Help Wanted!! - New in the Shop - About US!

Hi everyone!!  When March rolls around on the calendar - it is like you can almost smell spring...we have more days when you can dash from the car to the house or store without a coat, and, I don't know about you all, but for me - the longer hours of daylight are much appreciated!

We have these ADORABLE License plate holders!!!  They are new in the shop - and only $5.99!
We also got this pretty coordinating fabrics this week!  So Springy!
For all of you who joined Karen in her Thangles class - she is doing a little "show and tell" here - she and Lynda have finished quilting and binding her quilt!!!  Look how beautiful it turned out!
I thought I would do a little "overview" of all of us here at Sewing Concepts, this will be especially helpful for anyone who reads the blog that has NOT come in and met us.
Let's start with a little history, Lynda and Duane Remmers established Sewing Concepts in May of 1989.  Lynda – who first learned to sew at the age of 8, was initially interested in owning a fabric store – but, became more interested in the Sewing machines, especially when the embroidery machines became more accessible and popular.   Sewing Concepts is does more in the way of using computers, and the embroidery machines than many other sewing stores.
The interest in the embroidery machines sparked a little something else for Lynda – a company that she and her sister started called HoopSisters.  They create wonderful quilts and accessories that all can be made on the embroidery machines.
Let’s talk about all the things Sewing Concepts carries…..  
It is hard to know where to begin!  OK, we can begin with the main event – Sewing machines!! 
Sewing Concepts is an Authorized Janome Dealer, and carry a full ine of Janome sewing machines and accessories.   We also have Sergers! 
We also have the Janome Quilt Maker Pro Long-arm Sewing Machine, AND the Pro-Stitcher Robotics. This little computer and long arm team work wonderfully together to make even the most detailed quilting fun and easy!.
Sewing Concepts services, tunes up and cleans all makes and models of sewing machines, we have our own workshop in our Carpentersville location, but, you can drop off your machine at either of our locations.
When you purchase any sewing machine at Sewing Concepts – we will give you a full lesson to show you how to use all the features on your new machine.   If you purchase a long arm from us – we will come and set up the table, the machine and the robotics, where you want it in your home, and do the lesson there!
As you can see from the photo of the long arm in the shop – not only is that fun machine for sale, but we also use it – for the quilting services we have available!  You can bring in your quilt and we will talk with you about the best way to go about quilting the quilt top you have put so much time into.
As far as Threads go – we carry Mettler – Robison Anton – Aurifil  - King Tut ––  Maxi Lock threads for Sergers, we also have invisible treads and water soluble thread.
We have an ever changing variety of CLASSES…  Retreats… Events…
PLEASE see our class list on line – it is the best way to see WHAT we are making – WHEN we are making it – and get all the details about the class, including supply lists, and what experience you need for the class.
if we are having a class in something – we will have all the patterns and notions and materials available right in the store -and if you are getting these materials for a class – there is a 20% discount!
 
We are also – once again – doing our Block of the Month, and this year is it a quilt called Sisterhood. By HoopSisters.  In this monthly class – you come in, and learn any techniques that will be needed to make that months blocks, and you go home with the digital files for your embroidery machine, and at then of the year – you have THIS~  Like all HoopSisters patterns – this is exclusive to our customers who take the class, you can’t purchase the pattern for 2 years otherwise.
Another exciting Retreat Event we are offering is the Sisterhood Retreats!
Here is a preview of our NEXT retreat!
                  
            If you join us for one of these retreats – The Sisterhood Retreats are done quarterly – and are at a cost of $99.00 for the quarter.  The class price includes ALL above pictured designs, and materials for one of the projects that we do in class.   It should also be noted – that the only way you can get these designs is to take the class.   These designs are not available to the general public for 2 years!  That way our customers and shops have these exclusive designs all to themselves for a little bit!
No surprise here – but – Patterns – we carry a full line of the available HoopSister patterns – and Batttilizer, which is a combination of stabilizer and batting, and also – HoopShape, which is a soft foam stabilizer that fits perfectly with many of the Hoopsisters projects for the Sisterhood Retreats and HoopClub projects. http://www.hoopsisters.com, but we also have a variety of patterns for quilts, and bags, Aprons and baskets, tuffetts, and many other things!!

We also offer Kimberbell exclusives classes and kits!
We also carry stabilizers, Interfacings, Steam a Seam, Pillow Forms, Batting and all kinds of notions, and Olfa rulers, and rotary cutters, zippers, and Velcro, and magnetic snaps, and regular snaps, measuring gizmo’s and all manner of other doo dads to make your sewing more accurate and fun!  Let’s face it – who does not like a new tool!!??
We  carry Daylight brand lighting – and have many different lights, because sewing aficionado’s have many different lighting needs!  So we have table top – floor lamp – and clamp on styles in a variety of sizes.
We carry a full line of Horn Sewing furniture – and Janome has wonderful custom tables that we also carry – and just look at the ADORABLE little Arrow brand Chairs!  The little black one actually has hydraulics!  And they all have storage in the seat!
FABRICS!!!  Fabric is so much fun…   We carry lines from Hoffman, Michael Miller, Free Spirit and Moda Solids – Moda Grunge – Holiday Fabrics and we have an entire section of Batiks from both Hoffman and Moda –
We also have a very large section of Sale Fabrics – that – are $4.50 a yard right now!

We have classrooms for all those ever changing patterns and designs we teach – and we also sell the Tutto and Blue Fig cases to help get your machine and all your gear to classes!


 Ok Friends!  What we are looking for are TEACHERS!  Yes - we want to add MORE classes, have more fun, meet more people, learn more from you all,  which, in turn, means, we need more TEACHERS!

If you have a class you would like to teach, put together your information ( Experience teaching - samples of classes you have done - where you taught - how long - You  know - that kind of thing! ) and PLEASE email that information to:  sewingconcepts@ameritech.net










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