58 W. Jefferson Street
Valparaiso, IN 46383
(219)477-5073
thesewingstudio@frontier.com

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Welcome to the Home of Creative Sewing with Husqvarna Viking Sewing Machines and Viking and Babylock Sergers.

The Sewing Studio is the Answer to all your Sewing Questions!

The Sewing Studio is closed to attend Viking SewFest in St.Louis
until Monday February, 6, 2011.

Sewing Studio U(niversity)

Those who sew are among the friendliest, most helpful people you can find. To spread this untapped source of friendship and knowledge around...

Enrollment is starting for Sewing Studio U. which will begin in January. The tuition for the calendar year is $75, which then includes enrollment in Sewing Club, Embroidery Club (new), Software Roundtable, and Serger Club(new).

Sewing Club meets the second Wednesday of the month from 7 to 9 P.M. for our working gals!
Our first project will be Handy Hearts Potholders, for which you need the pattern. In addition you need fabric, batting, insulation and piping. There will be a kit available with the insulating fabric and the piping, if you need it.

Serger Club will meet the first Thurday of the month at 11 A.M. Our first project will be learning the basic functions of our serger and making a "Favorite Knotted Pillow".

Embroidery Club meets the fourth Friday of the month at noon. Our first project will be a basic embroidery on the sewing machine, learning the way to get the best results in your embroidery while creating a pin cushion.

Software Roundtable is the third Saturday of every month. Each month is an advetnure in exploring this Computer Assisted Drawing software.

If you are interested in only one of these classes, the annual tuition cost is only $40.

Card carrying members receive 20% discount on all purchases, plus discounted cost for special events and guaranteed work space.

Enrollment in Sewing Studio U. also gives you priority seating at the three Viking Educator events already planned for this year. Seating will be limited for those at the Studio (12 - 18). We are looking at another venue for one of the programs to allow for a larger group.

We encourage you to consider enrolling and making good use of your sewing machine and/or serger. Of equal or greater importance are the friendships created among those who share a love of sewing which are worth every cent you spend to enroll! Finally, we hope to provide special pricing and events for our loyalest of clients!

Sewing Machine Service

Knowing when a large investment is made in a quality sewing machine or serger, quality service and maintenance is desired. The Sewing Studio has Wayne's Sewing Machine Service out of Port Huron, Michigan, handle all our service. Wayne is a Gold Star Tech from Viking and a Babylock dealer in Port Huron. You can find out more about who the Sewing Studio entrusts all it's machines to at Waynes Sewing Machine Service

Phyllis Clark 's Sewing Holiday

UPDATE:

Phyllis Clark will be here Friday, March 2 and Saturday, March 3, with her trunk full of items and her mind full of ideas for a two day Sewing Holiday!

We begin in The Club Room at Strongbow Inn, Friday, March 2 at 10 A.M. for a full day of sewing, quilting and serging ideas, tips and questions being answered.

For lunch will we will have our favorite Deli Bar and cookies from their bakery.

This program should run until 3:30 or 4:00 P.M.

Your cost to spend the day with Phyllis (and lunch) is $60.

For our second day of the Sewing Holiday will be back at the Studio, starting again at 10 A.M. Today's focus will be on machine embroidery in the morning and embroidery software (you will need your laptop) in the afternoon.

This day's lunch will be ( what might end up being our new favorite) deli bar provided by your hostesses, the Sewing Sisters.

The cost for this second day is $60 with your lunch included.

Thus, the cost for the two day event is $100. University students save 20%

For reservations, please come in or call! Sue's cell is 219-263-9693.
Space is limited in both The Club Room and our classroom, so reservations are due before the space is taken!.

The Sewing Studio Annex

The Sewing Studio is expanding into the office space in the Sewing Studio building. This will provide dedicated meeting space.
Watch for an additional sign out in front!

SewFest in February

Husqvarna Viking Sewing Machines is celebrating their 140th Anniversary in 2012.

The first SewFest, which is usually in Chicago, will be the first week in February. The company is preparing many surprises and I can hardly wait!

While at the SewFest in October in Chicago, when I came home with the 15 pound 100 Q Sewing Machine, it was mentioned that with so many things to introduce for the anniversary, the next Sew Fest would be in February.

The dealer next to me looked at me and said ,"Chicago in February?!?"

Well, as it turns out, for the first itme in my existence with Viking, there is no Chicago SewFest this time around.

Instead, I had my choice of Milwaukee, Detroit or St. Louis within driving distance.

I decided to head south.

So while I am in St. Louis, I am spending a day with Nancy Nix-Rice an image consultant. Nancy wrote the book , "Looking Good" and is a leader in the field of image consulting and wardrobe planning. You should see a new me when I return.

However, Nancy and I also want to plan a day or two for her to be at the Studio.

Now, for those of us interested in creating a wardrobe where you wear 80% of your clothes, or for anyone with a professional job or lookng for one, who wants to see themselves as the best they can be, this is the best informaitin you can recieve!

Nancy will give one of her fascinating presentations, but then too, should have time for individual consultations, personal color fans, etc..

So something else to look forward to!

What's New

The Sewing Studio just got a shipment of HClass E 20 sewing machines which are Viking quality at "big box store" prices.
The E 20 are one of the last four models we carry that are mechanical sewing machines.

The Sewing Studio just received the latest in embroidery hoops, the :Endless Embroidery Hoop II, which has a 7" X 4" sewing area
.  This hoop is wonderful for continuous embroidery...it opens like a book and you just move your fabric up and continue..

Also, for those in clothing  construction, there is a new clear invisible zipper foot.

Don't forget about our "Bring Your Own Bag" sale! Some great prices on machines!

Husqvarna Viking has come out with a 15 pound travel sewing machine -- the HClass 100 Q(uilt).

Truly the little traveler for your sewing adventures!
The HClass 100 Q sells for $500, are on sale unitl the 21st!
Come in and try my sample mini-Viking!.

For more, check out www.husqvarnaviking.com!   When you reach this site you are on the most visited sewing website on the internet!
Also check out "Inspiration" in the left hand menu. Oodles of free projects and free monthly embroidery designs.

Testimonials

"I do so love your store!"
Phyllis I., Bolingbrook, IL

"I have been sewing for 60 years and have never had a sewing helper as professional and helpful as you. You are always willing to hlep and the turn-around time for machine repair has been very good."
Rita W., Hanna, IN

" I am so happy to find the Sewing Studio! Sue is a great Viking dealer. She has helped me progress from my first Viking embroidery machine of a 1+ to a new Designer Ruby. I remember how frustrated I felt at not being able to use the 1+ to its capabiltiies.

Because of the classes and sewing groups she nurtures, my retirement is so much more fun than I ever thought it would be. I am continually learning something new about sewing and machine embroidery while making new friends at the samet time."
Judy T., Valparaiso, IN

More testimonials to come, from all those people who have waited a lifetime for a shop like this!

Tricks and Tips

This tip is concerning the magnetism and electircal isues with a computerized sewing machine....

Today's tip comes from John Szwec, former National Technical Trainer for Husqvarna Viking Sewing Machines.

One of my new machine owners asked about using magnetic pin cushions around her new computerized machine.

I know what I told her, but I asked John.

Any of the stepper motors in your machine work by magnetism and have a ten times stronger magnetic field than any magnetic anything you are putting near your machine.

So if you are used to using magnetic pin cushions, do not let your new machine stop you!

My answer to her was that you would need one of the magnets they use in the junkyard to lift cars, before you would have a magnetic problem with the machine.

John did point out the magnetic items near your LCD screen is another issue. You put a magnet near the screen and all the LCD crystals move and forever after you will have a distorted picture on the screen.

Then we have had a couple of machines in with, what turns out to be warranty issues, otherwise expensive replacement of stepper motors, but these problems were caused by power surges. However, the electrical warranty on any machine is not 20 years, but somewhere between two and five years, depending on the model.

So word to the wise, to have your machine in a surge protector and unplug it when you aren't using it.

John also mentioned there is a power conditioner which monitors the electricity coming through for highs and lows, rather than just protecting against the highs. Something to think about when you consider the investment you already have in your machine.