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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| #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.
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 |
