It’s
Sew Fine’ Sewing Expo set for March 6-7
By
Judy Hetterman
County Extension Agent for Family & Consumer Science
A two-day
expo in Northern Kentucky for beginning and expert sewers alike
is packed with informative workshops and speakers.
The expo is scheduled for March 6 and 7 at General Butler State
Resort Park in Carrollton. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
March 6, and the expo wraps up around 4 p.m. March 7. With more
than 15 full- and half-day classes to choose from, participants
are sure to find something to keep them busy.
At lunch on March 6, a panel of sewing entrepreneurs will discuss
how to “Turn Your Hobby Into a Business.”
Keynote speaker Rebekka Seigel will address the expo crowd during
a buffet dinner. Seigel, the owner of Quilt Artz, will give
a presentation entitled “Women’s Work.” Whe
will share details about 12 women of the 20th century who inspired
her paper doll series.
“Seigel’s presentation is an opportunity to review
the pioneering women who developed some of the 20th century’s
greatest innovations in the areas of art, science, politics
and human rights and redefined the term ‘women’s
work,” said Judy Hetterman, University of Kentucky Cooperative
Extension agent for family and consumer sciences in Kenton County.
“These women’s stories are told through the garments
they wore for defining moments in their lives. Seigel will share
the techniques she used to create her quilts and what it means
to devote six years of your life to an idea and a body of work.”
Workshops offered at the expo include: Old Fashioned Quilting,
Internet Web Sites for Businesses, Building on History Through
Costumes, Reproduction of Antique Quilts, Basic Free Motion
Quilting, and Embellished Jacket and Ideas in Applique. Other
classes include Setting up Your Sewing Space, Trapunto, Make
Color Work for You, and Hand Applique.
Registrants who check in between 10 and 11 a.m. March 6 will
be entered in a drawing for a $50 fabric store gift certificate.
Sewers will also have the opportunity to view interactive displays
of sewing techniques and projects and shop a wide array of vendors
in the exhibit and display hall.
The $80 registration fee is due by Feb. 1. Individual class
fees are due by Feb. 20. Make checks payable to the Owen County
Extension Service, 265 Ellis Highway, Owenton 40359-9300. For
more information or to request a registration packet, contact
Judy Hetterman at (502) 484-5703.
