Seacoast Sewing And Quilting

Sew What?
Sunday, Feb 16 10:00am – 12:00pm
Cost: $35.00
Instructor: Jenn Jachowicz
Please call to reserve your seat. 603-373-0151

What do want to sew? Join a garment based sewing group meeting on the first Monday of the month. You can work on sewing the project of your choice. Repurposed clothing projects are welcome. Or maybe you want to stitch a simple pair of pj pants from pattern layout to stitching the hem. Jenn has a background in pattern drafting and design. She has tons of experience in garment construction and can guide you as you stitch the garment of your choice. Basic sewing skills required. Receive 10% off items purchased at Seacoast Sewing for class and on items purchased during class.

Payment due in full at time of sign up. Class fee will be refunded in full if we cancel or if student cancels at the latest one week before class begins.

Sallie Tomato Aurora Bag Class
Thursday, Feb. 20 9am – 6pm (set up begins at 8am)
Cost: $165.00 includes lunch
Instructor: Kathy Seymour
Please call to reserve your seat. 603-373-0151

BIO: Kathy Seymour is a Certified Sallie Tomato Educator who has been sewing for more than 40 years and teaching for more than 20. She began sewing with her mother as a young child. Through the years she has made mohair teddy bears, home decor, quilts, clothing and lots of bags. Kathy loves teaching and helping others find joy in creating something special. She is excited to partner with Sallie Tomato because their patterns, videos and supplies are exceptional. Her other interests include needle felting, birding, skiing, inline skating and gardening.

CLASS DESCRIPTION:

The Aurora bag is a stylish, roomy tote (15-1/4” wide, 15” high, and 5” deep) with metal hardware and faux leather contrasts that make it an eye-catching everyday hold all. The Aurora features a large interior slip pocket, a top zipper closure, an optional adjustable crossbody strap and optional bling like purse feet, tassel and metal bag tag. This style is perfect for all occasions and the pattern design makes it accessible for new bag makers using a domestic sewing machine. You can even skip the zipper and create an open tote if you want.

In this class you will learn how to use zipper-by-the-yard, rivets, purse feet and strap hardware. We will have samples of different types of faux leather, cork and webbing, and discuss how to adapt any pattern to use these materials for straps. If you’ve been wanting to add a professional touch to your bags, this class will show you how.

NOTES: Pattern purchase is required. Cutting and interfacing fabric is required before class. You will receive instructions upon registration. Hardware, zipper, webbing and faux leather is available from the instructor on the day of class. A maximum of 8 students will be allowed in this class.

The Painted Coneflower Class
Friday, February 21 9:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: $179.00 (includes lunch)
Instructor: Tracy Szanto
LOCATION: Holiday Inn, Portsmouth NH

Please call to reserve your seat as this event fills quickly and space is limited. 603-373-0151

In this class we’ll be combining two of my favorite fabric art mediums, Selvages, and Painting on Fabric with Inktense Pencils! We’ll be creating from start to finish a one-of-a-kind quilted wall hanging by creating a backdrop of selvages with interesting words, and color codes. Then layer a transparent painted coneflower over the backdrop using Inktense Pencils. Finishing it off with simple line quilting, corner triangles for hanging, and a binding.

I look forward to sharing my passion for Fiber Art with you!

Supply List:

Coneflower Painting
On Selvages
Wall Hanging Class

• Sewing machine, heavy duty machine needles as we will be sewing through many layers (bring extra machine needles), neutral and black thread and several pre-wound bobbins, zig zag foot, and straight stitch foot, free motion quilting foot (I like use a walking foot that can allow both zig zag and straight stitch)
  Note: Know how to install these feet on your machine before class, also bring instruction book for your machine for reference.
• Scissors, straight pins, safety pins
• 2 pencil, Fine tip archive waterproof ink marker, FriXion Pen (You find of these at Staples)
• Painter’s tape
• Rotary cutter, large see through ruler (approx. 6”x 24”), cutting board.
• Small iron and ironing board/pad
• Silicone sheet, or parchment paper, and something to clean your iron just in case you get adhesive on it.
• 1 yard Heat and Bond Lite, Steam A Seam Light, or Misty Fuse (Found at Joann Fabrics)
• 5/8-yard Fabric of your choice for backing
  Cut: 21” x 27”
• Muslin
  Cut: 15”x21”
• Batting
  Cut: 21” x 27”
• Binding fabric Black (I prefer Kona)
  Cut: 2 strips 2.5” X WOF
  Cut: 2 4”Squares (these are for the corner hangers on the back)
• Selvages approximately 25 to 30 (pick ones with cute quotes or words and color codes)
  Cut lengths to be 25” long.
  Width of Selvage can vary you will need at least ¼ above the top of any words or color codes. Note: If not sure these can be trimmed during the class. I will have selvages to share if you don’t have enough.
• Light Box for tracing Coneflower

Supplies listed below will be available for shared class use only. Some of these items will also be available for sale at the end of class.

o Inktense Pencils
o Fabric Medium
o Paint Brushes
o Artist Erasers
o Enclosed Pencil Sharpers
o Coneflower Template

The Nyla Jacket
Sewing Experience Level: Beginner
Instructor: Patricia Newman
Date: Monday, March 10, 2025
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: $69 & purchase of pattern $24.99
Please call to reserve your seat. 603-373-0151

The simplicity of the Nyla Jacket design combined with the bright, bold fabric makes for a wonderful and wearable garment. It is the ideal jacket for those slightly cool autumn and spring days. The HUGE hood makes it very cozy and attractive and it has deep pockets. Easy to sew, wonderful to wear – what is not to like?! Make yours from two identical jelly rolls OR use a lightweight to medium weight fabric that you absolutely love! This is a multi-size pattern: all sizes from S to 3 XL are on the same pattern. It was created for a person approximately 5’6″ tall. If your height is above or below, you may adjust pattern length by a few inches to the bottom of the pattern.

*** PLEASE READ IMPORTANT ***

If you are using jelly roll strips to make your jacket, you must complete STEP 1 BEFORE class. Here are the instructions for STEP 1:

Step 1: With RIGHT SIDES together, sew all the strips together to form one “body” of fabric. Each jelly roll is composed of 42 strips. Repeat this step for the second jelly roll and attach the two pieces together forming one piece of fabric with 84 strips.

*** SUPPLY LIST ***

_ 2 Jelly Rolls

_ 3 Yards Coorindating/Contrasting Print for Lining

_ 1 Yard Woven Fusible Interfacing (for the FRONT FACING)

_ 5 1.5″ Buttons (Optional) You can use leftover strips as a belt or use leftover scraps to cover buttons or use no buttons at all

_ Sewing Machine in good working condition

_ Scissors

_ Pins

_ Sewing Gauge

_ Chalk or Marker

_ Coordinating Thread

Scrap Crazy 6 Wall Hanging or Table Topper
Friday, April 18 2025 11am – 2pm
Cost: $35
Instructor: Maggie Emmens
Level: Experienced Beginner
Please call to reserve your seat. 603-373-0151

Ever wonder how to use Creative Grids plastic templates? Come to class to learn how to sew the Scrap Crazy squares to make a cute wall hanging or table center. You should be able to create this wall hanging in class. Creative Grid templates for this class are available at Seacoast Sewing & Quilting. You will receive a 10% discount on all purchases of notions for this class.

Skills required: how to cut fabric with a rotary cutter, sew a 1/4” seam, and square up.

Tool Requirements

• Sewing machine in good working order, with a new needle (extra needles, if needed). Please remember the foot pedal and power cord!
• ¼” foot or tape to mark a ¼” guide line on the machine
• Rotary cutter, with a new blade (extra blades, if needed)
• Pins and needles, pin cushion
• Thread
• Scissors and/or snips
• Cutting ruler (12”)
• Squaring ruler
• Creative Grids 6” Scrap Crazy template set (has 4 pieces), including instructions
• Seam ripper
• Marking tools
• Fabric labeling tools (sticky notes, alpha-labeled binder clips, Alphabitties, etc)
• Note taking materials (eg., notebook, paper, pen/pencil)

Fabric Requirements:

• Six (6) Fat Eighths (vary fabric colors)*

Prep work before class:
Lightly starch each fat eighth with a dry iron — use Best Press or equivalent. The light starch will keep the angles from stretching when handling and sewing. The emphasis here is light starch since this shrinks fabric and there should not be too much shrinkage.

Fabric needed to finish:

• Binding fabric ¼ yd
• Backing fabric ⅔ yd
• Batting

* Fat Eighths are 9” x 21” cuts of fabric