1. hobbies and interests
2. needlework

May/August
2014
Well, I keep thinking that spring is on it’s way but I think Mother Nature has different plans for us! I think this
has been the coldest winter since Bob and I moved to Murrells Inlet eight years ago! Can you believe it! June
with be out 8th Anniversary of owning Accent Sewing! Keep your eye open for specials to celebrate our 8th
Anniversary!
We have some special events happening these next four months and I am really excited about them. We have a
special Baby Lock Serger event and we are participating in the “Row by Row Experience”. Be sure to read
about them and get signed up!
We have a new teacher. Bobbi Antonucci has been teaching beginning sewing and she is a very talented
seamstress! If you want to learn how to sew whether you are an adult or a child, call and get started today. You
can sew whatever you like. Bobbi will teach you the basics and get you on the road to successful sewing!
We have Bernina University and Baby Lock Tech coming up this summer. I always look forward to going to
see what great new products they have for us. I will share all the great things I have learned when we get back.
We now have the full line of Floriani stabilizers and we are also carrying their designs. They really have some
gorgeous designs for those of you who love embroidery. Stop by and check out their samples. If you missed
our Floriani Event, Darlene was outstanding! We plan on having her back next year!
Jerri McKee is back from her traveling and will be teaching several great purse classes! Get out your calendars
because you don’t want to miss them. Jerri is the owner of Moonlight Design and she travels to a lot of quilt
shows. You may have seen her at one of these shows. Her booths are always so inspiring! She has gorgeous
jacket patterns created from sweatshirts and we carry them here.
Hopefully, you didn’t have any damage from the ice storms we had. Bob and I are still cleaning up our backyard. At least now, the sun is shinning and the pollen is subsiding so we can get out there and get busy. We
hope you all have a great summer and don’t forget to visit your friends here at Accent Sewing!
Thank you all for being such great customers and friends! We wouldn’t have made it 8 years without you!
Sheryl, Bob, Pat, Roz, Melissa, Tina, Diane, Madonna, Dolores, Elizabeth, and Abby
Hamptons Bag
You can use 5” charm squares or 2 1/2” strips to make this great handbag. There are pockets on the outside and inside.
Choose your favorite colors and make this easy and stylish bag!
Taught by Jerri McKee
Friday May 9
Time: 10:00-4:00
Class Fee: $40.00 plus supplies
Basic Sewing - Garments for Children or Adults
Bring your choice of project and get expert coaching in sewing and fitting your garment. Learn methods for more professional looking clothing - better collars and necklines, invisible pockets, professional topstitching, fitting difficult areas, and
other techniques required by your project. This is a great course to begin or expand your sewing skills.
Taught by Bobbi Antonucci
Saturday May 10 & 24
Time: 10:00-1:00
Class Fee: $15 per week
Beginning Quilting
This class is NOT JUST for beginning quilters. If you have never taken a beginning quilting class, you should definitely
sign up for this one. This class is NOT about completing a king size quilt in a couple of weeks. This class IS about taking
any piece of fabric and helping you turn it into a well-constructed project. This class will take you through the basic steps of
rotary cutting, 1/4” seams, adding borders, and finishing touches. You will learn from beginning to end how to make a quilt!
Taught by Melissa Wells
Tuesday May 20, 27, June 3 & 10
Time: 10:00-1:00
Class Fee: $75.00 plus supplies
Bailey Island Hobo
The Bailey Island Hobo Bag is made from 2 1/2” strips of fabric. Use a Bali Pop or make your own with left over scraps of
fabric! This pattern includes instructions for 2 different sized hobo bags—a small which measures 11”x9”x3” and a large
which measures 16”x15”x6” when finished.
Taught by Jerri McKee
Thursday May 29
Time: 10:00-4:00
Class Fee: $40.00 plus supplies
If you purchase a software program from Accent Sewing, please call to schedule your
first instruction classes. These will be on an individual basis so you can get started with
your new toys!
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Barbados Bag
Come to class and make a cute medium size cross body bag with 4 outside and 2 inside pockets. Learn to put in zippers the
easy way! The finished size is 10 ½” wide by 10” tall by 2” deep. I’ve been told that an iPad fits inside.
Taught by Jerri McKee
Saturday June 14
Time: 10:00-3:00
Class Fee: $40.00 plus supplies
Self-Binding Baby Blanket
Do you need a really quick shower gift? Well, you can’t get any easier than this self-bound baby blanket. Just two pieces of
flannel and in less than two hours, you have a baby blanket! No quilting—no sewing on binding—how much easier can it
get.
Taught by Sheryl
Monday June 23
Time: 10:00-1:00
Class Fee: $15.00 plus supplies
Shade Cascade Quilt
This quilt is a Log Cabin variation that is easy enough for beginners. You will need 4 shades of several colors to make the
colors of this quilt “cascade” off your project. The power of this quilt is in the contrast of the colors you choose. Add more
blocks or more colors to make it any size you desire.
Taught by Pat Farmham
Monday July 21
Time: 10:00-2:00
Class Fee: $30.00 plus supplies
Hold Everything Bag!
This bag is the perfect thing to hold all of your sewing accessories! I adjusted the size of mine to hold my Paintwork Tools
and still have room for all kinds of other accessories. The individual pockets are attached with Velcro and remove easily.
This bag is perfect for taking to class to hold just the items you need without bringing “the kitchen sink”!
Taught by Sheryl
Wednesday July 23 & 30
Time: 10:00-3:00
Class Fee: $40.00 plus supplies
Disappearing Nine Patch
This is another quilt easy enough for even the beginner sewers. Make it with a few focused colors or try a scrappy quilt with
5” charm packs or use up some of your accumulating fabric stash. You will construct simple 9 patches. Then with a quick
slice of your rotary cutter, you will learn how to change it into a new design of your choice. You’ll make everyone wonder
where the 9 patch went! You will complete enough blocks in class to create your own new pattern but it is so much fun that
you will be able to make this quilt any size you want.
Taught by Pat Farnham
Monday August 4
Time: 10:00-2:00
Class Fee: $30.00 plus supplies
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Watch for a fun opportunity coming to your neighborhood quilt shops with a
“Row by Row Experience”!
Watch for a new kind of shop hop coming to quilt stores in your neighborhood and areas where you
might travel to this summer! This is an event with no fees, no passports, and gives you all summer to
play! Simply visit any of the participating shops located in North and South Carolina plus many other states and you can receive a FREE pattern for a row in a quilt. Combine your rows in any way
you choose to create a unique quilt that represents the fun you had traveling throughout the summer.
Travel with friends, discover new quilt shops and have fun collecting rows! You could be able to
win prizes along the way. All you have to do is create a quilt using at least 8 different rows and be
the first to bring it into any participating shop to win a stack of 25 fat quarters (6 1/4 yards of fabric!). Use that shop’s row in your quilt and win a bonus prize!
We would like to start a sewing class for kids. If you have a child that is interested in learning to sew, please call the store
and give us your child’s name and age. The program would run for six weeks from 3:30 to 5:00 one day a week. There
will be a different project each week. If you child doesn’t have a sewing machine, they may use one of our’s. This class
will be taught by Melissa.
Bernina 780/830/880 Class
You have now purchased the machine of your dreams so let’s learn how to use it. You will spend half of the day learning the
sewing portion of your machine and the other half learning embroidery. The knowledge you will gain from this class will leave
you thinking “Wow what a great machine”!
Please bring your machine, embroidery module, and all of your accessories.
Thursday May 15
Friday June 6
Wednesday July 9
Thursday August 7
10:00-3:00
10:00-3:00
10:00-3:00
10:00-3:00
Clubs
Embroidery Club
For those of you with embroidery machines, we have embroidery club which meets once a month. You don’t have to own a
Bernina or Baby Lock machine to come to embroidery club. We accept all brands! You must, however, know how to use your
machine. We meet on the 2nd Monday of every month at 2:00 or 6:00. Club features a new project every month. Sometimes
there will be a kit and other times you will need to bring your own supplies. We try to do projects that you can finish in the
two hour time frame, but sometimes you may have to finish at home. Fee for club is $5.00 each month. You will be notified
by e-mail what the project will be. You just need to e-mail a response that you plan to attend and what time you will be attending. Hope to see you there!
Serger Club
Serger club is the last Friday of every month. As long as you know how to use your serger, any brand of serger can attend.
There will be a $5.00 charge per month. As with the embroidery club, I will send out an e-mail letting you know what the project will be. To attend, just send me an e-mail or call the store and sign up. See you there!
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You Are Invited To A
Three Day Hands-on
Baby Lock Ovation/Evolution
Serge-A-Thon Retreat!
With a SueGB Independent Serger Expert
When: June 26 through 28
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
At
Accent Sewing Inc.
4410 Hwy 17 Bypass B7
Murrells Inlet SC 29576
SPACE IS LIMITED TO ONLY 15 STUDENTS!
AND a Top Of The Line Baby Lock Serger can be
furnished for your use in class!
Each student will be given a CD with the 3 workbook PDF files that
are fully illustrated with color photos. Students can print or save
workbooks to your laptop, iPad, Notebook, Nook, Kindle . . . and
bring to class and complete to take home! The 3 workbooks have over
100 pages of Step-By-Step instructions! Event fees also include all
the fabrics needed each day to make all the workbook samples!
Workbooks and fabric are a $150.00 retail value!
Class fee is $249.00. If you sign up by June 10th, your class fee is
only $199.00. Your lunch will be provided daily.
CALL TO SIGN UP TODAY AT 843-357-3228.
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Machine Classes
Embroidery Classes
Fri. May 2
Wed. June 25
Thurs. July 24
Fri. Aug. 15
Class 1
Wed. May 7
Thur. June 12
Mon. July 7
Fri. Aug. 1
Class 2
Fri. May 23
Mon. June 30
Thur. July 17
Wed. Aug. 20
10:00-12:00
5:00-7:00
10:00-12:00
10:00-12:00
Serger Classes
10:00-12:00
10:00-12:00
5:00-7:00
10:00-12:00
BSR Classes
Wed. May 28
Wed. June 18
Thur. July 10
Wed. Aug. 13
10:00-12:00
10:00-12:00
5:00-7:00
10:00-12:00
10:00-1:00
10:00-1:00
10:00-1:00
10:00-1:00
Serger I
Thurs. May 8
Thurs. June 5
Wed. July 2
Wed. Aug. 6
5:00-7:00
10:00-12:00
10:00-12:00
10:00-12:00
Serger II
Wed. May 21
Wed. June 11
Tues. July 22
Thurs. Aug. 21
10:00-12:00
10:00-12:00
10:00-12:00
5:00-7:00
V7 Software
Learn to use your Editor Plus/Designer Plus Version 7 Software. Pat will show you all the great features available to you.
Class I - Basics
Mon. May 5
Time: 10:00-1:00
Class II - Monograms & Lettering
Mon. June 2
Time: 10:00-1:00
Class III - Digitizing
Wed. July 16
Time: 10:00-1:00
Class IV - Applique
Mon. Aug. 18
Time: 10:00-1:00
Class V—Fill & Pattern Stitches
Mon. May 19
Time: 10:00-1:00
V6 Software
Wed. May 14
Wed. June 4
Time: 10:00-1:00
Time: 10:00-1:00
Class Policy - You must pay at the time you sign up for a class! This will allow the teachers to make
preparations for the correct number of students. Also, please do NOT wear perfume to class!
Please sign up for class even if there is no charge for the class! This is especially true if the class is
held after store hours. You can call to register or e-mail us at [email protected].
If you must cancel a class, please do so as soon as possible. Class fees are not refundable but you can re-
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Accent Sewing Inc.
Store Hours:
4410 Hwy 17 Bypass B7
Woodside Village Shopping
Center
Murrells Inlet SC 29576
Mon., Tues., Wed., and Fri. 10:00-5:00
Thurs. 10:00-6:00
Sat. 10:00-3:00
Phone: 843-357-3228
Fax: 843-357-8221
Email: [email protected]
When you purchase a machine from Accent Sewing, you receive one year free service, machine instruction classes, and 10% off all purchases!
Refer A Friend
If your friend purchases a machine from Accent Sewing, you will receive a $25.00
gift certificate and so will your friend!
Accent Sewing Inc.
4410 Hwy 17 Bypass B7, Murrells Inlet SC
843-357-3228
Expiration Date: 8/30/2014
Accent Sewing’s mission is to provide quality service, a
friendly atmosphere, and lots of fun. We have knowledgeable staff that are ready to help you with your sewing, quilting, or embroidery needs! Stop in today and
say hello!
Due to the rising cost of processing debit and credit cards, we cannot accept
cards for purchases that total less than
$5.00. Thanks for your cooperation!
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