Here is a list of the classes being offer at our

Winston Salem location.

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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.