Our new class brochure is up online and at Stonemountain & Daughter! We have over sixty classes: many wonderful new classes as well as everyone's favorite great classics. Come by and pick up a copy! Since we expanded our program, we no longer mail our brochure out, but if you need it mailed - please email us and we are happy to get it out to you. Thank you for sewing with Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics! Suzan and Bob Steinberg.

INTRO TO SEWING                 New to sewing? Consider our 101 Beginning and Beyond class and our Sew Labs. Beginning and Beyond is our most popular class!            101 Beginning and Beyond             This class is open to first time sewers AND for  continuing students who want to continue to build their skills! Expand  your sewing confidence by learning basic stitches and machine use. In class, you learn to sew a  pair of PJ's, skirt, or project of your choice. You'll learn to read  and layout a commercial pattern, select and cut fabric, and other basic  sewing and finishing techniques that build the skills needed to create  basic wardrobe garments. Other alternative beginning sewing classes..           Want help and blocks of time to devote to your sewing projects?   Consider Creative Sewing & Fit LAB for all Personal Projects! Everyone has projects never finished...or never  started. Face your fears and enter our Sew/Fit Lab! Sew Lab is your  sewing studio away from home. Get advice and tips from our wonderful  instructors on your very own personal project while using our large  cutting tables, Bernina sewing machines, serger / overlock machines and  dress forms. Almost like a private class, this is your time to make  anything you want! This is the perfect place  to get individualized attention and your projects fitted. Give yourself  the gift of little "me" time. Retake as many times as you like!                     Want True One on One time?           We now offer private classes at Stonemountain & Daughter! Email us to schedule a session that is all your own.

Our youth classes are about to swing into full gear.         We have our wonderful Youth Summer Sew Camp program this summer.         Youth Classes and Youth Summer Sew Camp         Starting in June and running through August, we have many three and four day camp classes from which to choose. Many students enroll in multiple weeks! For kids that just can't wait to get sewing we have a new class - Hand Sewing for Kids - Ages 6 +. Students have fun making a cell phone case or small  purse, learning how to seam fabric together using small  running stitches and sew on a button and a  snap. This class serves as a springboard and accessory construction to later classes  offered at Stonemountain & Daughter.

                     

Patterns, Fitting, and Design                 Our pattern, fitting, and design classes focus on focus on fit and pattern making.            401 - Intro to Design             510 - Intro to Draping and Pattern Drafting             531 - Copying Ready-to-Wear             550 - Create a Block/Sloper            Wary of making pants, or made pants in the past that didn't fit? Take Barbara Beccio's Making The Perfect Pants Pattern. In this class, an initial paper pattern will be adjusted to fit your body and a muslin cut from that pattern. The muslin pant will be further fitted and adjustments transferred to your pattern.

                     

Sewing Techniques                 We have over seventeen sewing technique classes. These classes are designed to improve your sewing construction skills. We have our solid core of classes and we are offering a few new fun ones.         280- How to Sew Knits         311 - Fearless Zippers         312- Perfect Seams         390 - Intro to Serger                 Introducing Designer Details..           Designer Details            You will make your own bias tapes, piping, covered buttons and ruffles! What a fun way to dress up a garment!            And speaking of ruffles; we have a whole class devoted to ruffles!                     Ruffles, Ruffles, Ruffles Nothing adds flair and interest to a garment or accessory like ruffles.  In this class, learn how to make four different styles: straight self-faced,  double straight, circular, and cascading ruffles!

                     

TIME TO QUILT         We have many, many new Quilting classes. Of special interest is Ann Tarabini's wonderful new quilting series. This series will have you well-stocked with techniques that are fundamental to quilting!           Rotary Cutting Rectangles             Rectangles are the most common shapes used in quilts. In this class you  will learn different rotary cutting methods that help you quickly and  accurately cut out rectangles. This class covers sewing accurate quarter inch seam  allowances, pressing for ease of construction, and matching intersections.                       Rotary Cutting Half Square Triangles           Second only to rectangles, half square triangles are the most common  shape used in quilts. Learn the "formula" that allows you to quickly and  accurately cut "half square triangles" without using a template.  Students will learn how to sew accurate quarter inch seam allowances, press for  ease of construction, and match intersections while making a quilt  block.                      Templates           Learn how to make templates for any quilt block that you  would like to piece. In this class, students learn drafting skills to  produce a pattern. Students will then make templates that will help  with cutting and sewing accuracy. We will use these templates to cut out  and sew together a simple block. Accurate quarter inch seam allowances,  pressing for ease of construction, and matching intersections will also  be stressed.

                     

Weekend Sewing Retreats         We have two weekend sewing retreats! Dive into a full on weekend of sewing! Spend an evening and two days with Sandra Betzina, making Vogue pattern 1201 or Vogue pattern 1292. Go home with an outfit that fits you and guarantees loads   of compliments. During construction you will learn to work with slippery   fabrics, knits, flawless neck bindings, skirt linings and a new  elastic  technique.    Choose Vogue 1201 - Donna Karan's fitted jacket and pant or           Vogue 1292 - Sandra Betzina's lined skirt with origami border.                                            Sewing Fantasy with Sandra Betzina                                         Our  other weekend retreat is with Jean Williams Cacicedo, where you make an  Artistic Felted Wool  Jacket. Explore   the unique process of   designing the perfect unstructured jacket using   "felted" wool fabrics.                                          Artistic Felted Jacket             Wool   fabric, when shrunk, becomes soft, dense  and  adapts well to simple    sewing techniques including reverse  appliqué techniques  and lap seam    construction. This class has become Jean's signature class at  Stonemountain  and it provides a lot of inspiration and information on  working with  wool fabrics at Stonemountain. Come spend the weekend with  Jean!

                     

Specialty Classes           415 - How to Start Your Own Crafty Business                     421 - How to Clean and Oil Your Sewing Machine             630 - Bias Twirl Skirt                       We are offering a new class taught by Barbara Beccio, Creating with Ribbon! Using ribbon create your own trims that can be used to embellish  clothing, accessories and home décor.                     Creating with Ribbon Different sewing techniques and  stitches are employed to make innovative flat and dimensional trims as  well as a wide variety of flowers.

Confessions of a Fabric Junkie

Confessions of a fabric junkie!

If you already didn't know this about me, I love to buy fabric. Yes, I am a fabric junkie. As my story is told, I have been collecting fabric since I was 9 years old. The oldest fabric I have in my trunks is a print with the landing on the moon. Throughout my childhood I cherished a 1/2 yard fur remnant which draped over the end of my twin bed.

Looking back through time, this is one of the manifestations of our humanity - the making of textiles and all their uses from birth to death; for body and home. All fabric junkies carry this in our genetic makeup. It's really old and it serves us on many levels. I am blessed that I was born to buy fabric. I look back to my forefathers and what I have been given. This opportunity to make beautiful connections deep within the American textile industry is one of the things I cherish most about my job.

I remember going to New York back in 1985 - with only one contact and a lot of excitement. This trip last week was a special time to see old friends in the industry and buy new fabric. I hope you will enjoy these photos as I share part of my journey into the jobbing heart of Midtown NYC!

Take a look and see how inspiration can be found all around us. Better yet, come down to Stonemountain & Daughter and check out all the new one-of-a-kind designer fabrics.

I love my Marcy Tilton Skirt!

Today I am wearing my Marcy Tilton Skirt from Vogue Patterns. We sell all our Vogue Patterns at 20% off everyday!

Dad came in for a quick visit to the store and to deliver eggs fresh from the family chickens!

I am busy working on the class schedule for 2012. I am super excited about some of the new classes we are developing! Are there any classes that you are looking for?

Color me White Quilt Class with Angie Woolman - October 23rd

New Date and Time! Come join this small class on October 23rd from 5 pm to 10 pm!

Call us at 510-845-6106 to register and learn how to create a stunning visual quilt of your own! The class is only $60 and taught by Angie Woolman.

Patchwork is fairly simple, but you must enjoy collecting these light and white fabrics which contain large gesture!! No previous color theory is needed - just the desire to jump right into a new world of fabric use!

You can check out Angie's blog at angiewoolman.blogspot.com

COLOR with WHITE
Tessellation = Tiling with 1 geometric shape. Our project will use a "tessellated" design, in this quilt a 4-sided shape.

This color class teaches you to work in fabrics with "large gesture" on a "light ground." These wonderful fabrics are currently abundant of at SMD. See photos and examples hanging in store next to class sample, made a student from a previous class

Students in class create one-of-a-kind flowing pieces while learning about line and texture and surface design.

Everyday is like Christmas here!

I just love the energy when the UPS and Fed Ex trucks pull up and unload boxes of fabric, notions, patterns and buttons! Today we got in beautiful cottons and oilcloth!

Timeless Treasures Quilt Show at Stonemountain & Daughter!

I love to see our walls filled with quilts and garments! We literally have inspiring projects hanging from the ceiling. Look up and be amazed.

I am excited to show off the beautiful quilts from Timeless Treasures here at Stonemountain & Daughter!

We also have beautiful quilts hanging that are made in a collective in Guatemala - they are for sale and the proceeds go directly to this womens collective!

Samples of Kwik Sew Patterns up in our Store!!!

One of the inspiring things we love to do at Stonemountain & Daughter is show off the many uses of fabric in clothing and quilts! The other day a customer told me that she always looks UP when she comes into our store to check out the latest up on our walls and hanging from the ceiling. I loved hearing that and it inspires me to search for new and exciting displays of garments, quilts and more.

Come check out our exciting sample show of Kwik Sew Patterns hanging on our walls. Here are some photos of what you can see.