Tales Of A Fourth Generation Textile Executive: Check Out Our Peeps Doing Take & Teaches At Market

The 2015 Houston Quilt Market is right around the corner and I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you all about the take & teach classes that people associated with Studioe Fabrics are involved with.  We are honored to be associated with such talented and admired figures in the quilting industry.  We hope you take the time to sign up and partake in these great classes.  See you at market.

These classes listed below are offered Saturday, October 24 (Session 1, classes 305-323), Sunday, October 25 (Session 2, classes 405-424), and Monday, October 26 (Session 3, classes 505-510, 513-514).  

Class 300.  Selling the Blues–Marketing The World’s Favorite Color by Pepper Cory for Studioe & The Colonial Needle Company.  Royal, indigo, cobalt, denim–the shades of blue are endless.  Learn blue’s history and make blue work for you.  Hear and see the results of a survey of multiple fabric companies.  See digital images of their past best-selling blue lines plus an image of another blue fabric line upcoming at fall Market.

Class 322.  Never Cut or Sew a Triangle Again by Jodi Barrows of Square in a Square.  Learn to teach and demonstrate the Square in a Square system in this power-packed hands-on class.  You will be amazed!  Also offered as class 423 on Sunday and class 514 on Monday.  Do not enroll for more than one.

Class 400.  Nine Simple Secrets for Success for Shopowners by Jaftex sales rep, Janice Pope of Anything but Boring.  Are you struggling and frustrated as a shop owner?  Implementing these simple tips can make a difference in your shop’s profitability.

Class 407.  A Successful Combination–Machine/Hand Quilting in the Same Quilt by Pepper Cory in association with The Colonial Needle Company.  It’s not machines vs. hand–it’s machine plus hand. Encourage and support your customers’ desire to get more quilts completed and make money at the same time.

Class 507.  East Meets West—Sashiko & Patchwork by Pepper Cory. Adding an Asian accent to patchwork is very appealing.  Start Sashiko projects and encourage your customers to embellish quilts with Sashiko–the traditional hand quilting stitch from Japan.

That sure sounds like a bunch of great classes to me.  Hope you enjoy!