Registration opens:
March 01st, 2026

Getting to Know Your Sewing Machine

Learn all the basics of your machine including threading, tension, cleaning, changing needles and problem solving. Participants will also sew a simple drawstring bag.

NOTE: Please register one person per sewing machine. If you are a pair that wants to learn on one machine, that is fine!

SUPPLIES- PLEASE BRING WITH YOU:

• Sewing Machine with quality thread to match fabric and extra needles and bobbin. Power strip is recommended. If you have an instruction book for your
  machine, bring it.
• Computer keyboard cleaning brush or something similar that is small and soft
• Iron and portable ironing surface
• Large fabric scissors and small trimming scissors
• Half-yard fabric (fabric can be any kind of cotton fabric). One yard cording for drawstring.
• Rotary cutting tools are optional – cutting board, ruler, and rotary cutter. Judy will also provide extra cutting supplies.

About workshop host Judy Livingston:

I grew up in Colorado and learned to sew in 4th grade as part of 4H Club. I have been quilting for 45 years and teaching students to quilt and sew for 30 years. I have lectured and taught classes to guilds and at quilt shops in the US and in Europe. In 1995, I became the sales manager for a wholesale distributor’s catalog of quilting books. After nearly 6years of wholesale experience, I started designing quilts and publishing. I have self-published 2 books and wrote numerous patterns for fabric lines and McCall’s Quilting Magazine. I worked for EE Schenck and Maywood Studio in Portland, Oregon in fabric sales and development for 12 years starting in 2004. I retired in 2015 after working as a sales rep and trade show coordinator. I still enjoy teaching part-time.

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