Our Newsletter - September 20, 2019 |
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Monday September 23rd is the Autumnal Equinox. The word "equinox" is derived from the latin for "equal night". We will have 12 hours of night, and 12 hours of day. It marks the end of summer and the beginning of the sewing and needle art season. So stop in the shop and get inspired to start, or finish, those great projects. Our holiday fabric is on display for easy viewing, and we have pre packaged bags of buttons for the crafter in you. Our yarn is ready for those hooks and needles. We have a special event presented by "Experience Fiber Art". Read on for the details. The October calendar is posted on our website. Visit our website for lots of info at sewgreenrochester.org. In this newsletter you will read about - Featured Products at the shop!
- Experience FiberArts, inc., Special Event
- What you've been up to
- Upcoming Classes
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Button, Button Who's got the Button? We have the button! Actually, SewGreen@Rochester has lots of buttons and we've packaged them up for you. A large bag is 4 dollars and a small bag is 2 dollars. |
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Button Craft Inspiration! |
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We have received a wonderful donation of sewing and needlecraft books that are like new in condition and have a recent publication date. That means lots of up to date patterns and styles. These books are pretty enough for your coffee table! |
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Experience Fiber Arts, inc. Special Event |
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Experience FiberArt, Inc, is a non-profit organization that strives to educate and provide an opportunity for freedom of expression through art using fiber. A team of instructors from Experience FiberArt will be at SewGreen@Rochester to host a two-part event on October 10th and 17th from 5:00 – 7:30PM. |
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Each participant will bring a photo that holds some meaning. The Experience FiberArt team will discuss how to enhance your photo digitally. Once enhanced, the Fiber Arts team will digitize it onto fabric. Ideas for working with various types of fabric and making patterns to create an artistic fabric frame for the digitized photo will be taught. The digitized fabric photo, and creative fiber frame will then be sewn into a pillow. See the examples in the picture above that show both fronts and backs of three example pillows created in this class. |
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Mariah bagged a lot of scrappy during the Saturday Scrappy Special last week! |
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Justina attended the Crochet Club on Wednesday and worked on a hat. Beautiful color Justina! |
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Sanjana, a UR grad student, made a quilt square in the Quilt Block of the Month class. This is her first quilt square and her first time sewing! Nice "disappearing nine patch" Sanjana! |
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Basma with her inner microwaveable pillow and outer soft pillow-first time sewing since seventh grade! Great work Basma, keep on sewing! |
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SEND US YOUR PHOTOS We'd love to see what you've been working on and what you're making with supplies from our shop. Please share a photo or two with us. Email photos with a brief description to: sewgreenrochester@gmail.com You might see your project in our next newsletter! |
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Sewing Machine 101/102 September 21 from 2-4PM Make friends with a sewing machine in our shop or bring yours from home. We will take you through the basics of machine operation and safety, and guide you toward sewing a project. Also, build on the skills you've gained in 101. Is there a sewing project that interests you, or that you want to complete? How can your newly-gained sewing machine skills help you achieve that goal? This is the place and time to learn! |
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Beautiful Bags with Josefina September 26 from 4-6 Want a simple way of building up your machine-sewing skills? Join us for this class! We will provide the materials, and you will leave with a brand new tote bag! And don't forget to bring your new tote bag in on a Scrappy Saturday! You can fill it with scraps and yarn ends for just $5, and who knows? You might make another bag from the scraps! |
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Serger 101/201 September 24 from 11-1 and 4-6 Sergers can be a little intimidating but they are great sewing tools once you understand how to use and adjust them to suit your project! In the 101 class, learn the basics of threading and tension. For Serger 201, you've learned the basics but want to go further! Bring your serger, or sit down at the shop sergers. If you bring your own, don't forget your serger's manual and all its feet, too! |
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Rub off a Pattern Boot Camp- 4 hour class September 28 from 1-5 Do you have a garment that you love to wear? It's the perfect fit, or drape, and you just can't find another quite like it? Don't despair! You don't have to take it apart to duplicate it. Bring it in, and we will help you recreate it without tearing apart your favorite piece of clothing. |
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Quilt Block of the month October 6 from 2-4 Join our monthly quilt class and learn the techniques of modern quilt piecing. Learn to use modern quilt measuring and cutting tools to create a unique quilt block each month. Straight seams, points, and curves will be taught, along with the all-important ¼ inch seam allowance. You will complete a quilt block in each class. Join us each month or take the classes that fit your schedule! October 6 will be the "Whirlwind Quilt Block" shown here. The Whirlwind quilt block is on the top and the bottom is it's negative, made with the leftover pieces. You get two blocks in one! |
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Below are links to the class calendars, and a list of class descriptions |
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Unless otherwise noted, our two-hour classes are $10. Boot Camps are four-hour classes and are $20 Sign up for our classes in advance, call 585-328-2642 or email info@sewgreenrochester.org to register. ----------- Scholarships are always available for each of our classes! |
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Remember... Every Saturday is Scrappy Saturday! Our small scrappy bags stuffed with scraps and rolls of fabric and/or unmarked balls of yarn are only $1 all day (regularly $3 on weekdays). Bring your own grocery-sized tote and stuff it full for only $5 (regularly $10). Stop by and fill a bag with scrappy treasures this Saturday, and every Saturday! |
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Thank you for your generous donations! We ONLY accept donation deliveries on the following days and times: Tuesdays 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Fridays 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturdays 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
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Unless otherwise noted above, our shop is open Mon-Thurs, 11 a.m - 6 p.m. & Fri-Sat, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
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