Can't believe it is October

We had a great turn-out for our Fall Table Runner Challenge.

Thanks to all who entered!

Kathy Adams won first place with her entry and

a SO Gift Certificate for $75.

Bonnie Taylor was our 2nd place winner and a SO Gift Certificate of $50.
And last but not least,

Robin Godwin was 3rd and won a $25. SO Gift Certificate

All of the table runners were outstanding. Don't forget the dead line for our

Holiday Apron Challenge is underway and the dead line is not far off. Remember you can't win unless you enter.

Happy sewing!

Kids Camp

Look at all the happy faces!
Friday, June 20th ended the 3-day Kids Camp at our WS shop.
Each girl make a pin cushion, a zippered pouch and a apron.
Don't their projects look great.
We are so-o-o proud of each of our participant's and what they accomplished.

Here is a list of the classes being offer at our

Winston Salem location.

Stop by the shop and get a copy of our newsletter if you have not received one by snail mail.
Basic Sewing
Use your creativity and take home finished projects of your choice. Basic sewing is for any skill level; beginner to advanced. Choose a project and get help along the way as you enhance your sewing skills and broaden your knowledge. Pj’s, totes, skirts and home decor projects are some of the items you can expect to complete in this 7 week class. Sign up and be ready for some fun! New Class beginning 7 Mondays –August 25, Sept. 8,15,22,29, Oct.6 & 13 (with make-up day October 20th)Cost: $125 Teacher: Beckie Kincaid
4-day Teen Sewing Camp
August 4 – 7 Mon - Thurs, 10am - 1pm
Teacher: Beckie Kincaid

BSR Basics
Come and build your confidence using you BSR. Stabilizers, batting, threads, needles and machine basics will be covered. Tuesday, July 1

6 – 8:30 Cost: $20 + kit fee Teacher: Muriel Riggs

Star Medallion Quilt
This striking quilt has a feathered star center block with four pieced borders to enhance the quilt. 3 Classes: Fri. Aug. 8, Wed. Aug. 13th & Wed. Aug. 20th 10 – 4 Cost: $65
Teacher: Gina Boone

Mexican Star Wall hanging
Learn to make this wall hanging which consists of three dimensional pieced blocks with fold and sew techniques. No round pieces involved, it just looks like it when you are done. THIS IS A ONE DAY CLASS Friday, August 15 10a – 4p OR Saturday, August 16 10a – 4p COST: $50

Teacher: Gina Boone

Stack-N-Whack Lemoyne Star Quilt
Make this fun quilt using one large scale print and one background solid fabric. By using this technique, each of the 12 blocks turns out unique! 2 Fridays – August 29 & September 5th 10a – 4p Cost: $60

Teacher: Gina Boone

Christmas Presents Table Runner
Make this beautiful table runner with ease. Four pieced blocks and a pieced ribbon border. Friday – September 19th 10a – 4p Cost: $50 Teacher: Gina Boone

Beginner Quilting
In this class you will learn to cut, piece blocks, add borders, then machine quilt and bind a small quilt. The class is broken down into three classes to make learning the art of quilting a blast. Learn lots of tips and tricks also. 3 Thursdays – September 4th, 11th & 25th 10a -4 Cost: $65

Teacher: Gina Boone

BINDING

Learn to make and attach double french fold binding, miter the binding corners, how to start and stop for a perfect finish and the easiest way to hand sew the binding down. This is a hands on class and you will be working on your own quilted project. Wednesday August 27 1:30 - 4:00 PM Cost: $ 30 Teacher: Cathy Bogan

Flip Side of the Coin
This reversible quilt is based on the traditional Chinese Coin quilt pattern. Each side of the quilt will have its own color scheme and you will piece one side as you quilt the other side, all in one step. This unique technique is perfect as a first machine quilting project since it greatly reduces the size of the quilt sandwich that needs to be manipulated at the sewing machine. The class will include fabric selection, piecing and quilting instruction, quilting the borders, and creative binding options. (Intermediate level rotary cutting and machine piecing. Previous machine quilting experience not required.) 4 Wednesdays September 17 & 24, October 1 & 8 6 – 8:30 Cost: $75 Teacher: Madeline Shepperson

Summer Tote
Enjoy “Summer” year-runner with this fabulous and flirty ‘go anywhere’ tote. This tote has inside and outside pockets and much , much more. 15” W x 11” H Thursday, July 10th 10 – 4 Cost: $50 Teacher: Ann Ellis

Organizer Tote Bag
Great tote for the woman on the go! The tote has organizer pockets lining the interior of the bag. Saturday – August 2 10a – 4p Cost: $50 Teacher: Gina Boone


Judi’s Mat & Ruler Tote
This bag is designed with lots of pockets to carry rulers, cutting mats, pressing mats, hoops and even your Quilters’ Square, to class or retreats. The tote is also a good place to store these items when not in use. Use pre-quilted fabric or quilt your own (before class) to make this bag. Monday – August 11 10 – 4 Cost: $50 Teacher: Judi Low

Bridget Bag
The Bridget bag is a fun versatile bag that takes on the personality of whatever fabrics are chosen, so it can be ultra feminine or sassy, your choice! The bag is offered in 4 different sizes to suit the many demands of a busy lifestyle, with a multipurpose handle loop that can be pulled through tabs to be short handles or one long one. Wednesday – September 17th

10 – 4 Cost: $ 50 Teacher: Ann Ellis

FABRIC BOWLS

Use fabric strips to make a beautiful basket in one color or several colors. These make great gifts for anytime of the year..alone or filled with wonderful treats. You will finish one bowl in class. July 30 Wednesday 1:30 - 4:00 Cost: $30 Teacher: Cathy Bogan

Diana’s Quilt
This beautiful quilt has many elements of design: an on-point center, pieced stars, a floral bouquet and an appliquéd vine of flowers. You may do the appliqué by hand OR with your machine. You will have plenty of borders and a reason to miter corners. Let your imagination run wild. 2 Saturdays August 23 & September27 10 – 4 Cost: $60

Teacher: Jeannie Boyles

Quilt Carry Bag
This bag is deceptively spacious and holds more quilts than you would imagine. If you are off to a “show and tell”, it is perfect for transporting everything safely. It is stitched using the stitch & flip method, which makes up really quickly. Thursday, July 24 10 – 4 Teacher: Judi Low Cost: $50

The Tilley Bag
The Tilley is a smart, compact handbag that you’ll want to have. It has room for everything you might want to carry in a medium size bag. Make it in a combination of two of your favorite fabrics and it will bring pizzazz into your wardrobe. Thursday, 6/23 10 – 4 Cost: $50 Teacher: Jeannie Boyles

Sew Original Club
Tues. July 22 @ 1:30p
Fri. August 22 @10a
Mon Sept. 29 @ 1:30p

Embroidery Club
No Embroidery Club for the months of July & August
Wed. Sept. 10th @ 10a
Thurs. Sept 11th @ 6:30

Charming Cotton Club
Wednesdays
July 30 @ 11:30
August 27 @ 11:30
Sept. 24 @ 11:30

Last Thursday Bee
Thursday @ 6pm
July 31
August 28
Sept. 25

Around the Block Club
Sat. July 19 @ 10am
Tues. Aug. 12 @ 1pm
Tues. Sept. 30 @ 6pm

Serger Mastery Classes
Monday July 7th Intro to Serger @ 10am (This class is a prerequisite for all BERNINA Serger Mastery Classes)
Monday July 7th Serger Mastery #1 @ 1:30pm
Monday July 21st Serger Mastery #2 @ 1:30pm
Monday July 28th Serger Mastery #3 @1:30
Monday August 18th Serger Mastery # 4 @ 1:30
Monday August 25th Serger Mastery #5
@ 1:30




Machine Mastery Classes
MM# 1A
Sat. July 12 @ 9:30
Fri. Aug. 1 @ 9:30
Sat. Sept. 6 @ 9:30

MM# 1B
Tues. July 8 @ 1:30
Sat. Aug. 30 @ 9:30
Mon. Sept 29 @ 9:30

MM# 2
Tues. July 22 @ 6
Mon. Sept. 15 @ 9:30

MM# 3A
Mon. July 14 @ 1:30
Thurs. Aug. 14 @6
Wed. Sept. 3 @ 1:30

MM# 3B
Tues. July 8 @ 6
Mon. Sept. 15 @ 1:30

MM# 4
Fri, July 18 @ 9:30
Fri. Aug 22 @ 1:30
Sat. Sept 20 @ 9:30

MM# 5
Mon. Jul 14 @ 9:30
Sat. Aug 30 @ 1:30
Wed. Sept 3 @ 9:30

MM# 6
Fri. July 18 @ 1:30
Thurs. Aug 14 @ 1:30
Sat. Sept 20 @ 1:30

MM# 7
Sat. Sept 6 @ 1:30

MM# 8
Sat. July 12 @ 1:30
Fri. Aug 1 @ 1:30
Wed. Sept 10 @ 6

MM# 9
Wed. July 23 @ 6
Wed. Aug. 13 @ 6
Wed. Sept. 10 @ 1:30


Call the shop to reserve your spot today!







Purse Challenge Winners
Our WS shop had a very successful Purse Challenge this past spring. Each participant was given a basic purse pattern to build their purse from. They could use any materials and techniques they wished.
Handles were optional.
Congratulations to the following ladies for a job well done:
Penny Sharp – 1st Place - $75 gift certificate
Jennifer Lane – 2nd Place -$50 gift certificate
Ellen Freeman & Bonnie Taylor tied for 3rd Place - $25 gift certificate
We would like to thank everyone who submitted an entry in our challenge.


Summer Table Runner Challenge
It is time to revel the next challenge in the WS shop for our summer sewers. Participants will design a table runner using a fabric of our choice. This fabric MUST be used somewhere on the front of the entry. Size & shape are left to your imagination. Use paint, lace, cording, appliqué, piecing and/or embroidery to create this table runner. Completed table runners are to be turned in by Monday, September 8th. Voting will take place Sept. 9 – 30 and the winners will be announced on October 1st. Come by the shop and receive your kit and other guidelines.

Billie Lauder

Look who is visiting the shop today.

Billie Lauder.

She is having a trunk show in the morning for a roomful of quilter.

Then this afternoon for a select few who signed up early she is teaching an afternoon class.

There will be more pictures tomorrow of some of the beautiful blocks made in class.

Northcott "Quest for a Cure" Contest

A lovely new line of fabric has arrived at Sew Original.

It's Tulip Time by Northcott. Beautiful pinks, greens,

yellows and blues.

And it's all for a good cause too!

This is the fabric for Northcott's

Quest for a Cure Contest

Come pick out your favorite fabrics, make a block

and enter it in the contest.

Deadline is September 30th and there are some wonderful prizes. Then the submitted blocks will be joined together into quilts and the quilts will be auctioned off to benefit Quest for a Cure. Northcott will also make a donation for every yard of fabric purchased and every block that is submitted.

What a beautiful way to help a wonderful cause!!!

Come see this beautiful fabric and pick up your entry form soon!

Spring Sale

Dear Sewing Friends,

Well, guess what! Bernina is repeating their fabulous Spring Sale!!! That is right, from now thru May 5th save BIG on all machines, select accessories, CDs and the very best part is the financing. NO INTEREST FOR 15 MONTHS ON ANY BERNINA MACHINE OR SOFTWARE PURCHASE OVER $1000! If you have been dreaming of a new machine, now is the perfect time to make that dream a reality. Mothers Day is next week. This sale comes at the perfect time to buy a machine for our Mothers or for ourselves! School will be out soon. Be sure your children or grandchildren are signed up to take Kids Camp in either Sew Original location. It will be sew much fun!!! Just a reminder about Camp SO and Sew, some classes are beginning to fill up. Please send your registration in soon so you will not be disappointed!

Happy stitching,
Meliinda & Shirley

4th Anniversary at Winston Shop

It's hard to believe we are celebrating our 4th anniversary in Winston Salem!

During the week of April 21st - 26th we will be having specials everyday. Come by each day (week days) at noon and see demos the staff will be doing.

Special pricing.

Here you see Holly and Shirley checking out some of the new fabrics we are getting in.

Check out the samples of some up coming classes




Elegant Stitched Purse

New York Beauty






Feathered Star










Hi Tech Tote

Check your newsletters for dates and times.

Only Nine months until Christmas!

Only Nine months until Christmas!

It's hard to believe now is the time to start thinking about purchasing your fabric for those Christmas projects.

But it is!

Nancy's special touch is everywhere in this charming collection, from a 12 Days of Christmas panel, to all the wonderful textures you've come to expect from a Nancy Halvorsen/Art to Heart collection. The panel is perfect for embellishing with mini ornaments and buttons, and is sure to become a Christmas family tradition. The coordinates will make charming pillows, stockings and tree skirts that have a heart-felt touch of Christmas.

BERNINA The Spring Sale

Spring is in Bloom

March 13 - 17, 2008

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Introducing! Design Connection

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Join today at your Bernina Dealer

Dear Sewing Friends,
What a beautiful time of year, especially in NC!! All of the bright colors of spring in the landscapes are equally vibrant in the new fabrics that are filling our shelves. Whatever type of sewing you do we have the fabric, books, patterns, & inspiration to help you get started! As Tim on Project Runway says “It’s Sew Time”. I hope all of you watch it on Wednesdays at 10:00pm on Bravo. It is a great show for anyone who loves to sew.
If you have not seen the My Label software, be sure to ask us about it or check it out on the website. If you thought you could not make garments to fit, now great garment sewing is within your reach! For those who love embroidery Bernina is introducing “Design Connection”. It is a 12-month club membership that includes thousands of designs plus projects, tutorials, and videos. Join today and save over $1400!
Again in July we will be traveling to Bernina University in Kansas City to learn all about Berninas newest products and ideas. We will be anxious to share those with you. Last year 25 of us had the trip of a life-time when we traveled to Germany and Switzerland and toured the Bernina factory. Most of us said that it was the best vacation we had ever been on so we are planning a textile trek to Italy in September 2009. If you are interested in more informationlet us know at one of our locations.
We celebrated our 5th anniversary at Sew Original in October. Many small businesses do not survive those first five years, we are so thankful to have so many loyal customers. Without you we would not exist. The small retailer faces many challenges each day, but one of our biggest is trying to compete with internet sales. Yes, you may save a little if you by a book from Amazon, but are they able to answer your question about that quilt block if it doesn't go together just right? We want to be there for you after you buy just as we are in the beginning. You have heard us say many times "Where you buy is as important as what you buy."
As you may now already know, we are once again a Bernina only dealer. Bernina has always been our passion and if you have the best brand in the world why sell anything else? Bernina is the only machine company in the world that is still owned by the family who founded the company. Bernina is made with all metal parts and has a 20 year warranty on mechanical parts, how many machine companies can compare to that? Nothing Sews Like A Bernina, Nothing. We sell the best and service the rest! If you are shopping for a new Bernina, machine mastery classes are a very important p art of your new purchase. Sew Original offers up to 11 classes depending on the model purchased. No other dealer offers that! We also offer two years of free cleanings for your machine.
Sign ups are well under way for Camp SO & Sew. This annual sewing retreat is growing and promises to be bigger and better than last year. For more info check our website, www.seworiginal.org or come by either store.
For those of you who haven't heard of the public art display currently underway in western NC and surrounding states we'd like everyone to check out The Appalachian Quilt Trail, a series of quilt sites strung together in Eastern Tennessee, from the Kentucky/West Virginia line to the north, down to the North Carolina line to the south. The sites are quilt blocks painted on wooden squares and hung on barns and buildings throughout the participating communities. The quilt blocks were chosen as the theme because of their rich history of comfort, family, heritage and community. Quilt Trails can be seen in Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Madison, Watauga, and Yancey counties. Check out the website www.quilttrailswnc.org for more info and a map of current quilt locations.
Happy Stitching,
Melinda & Shirley