is currently the first sample maker for the Cutting Line Designs line of garment patterns. She also edits pattern instructions and books for Cutting Corners, Inc. Sandy teaches both lecture and hands-on instruction at a number of venues throughout the US. She travels and assists Louise at many events. You will enjoy four days with these two wonderful teachers while you learn fitting and sewing techniques and complete two fabulous projects.
*You will need to bring your own machine and you should have a basic knowledge of adult garment construction.

The High Five Jacket
Louise Cutting - 2-Days (Machine)

This jacket is fast and fun to make! After working with Louise and Sandy to determine your perfect size and any needed pattern alterations, you will be ready to create the High Five Jacket. Choose from an assortment of colors and prints in linen, linen blend or tencel fabrics. While making this stunning swing style jacket, you will learn techniques for perfect precision hems, mitered corners and three-quarter length sleeves. Add a fabulous button, and take home a great finished jacket, an altered just-for-you pattern to use over and over, and lots of construction and fitting knowledge, ready to use with all your future garment sewing projects.

One Seam Pants
Louise Cutting - 2-Days (Machine)

Nearly every designer's offerings include a pair of one-seam pants that make everything else in the collection look great. You'll learn to achieve a fabulous, flattering fit by applying the secrets Louise has uncovered in her extensive study of designer garments. Louise and Sandy will teach you to use the chart included in the pattern instructions, measure and make pattern alterations, and then construct a great pair of one-seam pants with a custom fit. You will choose from a selection of colors in linen, tencel or linen blend fabrics. This pattern offers the option of a pant leg that falls straight from the hip or a narrower leg and snugger fit. Join Louise for two fun-filled days of creating your first pair of perfect-fit one-seam pants, and take home the knowledge and skills to supplement your wardrobe by using this pattern over and over.

 

Michie Mooney's Smocking & Construction School

Michie Mooney
Hand & Machine Techniques
You must bring your own sewing machine and pleater
We are so excited to have Michie teach in her first 4-day school at the School of Art Fashion! The talented designer and owner of the Creations by Michie pattern line, Michie has taught pre-day sewing classes for many years. A regular contributor to Sew Beautiful and Creative Needle magazines, Michie specializes in patterns for children with an emphasis on patterns for little boys. Spend these days with Michie and learn the basic techniques for constructing smocked children's clothing. Learn to insert a pleated inset, construct a bishop and add smocking to an otherwise plain front neck edge. Included in the four days of instruction will be pleating, bias bound neck edges, perfect plackets, piping, and hand smocking techniques for basic geometric shapes as well as basic stacked picture smocking.

Campbell's Bunnies
Michie Mooney - 1-Day (Hand & Machine)

This sweet little girl's sundress or boy's sunsuit is the perfect project with which to introduce you to the basics of constructing smocked garments. Join Michie as she teaches you to pleat and insert an inset into the constructed garment. This project will include learning how to add piping to the top and bottom of the pleated inset. As time allows during the week, Michie will cover smocking basics, and you will begin smocking "Campbell's Bunnies" from the "Joy of Smocking" book by Martha Pullen. The cool little sundress or sunsuit will be made of Martha's classic gingham fabric in lime green with a white inset. The pattern used for the project will be Michie's Sunsuit/Sundress and will be available in sizes 3months to 24 months.

Classic Bishop Dress
Michie Mooney - 2 Days (Hand & Machine)

Enjoy this great introduction to bishop construction. The Bishop dress is a classic dress style with a fully pleated and smocked neck. Learn how to construct this dress from start to finish; cut out and sew proper side seams for easy pleating; and correctly pleat, shape and size the neck edge. Learn all of Michie's tricks for perfect neckbands and easy plackets. In this class, you will construct a classic bishop style dress from Martha's Favorite Cotton Batiste while using Michie's new Bishop Dress pattern, available in sizes 3 to 24 months. The basic geometric smocking plate is included with the kit.

Baby Apron
Michie Mooney - 1 Day (Hand & Machine)

The Baby Apron is a plain front garment that is perfect for baby girls or boys. Using the Creations by Michie Baby Apron pattern available in sizes preemie up to size 24months, you will learn how to add the necessary fabric width to the front center to allow for pleating and smocking, a perfect way to dress up this little pattern. Learn how to pleat, smock and then cut away the pleated fabric to create the rounded neck edge for collar construction. The pattern features a perfectly piped collar and both a boy and girl sleeve. The kit will include Martha's Favorite Cotton Batiste in blue for the apron and white for the collar. A great project for a baby in your family or to have ready to give as a baby shower gift!

 

BABY LOCK SEWING & SERGING SCHOOL

Missy Billingsley & Pam Mahshie
Sewing, Embroidery & Serger Techniques
Baby Lock Machines Provided
You'll think you are dreaming in the Baby Lock Sewing and Serging classroom with the Baby Lock Ellisimo sewing and embroidery machine and the Evolve serger at your fingertips and Pam Mahshie and Missy Billingsley there to teach you - you won't want to wake up! It is always great to have both of these machines when you are sewing, because many things are best done with the sewing machine and others with the serger. Pam Mahshie and Missy Billingsley will show you when and why to choose one over the other. Pam is National Director of Education for Baby Lock USA, a Martha Pullen Licensed Teacher, and she has appeared as a guest on the Martha's Sewing Room television show. Missy Billingsley is a Baby Lock Educational Consultant and a Martha Pullen Licensed teacher. She specializes in heirloom sewing by machine and serger. Both Pam and Missy are dynamic teachers with lots of style, and they are eager to share their wealth of knowledge with you as you create three fabulous projects.

Erin's Serger Sundress
Missy Billingsley - 1 Day (Baby Lock Machines Provided)
This little sundress will be one of her favorites, and you will have a wonderful day creating it for her! The dress will be made from Martha's Classic Cotton and include beautiful Victorian insertions, bridging, silk satin ribbon and lace trims. Learn Missy's easy serger pintucks (the easiest pintucks you have ever made) and how to attach a bias binding that finishes the arm holes and also creates the sweet shoulder ties. Complete this sweet little dress and fall in love with heirloom serging! You will have kit color options of white, yellow or blue Classic Cotton fabrics. The pattern will be available in girl's sizes 2-10.

Sewing Accessory Collection
Pam Mahshie - 1 Day (Baby Lock Machines Provided)
Enjoy this day of creating a collection of sewing accessories for you or to give to a special sewing friend. If you enjoy machine or hand embroidery, you have probably collected several different sizes of scissors and actually use all of them. Using the Baby Lock machines provided, you'll have lots of fun making a collection of scissor cases. Perfect for your collection, each case will be made for a different scissor size and each one will feature a different sewing or embellishing technique, perfect binding and silk satin ribbon ties. Also included will be a matching needle book. Enjoy learning all of these specialty techniques and then enjoy your sewing accessory collection.
Note: Any machine embroidery designs used are for in-class use only.

Ladies Embroidered Jacket
Missy Billingsley -2 Day (Baby Lock Machines Provided)
Missy has designed this jacket especially for the 2010 School of Art Fashion students. The jacket will showcase heirloom sewing and serging techniques, and it will be embellished with machine embroidery to give you the opportunity to experience all of the features of the machines provided for the Baby Lock Sewing and Serging School. The project kit will include Martha's dress weight linen in your choice of white linen with white lace insertion or black linen with ecru lace insertions. Embellish your jacket with silk satin ribbons and embroidery in the color of your choosing. Machine techniques include puffing, pintucks, and so much more. The pattern for the jacket will be available in sizes S-2XL.
Note: Any machine embroidery designs used are for in-class use only.

BABY LOCK CREATE SCHOOL

Evy Hawkins, Phyllis Triplett & Cathy Gandy
Machine Techniques
Baby Lock Machines Provided
BL Embroidery machines, Embellisher Machine and Sashiko Machine provided.
Indulge your artistic side and stretch your sewing imagination by harnessing the creative capabilities of three specialty Baby Lock machines: embroidery machines; the Embellisher; and the sensational Sashiko. Three inspiring Baby Lock educators, artists in their own right, will help you master the many features of these magnificent machines. Create fabulous, fashionable works of textile art with your very own fingers, projects that will fill you with confidence and start you on your way to fabric adventures you have not yet even dared to dream.
Note: Any machine embroidery designs used are for in-class use only.

Elegant Capelet
Evy Hawkins - 2 Days (Baby Lock Machines Provided)
Evy Hawkins is beyond creative and has designed a fabulous project for the Baby Lock Create School. This Elegant Capelet in a luxurious pairing of silk velvet and silk dupioni will be made from a multi-sized adult pattern. Evy has a special technique for dying the silk velvet fabrics that will be used in the project kits, and she will present a power point presentation of the fabric dying process. Kits will be made in color combinations of warm tones and cool tones from which you will choose in class. With Evy's creative embellishment ideas and the use of the Baby Lock trio of machines in this classroom, you'll have a wonderful time making a beautiful project and learning many embellishing techniques to use in future projects.
Note: Any machine embroidery designs used are for in-class use only.

 

Embellished Sofa Throw
Phyllis Triplett & Cathy Gandy - 2 Days (Baby Lock Machines Provided)
Not an afghan, not a quilt…the Embellished Sofa Throw is more a piece of art. Whether you choose to drape it over a sofa or hang it on the wall, you are sure to get glowing comments about this project. Phyllis and Cathy, both Baby Lock Educators, will help you to stretch your creative thoughts far beyond where you have ever gone before as you combine techniques from the Sashiko Machine, the Embellisher and the sewing and embroidery features of the Baby Lock machine. Beginning with a blank canvas fabric and adding fabrics and embellishments as you create, the throw will be an all-over embellished fabric piece that will be finished with a backing fabric and edge finished.
Note: Any machine embroidery designs used are for in-class use only.

Bernina SCHOOL

Lezette Thomason
Machine Techniques
Bernina Machines Provided
Lezette Thomason is one of the founders of Children's Corner patterns in Nashville, Tennessee. She has taught all over the world and has written several books on the subjects of heirloom sewing and construction of classic children's clothing. She has also written many articles on these topics for Sew Beautiful magazine. Lezette is the featured guest on the latest Martha Pullen Company instructional DVD and has been one of our much-loved teachers at the Martha Pullen School of Art Fashion for many years. You will enjoy her easy style of teaching and you will learn the technical skills necessary for constructing children's garments with the Bernina 830 as only Lezette can teach you. See how this machine's features and choosing the correct accessory feet can assist in making your sewing and embroidery time more productive and fun! Using this newest top-of-the-line Bernina machine in the classroom with Lezette as your guide will be magical!

Embroidered Cool Blue
Lezette Thomason - 1 Day (Bernina Machine Provided) Bernina

A circlet of flowers will blossom before your eyes on cool blue Irish linen through the magic of Bernina 830 embroidery. This dress with classic lines features knife pleats in front and an inverted box pleat placket in back. Lezette will show you how to use the "magic eye" Bernina feet as you learn how to create a beautifully tailored and quick binding. The dress is available in your choice of sizes from 1-6.

Bernina Peak-a-Boo Eyelet
Lezette Thomason - 1 Day (Bernina Machine Provided)

With a snip and a tuck, Lezette has turned two patterns into a gorgeous two-piece swirl of white eyelet over "pretty in pink". Transform a simple a-line skirt into a ruffled skirt with overlay. Two quick cuts will turn a shift dress into a lined over-blouse featuring a v-necked back edged with a ruffle that curves up in the back. All these changes take maybe 5 minutes! You are going to love using the built-in walking foot on the Bernina 830 when attaching those ruffles! Your girls will adore this dress and you are going to go crazy over the features and feet on the Bernina 830. Choose from sizes 3 - 10.

Bernina Baby Bubble with Shadow Work
Lezette Thomason - 2 Days (Bernina Machine Provided)

Is there anything sweeter for a little one than a bubble? Begin creating this classic baby garment by first selecting one decorative stitch from the "millions" of stitches on the Bernina 830. Lezette will then masterfully guide you in the creation of a yoke overlay of machine shadow work with the stitch that you chose. Add a classic heirloom touch by using Bernina's perfect foot for tiny corded piping. This gorgeous gingham bubble is fit for a prince or princess! Choose sizes 3 months to 24 months and your color preference of pink, blue, robin's egg or lavender.

 

HUSQVARNA/VIKING SCHOOL

Peggy Dilbone, Connie Palmer
Machine Techniques
Husqvarna/Viking Machines Provided
The Husqvarna/Viking Designer Diamond sewing and embroidery machine is a splendid jewel, and the Husqvarna/Viking Company is sending a classroom full of these exquisite machines so you can spend four days pouring over their fabulous features. Peggy Dilbone and Connie Palmer are two of the leading Husqvarna/Viking designers in the world, and both are Martha Pullen Husqvarna/Viking Licensed teachers. Peggy and Connie have appeared on Martha's Sewing Room television series for PBS and have taught at Martha Pullen Schools "from sea to shining sea." Peggy has even taught at a Martha Pullen series of classes in England and Sweden. These two fabulous Viking educators will insure that your Viking School experience is unforgettable.
Note: Any machine embroidery designs used are for in-class use only.

Toddler's Garden Dress
Connie Palmer -2 Day (Viking Machine Provided)
Create this sweet little dress just in time for Easter or just to welcome in the spring time! Made from shades of pink and green, the colors will be just as inviting as the details of the pretty flowers that adorn the dress front. The sleeveless, empire waist dress has a pretty piped collar and a sash for tying at the waist. The fun part of the class will be the appliqued flowers with free-standing petals all done in the embroidery hoop. The embroidered flower will be completed by adding the shaped spaghetti bias stems and leaves. And, just for a buzz of excitement, a little ladybug and flying bumble bee will be added to the mix.
Note: Any machine embroidery designs used are for in-class use only.

Lace Shaping-in-the-Hoop Pillow
Peggy Dilbone - 1 Day (Viking Machine Provided)
Simple elegance describes this linen pillow project with its lovely lace shaping embroidery - in the hoop! - surrounded by a Madeira border with beautiful pin stitch. In just one day, you will make a fabulous pillow that is sure to be a conversation piece and one you will be proud to show as an example of your fine handiwork!
Note: Any machine embroidery designs used are for in-class use only.

Elegant Quilted Purse
Peggy Dilbone - 1 Day (Viking Machine Provided)
Women can never have too many purses, and you will be stylin' with this elegant silk addition to your own personal collection. Lovely twin needle quilting, lace embroidery, ruffles, bias shaping and more - in just one day - will embellish a Victorian bag so versatile and classic, you will find it equally flattering at work or the opera!
Note: Any machine embroidery designs used are for in-class use only.

PFAFF SCHOOL

Sue Pennington Stewart & Hope Yoder
Machine Techniques
Pfaff Machine provided
Our Pfaff School is packed with wonderful techniques from Sue Pennington Stewart and Hope Yoder. Both of these talented teachers have prepared challenging and beautiful projects for you. They will be accompanied by the Pfaff team and top-of-the line Pfaff sewing and embroidery machines. Susan Pennington Stewart fell in love with fabric and sewing before she started elementary school! She worked from 1990 to August 2005 as a primary designer for Martha Pullen Co. During those years she had dozens of featured articles in Sew Beautiful magazine, and for eight years wrote "Sue Says…", a tips and tricks column in that magazine. She also designed and sewed for Martha's Sewing Room for PBS and nearly all other Martha Pullen books published during those years. Several years ago she turned her focus toward translating these techniques into quilting. Her book, Heirloom Machine Sewing for Quilters, was published by AQS in 2007. While relatively new to the quilting field, her quilts have won awards in major contests held in Paducah and Houston. Her quilts have been featured in Quilter's Newsletter; Quiltmaker's Quilting and Embroidery; Quilts: Journal of the International Quilt Association; American Quilter; and Creative Expressions magazines, and in Borders and Finishing Touches 2, AQS, by Bonnie Browning. Hope Yoder is an author, designer and sewing instructor who specializes in heirloom sewing, and she loves to incorporate traditional heirloom techniques and machine embroidery into romantic ladies' clothing and accessories. She has written two books: Embellished Heirloom Treasures and Victorian Dreams Heirloom Shirt. Her work has been featured on the cover of Sew News, Designs in Machine Embroidery and Clotilde's Sewing Savvy magazine, and she writes for Australian Machine Embroidery, Creative Machine Embroidery, Sew Beautiful and House of White Birches. Hope travels the country teaching hands-on workshops that help ladies discover how to "Romance Their Wardrobe" using her special techniques. Enjoy the top-of-the-line Pfaff machine while spending this time with Sue Stewart and Hope Yoder.

Just Peachy Sampler Quilt
Susan Pennington Stewart - 3-Days (Pfaff Machine Provided)

This 52" x 65" sampler quilt features almost every technique in Sue's book! Even if you are not interested in making a quilt, this class is an excellent way to learn lots and lots of techniques on small, "do-able" blocks, which can be made into pillows or kept as an excellent reference notebook. Learn curved and mitered lace shaping, lace/rickrack bridging, double needle pintucks, Seminole lacework, netting "lace" insertions, shaped puffing, turned-edge linen applique, cathedral lace windows, shaped bias linen strips, and transparent reverse-applique windows. All of these embellishments will be stitched on batiste and then layered over a subtly mottled peach fabric, which shadows through the batiste. Decorative machine stitching will add accents and dimension. Make sashing and borders from peach print fabrics to beautifully frame your work. You will focus on completing the nine technique blocks during the three day class. Instructions and fabrics for piecing the quilt top will be included in the project kit. (Note: The fabrics used in class will be similar, but not identical, to those used on the quilt shown in the online brochure.) Note: Any machine embroidery designs used are for in-class use only.

 

Retro Rose Charming Vest
Hope Yoder - 1-Day (Pfaff Machine Provided)
Romance your wardrobe with a charming take on a traditional vest pattern from Martha's Beautiful Vests book. Rich fabrics combine with designer techniques and a sweet collar frames the vest with pure romance. Past and future are harmoniously joined through beautiful stitches and a garnish of retro roses in this scrumptious designer vest. Get the perfect fit with a sweet drawn tie closure. You'll be right on fashion's edge when attired with the Retro Rose Vest for a special evening out or you can choose to pair it with a crisp white shirt for retro style over a pair of jeans. Available pattern sizes are XXS through XXL.
Note: Any machine embroidery designs used are for in-class use only.

EMBROIDERY & EMBELLISHING SCHOOL

Evy Hawkins & Hope Yoder
Machine Techniques
Baby Lock Embroidery & Embellishing Machine Provided
The Embroidery and Embellishing School is for ladies who just want to have fun! The Baby Lock Company will provide sewing/embroidery machines and embellishers for the classroom, and Hope Yoder and Evy Hawkins will inspire you with their creative projects. Hope Yoder is an author, designer and sewing instructor who specializes in heirloom sewing, and she loves to incorporate traditional heirloom techniques and machine embroidery into romantic ladies' clothing and accessories. She has written two books: Embellished Heirloom Treasures and Victorian Dreams Heirloom Shirt. Her work has been featured on the cover of Sew News, Designs in Machine Embroidery and Clotilde's Sewing Savvy magazine, and she writes for Australian Machine Embroidery, Creative Machine Embroidery, Sew Beautiful and House of White Birches. Hope travels the country teaching hands-on workshops that help ladies discover how to "Romance Their Wardrobe" using her special techniques. Evy Hawkins will show you how to work magic with both the embroidery and embellishing machines while having fun and completing gorgeous projects. Evy designs beautiful embroidery and has a talent for incorporating her designs into creative projects. She loves to use the Baby Lock Embellisher to add dimension to her machine embroidery designs. Her work has been featured in Creative Machine Embroidery, Flair Magazine UK, Designs in Machine Embroidery/Embroidery Journal, Sewing Savvy, Sew News and Sew Beautiful. Join these two talented teachers and the Baby Lock Machine Company for 4 days of embroidery and embellishing fun!
Note: Any machine embroidery designs used are for in-class use only.

In-the-Hoop Embroidered Quilt
Evy Hawkins - 2-Days (Baby Lock Machines Provided)

Learn how to piece fabrics and applique and stipple quilt blocks in-the-hoop with Evy while creating this fun quilt. Choose a girls' "fashionista" theme or a baby girl or boy theme for your quilt project, and complete the cutest quilt ever. Your finished project will measure approximately 34" X 34". In the first day of this class, you will complete quilt pieces, applique and stippled blocks. During the second day of the class, Evy will show you her easy quilt construction methods. The completed quilt top will be backed with coordinating fabric and embellished with beads, buttons and pompoms. This will be a fun quilt and the perfect project to repeat at home for future gift giving. Note: Any machine embroidery designs used are for in-class use only.

 

Heirloom Shirt
Hope Yoder - 2 Days (Baby Lock Machine Provided)

Using her Victorian Dreams Heirloom Shirt as inspiration, Hope has designed a version of this shirt especially for the February 2010 School of Art Fashion. Hope's beautiful heirloom shirt has a very soft and romantic feel. It looks great when worn as a shirt or as a jacket. The slightly tailored, yet still romantic style is a great look for any lady. The basic shirt showcases four different front panels perfect for elegant machine embroidery or other heirloom techniques. The blouse will be made in your choice of navy/ivory or chocolate/turquoise linen. The pattern is available in sizes XS to 2XL. Note: Any machine embroidery designs used are for in-class use only.

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