{"id":33755,"date":"2015-03-08T15:36:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T19:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/?p=33755"},"modified":"2015-06-10T23:55:45","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T03:55:45","slug":"osqe-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.janicefergusonsews.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/08\/osqe-15\/","title":{"rendered":"WOW! OSQ Expo ’15"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Original Sewing and Quilt Expo in Lakeland, Florida– what a fabulous event!\u00c2\u00a0 This past week with my dear friend Carol (my son-in-law’s mother)\u00c2\u00a0 we took classes and shopped at the enormous and tantalizing market.\u00c2\u00a0 Seeing so many friends, making such great buys, and learning so many new things made OSQE a circus of fun.<\/p>\n

My schedule included 2 “Whimsy” sessions with Kari Mecca, two serger classes and one quilting adventure.\u00c2\u00a0 Each offered great techniques and loads of inspiration.<\/p>\n

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My classes with Kari Mecca inspired me beyond words.\u00c2\u00a0 Being the smitten grandmother of 2 year old Vivian Rose, I dream of making every garment on Kari’s sample rack–a dream that’s unlikely to come true!<\/p>\n

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But now I can and will make some<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 Kari’s samples and classes offered so much inspiration.<\/p>\n

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In Kari’s Spaghetti Applique class we made a free standing applique which later\u00c2\u00a0 could be applied to whatever–a child’s dress, a tote, etc. What do you think I will choose?<\/p>\n

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I chose the owl project for the Spaghetti Applique class.\u00c2\u00a0 This great technique requires only a basic sewing machine.<\/p>\n

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Blooming Beauties was the other Kari class I took.<\/p>\n

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Using handy Whimsy sticks, we made three freestanding flowers which I haven’t yet finished.\u00c2\u00a0 They will be shown complete in a later post.\u00c2\u00a0 Each day, Kari wore one of her lovely flowers pinned to a white shirt.\u00c2\u00a0 She is an excellent, first rate teacher.<\/p>\n

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More photos of Kari’s creations are at the end of this post.<\/p>\n

Then there were serger classes. In my sewing room, the serger and I usually stand apart a respectful distance.\u00c2\u00a0 There, at its station, my Babylock Evolve\u00c2\u00a0 waits patiently and tries not to aggravate me.\u00c2\u00a0 I approach it with a cautiously positive attitude and try to follow the instructions to the letter.\u00c2\u00a0 We have yet to bond.\u00c2\u00a0 But after my classes at OSQE that might change.<\/p>\n

Peggy Dilbone and Kathy McMakin share the Serger Queen crown.\u00c2\u00a0 After their classes,\u00c2\u00a0 my relationship with the serger has begun to change.\u00c2\u00a0 Peggy’s lecture class detailed countless things you can do with the serger.\u00c2\u00a0 One that jumped out at me was trimming ready made piping to a proper 1\/4″ seam allowance.\u00c2\u00a0 Just recently, I spent way too much time carefully measuring and cutting piping’s wide seam allowance to a required size.<\/p>\n

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In Kathy Mac’s Knit Baby Gown class, we constructed a soft-as-butter knit garment completely on the serger.\u00c2\u00a0 Even though I have several serging books, I might as well be from Missouri because you have to show me.\u00c2\u00a0 Kathy’s absolutely clear, detailed instructions and happy teaching style made me believe that I CAN do it, that I CAN use my serger for more than finishing seams, and that I CAN be friends with my serger.\u00c2\u00a0 Yeah!!!!<\/p>\n

The quilting class with Cristy Fincher would have been wonderful if I had properly prepared.\u00c2\u00a0 It was late when I packed up my supplies and instead of fat quarters I cut fat 1\/8’s. But still there was plenty to learn, not the least of which was to never use a pin to close up bottles of water soluble basting glue.\u00c2\u00a0 If the product is not used frequently, the glue surrounding the pin turns brown and leaves a messy, sticky blob on the next application.\u00c2\u00a0 Cristy’s glue of choice is Elmer’s Washable School glue, with the addition of a fine tip.<\/p>\n

At the Expo I reconnected with lots of old friends, Martha Pullen, Connie Palmer, Ann Sweeney, and others.\u00c2\u00a0 When I last saw sweet Marianna Carey, she was a very pregnant student in my Brother school at Martha Pullen’s School of Art Fashion in Huntsville.\u00c2\u00a0 At the Expo, she shared pictures of that baby–her darling 7 year old daughter.\u00c2\u00a0 Such warm reunions with friends!<\/p>\n

I’m already looking forward to OSQE ’16!<\/p>\n

Here are more of Kari Mecca’s Whimsy creations.\u00c2\u00a0 Have I included too many pictures?\u00c2\u00a0 Please let me know if you would prefer fewer photos in each blog.\u00c2\u00a0 I do tend to get carried away.<\/p>\n

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