Feet Fetish Wonky Texture Quilt – #12
Let’s put our Wonky Texture Quilt together! Supply list and Pre- Cutting List Feet: ¼” foot, Stitch n Ditch, Button Sewing foot, Quilt Binding foot or store- bought bias binder wide width, walking foot or even feed foot, some machines have the IDT on machine. Supplies: Cotton batting (54”X74”) or the size of your top. […]
Hooping Know-How – (Open to Public)
Can’t seem to get your designs where you want them? Have a smaller hoop and you want to learn how to connect designs for a border? Come to this hands-on class on placement and hooping. We’ll learn how to position a name on a placement line, how to connect designs for a continuous border to […]
Serger Basics
Welcome to the world of serging! In class one, we go through what your serger can do, stitch length, width, and feeding; as well as threading and 3/4 thread stitching. This class is for all serger owners, featuring 3-thread and 2-thread techniques. We will learn corners, curves, and rolled and flatlock seaming. This class is […]
Serger Christmas Stocking (Open to Public)
Open to the Public - Pattern-$20 minus 15% with class purchase- must buy the pattern prior to class to pre-cut. Description Learn lots of fun techniques on your serger and make a quick Christmas stocking for that someone special. This is an intermediate serger class, you must feel comfortable with your serger and know how […]
Novice Sewing
No Experience Necessary For the absolute beginner, who just wants to learn how to operate your machine. You will learn to thread your machine, wind a bobbin and sew a straight line. I’ll show you the common tools used in home sewing, and we’ll complete a small project. Novice sewing Supply list
NEW! Open Sew
NEW! Open Sew Bring your machine and your project and make some friends! Sew independently on whatever you choose trade tips and tricks with others in the class and get personal attention and your questions answered by the instructor.
Learn to Sew
You’ve learned to operate your machine, now what? In this class you’ll learn about needle types, thread, grainlines, and interfacings. We’ll review stitching straight lines and practice turning corners, curves, and circles. After a break for lunch, we’ll apply what you’ve learned and construct a Needle Book to help organize your machine needles. Learn to […]
Advanced Techniques – Sewing
MASTER TECHNIQUE CLASS FOR ALL SEWING MACHINES SOLD AT MCDOUGAL SEWING Learn some different techniques your sewing machine is capable of in this 2-hour class offered FREE with a sewing machine purchase from McDougal Sewing. This is a dynamic class that may change each session depending on what most people want to learn. Some techniques […]
Advanced Techniques Serger
Free to sergers purchased at McDougal Sewing Let’s learn how to use some of the many stitches our sergers do and how the optional pressure feet help our creativity. The techniques we will do this quarter are Ruffling/Gathering and Hemming techniques- Rolled and Blind hem. This is a hands-on intermediate class. You must know how […]
Mechanical/Digital Machine Basics
This class is for any mechanical – Viking E-10, E-20 & Emerald series, or Brother PS-100 and the Digital PS200T, and PS300T , the Pfaff Passport 2.0 & 3.0, the JUKI HZL-70-HWA or any new Elna mechanical machine recently purchased at McDougal Sewing locations. We show you how the wind and insert your bobbin, thread your machine; how to adjust tension, length, and width, and choose your […]