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	Join us for our annual Labor Day Celebration! We'll be closed on the holiday but that never stopped us from having our annual sale. Come in and get some of those notions you missed out on during our event. And take advantage of our special financing offer on select machines.   **Please see store for complete details for all as additional restrictions may apply.	Highland Sewing Center: 2845 Highland Ave Highland, IN 46322 (219)838-5433 Fax: (219)838-5434 Hours: Mon-Fri 10-5 Saturday 10-2 Closed Sunday Merrillville Sewing Center 7752 Broadway Merrillville, IN 46410 (219)736-7748 Fax: (219)736-7397 Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5 Saturday 9-2 Closed Sunday email: mail@indianasews.com Class schedule is subject to change. Please give us a call if the weather is inclement. Join us for a class. Click here to view the whole class schedule: Share and Chat with us:   Follow us:
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Why upgrade to 5D Professional Plus?

Husqvarna Viking has a trade in deal going on 5D Embroidery Software and TruEmbroidery for the Mac Operating Systems. This makes now a great time to upgrade whatever software that you are currently using to the state of the art software package that can help you do whatever you've been dreaming of in creating fashion and home decor distinctly yours.

But why should you upgrade? What do you get when you upgrade your products?

If you currently use digitizing software other than 4D or a 5D component what you receive in a 5D upgrade is a professional product that allows you to create and manipulate designs easily and with more precision than ever before. Users of 5D tell us that the 5D products are amazing in comparison to other products. Here's a summary of the 5D products available and a sample of what they do:

5D Embroidery Package

• Resize, Rotate, and manipulate designs. Don't worry about overlap when joining designs, overlap and stitches are adjusted for you. Change colors in the software and see what the results will be right on your screen using thousands of built in colors from all the prominent manufacturers.
• Monogram and use lettering on your projects with fonts that are readily available on your computer. 
• There are over 700 embroidery designs included that you can include in your projects.
• Organize your embroideries in 5D organizer.

5D Embroidery Extra

• Do everything that 5D Embroidery Package does plus
• Create designs from your favorite pictures.
• Use Colorsort for the best, most efficient stitch out.
• View projects before stitch out on various backgrounds; try out embellishments; and view appliques on your project before you add them. Adjust on your screen before you stitch and you'll always have the perfect result that you had envisioned.

5D Professional Plus

• Ever been in the middle of the design process and wish your tool could just do something else? 5D Professional Plus comes with 11 different modules built in to make sure that you will always have what you need.
• Shade and form your embroidery with multi gradient fill, lace, and more.
• Load or draw images and then automatically convert what you've drawn to embroidery! So simple!
• Use your machine motifs or create your own.   
• Create portraits of family members, pets, and stitch a whole family portrait. Frame them, make a memory quilt, commemorate a special occasion or wedding.
• Includes 5D sketch, Cross Stitcher, Family Tree among the modules

Come in and consult with our staff to find out what package is the best for you and what you plan to do. We support the products whether it's just one question or a class.

Now is a great time to upgrade with the generous rebates for trade in, but they will only be available for a limited time, so see us today.

      

Winter Sewing Classes---Join Us!

2013-01-15 Winter Sewing Classes 

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Highland Sewing Center: 2845 Highway Avenue Highland, IN 46322 (219)838-5433 Fax: (219)838-5434 Hours: Monday-Friday 10-5 Saturday 10-2 Closed Sunday Merrillville Sewing Center 7752 Broadway Merrillville, IN 46410 (219)736-7748 Fax: (219)736-7397 Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00 Saturday 9:00-2:00 Closed Sunday Class schedules are subject to change due to inclement weather and other unforeseen circumstances. Please check our website calendars for updates before you venture out. Most classes require registration in advance so we can be prepared for you.	Happy New Year!   We hope this finds you well and rested after the Christmas Season!  We are getting lots of samples done and we are so excited to start a new season of classes! We'll be quilting and embroidering. There are beginning sewing classes. Be sure to check our event calendars regularly, subscribe to our news feed so you won't miss a thing, and check our blog for news, tips, sales, and projects. This is just a sampling of what we've got planned this winter! Advanced registration is required for most classes---simply call & come in for the project list---simple as that. We love hearing from our customers!  Have a safe and Happy New Year!
Computer Classes 5D Group 4-These classes teach everything you want to know about your 5D Extra software! Highland:1st Saturday of the month 8-10:30 AM Merrillville:1st Saturday of the month--- Digitizing 8-9 AM Software--9:30-10:30 AM Photo---10:30 AM Quilt Classes! Picnic Quilt-We're going to be starting the Picnic Quilt in Highland this month! This fun quilt is just covered with summertime fun like icecream cones, soda's, pies, corn on the cob, and, chicken legs. Learn how to use a specially included product to give your quilt a textured effect. Learn to make checkboards in no time at all! Sign up today for this really fun quilt. Highland---Wed Jan 30 8 AM Learn to Quilt-Always wanted to make a quilt and don’t know where to start? We'll will walk you through all the proper steps! By the end of this class you will have a beautiful quilt top of your own! Merrillville---3rd Tues of the month 1 PM Stipple- Learn how to stipple or come in, practice, and pick up some pointers. Become a pro. Merrillville---1st Fri of the month 8-9 AM Sewing Classes! Beginning Sewing-Want to learn how to make a PJ pant from a pattern? Gwen will teach you all you need to know to get started sewing! Highland and Merrillville---Call for schedules Kitchen Aide Cover -We're covering our Kitchen Aides with this fun class. An embroidery machine is required to embroider the Kitchen Aide design on your cover, but you can still join us with a regular sewing machine and stitch without the design. Stop by to get the project list and sign up.Merrillville---Feb 6 8AM Applique Classes! Teapot Quilt- Jan Brown's exclusive design full of Teacups, Teapots, and warm words of friendship. This class is just getting started---hurry and sign up today before it's filled up. Merrillville---Wed Jan 23 8 AM Stitcher's Garden-This class teaches you how to use the special stitches and feet available for your machine. We're currently in the middle but everyone is welcome to come and join us after registering. Sign up today---make pillows or a table topper!     Merrillville---3rd Wed of the month 9-2 AM	Embroidery Classes Seeing Double Table Topper! This is a double sided table topper that you make in the hoop. Joan's made the store sample in hearts for side one and side two is full of shamrocks for St. Pat's Day. This is a great project that only takes a few hours of time. Highland Jan 16 8-2AM Beautiful Heart Battenburg Lace-Learn all the tips and tricks of making freestanding lace with just thread and Aquamagic stabilizer. We have special thread and Aquamagic in stock for this project.Highland Wed Jan 23 8 AM-2 PM Stitch a Prayer Wallhanging -Use an Anita Goodesign to make a wallhanging. Choose from the Serenity Prayer, The Lord's Prayer, or the Footprints in the Sand poetry. We have the designs in stock and choose one of our new hangers for purchase so that you can hang your beautiful quilt when you arrive home. This makes a great gift for a loved one in a nursing home or a shut in too. Make them for Easter gifts.Merrillville Wed Feb 6th 8 AM   Home Tweet Home-Join us for a class making an adorable door hanging! Jan is just getting the sample done, and it is so adorable. This is an Anita Goodesign Collection that includes designs for the whole year. Make one for spring, summer, fall, and winter and all the holidays in between. Purchase a hanger for hanging on your front door and welcome your guests to your home with your handywork! This is a fun class you won't want to miss.   Merrillville Tenatively for Wed Mar 6 8 AM Sew for a cause Sewing for Hospice Give your time and use your sewing machine to help make hospice patients and families more comfortable. Come join us, enjoy the fellow sewing enthusiasts, share ideas, and pick up new skills. Highland---Second Thurs of the month 8 AM Quilts of Valor--- Sew quilts for the troops. Get together with other quilters and learn new skills at the same time. Merrillville---Begins Thurs Mar 21 at 2 PM

Get Your Designer Diamond Deluxe Now!

If you've been thinking about trading in your sewing machine for a Designer Diamond Deluxe now is the time!

Now through February 15, 2013 you get 5D Professional Plus Software absolutely FREE with the purchase of a new Husqvarna Viking Designer Diamond Deluxe. That's like getting $2000.00 free!

The Designer Diamond is the top of the line Husqvarna Viking Sewing Machine with these great features:

***Long free arm; nearly 10 inches of sewing surface!
***Fully customizable for your tastes with sounds and screen options
***Progammable stitches
***A huge embroidery area 360mm X 350mm capability (with optional hoop)
***Built in quick reference advisor for sewing and embroidery!

Add 5D Professional Plus Embroidery software that includes 3 excusive modules, 11 modules in all to this wonderful machine and you've got a professional package with no limits to your creativity. With 5D Professional Plus you'll be able to create picture perfect embroideries with realistic fills, create lace designs in no time, and digitize fonts that are your very own. Worth over $2000, this package is absolutely free with your Designer Diamond Deluxe purchase from now until February 15, 2013.

And we offer free classes with your purchase to teach you how to get the most out of your machine. We also fully support 5D Software with optional classes and creative instruction.

Hurry into the store today. Supplies are limited. Other restrictions may apply. Please see store for complete details!

           

New Sewing Classes!

A New Year means some great new classes planned by Joan, our manager in Highland, Indiana and Jan, our manager in Merrillville. We are so excited about these brand new classes.

Merrillville 

In Merrillville Jan is starting classes in an applique quilt called the Teapot Applique. This is an exclusive design featuring quilt blocks with a teapot, teacup, and a really wonderful tea related saying on each. As always, if you don't have the time and/or resources to invest in making a quilt, you can always use the design in other ways and still attend a couple of classes. This design looks wonderful in hoop frames for a kitchen wall or would be a great gift pillow for a friend. Or use one of those wonderful blocks on a tea cozy, mug rug, or appliance cover for your Kitchen Aide.  This is a class and a design that you won't want to miss. You'll need to see Jan at the Merrillville store to pre-register for this class and receive a list of items to bring to class.

Class is currently scheduled for January 23rd and, as always, is dependent on required participation before it's fully scheduled.

Are you interested in 5D software skills? On the 1st Saturday of each month Jan holds classes on how to use 5D, another on digitizing designs with 5D, and digitizing photographs with 5D photo digitizer. You must have the software to attend the class and registration in advance is required to attend.

1st Saturday of the month: Software 9:30--10:30, Digitizing 8:00--9:00, Photo 10:30

Have you always dreamed of making a quilt of your very own? The third Tuesday of the month is the day for you---our Beginning Quilt Class! Join us to learn how to quilt as we guide you through all the steps from beginning to cuddling your favorite loved one up in the dreamy warmth of your own home sewn creation. It's easy once you know all the inside tips of the trade.

3rd Tuesday of the month: 1pm---register in advance please 

Highland

Joan, in our Highland, Indiana store, has been busy planning some really wonderful classes for you too. We're putting the finishing touches on our Applique Quilt. What a run through our sewing machine feet and decorative stitches this quilt was and we all learned so much!

Wed Jan 9th 8AM

A holiday center piece, table topper, or wall hanging, the Seeing Double all in hoop embroidery design class is a great class to get your feet wet with beginning embroidery and applique. This is a proven design---so easy with some eye catching pizazz. Simple, fast, and easy this design is fully reversible and the sewing center's sample is being done with Valentine's on one side and St Patrick's Day shamrocks on the reverse. So versatile and beautiful! Advanced registration is required. Stop in at the sewing center to sign up, get the design and project list today!

Scheduled for Wed Jan 16th at 8:00AM

Winter days require warm cups of tea and we're sewing up teacups. The design, called Fill 'er Up, has patterns for placemats, table runner, and table topper. Add elements to your tea cups and serve coffee or cocoa instead to make your finished teacups your very own.

Schedule TBD

And, finally, Joan is so excited to announce the beginning of the Picnic Quilt Class. This quilt is so adorable and can be finished just in time for picnic season. Covered with appliqued corn on the cobs, pies, sodas and chicken legs it is as fun to sew as it will be to picnic with. And what picnic isn't complete without ants? And this quilt is covered with ants. Checkerboards complete the quilt---and once you learn Joan's secret you'll be making those checkerboards in no time at all. This is the most fun you'll have all year making a quilt and you'll be cheered with thoughts of picnics to come as you stitch the quilt this winter. You'll need to pre-register and buy the design. A table runner that is just as fun is included in the design packet if you don't have the time to make the entire quilt.

Schedule TBD

Come join us this winter! New classes are added every week---check our calendars for all the details and subscribe to our calendar feed so you don't miss an opportunity to get together, sew, and celebrate life.

See you soon!

    
   

5D Embroidery System

If you're interested in taking your embroidery to a new level, combining your designs, adding lettering or monograms or completely creating your own exclusive designs then you need to take a look at the 5D Embroidery System.

5D Embroidery comes in a completely module and upgradeable package---start with it all with 5D Professional or start with the basic package and add what you need depending on what projects you have planned.

Visit our website to learn more about the packages and to find out about 5D QuiltDesign Creator. We offer classes in both our Northwest Indiana stores:  Highland, Indiana and Merrillville, Indiana and our expert staff can help you select the package that is perfect for you!

Hope to see you soon!   

5D Professional's Portrait Stitch---the Possiblities!

One thing that we were really dazzled by during the Husqvarna/Viking event on 5D Professional Embroidery Software was the Portrait Stitch component. Sewing Star and Husqvarna/Viking Associate, Deb North gave us some tips on making stitched portraits with pizazz.

Deb says that because portraits are stitch intensive a good, heavy duty fabric is a must. Use a fusible and a no show mesh and cut away/tear away stabilizer.

And the more thread colors for skin tone the better---the sewing center can provide you with a complete set of skin tones for your particular ethnicity so that your portraits can come out looking like your family.

And a last tip: make sure the background on the picture that you choose frames the face well and is a different color than the face it's framing.

There are so many things that you can do with these portraits. In addition to framing, why not stitch a family tree quilt and include pictures of all? Take old pictures of the Great Grandma's and Grandpa's and stitch a gorgeous heirloom--the possibilities!

And as usual, we're here for you if you get stuck or need help for those things that are just not quite right. Come see us for all your sewing needs today!