1732 W. Bullard Ave. Fresno, CA 93711 Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10am to 5pm | Phone: 559-412-8233CLASS SCHEDULE

SIZZLING SERGER TABLE TOPPER

MARCH 14 & 16 Educator: Pam Mahshie

EXPERIENCE KIKI’S EXPOEnjoy quilting and serging together with Pam LIKE NEVER BEFORE Mahshie, Baby Lock National Ambassador of Educa- tion. Combine quick cutting and piecing techniques to create a table topper from one of multiple color- ways kits. Choose the best match for your décor. No BECAUSE OF YOUR FEEDBACK, KIKI’S EXPO 19 previous HAS BEEN experience necessary as Pam instructs you REIMAGINED. THIS YEAR’S EXPO PUTS THE CONTROLon Baby IN YOUR Lock’s top-of-the-line Triumph serger. Cut HANDS. CHOOSE YOUR CLASSES, SCHEDULE, INSTRUCTORS,strips perfectly and effortlessly with Sizzix cutters. AND MUCH MORE. Learn accessory feet for quilting with the serger. Make a perfect” seam. Try your hand at flat lock piecing with decorative thread. The exclusive wave flat lock will inspire you to look at serging with a THIS YEAR’S ALL-NEW EXPO IS GOING TO OFFER YOU: TOTE-ALLY TERRIFIC SERGER TOTE BAG quilter’s eye. • 16 different classes and • Flexible scheduling. Class MARCHprojects 13 & 15 to choose from. Each dates extend from March 5th Educator:class Pam will Mahshie be offered twice. to May 18th. • Work around your own • Opportunities to experience Baby Lockschedule. National Classes Ambassador offered of Educationtop-of-the-line Pam machines from Mahshieboth is a weekdays serger goddess. & Saturdays. Join her in thisBabylock, class Pfaff, and Viking. to learn and create on the Baby Lock Triumph • All-new guest sewlebrity • Delicious catered food every serger. Noinstructors. previous serger experience required.day for lunch. Pam and Kiki’s staff guide your every step to ensure confident• Great serging. prices! Make Only a $55lined per tote bag• withA chancepin to enter drawings class. You get to choose for generous giveaways tucks, joining lace, decorative flat lock stitches, and how many to take. valued at more than $20,000 quilt piecing on the serger. Pam traveled the country with• BabyA hassle Lock’s free50th experience Anniversary – allof the• SergerSmall, intimate class sizes Trunk Showmaterials and willand bring machines an amazing will trunk show to this class.be provided It’s fair for to yousay her samples •will And knock much more! you for a loop.

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PAGE 2 MISSY BILLINGSLEY CHRIS TRYON

Missy travels the country Chris’s creativity is evident in teaching classes on sewing, her designs, and her passion serging, embroidery, and soft- for sewing is on display through ware for Baby Lock USA. She an eye-catching collection of specializes in heirloom sewing designer fabrics, books, and by machine and serger. Missy the many notions and gadgets has taught at the Martha Pul- in her studio. Chris delights in len School of Art Fashion and teaching, and students enjoy various sewing events across spending the day with her expert the country. A Martha Pullen guidance. She encourages stu- Licensed Teacher and a Sulky dents to explore new ideas and Certified Instructor, Missy has directions to take when they play made multiple appearances with embroidery, create a quilt, on Martha’s Sewing Room and or work on a home decor project. has been featured in Sew Beau- Chris’s eye for color and texture tiful Magazine, Creative Expres- inspires students to explore their sions Magazine and Creative own creative abilities and step Machine Embroidery and Quilt- outside their boxes. ing Magazine. DEBBIE MARTINEZ DIANE AHOLT Debbie layers textiles, inks, Diane managed a Baby Lock beads, and thread to convey retail store for 7 years. She then impressions of nature. Her works took her passion for sewing and tell stories and have been called embroidery to the corporate lev- fiber art, or art quilting. Deb- el, spending more than 10 years bie’s designs have been exhib- as Education Manager for Baby ited internationally, as well as Lock. Officially retired, Diane throughout the United States in continues teaching classes and dozens of solo and featured artist has special place in her heart for exhibitions. A Jenny Haskins the Baby Lock Destiny. She intro- Certified Instructor, specialized duced the machine to Baby Lock Baby Lock Instructor, and promot- retailers when it first came out, ed instructor for rulers and new and has developed IQ Designer techniques, Debbie is versed in classes annually for retailers and a variety of machines and is a consumers ever since. Diane is a longarm master. She regularly self-avowed IQ Designer fanatic provided instruction to dealers on who looks forward to sharing Baby Lock Tech, and has taught some of her knowledge with you. at the International Pacific Quilt Festival in California.

PAGE 2 PAM MAHSHIE DARRELLE ANDERSON

Pam began her career with Baby Darrelle loves to sew. She Lock about 30 years ago, and jumped from garment construc- currently serves as National tion, her first love, into the quilt- Ambassador of Education. She ing world, and then embraced has worn many hats at Baby Lock machine embroidery. Darrelle including Education Consultant, is a Pfaff Elite Educator who Regional Sales Manager and creates unique pieces with her Education Manager. Pam has signature mixture of techniques recorded for PBS television with and embellishments. A recover- sewing celebrities Nancy Zie- ing, self-proclaimed perfectionist, man, Martha Pullen, Marianne Darrelle distills her expertise and Fons and May Fons. Her monthly ability into simplified techniques article, Pam’s Travels, demon- easily grasped and applied by strates her zeal for all avenues her students. She encourages of sewing, and documents her them to express their own style, experiences at the Nancy Zie- whether sewing or creating in man Love of Sewing Retreats, embroidery software. Darrelle Martha Pullen Love of Heirloom keeps the fun going in sewing, Retreats, and Martha’s School of whetting her students’ appetites Art Fashion. to fashion their own fun projects.

SUSAN ZELLERS KAREN CHARLES

Susan learned to sew from her Karen is an Event Specialist mother at the age of three, and with SVP Worldwide. She has she’s never looked back. She had 25 years of experience in the art her own business specializing in of quilting, embroidery, sewing, bridal gowns, special occasion heirloom and crafting. Karen items and custom embroidery, is known for her enthusiasm and later managed a sewing in sharing her knowledge with machine dealership. Susan’s others. Her teaching methods desire for unique embroidery make even the most complicated propelled her into digitizing her task achievable for all students. own designs. Currently a Baby She specializes in continuous Lock Educator, Susan has taught machine embroidery techniques, at events with sewing celebrities PREMIER+2 Embroidery Soft- such as Martha Pullen, Nancy ware, thread painting, free Zieman, Eleanor Burns and John motion, heirloom sewing and Deer. She has taught everything creative serging. from basic sewing and serging to computer digitizing programs.

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STITCHES GALORE SEWING MACHINE MAT

MARCH 6 & 8 | 10am-4pm Educator: Darrelle Anderson

Discover a new way to add personality and pizazz to your sewing space with Darrelle Anderson, Pfaff National Elite Educator. Piece and embellish to create a sewing machine mat with lots of handy pockets. You will enjoy a jam-packed day of fun using floating stitches, radiant stitches, stacking stitches, ribbon stitches, Appliqué Creator and more. Combine this class with the Stitches Galore Sewing Machine Cover class to create a coordinated sewing room ensemble. (The kit for this class matches the Stitches Galore Sewing Machine Cover class kit.)

STITCHES GALORE SEWING MACHINE COVER

MARCH 7 & 9 | 10am-4pm Educator: Darrelle Anderson

Join us for a day of sewing and embroidery fun with Pfaff Elite Educator Darrelle Anderson. Experience the perfection of Pfaff, and express yourself like never before using Pfaff’s exclusive techniques. Create a one-of-a-kind sewing machine cover using floating stitches, radiant stitches, yarn stitches and ribbon stitches. Throw in a little Sequencing and Shape Creator for good measure. Join Darrelle both days to create a coordinated sewing room ensemble. (The kit for this class matches the Stitches Galore Sewing Machine Mat class kit.)

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SIZZLING SERGER TABLE TOPPER

MARCH 14 & 16 | 10am-4pm Educator: Pam Mahshie

Enjoy quilting and serging together with Pam Mahshie, Baby Lock National Ambassador of Educa- tion. Combine quick cutting and piecing techniques to create a table topper from two different color- way kits. Choose the best match for your décor. No previous experience necessary as Pam instructs you on Baby Lock’s top-of-the-line Triumph serger. Cut circles perfectly and effortlessly with Sizzix cutters. Learn accessory feet for quilting with the serger. Make a “perfect” seam. Try your hand at flat lock piecing with decorative thread. The exclusive wave flat lock will inspire you to look at serging with a quilter’s eye.

TOTE-ALLY TERRIFIC SERGER TOTE BAG

MARCH 13 & 15 | 10am-4pm Educator: Pam Mahshie

Baby Lock National Ambassador of Education Pam Mahshie is a serger goddess. Join her in this class to learn and create on the Baby Lock Triumph serger. No previous serger experience required. Pam and Kiki’s staff guide your every step to ensure confident serging. Make a lined tote bag with pin tucks, joining lace, decorative flat lock stitches, and quilt piecing on the serger. Pam traveled the country with Baby Lock’s 50th Anniversary of the Serger Trunk Show and will bring an amazing trunk show to this class. It’s fair to say her samples will knock you for a loop.

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EMBROIDERY ON JEANS

MARCH 20 & 22 | 10am-4pm Educator: Chris Tryon

It’s fashion! It’s hot and trendy! It’s embroidery on jeans! Come learn from Chris Tryon to make jeans your own with color choices that match your style. Chris custom digitized specific designs for this class, and you will have access to your own multi-needle machine to complete your wardrobe masterpiece. Bring your own pair of jeans to class ready for em- broidery. For best results, select jeans that contain less than 5% spandex. Contact Kiki’s for guidance on selecting the perfect pair for this project. Kiki’s will also show you how to prepare your jeans for ADVENTURES IN EMBROIDERY class. If you’ve wanted to try this technique but didn’t know where to start, come learn from a master of embroidery. MARCH 21 & 23 | 10am-4pm Educator: Chris Tryon

Embroidery mysteries solved! Join your tour guide Chris Tryon, who does everything a stitch above the ordinary. You will complete two projects for two unforgettable adventures in embroidery. Chris shares several incredible samples of stitching on a variety of fabrics and projects. Come discover exciting ways to combine embroidery with quilting, as well as in- novative ideas for embroidering garments and home décor. First, create an upscale and elegant project bag with a channel or cross hatch fill on velveteen. For project number two, you will embroider on a canvas bag with a dress appliqué of dimensional tulle. Students will stitch on a Baby Lock Valiant Multineedle embroidery machine with two students per Machine.

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THREAD PAINTED FABRIC BOWL

MARCH 28 & 30 | 10am-4pm Educator: Debbie Martinez

Think you’re not an artist? Unsure of your free motion skills? How about a class that improves those skills and brings out your inner artist? Debbie Martinez, Baby Lock Ambassador of Education, is a master of free motion. Come learn her secrets to creating stitched works of art with thread as paint. You will start with a gorgeous floral print from Kaffe Fassett, and make the flowers come alive by fussy cutting them from fabric and “painting” them with thread. Learn the technique of edge finishing with a satin stitch. Bring your camera to record Debbie’s trunk show. Previous thread painting and free motion experience is not required.

CREATIVITY UNLEASHED

MARCH 27 & 29 | 10am-4pm Educator: Debbie Martinez

Come explore the sewing world beyond fabric and thread, and learn from the most free-spirited, cre- ative teacher you will ever meet. Debbie Martinez is a Baby Lock Ambassador of Education who excels at adding that special touch to a project and make you wonder…. How did she do that? Debbie shares her secrets, so bring a camera to capture her trunk show of garments, quilts and embroidery. Your proj- ect starts with fabric. Then add… scrapbook paper, organza and die cut flowers. Find your inner artist during decorative stitch time with beautiful threads. Frame your work of art or finish it as a pillow.

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DEEP BLUE SEA EMBROIDERY COLLAGE

APRIL 4 & 6 | 10am-4pm Educator: Karen Charles

Swim through unusual fabrics, threads and embellishments to create a frame-worthy work of art, Under the Deep Blue Sea. Karen Charles, Viking Educational Consultant, has been with Viking for over twenty years. She will lead you though this fun, creative class that dives into the decorative stitches of the Viking Designer Epic. Come explore this machine’s extensive selection of stitches, and use exclusive stitch techniques for a perfect finish. Join Karen to dip your toes into fabric art. Your head will overflow with creative ideas after viewing Karen’s trunk show. The experience will be invigorating.

VIKING MUST-HAVE ACCESSORIES

APRIL 3 & 5 | 10am-4pm Educator: Karen Charles

Join Karen Charles, Viking Educational Consultant, for two great projects on the Viking Designer Epic. This class gives you the opportunity to get your hands on an impressive machine. You will use the Epic’s deluxe stitch system and JoyOS advisor to create a vinyl cell phone case and a semi-circle accessory bag, both in the hoop. Come to class to explore appliqué design, design shaping, and sequin stitches. Learn the secrets to a shaped zipper in the hoop. Karen has been with Viking for over twenty years and her trunk show will knock your socks off.

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OASIS HIPSTER IN-THE-HOOP

MAY 2 & 4 | 10am-4pm Educator: Missy Billingsley

Missy Billingsley will teach an in-the-hoop project that shows how fun an embroidery project can be. Come to class and make an Oasis Hipster entirely in the embroidery hoop. The zippered pocket on the front and optional pocket on the back offers a place for just about anything. Explore options in the Baby Lock Destiny 2 embroidery machine as you customize your cross-body style bag by choosing thread colors. Missy will be bringing her entire trunk show and store of great sewing and embroidery designs with her company Missy B Stitchin.

ELEGANT EMBROIDERED PORTFOLIO

MAY 1 & 3 | 10am-4pm Educator: Missy Billingsley

Create an embroidered portfolio on the Destiny 2 IQ Designer with in-the-hoop goddess Missy Billingsley. Your kit included with class contains fabric color options for the bag accents. Personalize a portfolio design and monogram by making the color accents on the black fabric background your own. After stitching the inside and outside of the portfolio, Kiki’s will change your machine to sewing for the final binding. Missy will bring her entire trunk show, and her store of great sewing and embroidery designs with her company Missy B Stitchin. Bring a camera and your embroidery imagination.

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DIVA WALLET ON THE SERGER

MAY 8 & 10 | 10am-4pm Educator: Susan Zellers

Join Baby Lock Educator Susan Zellers for a serger project worthy of a designer boutique. During this class, you will make a wallet that fits every purse and every style. The modern cork exterior is embel- lished with thread and a zippered pocket. The inte- rior has an additional zippered pocket and plenty of card pockets. The Diva Wallet is the right size for just about everything and makes a perfect gift. You will complete construction of the wallet on the serger for a professional finish. All machines are provided and no prior serging experience is required.

EASY SERGING HOME DÉCOR

MAY 7 & 9 | 10am-4pm Educator: Susan Zellers

The serger is your best tool for home décor sewing. This highly versatile machine will change your sewing life. Join Susan Zellers for a full-day seminar on all aspects of sewing for the home. This class will include hands-on construction of a modern pillow with piping, zipper and pillow insert. Your kit includes a variety of color options to match your home décor. Susan will demonstrate techniques including the blind hem on drapes, gathered bed skirt, table linens, napkins, tassels, placemats and cording. No prior serging experience is required for this class.

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INITIALLY YOURS PILLOW

MAY 15 & 17 | 10am-4pm Educator: Diane Aholt

Diane Aholt presents a modern heirloom-class pillow loaded with techniques and beautiful embroidery. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to explore the features of Baby Lock’s amazing Destiny machine. Diane will show you how to create dramatic dimensional effects with one of the Destiny’s many built-in shapes and custom line options. Create an in-the-hoop Madeira Appliqué and personalize it with one of the large fonts built into the Destiny. Add texture with pin tucks, and turn a traditional heirloom technique into stunning home décor by incorporating the new bridging plate accessory and decorative thread.

TRAVEL IN STYLE GARMENT BAG

MAY 16 & 18 | 10am-4pm Educator: Diane Aholt

Come to this class to create a one-of-a-kind designer garment bag that protects clothing for travel or storage. The multiple sections that make up the garment bag offer plenty of opportunities for showcasing the Destiny 2 IQ Designer, embroidery and sewing features. Diane Aholt teaches techniques like twin needle cross hatching with the serpentine stitch, combining decorative stitches with embroidery, creating texture with Mexican pin tucks, layering fills with IQ Designer, bobbin work, candlewicking and more. This garment bag would make a beautiful gift for a new bride. Join Diane for a day full of amazing techniques.

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