‘It’s Sew Fine’ Sewing Expo Set for March 6-7; Register by Feb.
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By
Aimee Nielson
 LEXINGTON,
Ky., (Jan. 3, 2007) – A two-day expo in northern Kentucky for
beginning and expert sewers alike is packed with informative
workshops and speakers.
The expo is March 6 and
7 at General Butler State Park in Carrollton. Registration
begins at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 6, and the expo wraps up
around 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 7. With more than 15 full-day
and half-day classes to choose from, participants are sure to
find something to keep them busy. At lunch on March 6, a panel
of sewing entrepreneurs will discuss how to “Turn Your Hobby
into a Business.”
Rebekka Seigel, owner of
Quilt Artz, will be the keynote speaker during a buffet dinner.
During her presentation titled “Women’s Work,” Seigel will share
details about 12 women of the 20th century who inspired her
paper doll (pattern) series.
“Seigel’s presentation
is an opportunity to review the pioneering women who developed
some of the 20th century’s greatest innovations in the areas of
art, science, politics and human rights and redefined the term
‘women’s work,’ ” said Judy Hetterman, with the University of
Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service in Owen County. “These
women’s stories are told through the garments they wore for
defining moments in their lives. Rebekka will share the
techniques she used to create her quilts and what it means to
devote six years of your life to an idea and a body of work.”
 Some
workshops offered include Old Fashioned Quilting, Internet Web
Sites for Businesses, Building on History through Costumes,
Reproduction of Antique Quilts, Basic Free-Motion Quilting,
Embellished Jacket and Ideas in Appliqué. Other classes include
Setting up Your Sewing Space, Trapunto, Make Color Work for You
and Hand Appliqué.
Registrants who check in
between 10 and 11 a.m. on March 6 will be entered into a drawing
for a $50 fabric store gift certificate. Sewers will also have
the opportunity to view interactive displays of sewing
techniques and projects and shop a wide array of vendors in the
exhibit and display hall.
The $80
registration fee is due by Feb. 1. Individual class fees are due
by Feb. 20. Make checks payable to the Owen County Extension
Service, 265 Ellis Hwy., Owenton, Ky., 40359-9300. For more
information or to request a registration packet, contact
Hetterman at 502-484-5703. |
