Nancy Zieman Announcement...

Nancy Zieman kicks off the new season of "Sewing With Nancy" at Baby Lock Tech -- the annual training event for Baby Lock dealers in St. Louis...



Who's that in Nancy's class? CARMEN from Quality Sewing!! Hey -- one of Expo's most popular vendors. Of course, with Baby Lock sponsoring the 2011 Friday Night LIVE event -- Carmen and Nancy had a lot to talk about...

The BIG ANNOUNCEMENT at Baby Lock Tech was that Nancy Zieman is launching her brand new internet television show. Which is available 24 hours a day!! AND it's all FREE. You can go to Nancyziemantv.com any time to watch FREE how-to sewing videos. You can also read Nancy's behind-the-scenes blog, post comments (to be eligible to win great prizes), AND print valuable coupons -- which can be redeemed at your participating Baby Lock dealers!!

I'm telling you...the sewing fun never ends!! The internet makes it possible for us to SHARE OUR LOVE of sewing with each other every day -- throughout the whole year...

So -- JUST FOR FUN -- let's do this. We have started a Fan Page on Facebook -- go there now and become a fan Sewing & Stitchery Expo FACEBOOK PAGE...Hey -- YOU CAN POST YOUR OWN PICTURE ALBUM. And we would LOVE to see your Expo pictures!!

THEN GO TO NANCY'S FACEBOOK PAGE. If all of us become "fans" on the same day -- we'll send her numbers through the roof!!

HEY -- IT'LL BE FUN..!!

2011 Quilter's Night Out

One of the best special events in the sewing world is the Sewing & Stitchery Expo's QUILTER'S NIGHT OUT. Every single year -- it is a SOLD OUT EVENT...

Last year -- 2010 -- you gave a warm greeting to Eleanor Burns. It was her very first time in Puyallup...(see her professional quilt holder in the back? that's right -- from the Inspired2Sew team -- Bonne Swett)...
And she was delighted with her standing-room-only-audience. Our 2010 Quilter's Night Out was an amazing night -- full of laughter and joy...and it will certainly be hard for us to top that. But -- hey -- THAT'S OUR JOB...

And, as you know -- for 2011 -- we are delighted to welcome Ricky Tims!! 2011 will be his first year in Puyallup -- and having him AND HIS GRAND PIANO -- on the Expo Stage for our 2011 Quilter's Night OUT.

This is a picture of me -- meeting Ricky for the first time at the 2009 Quilt Market in Houston, Texas.

SEE WHAT LENGTHS WE GO TO WHEN IT COMES TO BRINGING YOU THE BEST OF THE BEST??

In the next week or so -- you will receive the October e-newsletter. AND we'll be making some major announcements about changes and improvements for the 2011 show! SO STAY TUNED...

2011 Coats & Clark Pro-Am Sewing Exhibition Charity Event

We have many exciting changes happening for the 2011 Show. For instance -- the Sunday charity event. Instead of one big session at 8:30 -- we'll have two sessions at 10:30 and 11:30. And, this year -- EVERY DOLLAR we raise will go directly to the Mary Bridge Pediatric Hospital.

AND -- the biggest change is that the event itself will be a Pro-Am Sewing Exhibition! Hummm.. What kind of event is that?? Well -- our fabulous sewing stars will be paired up to mentor local sewing rookies -- and we CAN'T WAIT TO SEE what they come up with!

Coats & Clark is the sponsor of our charity event -- in this 2010 picture, Lynn Browne from Coats & Clark is posing with me backstage. We took pink & red in two completely different directions...



Mary Mulari has agreed to be one of the sewing star Mentors...I swear, in this picture she looks like she is walking on a tightrope. As I recall, she was spinning -- to show off her pink and red poncho (or, maybe it was the shocking pink duct-taped shoes?)...


This is a picture of some of last year's participants. The new Coats & Clark Pro-Am Sewing Exhibition is going to be a GREAT SHOW. With your help -- we'll raise money for a wonderful local cause --Mary Bridge Pediatric Hospital. You'll learn more about them in future posts.


And -- remember -- we will also be collecting pillowcases for the children of Mary Bridge. I can't think of a better way to USE UP YOUR FABRIC STASH...

BLT & Friday Night LIVE

This summer, I had the chance to attend Baby Lock Tech in beautiful St. Louis...

I was working in the Schmetz booth -- and here I am, having dinner with Rhonda Pierce of Schmetz, and Eileen Roche from Designs in Machine Embroidery Magazine.

It was great to talk to Nancy Zieman about her Friday Night LIVE event for 2011 Expo. Here she is with one of our favorite Expo vendors -- Paul LaPonte of Quality Sewing...

And you already know I had a nice visit with Simon Haskins...(I made him talk to my sister Deborah, who is his biggest fan!)

Pam Mahshie, Baby Lock's education director -- was very jealous of my fabulous Hey Rita TOTE...


Baby Lock has some big plans for the 2011 Sewing & Stitchery Expo, and we are delighted to have them as the official sponsor of our Friday Night LIVE event. Last year, when Baby Lock sponsored the Quilter's Night Out -- they gave away TWO fabulous sewing machines!! So be sure to buy your tickets early...

Because -- as Steve Jeffery is so fond of saying..."it's for the love..."