Sew Inspired "Snips & Pieces"

As a product of 80's and 90's music, I'm a big fan of alternative rock (R.E.M., Pearl Jam, Nirvana).  Now, we have alternative fabric in the shop and I couldn't be happier.  Not one's to blend into the background, these pieces beg to be used in an alternative way.  No burying these guys in a quilt, they beg to be made into garments - fun kids clothes, pajama bottoms, shirts, and linings of jackets.

Jersey knits:

Masculine Flannels:

Jacquard (perfect for linings):

Quilter's Linen (cotton fabric that looks exactly like linen!)

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Have you ever wondered what to do with your collection of buttons from the 40's?  Or the shoe box full of novelty yarn bits left over from your knitting craze circa 2004?  Well, we have the answer for you: Fabric Embellishing.  We are offering a new and exciting monthly class taught by Laurie Dhandapani.  She has taught fabric embellishing for the Greater Hartford Quilting Guild and the Farmington Valley guild, as well as other quilting shops, and now she's here with us!

This is a series of classes that meets monthly.  Laurie starts with basic techniques and builds from there - the sky is the limit.  As you attend the various classes you'll build a fiber art book of ideas and techniques.  While you can join us at any point, the classes do build on each other, so I say - begin at the beginning with us and experience the entire journey!  Here's the deets (the younger generation's slang for details):

• Classes are the second Monday of the month from 1:00 - 3:30pm and the second Tuesday from 6:00 - 8:30pm.  You choose what works best for you.
• Open studios with Laurie are the fourth Tuesday of the month from 6-8pm.
• Each class is $35
• Each open studio is $25
• You can purchase a class "Pass" for $150.  This entitles you to three months worth of classes and open studios.  It essentially saves you $5 per class as well as $5 per open studio.

Come to the studio for more details and to see samples of what will be taught in class!  I think you'll be amazed at what you can do with fabric and a few embellishments!

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...Some are the play-in-the-dirt, dig-a-hole-in-the-ground, tear-their-pants-at-the-knee kind of kid.  And have we got the fabric for you!  Check this out, the most wonderful tonka-esque fabric I believe we've ever had at the shop.  Kathy, one of my co-workers who also happens to have two of the "dirt under the fingernails" type of grandsons, is already thinking of ways to use this fabric.  What will you dream up?

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