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This page includes announcements of upcoming classes &  events, plus photos from previous events! 

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Quilts and Lace Cruise October 6-13 2019
Departing from Cape Canaveral, visiting Labadee, SanJuan, and St. Maarten, with sailing days spent in our cruising classroom.
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View the photo montage below.
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Meeting with the Niles ASG chapter on September 28th was a great experience!
Here's a photo of me with board members who made it possbile for me to be there.


Join me as I meet with fellow American Sewing Guild friends on September 28th, 2019 in Warren Ohio!
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Please call Barbara at 330-550-1215 to make reservations and arrange for payment for this event.
​Registration deadline is Tuesday September 24, 2019.
I hope to see you there!
The folks at Quilts and Lace Sewing Shop in Melbourne Florida have asked me to come and cruise with them and you're invited to come aboard and join us! Sailing, sewing, fun in the sun, good food, great friends, and seven days of special times await all who choose to participate! 

We sail away on October 6th, aboard the Harmony of the Seas and travel to Labadee, San Juan, and St. Maarten, with time for sewing classes and fun with friends along the way. Watch the video for more information and CLICK HERE for cruise details.
Here's a blast from the past, photos from dealer events around the USA!
Anita Goodesign Embroidery Party at Snyders in York PA!
March 2017

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​We all had a great time teaching at the big bash in Baton Rouge Louisiana November 11 & 12, 2016!

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From left – Julie Fei-Fan Balzer, Cathy Gandy, Deb Jones, Blaine Austin (master of ceremonies and Allbrands CEO) Coleen Swettman, Yours Truly, Angela Wolf, Denise Wild, Rhonda Pierce, and Reen Wilcoxon of Embroidery Garden fame.
I wish I could have taken a photo of all 180 sewing enthusiasts who made monogrammed aprons with the Brother Persona in my class! Here are just a few photos of the class and their ln-the-Hoop personalized pockets. Wow, you all look great modeling the aprons. if anyone has more photos feel free to send them along to me!
We had a blast at the Sewing & Embroidery Retreat Event 
Presented by Tidewater Sew & Vac in Virginia Beach 
October 13th, 14th & 15th
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It was great to make new friends and meet with friends from last year! Here are a few special ladies from my monogrammed coaster and embroidered organza bag class.

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I had two great assistants (Don on the left and Harris on the right) helping with my class.  Both are former military men . . . both machine embroidery enthusiasts. Don spent years helping the Blue Angels fly and currently teaches new owners how to use their embroidery machine. Harris is now a quilting instructor. They made all six sessions run as smooth as silk while attendees made personalized gift sets in each of the two classes. All projects were embroidered using one of my all time favorite embroidery machines - The Brother PRS100 Persona.

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Virginia Beach Retreat - Had a great seafood dinner then took a walk by the light of the bright moon with fellow instructors. From left - Angela Wolf, Joan Clemons, Yours Truly, Jerry Granata, & Jo Corso.
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A great group of machine embroidery enthusiasts gather in Baton Rouge from near and far. Some came from as far away as Alaska!!!

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Reen Wilcoxson (in-the-hoop designer) and owner of Embroidery Garden Design company.
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Yours Truly, along with Angela Wolf, couture expert & owner of angelawolfpatterns.com.
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Rhonda (left) Embroidery Pro & Molly (right) inventor of the Molly Made apron pattern.

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Lots of stitches were sewn at this event. it was a great opportunity for participants to try new techniques, test drive Brother model machines, and make new friends!
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