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Quick-Stitch
Join the fun and win prizes at Quick-Stitch sponsored by Craftsy.  
    
Quick-stitch apron
Pictured above; one of the groups of 2012 Quick Stitch contestants and judge Rhonda Pierce from Schmetz Needles.
  You have 3 opportunities each day of the expo (Fri/Sat/Sun) to enter a "Quick" 75 minute challenge. Take a quick survey and choose times that work in your expo schedule and you too may be a contestant. I want to be a contestant!
Don't Miss Out!
  The following classes have less than 5 seats left:
    
Sewing Machine IllustrationThursday Workshop   
The Perfect Fitting Knit-Tee
Friday Seminars      
Tees and Tanks: Edge Finishes
Sumptuous Surfaces
Floating Diamonds Blouse
A Place in the Sun Placemat
Cover Hem Workshop
Sunday Seminars
All About the Ruffler

Happy 20th Birthday ASE!

To celebrate our 20th year we will be posting trivia questions about ASE logos, events and special guests. Prizes will be awarded!   


How many 2013 ASE seminars & workshops are about pant/jeans making and/or fitting?

 

Three people who get the answer correct will win the prize. Winners will be chosen at random.  

To send your email answer (include full name and mailing address) click on Diane.

 

Last weeks question:
Name all of the sewing items found on the ASE birthday cake in the registration brochure.
Answer: needle & thread, sewing machine, tape measure, quilt blocks and dress forms  
Winners: DJ Karwatk, Micklene McKenzie, Janet Gillard
 So You Want to Design Patterns

The printing division of  McCall Pattern Company  will be on hand in the NEW Social Media Lounge to speak with anyone who is curious about creating their own pattern line. Watch for more details in an upcoming article about the Social Media Lounge. 

Ages 8 to 18
Back by popular demand in 2013 is the Innovation Generation sewing challenge. Ages 8 to 18 are ncouraged to join the fun.  Enter this contest by filling out the contest entry form and mail to ASE. Entries are not due until September 9th.

All contestants will participate in a runway fashion show featuring their garment. Prizes will be awarded at the end of the fashion show on Saturday, September 28, 2013.

If you know a talented young sewer, please pass this information on to them. If you know a young person who wants to learn to sew, please consider being their teacher or helping them find a quality sewing program where they too can learn how much fun sewing can be!
Registration Brochure
 
Download by clicking on cover above.
    
 To go directly to registration click above.
Canadians
Do it in Style!
Distinctive bus trip2012
Distinctive Sewing 

 

Join sewing expert and owner of Distinctive Sewing Supplies, Catherine Goetz of Oakville Ontario for a fun filled trip to the American Sewing Expo. She's done all the work so you can just sit back enjoy the ride to attend ASE in style!  

 

Transportation is provided by McCoy Tours, a full-service, family owned bus and tour company based in Ontario. We will ride in the comfort of a mid-sized coach bus equipped with air conditioning, air ride suspension, DVD player, cooler and washroom.

The trip originates in Kingston, Ontario and will make pick-ups 

at the following locations:
  • Trenton
  • Kingston 
  • Bowmanville
  • Toronto
  • Oakville
  • London
 Click here for more details.


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