ASG's Virtual Mini-Conference classes and events run from Friday Sept. 11 through Sunday Sept. 13. Be sure to catch Rae's class on Saturday morning. Register here. The vendor-packed Exhibit Hall is full of both large and small sewing and quilting businesses selling fabric, notions, patterns, sewing furniture, machines, threads, projects,…
SEW DISTINCTIVE MIXED FABRIC GARMENTS: TRANSFORMING STASH INTO CLOTHES THAT FIT YOUR CURVES AND YOUR LIFESTYLE. Join Rae on September 12th for this look at fun and functional clothing you can make, bringing together beloved fabric and your favorite styles. This trunk show and demonstration will help you discover the…
Join the fun in this online Zoom class with Rae Cumbie and the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo. Class Description: Are your fashion knit creations effortless to wear or do they stretch akwardly in some places and ride up in others? Take a close up look at several fitting tricks…
Join the fun in this online Zoom class with Rae Cumbie and the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo. Class Description: Can you find pants that are comfortable and are styled with the finishes you like best? Need a pattern that has all the elements for your perfect pants? Take control…
Join the fun in this online Zoom class with Rae Cumbie and the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo. Class Description: If you can make a quilt, you can create a quilted jacket that fits well while looking and feeling great. Learn how to gather great materials, plan your designs, work…
Spend an action-packed day with Carrie and Rae and the Richmond/Charlottesville American Sewing Guild chapter, experimenting with a variety of embellishment techniques that enhance both gifts and garments. Stretch your fabric-mixing muscles as you create small samples that can have a fanciful impact on your DIY sewing. Explore hand stitching…
If you love the look of drapey shirts, tops and pants that glide smoothly over your figure but are afraid to cut and sew these lovely fabrics, this is your class. Learn the sewing techniques that tame a variety of fluid woven and knit fabrics. Consider the fit and styles that are…
Spend a week in July with Rae Cumbie* and Carrie Emerson** of Fit for Art Patterns at La Cascade Artists Retreat in Durfort, an enchanting medieval artisan village in the Languedoc region of France, exploring the countryside and a variety of fabric embellishing and surface design techniques. The mornings will be spent in…
Join Rae and Carrie to celebrate the release of their new book Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets. All of the jackets and coats featured in the book will be at the party so you can get a close up look while you get your own signed copy. The Party is hosted…
Our dear friend Susan McCauley, owner of Mekong River Textiles, is hosting an open house and book signing for Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets at her showroom in Silver Spring, MD. We invite you to join us at 10:30 a.m. for a short talk by the authors, Rae and Carrie, and…
