Spend the summer with us learning how to sew by making lots of exciting projects that are fun to wear and use. The classes are geared for young beginners, 10 years old and up. Parents must sign a release form to leave their children with us. Our classroom is small, so space is limited to six participants. You may bring your own sewing machine if you have one, but it must be in good working order. If not, we have a few classroom machines that are available for use. The class is every Wednesday morning from June 4 through August 6 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The class fee for EACH class is $20. Students provide their own supplies, too. A supply list can be obtained for each class separately. However, the Basic Sewing Kit that you will need to bring to each class includes:
- Sharp fabric shears (bent handle) *
- Water erasable marking pen * or chalk pencil
- Pin cushion or Grabbit magnetic pin holder
- Sewing pins (the ones with the big balled heads are easier to use)
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Seam ripper*
- 6” seam gauge (metal ruler with a slider)
- 1 pkg. size 80 Universal needles*
- Thimble to fit the middle finger
- Point turner
- Hand sewing needles
- 1 large safety pin
- Tape measure (60” size is good)
- A container with a lid to store all of these (It can be a shoe box, a sewing box, or a basket.) Please put your name on it or tie a ribbon on it so that you will know that it is yours. All items in your box needs to be labeled with your name, also.
The third project will be a reversible tote. You will learn how to topstitch by making this project. The supply list for this tote class is as follows:
- 1 1/8 yd. of 54” wide fabric OR 1 ¼ yd. of 45” wide fabric for tote body and outer handle
- 7/8 yd. 45” wide fabric for tote lining and inner handle
- ¾ yd. light to medium weight quilt batting
- 1¼ yd. of medium weight craft fusible interfacing
- ¾” magnetic closure
- Sewing machine*, all of its feet, accessories, foot control, and power cord if you are bringing your own machine
- All-purpose sewing thread in a color to match your project
- A bobbin filled with sewing thread for this project
- Basic Sewing Kit
* These items are available in the Viking Sewing Gallery. Tell the cashier that you are buying for a class and we will give you a class discount. (This is just in the Viking Sewing Gallery—not JoAnn’s cashiers.) If you do not have most of these items, you can buy the Dritz Start to Sew Kit from JoAnn’s. You can use your 40% off coupon when notions are not on sale. It is $15.99 and contains a pair of sewing shears, a pin cushion, a thimble, needle threader, pins, tape measure, seam ripper, seam gauge, tracing wheel, tracing paper, chalk marking pencil, and hand sewing needles.
Check the calendar for more Sew Young Sew Fun classes for the remainder of the summer.