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BERNINA Sewing Machine Station

Jan/Feb/March 2008 Hours: Mon.– Sat. 9 to 5 pm

Evening by appointment

Email: smstation@hotmail.com www.sewingmachinestation.com

91 Seaboard Lane, Suite 107 Brentwood, TN 37027

615-373-1600

ARTISTA TEST DRIVE Join us Friday, February 15, for an fun eve-ning full of sewing & embroidery. Test drive different machines while making a fun project.

Register today. Fee: $10

Refreshments served at 6:00 pm - Class starts at 6:30 pm.

WHAT’S NEW

� Floriani Stabilizers - wide selection of stabilizers to make your embroidery better.

� Anita Goodesign - em-

broidery design packs in-cluding appliqué childrens’ designs.

� Happy Voyager - com-

mercial grade 12 needle em-broidery machine. Perfect for home based businesses.

� Embroidery Blanks - baby bibs, diaper covers, pil-low covers, lingerie bags, and dresser toppers.

� Perfect Placement Kits - helps to easily and accu-rately place designs & monograms.

FREE LESSONS When you purchase your machine or software from our store you receive free instruction guide lessons. To attend the classes: 1. Review the complete list on Pg 2

2. Call us to register & to hold your

place in class 3. Print out the supply list and prepare

for class

MONTHLY SEWING GROUPS

Join us each month for fun sewing ac-tivities. We offer a variety of monthly sewing groups for new sewers and sea-soned sewing pros. From quick demon-strations to all day sewing events. Regis-ter to reserve your place. See page 4 for more information.

SPECIAL EVENTS

� Oklahoma Embroidery Supply & Design (OESD) Presentation - a spe-cial OESD instructor will present a semi-nar on stabilizers and embroidery. Learn a variety of techniques and see a trunk show of samples. Fee $20

∗ Feb. 21 6:00 pm (refreshments)

∗ Feb. 22 10 am (lunch provided)

� Lezette Thomason National Teacher

- designer of patterns for children’s cloth-ing and book author. Special lecture by the renowned Children’s Corner teacher. Lezette will demonstrate some of her fa-vorite sewing feet and techniques for mak-ing children’s clothing.

∗ April 5, 10 am to 1 pm Fee: $15

� Joyce Murphy Pants Fitting—Everything needed to construct a perfectly-fitted pair of fine pants, & the knowledge and tools to make a whole wardrobe of pants. April 17-21. See our website for more info & registration.

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Machine Lessons

Bernette Class This class is just for the Bernette sewing machines. Learn to properly use your machine: winding a bob-bin, threading, needles, piping, zippers, buttonholes, etc. This class is free if you purchased your Bernette from us. Jan. 11 & 18 10-1 or 6-9 pm Quilting Feet & Your Bernina Machine Let us show you how to use your machine and sewing feet to make your quilting easier. Learn to use the 1/4” foot, free motion foot, walking foot, appliqué foot, and quilt guide. Quilting becomes easier with the right equipment! Thurs. Jan. 24 10-1 or 6-9 pm Bernina Mastery This class is for all Bernina sewing machines. Start with the basics and then learn some special sewing techniques along with the features of your sewing ma-chine. 4 Classes. $5 Fabric kit fee per class. #1 Basics Tues. Jan. 15 10-1 or 6-9 pm #2 Seams & Hems Tues. Jan. 22 10-1 or 6-9 pm #3 Buttonholes Tues. Jan. 29 10-1 or 6-9 pm #4 Gathering Tues. Feb. 12 10-1 or 6-9 pm #5 Tucks & Piping Tues. Feb. 19 10-1 or 6-9 pm Artista Mastery Designed for the artista sewing machine; this class will take you into the more creative area of sewing with your Bernina. Special features and memory work will be covered. Thurs. Jan. 17 10-1 or 6-9 pm Serger Basics Learn the basics: threading, tension, 3 thread, 4 thread, rolled hem. Mon. Feb. 18 10-1 or 6-9 pm Serger Basics Project Now that you’ve learned the basics, use your new ma-chine to serge a pillow. Use the rolled hemming, gath-ering, and flatlocking stitch. Mon. Feb. 25 10-1 or 6-9 pm

These instructional lessons are FREE if you purchased your machine from us. Please register to receive your supply list & CD Workbook—Print out the sheets & put them in a binder to bring with you to class.

Aurora 430/440/450 Embroidery Learn to embroider using your machine and it’s soft-ware. Prerequisite to other embroidery classes. Tues. Jan. 8 6-9 pm Embroidery Beginnings & Beyond Lesson 1 for the Bernina Embroidery machines. All Bernina embroidery machines are welcome to attend. Start from the beginning and embroider a variety of samples using your machine. All Bernina embroidery machines welcome. Lesson 1 Jan. 12 9:30-12:30 Lesson 2 Jan. 19 9:30-12:30 Lesson 3 Feb. 28 10-1 or 6-9 Perfect Embroidery Placement This demonstration will show a variety of tips and techniques for achieving perfect placement of your embroidery designs. Tues. Feb 26 6-8

Bernina Embroidery Software 101 Start from the beginning with the software. Become fa-miliar with the basics before you sign up for the other classes. Mon., Jan. 14 6-9 pm Embroidery & The Internet Downloading designs for Embroidery. The “How To” of downloading embroidery designs and what to do with them once you have them. Thurs. Jan. 31 10-1 or 6-9 Software Sampler A monthly, hands-on software lesson. Bring your laptop and learn new features and possibilities each month. Sat. Jan 26 10 - 1 Picture Perfect Placement Sat. Feb. 23 10 - 1 It’s A Balancing Act Sat. Mar. 15 10 - 1 Cover Me Up—Applique Embroidery Monogramming Explore the monogramming tool built into the Bernina Embroidery Software. With 55+ font styles & many lay-out options your creations seem endless. Create a final design to put on the Monogrammed Dresser Scarf on 3/25/08. Tues. March 18 10-1 or 6-9

Embroidery Lessons

Software Lessons

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Classes

Create a Quilt on Your Serger This 46” x 66” quilt project is a perfect cozy quilt for flannel or favorite prints. Using rotary cutting, serger piecing, & a quilt-as-you-go technique. A fun way to use your serger. Bargello variation. Don’t own a serger? Use one of ours! Wed. Jan. 9 & 16 10-1 or 6-9 pm $30 Sewing Machine Cozy Protect your machine and dress up your sewing space with this simple, padded machine cozy . A pocket on the front keeps large and small sewing tools. Use walking foot, piping foot, and finish the edge with binding. You might even want to add an embroidery! Thurs. Jan. 10 10-1 or 6-9 pm $15 Embellish T-Shirts Chris Schulte Turn ordinary shirts into something of your very own using basic sewing machine embellishment techniques. Use decora-tive stitches, fabric, and some glitz to turn ordinary to fun. Monday, Jan. 21 10-1 or 6-9 pm $15 Custom Window Treatments Jeanie Tillman Hands-on class for learning the techniques of professionals making a lined and embellished treatment. Make a sample in class and gain the knowledge you need to craft your own money saving window treatments. Come to the store and see the sample. 2 classes. Wed., Jan. 23 & 30 10-2 $60 Wed., Feb. 13 & 20 6-9 $60 Basic Free Motion Quilting Chris Schulte Learn free motion quilting using your Bernina. Learn prepara-tion and technique of free motion. All Bernina machines wel-come. BSR will also be taught. Monday, Feb. 11 10-1 or 6-9 $15 Heirloom Basics with your Bernina Learn the techniques to stitch laces and fabrics into yardage for a variety of heirloom projects. Learn how to set your ma-chine and which feet will provide the best results. Learn to join lace to lace, lace to fabric, lace to entredeux, gathered lace to entredeux, and more. Friday, Feb. 1 10-1 or 6-9 $15 Skirt in a Day Jeanie Tillman This is a great class for the beginner. Enjoy the fun sewing a skirt for a teen or adult in a day. Learn cutting, zipper inser-tion, and finishing the skirt in a day. Bring snack for lunch. Tues. Feb. 12 10-2 $20 Duvet Cover Jeanie Tillman Very little sewing experience is needed for this Duvet Class. Learn how to make covered buttons and embellish a cover for your or your child’s bedroom. Fri., Feb. 15 10-2 $30

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Ohio Star Table Runner Quilt Nancy Dunlap Sew a 21” x 46” pieced table runner. Learn to piece this quilt. Bring lunch. Sat. Feb. 16 10-4 $30 Pillows Jeanie Tillman Learn different techniques and styles of pillows for your home. Tues. Feb. 19 10-2 $20 Tues. Feb. 26 10-2 $20 Sit & Sew with Jeanie Need to finish your Easter dresses, or any other project? Use this time away from home to complete your sewing and have Jeanie’s sewing expertise to help. Tues. March 4 10-2 $20 Wed. March 5 10-2 $20 Embroidery Fun Machine embroidery an appliqué. Stitch this into a pillow cover. A fast and fun embroidery project. Sat. March 8 10-1 $15 Serger Heirloom Pillow Serge a lace and batiste pillow cover and learn the fast way to create an heirloom. Class fee includes fabric & lace kit. Two part class. Mon. March 10 & 17 10-1 or 6-9 $50 Monogrammed Dresser Scarf Create your monogram on the computer in the class on March 18, then in this class embroider your design with a wing needle and sew the personalized dresser scarf. Tues. March 25 10-1 or 6-9 $15 Girl’s Sleepover PJ’s—Serger Lace, batiste and a serger can create a brand new pair of PJ’s for your favorite girl. Sizes 4 to 16. Oh Sew Sweet! Wed. March 19 & 26 10-1 or 6-9 $30 Frayed Ruffle Jacket A sweatshirt jacket revamped to a ruffled adult jacket. Learn to use your ruffler and to re-style a sweatshirt. Thurs., March 20 & 27 10-1 or 6-9 $30 Summer Wine Pillow Summer Wine, a new book from Jenny Haskins, includes machine embroidery and appliqué. Make this pillow and learn the techniques used to make the Summer Wine quilt. Silk fabric available for this project. Fri. March 4 & 11 6-9 $30 Lopsided Hearts Quilt Nancy Dunlap The nice part of learning this quilt is that you have no seams to match. It looks challenging, but it is fun and easy. See the sample in the store. Sat. March 29 10-4 $30

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Monthly Sewing Groups FOOT QUICKIE Watch a demonstration of sewing feet. See how presser feet can make your sewing easier. First Saturday of every month. Sat. Jan. 5 9:30 am EdgeStitchBlindhem Sat. Feb. 2 9:30 am Serger Elasticator Sat. March 1 9:30 am Ruffler

OPEN SEW Use our sewing workroom for your projects. Cutting Tables, ironing boards, sewing machines, sergers (you can bring yours or use ours) are available for you to use. We have the space, you bring your project. Register to attend. Sat. Jan. 5 10 am $15 Sat. Feb. 2 10 am $15 Sat. March 1 10 am $15

**Special Open Sew on Feb 2 * Serging for Kids ** You do not need to own a serger to attend. We will have sergers set up and ready for you to use. Serge three quick projects: crib sheet, pillow case, and t-shirt. Sign-up today to reserve your space & receive your supply list.

SEW EASY Beginning Sewers or anyone who wants to practice your sewing, join us on the First Monday of the Month for quick and easy projects that will build your sewing skills and confidence. Machines provided. Make sure to regis-ter and get your supply list. Mon. Feb. 4 10-1 or 6-9 $15 Journal Cover Mon. March 3 10-1 or 6-9 $15 Placemats/Napkins

BERNINA CLUB Hosted by a Bernina educator who will entertain you with inspirational techniques and highlight a project us-ing those techniques. Feb. 29 10-12:30 or 6:30-9:00 Dazzling Dining & More March 28 10-12:30 or 6:30-9:00 Book Cover Art April 25 10-12:30 or 6:30-9:00 French Country Treasures

My Label Demo See how you can print a pat-tern to your measurements. The My Label Software by Bernina lets you input your measurements view the design on a 3D Mannequin and then print out your own personal pattern. Join us for a preview. Monday, Jan. 28 10-12 or 6-8 FREE My Label Measurement Class Come to class ready to be measured. After measuring we will print out a personalized pant pattern for you. Wed. Feb. 27 10-1 or 6-9 $15 My Label Pants Class Sew together your pants from the personalized pat-tern. Measurement class Feb. 27 a prerequisite. Wed. March 12 10-1 or 6-9 $15

Enter the My Label Software Challenge

And you could win a new aurora sewing machine from Bernina!

Get ready to unleash your inner designer with My Label 3D Fashion

Pattern Software from Bernina. Enter a garment you’ve created using My Label, and you could win one of many exciting prizes, including

a new aurora sewing machine! Contest runs 11/14/07-2/28/08.

Visit your Bernina Dealer or www.BerninaMyLabel.com for details.

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Start To Embroider Bernette 340 Deco will enrich your world with the wonders of embroidery. This exciting machine features 100 built-in designs, large touch-screen, automatic thread cutter, needle threader, USB port for easy design loading, and much more. This machine comes with free instructional classes. Learn about stabilizers, needles, threads, machine set up and features, and embroidery.

Expand to a Home Business Happy Embroidery Machine is the ideal system for the home entrepreneur. This 12 needle head offers a large embroidery space, 1,000 stitches per minute, automatic top & bottom thread trimmer, and automatic color change. Free delivery & setup with purchase.

Take Your Imagination to the Next Level BERNINA Embroidery Software will inspire you to trans-form your ideas into reality. This easy to use software allows you to experiment with multiple techniques from a single screen. Easily remove, recombine and create your favorite de-signs within one window. This software includes embroidery customizing, monogram-ming, cross stitch, quilt program, logo creation and much more. Free instructional classes with purchase of this software.

This software works with Bernina, Pfaff, Babylock, Janome, Viking, Brother, Singer, Poem, and the Happy embroidery machines.

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January 2008—Bernina Sewing Machine Station

February 2008—Bernina Sewing Machine Station

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Closed

Happy New Year!

2 3 4 5 Foot Quickie

9:30

Open Sew

10:00 - 4 pm

6 7 8 Aurora

Embroidery Class

10-1 or 6-9

9 Create a Quilt

on Your Serger

#1

10-1 or 6-9

10 Sewing

Machine Cozy

10-1 or 6-9

11 Bernette

Guide Class #1

10 –1 or 6 - 9 pm

12 Embroidery

Class #1 9:30-

12:30

13 14 Bernina

Embroidery

Software

101 6-9 pm

15 Bernina

Mastery #1 10-1

or 6-9

16 Create a

Quilt on Your

Serger #2

10-1 or 6-9

17 Artista

Mastery 6—9 pm

18 Bernette

Guide Class #2

10-1 or 6 - 9 pm

19 Embroidery

Class #2 9:30-

12:30

20 21 Embellish

Your Clothes

10-1

or 6-9

22 Bernina

Mastery #2

10-1 or 6-9

23 Custom

Window

Treatments #1

10—2

24 Quilting w/

your Bernina

6-9 pm

25

Store Closed—

Training Day

26 Software

Sampler 10:00

27 28 My Label

Demo

10-12 or 6-8

29 Bernina

Mastery #3

10-1 or 6-9

30 Custom

Window

Treatments #2

10—2

31 Embroidery

& the Internet

10-1 or 6-9 pm

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Heirloom

Basics w/your

Bernina

10-1 or 6-9

2 Foot Quickie

9:30

**Special Open

Sew 10:00 - 4 pm

3 4 Sew Easy

10 - 1 or 6 - 9

5 6 7 8 9

10 11 Basic BSR

Free Motion

Quilting

10-1 or 6-9

12 Skirts

10 –2

Bernina

Mastery #4

10-1 or 6-9

13 Custom

Window

Treatments #1

6 - 9 pm

14 15 Duvet

Cover 10-2

Test Drive an

Artista 6—9 pm

16 Ohio Star

Table Runner

Quilt 10 - 4

17 18 Serger

Basics 101

10-1 or 6-9

19 Pillows 10-2

Bernina

Mastery #5

10-1 or 6-9

20 Custom

Window

Treatments #2

6 - 9 pm

21 OESD

Special

Presentation

6:00 - 9:00 pm

22 OESD

Special Presen-

tation 10 - 2:30

(includes lunch)

23 Software

Sampler 10:00

24 25 Serger

Basics Project

10-1 or 6-9

26 Pillows 10-2

Perfect Embroi-

dery Placement

6—8 pm

27 My Label

Measurement

Class 10-1 or 6-

9

28 Embroidery

Class #3

6 - 9 pm

29 BERNINA

CLUB

10:00 am or

6:30 pm

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March 2008—Bernina Sewing Machine Station

CLASS POLICIES Pre-registration & pre-payment will reserve your space in class, so register early. Cancellations must be made 5 days prior to the class starting to receive store credit. No re-fund/credit for no-shows. For classes you will need to bring your sewing machine/serger. A machine can be provided for you at no additional charge—prior notice required. We ask that you arrive to class 15 minutes ahead of the scheduled time. This will allow you to be set up and ready for the class to begin on time. In that way, you can obtain all the information and skills planned for that class. Don’t forget to ask for a supply list when you sign up for a class and be sure to bring your regular sewing supplies such as scissors, pins, markers, etc. **Please make sure we have a daytime phone number for you. This will allow us to give you a reminder call.

TEACHERS WANTED

We are looking for teachers to share the joy of sewing with Bernina Machines. Looking for teachers for classes, club meetings, and special events. Call Patrick or Cathy at 373-1600 for more information.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Foot Quickie

9:30

Open Sew 10-4

2 3 Sew Easy

10 - 1 or 6 - 9

4 Sit N Sew

w/Jeanie 10-2

Summer Wine #1

6-9

5 Sit N Sew

w/Jeanie 10-2

6 7 8 Embroidery

Fun 10-2

9 10 Serger

Heirloom

Pillow

10-1 or 6-9

11 Summer Wine

#2 6-9

12 My Label Pants

Class

10-1 or 6-9

13 14 15 Software

Sampler 10:00

16 17 Serger

Heirloom

Pillow

10-1 or 6-9

18 Embroidery

Monogram-

ming

10-1 or 6-9

19 Girl’s Sleep-

over PJ’s—

Serger #1

20 Frayed

Ruffle Jacket #1

10-1 or 6-9

21 22 Easter

Weekend

24/31

Embellish

Towels

10-1 or 6-9

25

Monogrammed

Dresser Scarf

10-1 or 6-9

26 Girls’ Sleep-

over PJ’s—

Serger #2

27 Frayed

Ruffle Jacket #2

10-1 or 6-9

28 BERNINA

CLUB

10:00 am

or 6:30 pm

29 Lopsided

Hearts Quilt

10 - 4

Can’t find the embroidery design you want? Try OESD on-line. Thousands of designs available to download directly

to your computer. You can purchase a single design or a group of designs and

download them for immediate use.

www.embroideryonline.com Select code number 101-98-1176

Now you are ready to shop!

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91 Seaboard Lane #107 Brentwood, TN 37027

SEWING MACHINE STATION We carry the

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$1699.00 Optional Quilting Machine Available