STITCHWISE: SERGER SHOWCASE
Join Shelly Fitzgerald, a Bernina Educator, in this wonderful 1 day SERGER SHOWCASE Event. If you already own a Bernina L890 this is the class that will take your serging from ordinary to extraordinary! If you're thinking of purchasing a Bernina L890 this is the event you want to attend! You will have a hands on learning experience with Shelly and an introduction of what this amazing machine can do for your serging. Experience serging like never before! Join us for an exclusive opportunity to pioneer the next wave of serging innovation, while also having the chance to unleash your creativity. Whether you are new to serging, or a seasoned sewist, this is a perfect time to discover the power of sergers and unlock the secrets to flawless seams and professional finishes. This hands-on event showcases the BERNINA L890 Overlocker and various presser feet and accessories. During the event, explore several cutting-edge serger techniques including the twice-as-nice stitch, flatlock seaming, and serger fringe. All these techniques come together in a wall hanging project inspired by Barbara Goldkorn’s Wall Hanging Organizer. Techniques Include: Decorative edge finishes, Twice-as-nice stitching, Zipper insertion, Flatlock piecing, Serger fringe, Serger binding, Decorative coverstitching, Chainstitch seaming. Join us for this full day of eventful serging and go home with amazing education and even a NEW MACHINE! You will also receive the BEST PRICING during this event on our Bernina L890 machine. If you purchase a machine during this event your event fee will be deducted from the machine you purchase. The event fee is $99. A light lunch is included for this Event. If you have questions about this Event please call the shop and ask to speak to either Linda or Warren.
Thursday September 12th 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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These are just some of the amazing techniques you will learn for this extraordinary Bernina Educator.
Bernina Educator: Shelly Fitzgerald
Sewing and crafting all of her life allows years of experience to be passed on in a lively and informative way. She freely admits to reading all the manuals for pleasure and then loves teaching what she has learned to her classes. Bringing the out of the ordinary to front and center by encouraging everyone to change their settings (gasp!), use a punch tool (eek!) ruffle, ruffle, ruffle (wow!) and sew with
their left foot (no way!) she shows how easy it is to kick it up a notch or two by using any BERNINA product to its full potential. She makes it fun, not hard and leaves everyone excited about their new tools and skills.
From Hayden Lake, Idaho Shelly Fitzgerald comes into your event or classroom with a mixture of enthusiasm and knowledge that quickly attracts and
holds the interest of the participants. From overlocking to software, garment sewing to machine embroidery, quilting to home dec, Shelly has a love and understanding of the topics and the BERNINA machines, software, feet and accessories that accomplish each task.
Sewing and crafting all of her life allows years of experience to be passed on in a lively and informative way. She freely admits to reading all the manuals for pleasure and then loves teaching what she has learned to her classes. Bringing the out of the ordinary to front and center by encouraging everyone to change their settings (gasp!), use a punch tool (eek!) ruffle, ruffle, ruffle (wow!) and sew with
their left foot (no way!) she shows how easy it is to kick it up a notch or two by using any BERNINA product to its full potential. She makes it fun, not hard and leaves everyone excited about their new tools and skills.
Through her company, Sew Shelly Quilts, LLC, Shelly creates and presents original patterns and classes to bring the extended capabilities of all of the BERNINA products to life. Her classes are rich with techniques and software is her passion. Since 2014 Shelly has been a member of the BERNINA Event Team which has brought you Sewaplaooza and BERNINA Academy.
YouTube is another favorite way of Shelly’s to engage stitch enthusiasts world wide. Her channel can be found at www.youtube. com/sewshellyquilts where she has many
up close videos on techniques that can be used with various materials, machine feet, The BERNINA 880 Plus, BERNINA V8 and V9 Embroidery software, her beloved Q20 and now her newest love the L890.
Come join Shelly for an unforgettable event and you will walk away transformed and inspired!