Classes at Stitches Etc Home Center

At Stitches Etc we provide you with quality classes, service, and support and we request that you purchase your class materials from us since we have worked diligently to provide you with wonderful products!  EVERYTHING you buy from us is the best that we have found and when you purchase materials from us for class we make sure that you get the right stuff, as well as give you a discount!  When you register for classes please pay at the time of registration.  If you call in your registration, we must receive payment within 48 hours.  You may receive a full refund if you cancel more than 2 weeks before a class. If you cancel less than 2 days before class or do not show up you will, unfortunately, forfeit all class fees.  Since classes are a time to relax and enjoy—as well as to learn-for everyone, please leave babies and children at home. We also request that you respect your classmates and arrive to class on time and prepared for class. Unless noted, all classes are sit and sew and require you to bring your machines. Snow Policy—If Baltimore County schools are closed, class will be canceled and re-scheduled, on weekends we will call you if we are going to cancel/postpone due to weather.

Machine Know How Classes:

These classes are designed for Stitches Etc Preferred Customers to help them “bond” with their machines, are available at no extra charge, and are quite valuable!  Lear how to properly maintain your machine, troubleshoot and perform utility and decorative functions. Owners of machines obtained elsewhere may attend our classes IF there is room and for a fee.  Call to inquire. We request that you take your Know How Class as soon as possible after you purchase your machine! If you register for class but cannot attend, please call us a soon as possible: if you do not show up for a class that you have registered for and do not call to tell us that you cannot attend, you may forfeit your privilege to attend Know How Class in the future. Please notify us if you would like to attend class and  bring pen and paper for taking notes, your machine and all it’s accessories, scissors, and pastel thread.

Sewing Machines:

Saturdays:  9—11 am: July 19th, August 30th

 

18.0 Scrappy String X Quilt All Day Sew In, Saturday July 12th, 10 am—?

Gather up all those left over strips and strings of fabric and get ready for a fun filled day of stitching! The blocks are easy to make and easy to put together so you’ll be able to build whatever size quilt you want!  You’ll have so much fun making this quilt that we know you’ll be stitching up string quilts for everyone on your list!  Bring a brown bag lunch that day, come with friends for a great day of stitching fellowship, and we’ll have soup and beverage for you! Pick up supply list and when you sign up for class, you can tell us what you’d like to contribute to our community “stone soup”! $25

Overflow Class: Sat. Sept 2oth! Let us know if you would like to be included in this session!

1.0 Snap Happy Bag  Sat July 19th OR  Sat. Aug 16th,  2—4 pm

This has got to be THE nifty-est project we’ve found in a very long time! These bags make fun gifts for everyone on your list. Fill them with Kleenex, lip-gloss, mints, rotary cutter, scissors, toys, Ipod, cash or gift cards and more!  The best part is the “secret closure” that makes the bags snap shut!  Great project to practice free motion quilting, too! We are sooo excited about this project that we set up 2 sessions for you to choose from because we are  sure that everyone is going to want to learn how to make these! Pick up supply list.  $20 (inclds pattern)

2.0 Placemat Purse Creative Workshop Sunday July 20th, 1 pm

This time of year there are lots of pretty placemats to be found—and isn’t it sad that you only get to use them at meal time? Come to this creative workshop and find out how easy it is to convert a placemat into a purse that you can use all the time! Sit and sew, pick up supply list $15

3.o Decorative Stitch Bookmark using the NEW Janome Border Guide Foot,  Sat. July 26th, 2 pm

The NEW Janome Border Guide Foot is used for lining up rows of decorative stitching! With horizontal and vertical guidelines it keeps multiple rows of stitching a uniform distance apart and helps with pattern alignment!  This is really a neat foot!  Come and learn how to use it while making a pretty bookmark then go home and make lots more for holiday gifts for everyone on your list! Pick up supply list. $10

 

4.0 Janome Hoop Embroidery Stabilizer Review, Sunday July 27th, 2 PM FREE for Stitches Etc Preferred Customers

During this lecture/demo we’ll review the best stabilizers to use for embroidery on all sorts of things—towels (everyone needs a new beach towel), caps, lace, T shirts, and more!  Then—plan to come to our sit and sew workshop the following Sunday on August 3rd and stitch up a project—we’ll be here to help you with any questions you might have!

5.0 Janome Embroidery Sit & Sew Workshop Sunday August 3rd, 1 pm

For Stitches Etc Preferred Customers with hoop embroidery machines—Here’s a great opportunity to be creative and stitch up a new embroidery project, based on what you learned abut different stabilizers the week before!  We’ll be there to “hold your hand” while you embark on a new embroidery challenge!  Try an embroidered beach towel, or lace embroidery, stitch up a cap, or a nifty T shirt! $5

6.0  Bread and Butter Quilt All Day Workshop Sat. August 9th, 11 am—?

This is such a great stash busting quilt! Separate your fabrics into light and darks, use 3 1/2” strips and use one of our favorite triangle making tools—Thangles or the Easy Angle!  Bring your stash fabrics in ahead of time and we’ll help you “fill in” your collection to make sure that you’ll get the “bread and butter” effect! Are you kind of a newbie quilter—than this would be a fun project for you since we’ll teach you how to make half square triangles! This summer while everyone else at work is going “down the ocean” you can plan to come to Stitches for your own special mini quilting vacation! Bring a brown bag lunch that day, come with friends for a great day of stitching fellowship, and we’ll have soup and beverage for you! Pick up supply list and when you sign up for class, you can tell us what you’d like to contribute to our community “stone soup”! $25

Bread and Butter Quilts in 2 sizes—twin and lap—with or without borders—Stitches Etc Exclusive “Easy Piece-r Pattern!”

Two of our FAVORITE tools for making half square triangles—Thangles and the Easy Angle tool!

7.0 Fabric Grocery Bag Demo 2pm August 10th; FREE!

This bag is shaped just like those plastic ones you get when you got to the grocery store—and it folds up into it’s very own pocket to make it easy to store when not it use!  We’ve got lots of cool “food” inspired cotton prints to choose from to make your re-usable bags!  Come to our demo to see how easy it is to make a bag and get the pattern and a $5 coupon and to use towards fabric from our great collection! $5 to register.

8.0 Practically Pattern-less Butcher’s Apron, Sunday, August 17th, 2 pm

When you stitch up one of these double layered aprons with adjustable neck strap you’ll be surprised at how little time it actually takes!  It’s a great apron to wear and give as gifts for men and women! Choose from our great novelty fabric collection!  Sit and sew, pick up supply list.  $20 includes pattern and $5 fabric certificate!

9.0 2008 BOM Catch Up Session, Sunday August 24th, 1 pm

Our store version of the 2008 BOM to date!  How far along are you?  If you’re not up to date or if you’ve just printed the patterns and haven’t stitched them out yet – or somewhere in between, come to our catch-up session and we’ll make sure that you get your blocks done! $10

10.0 Serger Flat Lock Table Runner, Saturday August 23rd, 1 pm

For Stitches Etc Preferred Customers with 2 thread capable sergers! Learn to master the flatlock stitch AND make a pretty table runner top—great holiday gift! Pick up supply list. $20