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Sew On...Sew Forth 1 www.westsidesewing.com 319-365-3075 Volume 25 No. 2 Summer Classes 20203
You’re ALL Heroes and we salute you! Over 7,500 masks have been delivered to
medical and care facilities! Abbie Smith Angela Anthony Ann Lafler Barb Hutchens Barb Schroeder Carol Ecker Carolyn Horton Cheryl O'Donnell Chris Stolba Cindy Kettelkamp Crystal Grave Dana Arenas Dawn Baker Deb Brown Deb Toy Debra Winter Denise Eggers Donna Ahee Doris Frazier Dorothy Hampton Edith Lubben Grace Meyer Jane Breitwisbh Janet Bartz Jo Hansen Joyce Haugen Judy Hannah Judy Hannam Julie Folkmann Karen Wilson Katie Folkmann Kathleen Stoppelmoor Kathy Carney Kathy Gauger Kathy Hartgrave Kathy Kelm Kathy Pudzuvelis Keri Vanzee Laura Phelps Laurie Keller Linda Hayward Linda Peterson Lindsay Beaman Lisa Oberreuter Lisa Skilang Loesje Shema Mary Schlichte Margaret Triplett Maria Perez Marie Timko Marilyn Benge Marjorie Young Mary Ann Panosh Mary Nell Caldwell Donna Madson Melinda Crow Monica Magee Nancy Baker Nancy Pruin Nancy Ricklefs Nikki Nezerka Pat Smith Roxanne Emery Salma Igram Sandy Antons Sara Clark Sarah Else Sharon Vogt Sheila Erdman Sheila Lehman Shelley Gehl Shirley Schmidt Sonya Robertson Stephanie Cobert Teresa Leibold
Virjean Dotson Carolyn Dahlem
And Thank You to the hundreds of you that purchased and made our mask kits so we could deliver them to the hospitals!
Friday, August 28 & Saturday, August 29
Anita University 502, In The Hoop 2!
Cross Your Fingers! WE HOPE!!
Thank you to ALL of our Call to Actions Sewers!
We could not have done it without you!
Thank you! To all of you who
are currently
registered… More info this summer!
West Side Sewing Hours 9 to 8 Thursday 9 to 5 All Other Days
Closed on SundaysVisit us at www.westsidesewing.com
Email: [email protected]
319-365-3075 1-800-798-1655
QUILT SOCIAL 1 (1 hr session) FREE! Carolyn
Calling all quilters & hope-to-be quilters!
Come and join us at the WSS Quilt Social.
This class will offer you an opportunity to
share your thoughts and talents in the area of
quilting. If you are just learning to quilt you
can gain valuable information from the more
experienced quilters to help you along the
“quilting road.” Each social begins with a show & share session followed by
a program.
Saturday August 15 9:30-10:30 am
BEGINNING QUILTING 101 2 (2 ½ hr sessions) $35 + Kit fee Carolyn
Never made a quilt before and would like to?
Then this class is for you! Create a
memorable 45" x 75" quilted throw that
you’ll enjoy for years. Best of all, you’ll
complete this project in class! Must come
prior to class date for fabric selection.
Machine required. WSS Kit fee required.
Tuesday July 14 & 21 9:30-12:00 pm OR
Thursday August 6 & 13 6:00-8:30 pm
FREE MOTION QUILTING 1 (2 ½ hr session) $35 +Kit Fee Carolyn
Machine quilting is an art created by your
hands, just like hand quilting... the needle just
moves faster. Come to this class so we can
get started learning this fascinating free
motion technique. You’ll be amazed at all of
the tips you’ll learn to achieve those so
desired results that you’ve been looking for.
Machine required. WSS Kit fee required.
Thursday July 16 6:00-8:30 pm OR
Tuesday August 11 9:30-12:00 pm
NEW! STENCIL WITH STYLE
2 (3 hr sessions) $35 +Kit fee Carolyn
Many of you have noticed the beautiful
quilted Hoffman panel wall hangings that are
featured on various quilting sites. Instead of
trying to select various free motion quilting
designs, we will use a preprinted paper
pattern. Once it is stitched, the paper is easy
to remove. The result will be a beautiful floral
wall hanging. Machine required. WSS Kit fee required.
Saturday July 11 & 18 1:00-4:00 pm OR
Tuesday July 28 & August 4 9:30-12:30 pm
NEW! QUILT FINISHING TECHNIQUE 1 (2 hr sessions) $25 +Kit fee Carolyn
A simple table runner will be stitched together
to begin this project. Stitch-in-the-ditch
quilting will be used. In finishing the borders,
piping, and binding will be added. The piping
will be made with cording and fabric. The
binding will be made with continuous bias cut
strips. Machine required. WSS Kit fee
required.
Thursday July 23 1:00-3:00 pm
NEW! RULERS 101
1 (3 hr sessions) $30 +Kit fee Carolyn
Using free motion rulers with your sewing
machine can be a huge help in creating beautiful
free motion quilting designs! If you already
know how to use the rulers, or if you have never
used them, come to class to learn, review, and
refresh your techniques. Quilt a project you
already have ready, or make samples of different
designs. Machine required. WSS Kit fee required.
Thursday July 9 5:30-8:30 pm
NEW! QUILT AS YOU GO 2 (2 ½ hr sessions) $35 +Kit fee Carolyn
Quilt as you go is an easy and fun method of
making a table runner or quilt. In using this
method of construction the piecing and
quilting are done at the same time. You do not
have to put the three layers (top, batting and
backing) together and then do the quilting. All
that remains is binding the edges. Machine
required. WSS Kit fee required.
Thursday August 6 & 13 1:00-3:30 pm
NEW! HQ RULERS
1 (2 hr sessions) $25 Katie
Rulers are all the rage! Come to this class to see
how to generate fill patterns. You’ll be amazed
at the different shapes you can create.
Saturday August 1 9:30-11:30 am
NEW! HQ PROSTITCHER SIMULATOR 1 (2 hr sessions) FREE! **A.T. Katie
You’ve got your quilt tops ready to go, but
haven’t used your Prostitcher for a while.
Come to this class and get refreshed with the
basics using simulation with your Prostitcher.
WSS Prostitcher required.
Monday August 3 1:00-3:00 pm
QUILTING
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Don’t Forget!! Class Tuitions are FREE when you purchase a
$50 Class Pass!*
*some exclusions apply
BEGINNING SEWING 101
1 (1 ½ hr session) $20 +Kit Fee Keri
This is the perfect entry level class if you’re
wanting to learn to sew. Make a pillow case
with a coordinating cuff. We will teach the
basics of fabric preparation, seams, pressing,
and making great corners! Machine
required. WSS Kit Required.
Thursday July 23 6:00-7:30 pm OR
Thursday August 20 1:30-3:00 pm
NEW! TWIN NEEDLE FUN 1 (3 hr session) $25 +Kit fee Betty
Why would I use the twin needle you ask…let
me show you how easy and fun it is. You will
see different techniques and ideas plus use
two different colors to double the fun.
Machine required. WSS Kit Required.
Thursday August 6 5:30-8:30 pm
NEW! FLIP FLOP FUN
1 (4 hr session) $30 +Kit Fee Betty
We are ready for summer shoes! This mini
quilt features flip flops made out of bright
material and faux leather straps. The added
buttons really adds fun to this project. What a
great way to sew on different textures and use
the mitered binding tool. Machine required.
WSS Kit Required.
Wednesday June 17 9:30-11:30 am/ 12:00-2:00 pm OR
Thursday June 18 5:00-8:30 pm (3 ½ hr session)
NEW! SPARKLING STAR
1 (4 hr sessions) $30 +Kit fee Betty
Sparkles everywhere! This patriotic mini quilt
done in red, white, and blue is a great way to
perfect your applique techniques with stars!
You’ll also be sewing on different mediums.
Machine required. WSS Kit Required
Wednesday June 24 9:30-11:30 am/12:00-2:00 pm OR
Saturday June 27 9:30-11:30 am/12:00-2:00 pm
NEW! SUMMER SAIL
1 (4 hr session) $30 +Kit Fee Betty
Nothing better than sunshine and sails! This
summer block will have a dimensional sail to
blow in the wind. For more fun, try different
applique stitches, and sew with a Teflon H
foot! Machine required. WSS Kit
Required.
Saturday July 25 9:30-11:30 am/12:00-2:00 pm OR
Wednesday July 29 9:30-11:30 am/12:00-2:00 pm
NEW! SERGER FUN
1 (4 hr sessions) $30 +Kit fee Carolyn
Has your serger been sitting in the closet for a
while? Let’s get it out and make a quick and
easy project. A placemat will be constructed
using a three thread wide overlock stitch. The
napkin will be finished with a rolled edge
stitch. A sewing machine is needed to quilt
the placemat before serging the edges.
WSS Serger required. WSS Kit Required
Saturday August 1 9:30-12:00 pm/12:30-2:00 pm
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We hope you and your family
are doing well!
We’re excited to see all of you and get
back to classes and trainings.
West Side Sewing Guidelines:
-Sanitize hands when entering our store.
-You’re required to wear a mask at all times while
in the store.
-Maintain 6’ social distancing while in store.
-Class size will be limited to maintain distancing.
-Each student will be at their own table.
-Classrooms, training areas will be sanitized daily
after classes and trainings.
-PLEASE don’t come to class, shop or socialize if
you’re not feeling well or have been in contact with
anyone who has been sick, until you have isolated
for 2 weeks.
-Your purchased Spring Class Pass will transfer to
Summer Classes.
As we go forward with our classes and
trainings, we are trying our best to keep
West Side Sewing
open and safe for all of us!
EMBROIDERY 101 TECHNIQUES In few words said... these classes are for you. These hands-on classes will
take you through all of the many embroidery applications. Try embroidery
applique, cutwork, using optional hoops, 3 dimensional designs, chenille and
sew much more. Intimidated by embroidering on plush towels, t-shirts, etc?
These classes will get you feeling like an embroidery pro in no time
GET SET TO EMBROIDER 1 (1 ½ hr session) FREE! **A.T. Staff
This class is for NEW EMBROIDERY
MACHINE OWNERS. Learn how to hoop
your fabric properly, operate the unit, rotate
designs and much more. This class is also
useful for the embroiderer who wants to
review the basics. (Must bring your Viking
machine with embroidery unit). WSS Kit
Required.
Tuesday August 18 1:00-2:30 pm
EMBROIDERY STABILIZER
WORKSHOP 1 (1 ½ hr session) FREE!**A.T. Katie
This is a workshop that develops skills in
hooping, stabilizing and placement. You’ll be
learning a variety of toppings, backings, spray
adhesives and helpful products. No machine
necessary.
Saturday July 11 1:00-2:30 pm OR
Monday July 20 1:00-2:30 pm
EMBROIDERY SOCIAL
1 (1 ½ hr session) FREE! Katie
As always, bring something for “show and
tell” and have your name entered for a door
prize. We are excited to share what’s new in
the embroidery world! We’ll be
demonstrating quilting with the magnetic
hoop. This is an easy way to bring your quilts
to life.
Monday August 17 1:00-2:30 pm OR
Saturday August 22 9:30-11:00 am
CUSTOMIZING BASICS
1 (2 ½ hr session) FREE!**A.T. Betty
This embroidery class is the perfect overview
of your “Part 2” private training. Practice
positioning, rotation, scale, resize, zoom,
duplicate, mirror, fonts, and more! (Must
bring your WSS Viking Sewing and
Embroidery machine). WSS Kit Required.
Thursday July 2 6:00-8:30 pm
POSITIONING 1 & 2 1 (2 ½ hr session) FREE! **A.T. Betty
No more graphs; no more lines; no more
guessing! Your embroidery machine lets you
put your design exactly where you want it.
Learn steps 1 & 2 of Design Positioning and
then use it to place two designs together. Also
learn how to save stabilizer and stitch your
design multiple times in the hooping. WSS
Viking Designer EPIC, Diamond, Ruby and Topaz 50 with embroidery
unit required. WSS Kit Required.
Thursday July 16 6:00-8:30 pm
POSITIONING 3 & 4 1 (2 ½ hr session) FREE! **A.T. Betty
You’ve learned how to use points 1 & 2. Now
learn points 3 & 4 in which you can rotate and
line up your design. You can take it
completely out of the hoop and still line up
the designs to stitch them out. Must have
taken Positioning 1 & 2. WSS Viking
Designer EPIC, Diamond, Ruby and Topaz
50 with embroidery unit required. WSS Kit Required.
Thursday August 13 6:00-8:30 pm
NEW! FLUFFY THINGS 101
1 (2 ½ hr session) FREE! **A.T. Betty
It is cold and we all love warm and fluffy
things whether it be a big towel or plush robe.
Come learn to personalize one – which
stabilizer, how to hoop (or not) and topping to
use. Viking or Pfaff Embroidery Machine
and Embroidery Unit required. WSS Kit
Required.
Saturday July 18 9:30-12:00 pm OR
Wednesday July 22 9:30-12:00 pm
NEW! FREESTANDING DESIGNS 101
1 (2 ½ hr session) FREE!**A.T. Betty
Have you ever embroidered using only a
water soluble stabilizer? In this class you’ll
stitch out a bracelet on Aqua Magic, wet it
and voila! You’ll have a freestanding elegant
bracelet. Learn about other designs that work
great with this technique. Viking or Pfaff
Embroidery Machine and Embroidery
Unit required. WSS Kit Required.
Wednesday August 5 9:30-12:00 pm OR
Thursday August 20 6:00-8:30 pm
NEW! WATERCOLOR EMBROIDERY
1 (3 hr session) $35 +Kit fee Katie
Come and learn how to create beautiful
embroidery designs that look like they were
painted with color! Watercolor confetti is a
technique that incorporates a placement stitch
and tacking stitch that is used for traditional
applique. This technique is unique because it
uses a continuation of confetti and applique
layering to mimic traditional hand painted brush strokes. Viking or Pfaff
Embroidery Machine and Embroidery Unit required. WSS Kit
Required.
Monday August 10 9:30-12:30 pm
EMBROIDERY
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VIKING & PFAFF KNOW HOW & 101 TECHNIQUES
MASTERING THE BASICS 1 (2 ½ hr session) FREE!*A.T. Betty
You’ve had your personal training, but just
need a little refresher. Practice your
buttonholes, try all 25-29 needle positions,
review threads, work with all the feet that
came with your machine, learn about needles
and more. Viking OR Pfaff Machine
required. WSS Kit Required.
Tuesday July 21 1:30-4:00 pm OR
Saturday August 15 1:30-4:00 pm
PROGRAMMING & MORE
1 (2 ½ hr session) FREE!*A.T. Carolyn
You’ve mastered the basics with your
machine... now it’s time to get more
advanced. Refresh yourself on all of the
programming capabilities of your machine.
See how simple it is to create beautiful,
decorative stitch borders. Learn to save your
stitches in your stitch memory bank. Work
with your mirroring functions, different thread weights and more! Viking or
Pfaff Machine required. WSS Kit Required.
Tuesday July 7 9:30-12:00 pm OR
Thursday August 20 6:00-8:30 pm
NEW! PREMIER+2 CREATE A FILL
1 (3 hr session) FREE! Katie
Do you have a hard time remembering what all
your fill options are? If so, this is the class for
you! We will be making a sampler of all the
different fill types for your personal reference
guide. We will start with digitizing our guide
and then STITCH IT OUT! Pattern fill, motif
fill, shape fill, radial fill, and many more. WSS
PREMIER+2 ULTRA OWNERS ONLY
Monday June 29 9:30-12:30 pm OR
Saturday July 25 9:30-12:30 pm
NEW! PREMIER+2 BASICS LESSON 1
1 (2 hr session) FREE! Katie
This is a 3 part class introducing you to the
Premier+2 embroidery software! Part one is
an overview of Configure (setting your
personal preferences), Explorer plug-in
(options available through Windows Explorer
without opening the Premier+2 software),
and how to set up your thread library! Part
two will teach you the basic skills, inserting a design, move it around, change
colors, duplicate, rotate, save and export designs! In part three, we will learn
about super design basics, lettering basics, resize, frames and more! These
classes are for all Premier+2 owners! WSS PREMIER+2 OWNERS
ONLY
Part 1
Monday June 1 9:30-11:30 am OR
Saturday June 6 9:30-11:30 am
Part 2
Saturday July 11 9:30-11:30 am OR
Monday July 13 9:30-11:30 am
Part 3
Monday August 17 9:30-11:30 am OR
Saturday August 22 1:00-3:00 pm
NEW! PREMIER+2 LESSON 2 PART 1
1 (2 hr session) FREE! Katie
Now that you have learned the Premier+2
Embroidery Basics, let’s move on to more
advanced options built into the software.
Previewing how designs will stitch out with
design player, a basic overview of Encore,
more advance settings in the home tab, and
different Wizards that are available to all
Premium+2 software owners and more! WSS PREMIER+2 ULTRA
OWNERS ONLY
Monday July 20 9:30-11:30 am
NEW! PREMIER+2 LESSON 3 PART 1
1 (2 hr session) FREE! Katie
We will expand on the Wizard Tab! We will
explore the Express design Wizard, Photo
Stitch Wizard, and Quilt Block Wizard. We
will expand our knowledge of Encore, and
view the different shape options. What about
adding a little bling to your design? No
problem with our Decorations tab! We will
learn how to add decorations to our designs, and how to create a placement
template. WSS PREMIER+2 EXTRA & ULTRA OWNERS ONLY
Saturday August 1 1:00-3:00 pm OR
Monday August 3 9:30-11:30 am
NEW! PREMIER+2 LESSON 6 PART 2
1 (2 hr session) FREE! Katie
Part 2 is Digitizing with Quick, Free Hand, or
Precise Create tools. You will use the Draw
window to create your own image using the
shapes options, learn the difference between
the Quick Create and Precise Create tools, and
how to create beautiful curves with the Bezier
tool. WSS PREMIER+2 ULTRA OWNERS
ONLY
Monday June 15 9:30-11:30 am OR
Saturday June 20 9:30-11:30 am
More details...Class Policy
Everyone is welcome to attend classes at West Side Sewing. Class space is
limited and classes fill quickly, please register early. We strive to teach you
the most at the best possible value.
All classes require advance registration.
Classes involving kits require registration a minimum of 3 days prior to class
date.
Kit payment is required at the time of registration and is non refundable
Receive a 10% class discount on all non-sale supplies used in class. Kits have
been included with a 10% discount.
Classes will be cancelled 3 days prior to class date if insufficient registration.
Sign up early ☺.
Customer cancelling one week or more prior to the class start date will receive
a store credit, if a fee was required. Class Pass classes do not qualify for
credit. If you have not purchased your sewing machine from West Side Sewing your
fees for Advanced Training classes are as follows: *A.T. $75, **A.T. $125.
Note class descriptions where applicable. Class Pass does not apply.
Thank you in advance for helping to make our class program run smoothly.
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Do you enjoy machine sewing, quilting or embroidery?
Your friends at West Side Sewing
are looking to add to their team! We're in search of a highly motivated individual with sewing, presentation and customer service experience.
A team player is a must with the desire to provide excellent customer service and support.
Strong communication skills are also required. For the qualified candidate we will provide
the necessary training to advance in this position.
Contact Shelley today to find out more about this employment position
and if it's right for you!