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We are Moving!
We are packing up to move back to Washington State to be closer to our family! We leave Madison on Friday, September 28 and arrive at our new home in Sultan, Washington, just 35 miles Northeast of Seattle where all of our family lives, on Oct 2. Meanwhile, most of our possessions are packed in boxes, so I will not be able to fill any orders between now and about mid-October, when we will have opened most boxes and made order out of the moving chaos. At that time I will be sending out a newsletter (sign up below, if you do not receive my newsletters) informing you of some moving sale discounts and new products in my online store. There will be more "Prime Cuts" and more quilts and garments for sale, including most of my show piece garments from competitions and invitational fashion show such as the Fairfield and Bernina Fashion Shows, formerly Houston Quilt Festival extravaganza events. Until then,
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VIDEO TUTORIALS ARE HERE!!
Check out my three video tutorials, all of which, are up and ready to watch on my Lorraine's Lessons/Video Tutorials page. They are Design Essentials: A Short Primer, Making and Using Your Own Bias and Straight of Grain Tapes in Quilts and Garments, and Pattern Fitting Fundamentals. To watch any of these videos, hover over "Lorraine's Lessons" in the horizontal menu at the top. Then click on Video Tutorials and you'll be on the right page. OR... just click HERE!
Third Reprinting of Design Essentials!
The third reprint of Design Essentials is freshly back from the printer in Hong Kong and ready to be your trusty companion when it comes to design principles and elements. There are also 5 chapters of design approaches to inspire you and keep you learning something new.
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Pattern SALE!!
We are continuing to offer a 25% discount on all garment and quilt patterns until the end of December! Click here to browse our patterns and give your creativity a jump start! Stay Creative and Stay optimistic! Browse and make your shopping list! Start Shopping again in Mid October, 2024!
DVDs
My Sewing With Nancy videos, Fashion Sewing: Plain to Fabulous from the two Shows, which aired in January of 2017, are still available in the Wisconsin Public Television website. You will also find a DVD of the two Fashion Sewing: Plain to Fabulous shows on this website for the Spring reduced price of $10!