Toolin' Around This Saturday!

Singer 9960---High Customer Satisfaction

The Singer 9960 is a machine that our managers and staff like enough to buy for themselves. With an electronic threading system, 600 built in stitches including alphabets for limited embroidery, this machine is versatile and easy with advanced features.

The all electronic keypad is intuitive and easy to use. The bed is long enough to get a quilt through between needle and arm. It even comes with an extension table for those big projects. There are 18 feet included to help you with rolled hems, piping, and other tasks. The needle has 25 positions and you can drop the feed dogs for things like free motion quilting.

But most of all this machine is sturdy and dependable. It has one of the highest customer satisfaction in the line. And when you buy it from us you receive free instruction so you can take advantage of all the wonderful things you can do with this machine. Have an issue after purchase? Come see us and we'll work it out. We support what we sell so you'll be sure to be happy with your purchase for many years to come.  

Two Weeks to Go!

With Mother's Day just over two weeks away, time is running out to get Mom that perfect gift. Hurry into the sewing center and grab one of these great gifts:

We have deluxe sewing baskets on sale this month for $20. Fill the basket up with notions and take an additional 20% of everything you can fit into the basket. Add a few colors of Hemingworth or Floriani thread, a pair of specialty scissors, and a couple of rolls of stabilizer. Add a specialty sewing machine foot from the Husqvarna Viking line.  Top off with a fat quarter for Mom's fabric stash and a gift certificate for a class and Mom will feel so special and appreciated. Remember the sewing box sale is only until the end of April so hurry in.

The Perfect Gift for Mom

Babies need clothes and  a great gift for a new Mom is a sewing machine so she can create for the family. All our sewing machines come with a free class to learn how to use the machine and support when there's a question. Don't forget that we have some great deals in effect on sewing machines. Some models even have no interest financing for a limited time and only while supplies last.

 

Are you looking for something to make Mom this Mother's Day? Come in and we'll help you with the design details. We have some great ideas---just take a look at all the inspiration on our idea walls. Here are just a few ideas from our stores:

 

Wall Art made with Hemingworth Thread and Dakota Designs

Mixer Cover 

And a Bouquet of Flowers for Grandma!

 Follow us on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter for more inspirational ideas to let Mom know she's the best!

Happenings at the Sewing Centers

Join us on the last Thursday of the month for our Quilting for the Troops event in the Merrillville Sewing Center. All you need to bring is your sewing machine and sewing kit---we'll supply the fabric and the know how. Learn new skills, enjoy an afternoon out, and get together with a really nice bunch of ladies to sew for the greatest cause. Call the store with any questions.

And just look at this lovely patriotic quilted wall hanging that would look lovely Memorial Day, for the 4th, or all year round! We're planning a class in coming weeks. Call the sewing center for details or watch our Web Calendar.

And just in time for barbeque season we're stitching aprons and barbeque towels. Get an early start on Father's Day gifts by stitching these great projects! The class is still in the planning stages but you can stop in and register at the Merrillville Sewing Center and get the list of supplies you'll need and buy the really cute design!

Beginning Sewing Instructor Gwen has been busy offering Serger classes this month in both the Merrillville and Highland Sewing classrooms during our Serger Spectacular. Serger's everywhere have been traveling to the sewing centers and we're discovering just how easy they are to use. We're sewing home decor and fashions with some super results. And all the questions we have had are being answered (even for those of us who previously purchased Sergers from stores that didn't offer free introductory classes with the machine!)  

In Highland we're starting on the wonderful Sincerely Yours Quilt. This is a simply gorgeous quilt that teaches applique, embroidery, and piecing.

And don't wait any longer to register for the up coming Toolin' Around Event on Saturday, May 4th---just 2 weeks away. This is an all day event and lunch is included in the price. Come see all sorts of tips about how to pick the right stabilizer, the right tool to use for your projects, and so much more. This event is being held at the Highland Sewing Center and features Husqvarna Viking educator, Chris Dolnar.

Call today before all the spaces are gone!

 

 
  

Free Motion Echo Quilting

Echo quilting is a type of free motion quilting that can be an easy beginner application. The quilter can get the feel and experience of free motion without concentrating on the additional skill of drawing with the stitches too.

And echo quilting has just gotten easier with a foot that Husqvarna Viking has just introduced the Free Motion Echo Quilting Foot.

Made for the Designer line of sewing machines, this foot is specifically for number 7 Husqvarna Viking machines. Witness just how easy it is to stitch accurately with this see through foot with lines to help you keep your stitches exactly where you want them. Click on the video:

         

So before you start your next quilting job big or small, stop by the sewing center and pick up one of these versitile feet to add to your sewing tool bag. It will help you make your life easier!

What Mom Needs this Mother's Day

Looking for a gift for a new mom, retired mom, or a mom who has always dreamed of being crafty? Look no further than our sewing center for gifts that are sure to dazzle and please no matter what your budget.

The perfect gift for a new mother is a new beginner sewing machine. Baby items whether clothes, changing pads, blankets, or bibs and burpies aren't cheap. But sewing these items makes them reasonably priced and made just for the baby. I'll never forget all the satisfaction that my Mother and her Mother before her got from creating tiny outfits, home decor items, and family heirlooms. Sewing is such a relaxing activity that can give a mom a great creative outlet and our sewing center helps with classes and days where we all get together to work on our projects and share ideas.

We have a number of beginner sewing machines in all sorts of price ranges. We service what we sell and we're the experts who will teach that mom how to use the sewing machine that you buy from us---"getting to know your machine" classes are absolutely free! Our Singer Sewing Machines make great starters and prices start as low as $99.

Singer Sewing Machines starting from $99---Singer Talent $149

What if mom already has a sewing machine? How about adding to her sewing studio? Our line of Huskylock Sergers will help mom out with those sewing projects or who hasn't dreamed of a embroidery machine? Especially great for a retiree who is looking for a creative outlet, our Designer Diamond Deluxe and Designer Ruby Deluxe are creating the next generation of family heirlooms.  We have special, no interest financing for up to 48 months on selected models. We can also help you out with a cabinet to stow all the supplies---but hurry in because many cabinets are specially ordered for your specifications.

With the Designer Diamond Deluxe the possibilities are endless!

We'll be happy to help you out with notions too. Stock mom's studio with stabilizers, needles, sewing machine specialty feet, fabric fat quarters, and other sewing aides. We have a special price on a designer sewing bag and 20% off the notions to go inside this month, but supplies are limited and you'll need to come in soon or they'll be gone. And if you're still not sure what would best feed mom's creative outlet---don't worry---we have gift certificates in any amount that can be used on sewing machines and notions; even classes!

So hurry in and see us---our staff is ready to help with information, gift suggestions, and support to make this Mother's Day a day to remember!

Visit our website for more information. All prices and deals are for a limited time only while stock lasts, please see store for complete details.  

Get the Designer Bag and fill it with Notions

What Mom wouldn't love this designer sewing bag? Everyone needs a few sewing notions; needles, threads, pins, and tape measures. And now, just in time to help with Mother's Day gift giving, we have these lovely designer sewing bags, that were previously only available as an exclusive that came with our deluxe machines, for $20! And to sweeten the deal all the notions that you can fit in the bag are 20% off the retail price. Hurry in before they are all gone because supplies are limited and when they're gone...they're gone.

 

While supplies last. Please see store for complete details.

 

Adding a Serger to Your Sewing Room

Sergers can appear intimidating to even the most seasoned and experienced sewing enthusiast. But if you've been wondering how a serger can enhance your sewing and bring it to a new level of professionalism, there has never been a better time to come see us for a demonstration and to test drive a model right here in the store.


Seam finishing is one item that a professional garment has that home sewing enthusiasts may overlook. Finished edges ensure that the inner edges of your garment won't unravel with the wash, creating a garment that is scratchy and uncomfortable to wear, at risk of coming apart, or just unsightly inside. Without a serger the process of finishing the edges can be quite time consuming. Besides stitching the seam together, the seam's edges must be stitched separately. A serger does everything in one step---trimming the edges to make everything neat and made to last through many washes and wears.

But a serger's convenience doesn't end there. You know those edges on store bought linens---napkins, tableclothes, and scarves? Well a serger does those easily and efficiently also. It does a superior job feeding and stitching knits because it can do the job with a differential feed with less trouble than a regular sewing machine.


Have you ever had a topstitch that didn't have enough stretch in it, making a garment fit improperly? Well a serger can help out with this issue too---with topstitching that is more elastic, more giving that a regular sewing machine.

Need to sew some piping? The serger has a particularly special knack with piping---perfect everytime.

Have you looked at the Picnic Quilt that we've had at the sewing centers and thought "tablecloth" but thought about how all the pieced seams would appear on the backside?  Piece the quilt together using a serger and the backside will look neat and finished.

And with all the special feet that are available you can add some elastic, a blind hem, or some really special embellishments to your projects.

With so much versatility, you'll wonder how you ever did without a serger in your home sewing studio! Come see us today---for a limited time select sergers come with free luggage to carry them to and from the free classes that come with a purchase from us. We'll take the guess work out of threading, teach you how to get the most out of your machine, and show you all the wonderful uses for these amazing machines---adding a professional shine to all your projects.

       

Spring Flings at Northwest Indiana Sewing Centers

Have a Spring Fling!

We have special no interest financing of up to 48 months---4 years on selected models for a limited time---hurry in before this deal disappears. 

Add a serger to your sewing studio, free classes, and luggage carrier free! 

The Huskylock Sergers bring added convenience and professional results to any sewing room. Sergers create professional, finished seams to garments and allow you to get those results in a fraction of the time it takes with a regular machine. Finish edges on home decor items professionally each and every time! And now, not only a free class but free luggage to carry your machine is included!

 

Embroidery designs on sale at myembroideries.com starting April 1st!

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**Please see store for complete details for all as additional restrictions may apply.