Well, much like a secret birthday surprise party the Bernina team at We All Sew has invited me to join them during the 2013 Sewing Summit, held here in Salt Lake city. I will help them monitor the +60 Bernina machines they are bringing to the event classrooms (they are a sponsor of the summit) and get to take two classes daily!
This is completely wonderful because I have been in a kind of sewing blues and need my pedal stepped on in a major way. To this end I have selected mostly sewing classes with the exception of a fabric hand printing class. The classes were already quite full so I had just a few left to pick from, but never mind that. Sometimes it's good to be forced to pick things you would usually overlook, it builds character!
The first class I will be attending is taught by Caroline Hulse of Sew Caroline. She is going to walk us though a simple skirt design. We should be able to get it done during the class.
The second class will be Handprinting fabric with Miriam Tribe. I am especially excited about that one, as I am hoping to handprint something onto the skirt I should have made that morning with Caroline, always have a plan!
Miriam blogs at Mad Min and looks like a thoroughly cool cat!
photo copy-pasted with love from her blog
On Saturday it's on to a metal frame clutch making class with Elena Roscoe of Hot Pink Stitches. She is a very accomplished quilter amongst all things and an alumna of the Sewing Summit.
The last class I am hoping to attend is taught by Miranda Anderson who blogs at One Little Minute She will be teaching us how to draw a custom pattern to make our own leggings! I am all over that, since the only ones I like are from Nordstrom and what they lack in variety they do not make up in price...
image also copy/pasted with love from her blog
I am so excited it goes without saying, Alice of Bernina will be there, one of the nicest people I have ever worked with and Melissa Esplin as well, my calligraphy teacher. We are already making plans to meet! Time cannot pass soon enough to the 19th of September!
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This sounds wonderful. I am interested in you teaching me some of the stuff you learn.
Posted by: Deanna | September 05, 2013 at 10:20 AM
I am so excited to meet you, Juliette!
Posted by: Erin | September 11, 2013 at 11:20 AM