Heirloom Classes

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Heirloom Sewing

Judy Rust and Andrea LaVergne are licensed Martha Pullen Heirloom instructors for Janome sewing machines. These French Sewing skills are in addition to their Home Economics degrees, years of sewing and teaching.  All of the Heirloom Classes can also be taken in Andrea's Wednesday  ongoing open sewing lab 9:30-12:00 or 1:00-3:30.

Beginning French Sewing Techniques with Judy Rust	Class Fee $25
Prerequiste for all Heirloom Classes Learn to use your machine to do french sewing that was once done only by hand. French sewing techniques included using lace, entredeux, and batiste. The best way to make beautiful heirloom clothes is by incorporating picture-perfect construction techniques. This class is designed for those students just learning, for those needing a refresher course and for those whose construction techniques are not just what they want them to be. Topics will included straightening fabric, learning how to trim, finish, press seams, and how to make beautiful gathers. This will be a notebook class where you will make many samples. French Sewing Kit Fee $10
	Wednesday 1:00-3:30

Lace Shaping with Judy Rust	Class Fee $25
Prerequiste for all Heirloom Classes except serger shell and puff pillow. This is a technique class to help you master lace shaping and needle entredeux. Five sample blocks, including lace bow, diamond, heart and circles will be made. A lace windowpane effect will be created on each sample. Experimentation with different hemstitches and needles on you sample will allow you to discover which stitches are mor appropriate for different projects. Lace Shaping Kit Fee $20
	Wednesday 1:00-3:30

Ballet Tulip Shadow Applique Pillowcase
A beginning class to apply your French sewing and lace shaping techniques. Additional techniques of motif embroidery, shadow work, shadow applique, and decorative stitching will be used to complete an heirloom pillowcase. Supply list available at sign up.
	Wed 9:30-12 or 1:00-3:30

Sharks Tooth Blouse with Andrea LaVergne
Create one-of-a-kind heirloom blouse with sharks' teeth and embroidery. The front panel and full sleeves are perfect for heirloom sewing.  Five 2.5 hour classes.
	Wed 9:30-12 or 1:00-3:30

Serger Shell/Camisole with Judy Rust
This self lined shell is a must for every wardrobe. Since there are no darts you can wear it front to back and inside out. Done entirely on the serger -- lace insertion, pintucks, and entreduex are easy. Supply list available at sign up.
	Wednesday 1:00-3:30

Silk Rusching Pillow
Lace to lace, pintucks, rusching, are some of the techniques used to create this simply elegant pillow of silk dupioni. An embroidered scalloped edge finishes this pillow nicely. Click here to see sample. Supply list available at sign up.
	Wed 9:30-12 or 1:00-3:30

Celtic Lace Table Runner
This beautiful table runner features Maderia applique, machine embroidery, and lace shaping. A beautiful gift for any occasion. Click here to view sample. Two 2.5 hour classes Supply list available at sign up.
	Wed 9:30-12 or 1:00-3:30

Heirloom Quilt with Judy Rust
This quilt consists of nine blocks, each featuring a different technique in heirloom sewing. Diamond lace shaping, Normandy lace, Sharks teeth, Madeira applique, circular puffing, French Waterfall, Flip-flop Bow, Crazy patch, and gimp work, are some of the techniques used in this quilt. This would be a wonderful heirloom for the new baby. . Ten 2.5 hour classes. Supply list available at sign up.
	Wed 1:00-3:30

Heirloom Linen Reversible Shell/Blouse
Pintucks, lace insertion, flip-flop bow, diamond lace shaping, and entreduex are some of the techniques used in this pretty top. Click here to view sample of shell and here to view blouse. Supply list available at sign up.
	Wed 9:30-12 or 1:00-3:30

Madeira Applique Linen Tea Towel
A beautiful tea or guest towel personalized with a machine-embroidered monogram. A contrasting color of linen is sewn using the Madeira Applique technique. Learn to make bias binding out of linen. Click here to view sample. Two 2.5 hour classes Supply list available at sign up.
	Wed 9:30-12 or 1:00-3:30

Australian Madeira Doll Dress
Lace shaping and French technique classes required. You can create a doll dress for any 18" doll. Once you have completed this project you will be ready to-go-on-to-christening, Portrait, and Youth Heirloom dresses. Click here to view sample. Supply list available at sign up.
	Wed 9:30-12 or 1:00-3:30

Christening Gown/Portrait Youth Dress
Create an heirloom that will surely be passed down the generations. This christening gown incoporates almost all the techniques used in heirloom sewing. Lace insertion, lace to lace, lace to entredeux, lace shaping, and machine embroidery are some of the techniques used in this project. It is truly a work of art. Click here to view sample.
	Wed 9:30-12 or 1:00-3:30

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