Cincinnati
The Original Creative Festival June 23-25, 2011

THURSDAY JUNE 23

9 am – 10 am

Easy Jackets With A Designer Look
Instructor: Darlene Miller, Clothes For You
Lecture
Class fee: $10
Here is a pattern you have been asking for! Not only is it easy, it is a perfect blank canvas to showcase a beautiful fabric or for your one-of-a-kind designed fabric. Each art-to-wear jacket can feature a unique fabric you have quilted, beaded, embellished or used for thread play. It will fit, it will be comfortable and you will love hearing all the compliments about your original design.

9 am – 11 am

Cut And Paste Collage
Instructor: Cindy Losekamp Sew Artfully Yours
Hands-on workshop without using sewing machines
Class fee: $20 Kit fee: $25
What comes first…the collage or the shirt? You will find that each process will lead naturally to the next, from initial concept and fabric selection to surface design, stitching, fusing and embellishing. You will love creating your one of a kind masterpiece with Cindy's kind and gentle encouragement. You'll have your choice of several kit combinations. Bring a denim, linen or cotton shirt, or even a jacket that needs some embellishing. Bring your favorite bits…not too many…just a few to make it your own. There is no sewing in this class…you can add your stitching at home. Come and join in the fun!
Kit fee will be paid directly to the instructor.

Drafting Pants With Couture Fit
Instructor: Connie Crawford, Fashion Patterns by Coni
Lecture
Class fee: $20
Learn an amazingly simple draft (from scratch) that results in correctly fitting pants. The keys to couture fit are found in understanding how various waist slopes, crotch depths and overall crotch formulas control the overall pant fit. This pattern draft even accommodates difficult-to-fit bodies, such as mature figures and plus size figures. Connie will also demonstrate how to use the pants and skirt slopers to create various styles including fashion jeans, overalls, elastic waistlines, and a large variety of skirt designs.

9 am – 12 pm (Noon)

Set In Sleeves
Instructor: Cynthia Guffey, Cynthia Guffey
Hands on workshop using sewing machines – Limit 20
Class fee: $40 Kit fee: $15
The key to a smooth sleeve cap is the method used to "work in" the ease. There are few, if any, times in which the fullness should be removed from a sleeve cap because it makes the cap portion of the sleeve smaller and often uncomfortable. The process of creating a smooth cap (free of puckers) involves initial preparation before it is sewn in the armhole. Cynthia will demonstrate the technique and participants will practice the construction with a sample. Using Cynthia's method, you will "set in" the sleeve twice and sew it once.
Kit fee will be paid directly to the instructor.

Romancing The Bedroom
Instructor: Pam Damour, The Decorating Diva
Hands on workshop using sewing machines – Limit 20
Class fee: $30 Kit fee: $30
Join us for a fun and informative program called "Romancing the Bedroom." Decorating Diva Pam Damour will show you how to create a custom look for your bedroom, including tips on bedskirts, duvet covers, shams and headboards. In this half day workshop you will create samples while learning how to make custom bedfittings. You will make a sample section of a bedskirt, pillow sham and duvet cover. You will learn how to create the specialty techniques such as mitered flanges, zipper insertion, double welt and more!
Kit fee will be paid directly to the instructor.

10 am – 1 pm

Follow the Line Machine Quilting
Instructor: Cathy Scovill, Batik Quilts
Hands on workshop using sewing machines – Limit 20
Class fee: $35 Kit fee $35
Kit includes an 18" hand-painted batik panel of your choice, two strips 7 ½" x 18" and two strips 7 ½" x 32", batting 36" square, hand-dyed backing 36" square and variegated thread.
Do you fear making a mistake in machine quilting? Practice your free form machine quilting skills by simply following the lines of a hand-painted batik panel. Learn how to quickly assemble your quilt sandwich with basting spray and begin quilting. Use a hand-dyed fabric for your backing and use variegated thread on top and bottom to create a fantastic reversible project!
Kit fee will be paid directly to the instructor.

10:30 am - 11 am

Bindings - A World of Options
Stage Demo
Free
Presented by Debbie Wendt, Wendt Quilting
From traditional to fused, hand sewn to machine and quilts to clothing, be inspired by an array of binding styles to finish your edges.

11:15 am – 2:15 pm

Take Your Pants Off – And Let's Make Some that FIT!
Instructor: Judy Kessinger, Fit Nice
Hands-on workshop without sewing machines
Class fee: $30 Kit fee $30
Kit includes Master Pants Pattern, instructions to achieve that Perfect pair of Pants, two yards Pattern Ease, one yard of elastic to use in your first pair – all in a canvas tote.
Take the smiles out of your pants – they belong on your face! You will have your measurements personally recorded and draw a pattern that only fits you. Judy will show you how to make any necessary adjustments on the finished garment and then transfer those adjustments to your pattern. Learn all the sewing and fitting tricks to make your pants look perfect. We will also discuss fabric choices for comfy pants. You will feel and look fantastic and look like you've lost 10 pounds! Now go have a candy bar! Students please bring: yardstick, Scotch tape, tape measure, scissors, pencil
Kit fee will be paid directly to the instructor.

11:30 am - 12 pm (Noon)

Fan-tastic Fans
Demo Stage
Free
Presented by Marilyn Doheny, Doheny Publications
This demonstration shows how to take simple strips of "high contrast" fabric (or printed stripped fabric) and using Marilyn Doheny's 9 degree Circle Wedge Rulers - cut wedges at assorted angles creating a diverse array of fan patterns!

12 pm (Noon) – 2 pm

Creative Panache With Applique
Instructor: Cindy Losekamp Sew Artfully Yours
Lecture
Class fee: $20
Learn what it means to master appliqué using a myriad of techniques on quilts, clothing, sweatshirts, wallhangings and home dec samples. You'll see decorative stitch methods, free motion ideas, working from the wrong side with heavy bobbin threads, raw edge techniques, embroidery appliqué and more. Learn about Angelina as a fabric, the best fusible to use, interfacing for shadow through…if you want to appliqué it, there is a way…let Cindy show you how. Join us for this new and innovative hour of power appliquéing.

12:30 pm - 1 pm

Patterns For Your Wearable Art
Demo Stage
Free
Presented by Darlene Miller, Clothes For You
Learn how to select the correct style for your garment patterns that will guarantee every creative item will be an art piece that will be comfortable to wear and look good on you. With this basic information you can create a one-of-a-kind wardrobe of "art to wear" and be proud to wear it!

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm

Tricks of the Trade
Instructor: Debbie Heck, Squiggly Twigs Designs
Lecture
Class fee: $10
Attend this lecture and learn how to gather with your machine and regular foot, cut out a pattern without pins or weights, cut wovens so they don't fray, and many more tricks. Debbie presents tricks she uses to make sewing faster and easier than anyone can imagine.

12:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Make Your Own Heirlooms
Instructor: Bernadette Griffith, Juki America
Hands on workshop using sewing machines – Limit 20
Class fee: $30 Kit fee $30
Fascinated by heirloom sewing techniques but wondering how you can incorporate them into more modern pieces? Then this is the class for you. We are going to look at heirloom sewing techniques and create a sampler piece. Techniques covered include how to use a Wing needle and a Twin needle, bobbin work with silk ribbon, thread and floss and decorative stitch techniques. Please bring scissors, marking pencils, and a clear, plastic ruler to class.
Kit fee will be paid directly to the instructor.

1 pm – 4 pm

Elegant Boudoir Pillow-
Instructor: Pam Folberth, Sew-Ezy Sewing Studio
Hands on Workshop using sewing machines – Limit 20
Class fee: $30 Kit fee: $12
The name says it all- elegant. You might even add heirloom to the name, since this pillow is packed full of so many techniques. You'll learn how to use basic stitches to create beautiful textures. We'll add puffing, shell tucks, lace edging as well as bobbin work as we transform a plain fabric into a work of art.
Kit fee will be paid directly to the instructor.

1:30 pm - 2 pm

Forecast Fall/Winter 2011-12
Demo Stage
Free
Presented by Connie Crawford, Fashion Patterns By Coni
Fall/Winter 2011-12 promises to be a rather complex season, especially due to the difficult international economic situation and its effects on producers, buyers, and consumers. As people become more responsible with their lifestyles, there is a change in attitude about how they dress. Internationally experienced fashion editors who follow the runway shows in Paris, Milan, London, and New York publish a wide variety of magazines, books and color charts. Using this information, Connie Crawford will present the latest in trends in design, fashion, fabric and colors for the fall/winter 2011-2012 season.

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Enclosed Seam Control
Instructor: Cynthia Guffey, Cynthia Guffey
Lecture
Class fee: $10
The basic procedure for constructing any enclosed seam such as collars, cuffs, and facings will be demonstrated. Cynthia will focus on the remaining seam allowances which are the key to controlling the edge once turned: the amount to trim, the order of the grade, and clipping and notching with attention to frequency and amount to remove detailed.

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

4,3,2,1 Done!
Instructor: Debbie Wendt, Wendt Quilting
Hands on workshop using sewing machines – Limit 20
Class fee: $30 Kit fee $25
Quick techniques for a quick quilt! Make a quilt top from beautiful Batik fat quarters. Great for beginners and fun for quilters of any level. Kit includes 8 batik fat quarters, thread and pattern. Optional $22 finishing kit includes backing and binding. Supply list: 6"x24" ruler, rotary cutter, 18"x24" mat, straight pins, pencil and notepad.
Kit fee will be paid directly to the instructor.

2:30 pm - 3 pm

What Is a Batik & What Do You Do With It?
Free Demo Stage presented by Cathy Scovill
A brief history of batik. Step by step samples of how batik fabric paintings are made, from pencil drawing on muslin, through wax and dye techniques, removing wax, to color fast finished fabric. Includes a magnificent trunk show highlighting quilts from wall-hanging to queen size, garments and home dec ideas.

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm

I Want A Pattern That Fits
Instructor: Darlene Miller, Clothes For You
Lecture
Class fee: $10
Want to understand why your favorite clothing is your favorite, why you have difficulty getting some garments to fit and why you do not feel comfortable in some of your clothing you have made? These questions are answered when you learn how important it is to select a pattern that matches your body shape. With this understanding you will be able to select patterns that fit you beautifully.

2:45 pm – 3:45 pm

Room For The Turn
Instructor: Cynthia Guffey, Cynthia Guffey
Lecture
Class fee: $10
Fabric thickness determines the finished interior circumference of a garment. This becomes apparent with thicker fabrics and multiple layers as in waistbands. The ends of cuffs and waistbands are also areas in which room for the turn should be considered to avoid unsightly intersections. Establishing the roll of a collr also consumes fabric. Cynthia will demonstrate the amount to allow in each instance for great results.

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

A "cording" to Pam
Demo Stage
Free
Presented by Pam Damour, The Decorating Diva
Learn the many ways to make corded trim, from single to double welt, to shirred welting and sewing on twisted cord. Cording is among the most economical of trims and they're so easy to make and use. Join Pam and make your sewing projects sizzle!

3:45 pm – 4:45 pm

Elastics….Not Just For Pants!
Instructor: Judy Kessinger, Fit Nice
Lecture
Class fee: $10
Working with elastics can be daunting. Let me show you the easy way to measure, insert and sew. Be creative and achieve different looks…with elastic! Learn the tricks and rewards are fantastic!

Art Quilts In The Making
Instructor: Cindy Losekamp Sew Artfully Yours
Lecture
Class fee: $10
Using any sewing machine, embroidery machine, felting machine or even just stitching by hand…you will love creating these small wonders of beauty. Use all the tools that you have, from rotary cutters, pinking blades, fusibles, bits and pieces of cording and lace, buttons and beads…anything you can think of or have stashed away, waiting for that special time. Over the last 29 years of creative sewing…Cindy has learned a lot, taught a lot and created a lot. Now it's your turn to create what is in your heart and deliver it via your hands. Learn all the basics and get a myriad of ideas for your own art quilt creations in this beautiful and inspiring class.

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