CLASS POLICIES
Poco Sewing the Vacuum Ltd. reserves the right to cancel any class that does not meet the minimum sign up
requirement in which case a refund or credit will be issued.  No refunds or exchanges offered for cancellation by
student less than 10 days before the class.
Full payment is required at the time of registration.  Please be on time, classroom will open 15 minutes before
class.
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Sewing and Embroidery Clubs             
Our Busy Sewers club and Embroidery Club are accepting sign up now!
Each club meets once a month, please consult the calendar page for the dates.  Each club
is $50.00 for the year.  If you have purchased a machine at Poco Sewing and Vacuum Ltd.  
you get one year free! These clubs are full of fun ideas, techniques and even a doorprize!  
Please call to reserve your space!
Best Value in town! Professionally designed  project and designs every month.

#53   Busy sewers meet 1 Wed for Mar & Apr then  Tuesday 1 per month 7-9pm  
#52  Embroidery club meets one Monday per month 10:30 - 12:30 or 7 - 9
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Our Classroom was designed with you in mind. High cutting stations,
design walls, great light, spacious.
Raised plug ins, comfy chairs and a big table all to yourself!
#103  Jenny Haskins Butterfly Necklace

You may remember seeing me wearing this necklace at the last
embroidery club.  In this class you will learn to make the
butterfly, make beautiful cording, tassels by machine.  We also
hope to have hand crafted beads for you to purchase at class.
Hotfix crystals will be added to your butterfly for an added
sparkle.
Wednesday April 7     6 - 9:30pm
Kasey Christensen
Poco Sewing and Vacuum Ltd
#61   Foundation Paper Piecing "Simplified"
Kasey Christensen

If you love paper piecing you are really going to love this
method, if you are not fond of paper piecing, let's see if I can
change your mind and make you love it!
I have taken out all the fussy bits, no more teeny tiny
stitches.  This means that if you happen to make a mistake,
you won't be picking those tiny stitches, (or my method,
throwing it out). You won't have a build up of thread that
always seems to show.   No more endless paper picking at the
end.  Sound interesting...........it is!
And fun! And easy!
This is a technique class but does include a pattern that we
will be working with.
New Date Pending
6:30 - 9:30
$22.50 Plus pattern
#74  Machine Quilting The Next Step

Are you ready to explore some additional options in machine quilting? Come
refresh your free-motion skills, try more complex designs, learn some stippling
alternatives and do some easy machine-guided border quilting. Plenty of hints
and tips to improve your technique! Trapunto will be demonstrated.
Prerequisite: Beginner Machine Quilting or equivalent.

Kirsten Yee       Saturday
Monday        May 3       1 - 4 pm          $25.00   
#28   Absolute Beginners Quilting
If you have always wanted to learn to quilt, this is the class for you!
Learn the A to Z of quilting from shopping to piecing to putting it all
together.  You will learn everything you need to become a confident
quilter while making a lap sized quilt.
Kasey Christensen
This is an 8 part evening class with a saturday
at the end to put it all together.
New class!  Call now to reserve your space.
Tuesdays   April 27,  May 11, June 8 and 22, July & August Break
Sept 7 and 21 October 5 and 19
$90.00 Includes all instructions
#65   Magically Fast Crazy Blocks Beginner  Quilt
Similar to stack and wack but way more fun!  Watch your blocks grow
and change while making this great quilt.  This is a great opportunity
to use some of those fat quarters you have been collecting.
Kasey Christensen
April 10th             10 - 4               $ 45.00 plus pattern
#18  Beginner Machine Quilting
So you have learned to make a quilt and now you want to learn
to machine quilt.  You will love Kirsten's patient approach to
teaching you how to be a confident machine quilter.  Who knows,
you may want to take Kirsten's Machine Quilting, the Next Step
after completing this course.
March  1 and 15     7 - 9:30
$45.00
#30     5 Thread Serger
Okay so if you are anything like me, you have a 5 thread serger
sitting in your sewing room, maybe you have learned to do cover
stitch and rolled hems...........are you ready to find out what 5
thread serging is all about?  This is the class for you!
Join Kirsten and see what else you can do with your serger.
Kirsten Yee  
March 30    6:30 - 9:30 pm
$25.00
#9  Garment  Sewing - All levels
Whether you are a rank beginner or just have not sewn for a while, this class is for you.  Work on the
garment of your choice while having the security of knowing that you have a trained professinal in the room
ready to help with any problem you encounter.  As a beginner you will learn to get comfortable with your
machine as well as the very basics of sewing garments.  This class runs once a month and you can continue
to sign up to work on a different project or get caught up on ongoing projects.
Kasey Christensen
Next Class is March 20th   Book now as this class fills fast!
$50.00
#11  Getting Started with your Serger
Do you have a serger sitting on your sewing room desk that
only gets used for seam finishing?
Let Kirsten Yee help you to get comfortable with your serger.
things you can do with your serger.
All brands sergers are welcomed in this class.
$5.00 fee payable to Kirsten for fabric samples.
Thursdays April 15 and 22
Tuesdays    June 7 and 14
7 - 9:30  $45.00
21 - 2755 Lougheed Highway  Port Coquitlam, BC  604-941-7633 or 604-941-2997
#32    Beginner Making Children's Clothing
These days we pay alot for children's clothing and
often find that the quality of the fabrics or the
workmanship in not as it should be.  Join Debbie
and she will teach you how to make clothing for
your kids.  There are two patterns from Kwik sew
that Debbie made samples with or you may choose
Debbie Miller
New Date Pending
$37.50 plus supplies
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#35  4D Embroidery Extra Block of the Month
Use 4D Embroidery Extra software to create four quilt blocks. This is a great way to get
comfortable with your software. The best way to learn it, is to use it. Kirsten will provide
inspiration for you to create variations on the blocks presented. While creating the blocks and
with some short additional exercises, you will learn about the Edit tab, and be introduced to
both 4D Organizer and 4D Vision. Prerequisite: 4D Embroidery class or comfortable with
features on the Design, Letters and Shapes tab of 4D Embroidery software. Suitable for those
with 4D Embroidery Extra or 4D Suite or Pro Package software. Bring your laptop with the
software loaded. If you did the blocks with Kirsten in the fall of 2008 you have already done
the first 3. If you would like to do the 4th one in May, let Kirsten know and space permitting
we will do a one class registration fee. If there is demand there will be more in this series.
Thursdays February 25, March 18, April 29, May 27  Full!
New Monday dates  February 15, March 8, April 12, and May 17 only a few spaces left.
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Kirsten Yee

#101  Jenny Haskins--Sharman's Vintage Garden

1. Thursday Feb 11. Intro session 7 pm. to discuss materials, introduce the class, discuss
layouts and planning. Actual discussion probably about 1 hour, then time for individual help
total 1.5 hours. Might make sense to have you there if  possible re sales and ordering.
2. Thursday March 11. Hands on session 6:30 - 9:30 pm to discuss and work with accurate
hooping and present first block. They will work with exercises rather than an actual block.
Given different machines and the number of stitches involved in doing half of a Grand Dream
hooping I don't think it is realistic to work with a block. Also maybe some still waiting on
threads in their colours or other materials. With exercises we can cover more in terms of
troublesome situations etc. They can learn to accurate hoop with a regular hoop, use the
Grand Dream and rotate and use PP to check things out, and how to interrupt your work.
Based on who ends up registered, may adjust the time frame on this a bit or send some  
without Grand Dream home early. Supply list for this provided in the first session.
3. Thursday April 8, 7 pm  Show and Tell of how they have been doing. Troubleshooting.
Present two more embroidered blocks. Can bring their machine set up if they want individual
help with any follow up issues from the 11th. Not really hands on, but some may want to
bring set up if they really have issues with something. About 2 hr.
4. Thursday May 13,  Hands on Session 7:00 - 9:30 pm  Applique alternatives. Hints, tips
and alternative approaches to applique. They stitch a cornerstone block. These are small and
I think therefore transportable if needed.
5. Thursday June 3, 7 pm Show and Tell, Trouble Shooting. Present 2 of the larger applique
blocks. Probably about 1.5 hr.
6. Thursday July 8, 7 pm Show and Tell, Trouble Shooting. Present how to do the tougher 2
applique blocks for the Grand Dream. Probably about 1.5 hr.
7. Thursday August 12, 7 pm Show and Tell, Trouble Shooting, Present 2 or 3 embroidery
blocks. Probably about 1.5 hr.
8. Thursday September 9, 7 pm. Show and Tell, Trouble Shooting, Present 2 or 3 embroidery
blocks. Probably about 1.5 hr.
9. Thursday October 7,
7pm. Show and Tell, Trouble Shooting, Center medallion. Probably
about 1.5 hr.
10. Thursday November 4, 7pm  . Show and Tell, Trouble Shooting, Finishing Preliminaries,
deal with those that have missed sessions and need info on specific blocks. Probably about
1.5 hr.
11. Thursday December 16, 7 pm. Show and Tell, Trouble Shooting, Finishing top discussion
and demo. Probably about 1.5 hr.
12. Thursday To be announced, 7 pm. Show and Tell, Trouble Shooting, last questions and
fun gathering. Probably about 1.5 hr
Kirsten Yee   12 sessions  $165.00
#108   Grids and Grommets Bags
Join Debbie to make this great bag!  Big
grommets are used and so easy to attach, no
tools involved!  This bag is big and great for
shopping, the handles, once pulled, lock the bag
up tight!  So much fun to make and easy too!
There are two patterns to choose from and you
can do either one in class.
Debbie Miller
Saturday March 6       10 - 3pm
$37.50 plus pattern
#105   A Little Somethin' Jacket
Wow, it does not get any easier or practical than this great little
jacket.  You have probably seen Debbie and I wearing this in the
shop.  It goes together so fast and you will want to make it over
and over again.
Kasey Christensen
Wednesday April 21      6 - 9:30
$24.00 plus pattern fee of $12.00
Now available at Poco Sewing and Vacuum, the full line of Jenny Haskins products.... Books, Magazines,
Design Cards, Stabilizers and so much more, even a Jenny Haskins Block of the Month!!  Call to register.
#106   Kasey's Cutting and Pressing Tote
This is a great little project and so usable too.  
One side of the tote is for pressing and the other
for cutting.
Use your own favorite fabrics to create this one of
a kind tote.  Outside pockets are for rotary cutter
and ruler.
Saturday May 29     10 - 4
$40.00 Plus kit fee  $15  
Kit includes two hard boards, one for each side.  
# 87  Make your own panties
There is nothing quite like wearing your own home made
underwear.  Eliminate the things that bother you in store
bought undies.    Custom make them to your own size and
use comfortable fabrics like bamboo or silk knit
Kasey Christensen
Wednesday June 2nd
6:30 - 9:30
$22.50 plus pattern and supplies.
#107  Serenity Shoulder Bag with Texture Magic
This classy shoulder bag features a stylish curved flap closure, perfect
for showcasing a unique fabric.  You will be adding interest to the flap
by using Texture Magic!  Texture Magic is truly an amazing product, you
will learn to use this product and go on to making all kinds of other
projects using it.
Dawn Fielden
Saturday  May 1st
10 - 4 pm    $40 plus supplies