Cabrillo Sewing Center 9 May 2008, Friday Sewing Machine Cover, with Janet Locey Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm Construct a sewing machine cover, custom-fit to your own machine! You'll learn how to make and insert piping, plus you'll get a lesson and some practice doing both straight-line and free-motion quilting. Come make a cover in your favorite fabric to protect your machine from dust. Stack the Deck, with Betty Whitman Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm This fast, fun and easy class is based on the book <i>Stack the Deck: Crazy Quilts in 4 Easy Steps</i> by Karla Alexander. Using an assortment of fat quarters, either flannel or regular cotton, students will make a set of easy crazy-pieced blocks by stacking fabric squares into a "deck", cutting them into segments, shuffling the fabrics in the "deck", and sewing the pieces back together again. This is a great way to make quick and easy gift quits. Students should have basic rotary cutting and machine piecing skills. Bernina Mastery with Janet Locey Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm Each of five classes will include a series of samples sewn by the student to keep for future reference. No prerequisites, register for any class at any time or schedule all five at once. Session 1: Machine overview, basic sewing samples, and care and cleaning of the machine. Session 2: Stretch seam samples and hem & edging samples. Session 3: Elastic samples, buttonholes, zippers and mending. Session 4: Gathering samples and specialty needle samples. Session 5: Decorative detail samples and embellishment samples including quilting, appliqué and surface embellishment. For questions regarding this calendar, contact: Webmaster