SEWING & STITCHERY MARCH 3-6, 2011 PUYALLUP FAIR AND EVENTS CENTER PUYALLUP, WASHINGTON Four days of jam packedckedThe biggest sewing and quilting excitement!ment! Over 400 vendor booths, in-depthepth workshops, hands-on seminars, daily free stage shows and more!ore! THE BIGGEST MANAGED BY: SEWING PARTY IN THE UNITED STATES! WWW.SEWEXPO.COM 866-554-8559 SEWING & STITCHERY EXPO • MARCH 3 - 6, 2011 NEEDLE EXPLANATION This year, we have SO many new classes, seminars and teaching events— we had to come up with a WAY TO DESCRIBE them to you. We hope this new “needle graphic” is helpful. 2011 SEMINAR AND CLASS DESCRIPTIONS: ONE-NEEDLE SEMINARS These traditional lecture/demo seminars are the hallmark of DATES & TIMES the Sewing & Stitchery Expo. Time: 45 minutes Cost: $5 in advance. $6 at the show Gates open ............................................. 8:00 am March 3, 4, 5 ....................... 8:00 am – 6:00 pm TWO NEEDLE SEMINARS This format has been created to provide a deeper learn- March 6 (Sunday) ............... 8:00 am – 4:00 pm ing experience. These new classes will be presented in a Hands-On Seminars begin ..................... 8:00 am lecture-demo format. Each class will teach a complete proj- ect or a specific technique – and an extensive, educational In-Depth Seminars begin ....................... 8:00 am handout will be part of the class. Each class will be offered Seminars Begin ....................................... 8:30 am one time only. Vendors Open ......................................... 8:30 am Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Cost: $20 THREE NEEDLE SEMINARS TABLE OF CONTENTS This format was previously known as our ‘Hands-On’ semi- nars. Students signing up for this class expect to learn a sewing and/or embellishing technique through a hands-on Special Events ..................................................... 1 learning experience. Look for graphic next to the description indicating whether sewing machines will be used or not. One Needle Seminars ......................................... 2 Time: 2 hours 30 minutes Two Needle Seminars ....................................... 18 Cost: $25 Three Needle Seminars .................................... 20 Kit Fees: (See class descriptions) Four and Five Needle Seminars ........................ 28 FOUR NEEDLE SEMINARS Door Prizes ........................................................ 27 These classes are the half-day classes that take place on Style Shows ....................................................... 33 Wednesday or Sunday. They are in-depth learning experi- ences. Look for graphic next to the description indicating Free Stage Shows .............................................. 34 whether machines will be used or not Vendors ............................................................. 35 Time: 4 hours Cost: $50 Maps .................................................................. 36 Kit Fees: (See class descriptions) Show & Ticket Ordering Information Back Panel FIVE NEEDLE SEMINARS This all day class takes place on Wednesday. The class is ATTENTION: presented one time only. Students signing up for this class expect an intense, detailed, complete sewing/learning expe- For everyone’s security and safety and to prevent injuries, we are rience, with a detailed hand-out. asking you to discontinue bringing carts, carriers, and suitcases to Time: 8 hours the Expo. You may check purchases at the Coat and Package Check Booth located on the grounds. Only service animals will be allowed Cost: $95 on the fairgrounds. Kit Fee: (See class description) 866-554-8559 • WWW.SEWEXPO.COM 1 SPECIAL EVENTS FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE, SPONSORED BY BABY LOCK COATS & CLARK PRO-AM SEWING EXHIBITION Sewing with Nancy Celebrates 28 Years Fri, March 4 – at 6:30 PM Expo Runway 2011 Sewing & Stitchery Expo Charity Event (upstairs in the Pavilion) Sun, March 6 – at 11:30 or 12:30 Price: $20 Expo Runway (upstairs in the Pavilion) Price: $10 – Every dime goes to the Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital Expo “sewing stars” have volunteered to mentor young sewing “rookies” – and the Coats & Clark Pro-Am Sewing Exhibition will come down the What do you get when you cross seri- Expo Runway at 11:30 AND 12:30 AM on Sun morning, March 6. There ous sewing with Funniest Home Videos? are two sessions, with different “Pro-Am” teams for each session. We asked Sewing with Nancy Celebrates 28 Years our Sewing Stars (from all over the world) to serve as mentors. Then we On TV! Come and enjoy Nancy’s candid flashbacks – hairstyles, clothes, recruited local talented, enthusiastic young sewing rookies. We randomly techniques, and more – from one of public television’s most notable series, matched the stars with the rookies and they had three months to work on Sewing With Nancy. Giggle and grin at TV outtakes, too. You’ll love Nancy’s their project. Most of their communication was via the internet with occa- heartwarming stories and memories from creating a TV show for more than sional phone calls. SKYPE was a wonderful tool – because the Sewing Star 28 years. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to win one of 28 unique door could actually SEE their Rookie’s project as it was progressing. prizes from the Sewing With Nancy vault! Reserve your seat at this never seen before and likely never seen again evening event with Nancy. 2011 Coats & Clark Pro-Am Sewing Exhibition Sewing Stars: Jan Bones, Bobbi Bullard, Kathleen Cheetham, Kandi Christian, Lorraine Henry, Joan A big thank-you to Baby Lock for sponsoring this year’s Friday Night LIVE. Hinds, Valora Hammond, Deborah Kreiling, Paul LaPonte, Linda Lee. They have a history of going above and beyond our expectations when it Marsha McClintock, Linda McGehee, Annette Millard, Kathy Monaghan, comes to providing exciting goody bags AND door prizes! Mary Mulari, Luveta Nickels, Dodi Poulson, Kathy Ruddy, Peggy Sagers, Lorrainne Torrence, Cheryl Weidersphan, Lynn Brown, and Pati Palmer. It will be exciting to see what our Pro-Am teams created – and they will be “hooking up” for the very first time on Sun morning – on the Expo Runway. QUILTER’S NIGHT OUT, SPONSORED BY BERNINA If you come to the show – you’ll receive a Goody Bag with some special Expo snacks – and gifts from our show sponsors – as well as Coats & Clark A Quilted Musical – the charity event sponsor. Extravaganza with Ricky Tims Remember – every dime we raise at the 2011 char- Sat, March 5 – at 6:30 PM ity event goes to Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma. Serving all of Southwest Washington, their Expo Runway mission is to provide care for all children, regardless (upstairs in the Pavilion) of a family’s ability to pay. Price: $20 PILLOWCASE PATROL… Ricky Tims has successfully blended two Every dollar we raise at this year’s Sunday diverse passions into one very unique and Charity Event—the Coats & Clark Pro-Am interesting career. Quilting is a relatively Sewing Exhibition—will go to the Mary new interest compared to Ricky's lifelong Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, passion for music. He began formal music Washington. Our Sewing Stars are work- lessons at the age of three. His skills as a pianist, composer and producer have been evident by the thousands who have heard his music. Tims’ music ing with their Sewing Rookies to put on is neither classical, new age, pop nor world, and yet it could fall under any a great show, and YOU CAN HELP. As a of those classifications. part of the “Million Pillowcase Project,” the Sewing & Stitchery Expo will be a col- The 2011 Quilter’s Night Out with Ricky Tims is sponsored by Bernina. lection point (all four days) for handmade Ricky’s innovative and entertaining musical presentation will combine his pillowcases. Go to your stash—use your love of music and his love of quilting. It will be a jam-packed night of musi- imagination—sew, embroider, CREATE cal entertainment, combined with his scholarly insights and wisdom. cheerful pillowcases for the children who are undergoing treatment at Mary Bridge Please—no food or drink, photography, audio taping, or cell Children’s Hospital. Look for more information on our website. There will be phone use during the seminars. links for patterns, Coats & Clark, Mary Bridge, etc. Every person who brings pillowcases will be eligible for a fabulous door prize! 2 ONE NEEDLE SEMINARS GRID SEWING & STITCHERY EXPO • MARCH 3 − 6, 2011 ROOM A ROOM B ROOM C ROOM D ROOM E TIME EXPO RUNWAY SHOWPLEX SHOWPLEX SHOWPLEX SHOWPLEX PAVILION #1019 How to #1082 Stylish #1009 Cutting Edge Make Your Machine #1084 Working With Sweatshirts Jackets ONE NEEDLE SEMINARS 8:30 Quilting Products Embroidery Easier & Sheer Fabrics that Fit & Flatter Carol Bledsoe More Successful Peggy Sagers Londa Rohlfing Bobbi Bullard Wearable Fashion #1070 No More Dart With Sandra And Disasters—Improve #1010 The Anatomy #1025 Personalizing #1029 Sew Like 9:30 Marcy ALL Your Fashion of Waistline Finishes Bag Patterns a Pro Sandra Betzina & Sewing Jan Bones June Colburn Connie Crawford Marcy Tilton Pati Palmer #1038 What a #1043 What’s IPCA Style Show: #1074 Coats Made #1012 Ruffles Have Difference the New In Machine 10:30 Revive-Reuse-Inspire Easy Ridges Thread Can Make Embroidery IPCA Cecelia Podolak Lorene Bonewitz Jane Garrison Simon Haskins A Dozen of Our Best #1086 Jewelry from #1044 Fit From the #1001 Sew Jeans Patterns & Why You Your Fabric Scraps & 11:30 Floor That Fit To Be Announced Love Them Stash Lorraine Henry Marta Alto Peggy Sagers Robyn Spady THURS/SAT GRID THURS/SAT The Challenge of Two Friends Linda McGehee Thurs Only #1008 Power Sewing #1005 3-D… Easy #1061