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Sewing, Quilting and Embroidery Classes for Everyone

Our staff teaches sewing, quilting and embroidery classes featuring a wide variety of projects for different skill levels. We've even got sewing classes for kids! Most of our classes are open to owners of any brand of sewing or embroidery machine (unless specifically stated in the class description)—all you have to know are the basic functions of your machine and how it works. Please read our Class Policies before you enroll for your class.

Below is a preview of what's coming up at The Presser Foot. Please click the link in the class listing to view the entire class description on the calendar page and to see the link to the supply list. Class fee does not include supplies unless specifically stated. Please review and download the supply list before you register for the class.

 

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Please enroll for your class by calling the store at least two days  prior to class day so that our instructors can have enough kits, handouts or other class materials for you. There may be some preparation work required before class day—if this is the case it will be noted on the class supply list, so please be sure you enroll in class enough in advance that you can complete the prep work!

We add new classes frequently. Don't see what you want? Get a couple of your friends together and ask us about creating a class just for you! To see complete details about each class and to download the supply list for that class, visit the calendar page for the store location the class will be held at and click the class listing on the calendar.

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QMatic—July

Wednesday, July 16, 2025                    from 10am to 12pm                 Class Fee:  $50  (FREE if you bought
                                                                                                                          your QMatic from The Presser Foot)
                                                                                                                          Instructor: Kathy Shelley                                                                  

This new monthly class is for all QMatic owners and is FREE if you bought your QMatic from
The Presser Foot.


Are you ready to move beyond Edge-to-Edge quilting and explore some customization using QMatic? We'll demonstrate a different function using QMatic each month. Learn how and when to use the different features within QMatic. Each session will be a lecture / demo format and include time for questions and discussion with the group. 

In July we'll start with a review of Edge-to-Edge features and then move onto Markers, Masking, Boundaries and Borders. 


Advance registration is required.

No materials are required for this class, just bring your notebook and pen to take notes.

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Embroidery Club—July 2025

Thursday, July 17, 2025           from 10am to 12pm                                 Class Fee: $35
                                                                                                                             Instructor: Debi Urban                                                                        

July's project is a cutwork embroidered napkin. Get a head start on your holiday embroidery projects with this gorgeous cutwork tree that's perfect for a napkin corner! Stunning, elegant and achievable to create.

Class fee includes project materials for two napkins, the embroidery design and use of our embroidery threads in class. If you would like to duplicate the thread colors exactly as they are on the store sample, please ask us to email you a copy of the thread chart so that you may bring your own thread to class.

This beginner level, in person, hands on class is perfect for those who have taken the owner's / guide classes (Quick Start Embroidery 1 and Quick Start Embroidery 2) and are ready to go onto the next step in learning how to use the embroidery features of their machines to create beautiful, personalized embroidered projects. Bring your machine, embroidery module, hoops and accessories to class and we'll help you complete this project!
 
Kit fee is included in class fee. Advance registration is required—call and register today!

Extra kits (if there are any left after class) will be available for purchase after class. You may purchase the kit only if you do not wish to come to class, but it does not include the embroidery design.

 

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All Day Date with BOB (Block on Board)—BOB vs. QUBE 

Saturday, August 16, 2025                from 10am to 4pm                and                 Class Fee:  $65
                                                                                                                                             Instructor: Teresa Stamp                                                          

BOB (Block on Board dies) and QUBE dies actually work TOGETHER beautifully to make HUNDREDS of quilt blocks in no time at all!    

Using AccuQuilt's fabric cutting system, you'll learn how to determine which dies to use to create your quilt blocks mixing and matching different dies from QUBE and BOB (Block on Board). You'll sew both a Mix and Match block and a BOB block, and Teresa will also show you how she converts many rotary cutting / hand cutting patterns into ones that can be made with the AccuQuilt die cutting system.
This is a date you don't want to miss!

Don't have an AccuQuilt die cutting machine or dies? No problem! You may use our AccuQuilt die cutting machine and dies in class. We do ask that if you plan to make multiples of this project, please bring and use your own die cutting mat so that we can preserve our classroom mats as much as possible.  

Pattern and project materials are not included in the class fee. Please see supply list for project materials.

Download the Supply List for this class here.


 

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The Elemental Coat—Quilted

Tuesday, August 19, 2025   and         from 10am to 4pm                               Class Fee:  $50
Tuesday, August 26, 2025                                                                                      Instructor: Kathy Shelley                                                         

Use a quilt or pre quilted fabric to make a beautiful, one-of-a-kind coat!

During this two session class, you'll get a jumpstart on the Elemental Coat by making a muslin to fit your coat to the correct size (possibly adding darts as in the store sample). Then we will lay out the pattern on the fabric and construct the coat. Kathy will demonstrate using the Stripology Ruler for cutting bias binding, and she will show you how she attaches it using the BERNINA #71 foot. 

Project materials are not included in the class fee. Please see supply list for project materials. Advance registration is required.

Download the Supply List for this class here.

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Color and Design

Thursday, May 1, 2025                  from 12pm to 4pm                                         Class Fee:  $400
(and first Thursday of each month for one year)                                              Instructor: Sarah Ann Wells                                                         

Join us on a one year journey to unlocking the mystery of color!

Ever wonder why some colors just don't work together and others make your projects pop? This is the course for you to discover the knowledge and confidence it will take to start boldly working with color. 

The course book is Color & Design by Heather Thomas. In this class you will learn classic color theory and the principles of design, you will learn and apply color terminology, color scale, color value, color dominance, color temperature, complex colors, design elements, line, shape, blending and form. You will also learn all about texture, size and scale, design principles, contrast and balance. Workshop lessons such as monochromatic quilts, exploring the use of color, scale and contrast provide opportunities to practice. 

This course will provide you with in-depth knowledge and a new understanding of color that will take your projects to a whole new level. 

Book and class materials are NOT included in the class fee.

Classes will be on the first Thursday of each month for one year, through May 2026, with the exception of July, class will be on July 10th, there will be no class in December, and in January class will be on January 8th, 2026. 


 

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Software Club—July

Software Club 2025 has exciting new lessons every other month to help you continue
to learn the BERNINA Embroidery Software!

July's lesson is Digitizing (Basic Building Block: Digitizing). In Creator level, you will learn how to create an edge-to-edge quilting design using the digitizing tools. In DesignerPlus level, you will use Artwork Canvas to create quilting block designs. Available on the Skill Hub August 15, 2025.

Join the FREE Zoom meeting on the second Thursday of January, March, May, July, September and November to watch the live broadcast of the lesson. (Handouts and Designs referenced are not available for free download.) To receive the email with the link to the free Zoom meeting, sign up for our newsletter and email reminders on the Home page and then manage your preferences for which emails you receive (make sure you check the box for Software Club).

For an optional annual membership fee of $150, you'll receive access to view a new recorded video which you will access through the Skill Hub in February, April, June, August, October and December, showing you how to do the project, available to watch at your convenience through 2025 as they are posted. You can watch the video as you do that month's lesson in the embroidery software so that you can pause and do each step as you go along. You'll also be able to download handouts and designs referenced during the presentation. Please call the store at 303-485-6681 to purchase an annual membership, receive your login code and instructions to access the videos and lessons.

 

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