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Sewing is in Fashion - Summer and Fall Classes

Sewing has never gone out of fashion. And with the rising popularity of sustainable living coupled with the desire to create useful items from home instead of purchasing mass merchandise, sewing & crafting are thriving around the USA. Even celebrities are voicing their love for sewing, including Marie Osmond , Tilda Swinton , Eva Longoria , Venus Williams & Nicole Kidman and many more. Thanks to shows like Project Runway , sewing is seen now in a fashion design context rather than a home economics context.  Vogue Fabrics offers exciting classes from Beginning Sewing to Advanced Sewing so you can learn to sew fashionable garments.  Follow these up with draping and tailoring classes so you can freely create your own custom looks and make sure they fit in the right places. Don't miss Home Decorating classes that teach you how to sew pillows and slipcovers.  There are even classes for kids to learn to sew.  In addition to sewing, the upcoming Fall 20...

Laura Foster Nicholson

Laura's Ribbons Let the love-fest begin . Combing through the vast internet I gazed at the blog of one of my favorite textile designers, Laura Foster Nicholson . Oh, I am sure you have seen her ribbons featured in Vogue Patterns Magazine and Belle Armoire . I know you must have gazed upon them on our site ( she has her own section, you know ). So it tickled me to see she was returning the love we feel for her by gushing about us. Yes, Laura, "Loyalty begets loyalty" indeed!!! So why do we love her designs so much? At once they are whimsical and elegant. You can easily adorn a silk dupioni jacket with the same jacquard you put on your toss pillows and quilted tablerunners . One customer used a whole spool of her ribbon to trim drapes and pillowcases in her daughter's room, and used the floral motif as the inspiration for a hand painted wall border. That's what Laura's designs do -- they inspire.  LFN Christmas Ribbons   So, this holiday seas...