Day 18 #SEWCIALHOP2020 ~ GIVEAWAY DAY!

Day 18 #SEWCIALHOP2020 ~ GIVEAWAY DAY!

#SEWCIALHOP2020 CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!

CATCH THE REPLY AND MEET OUR FABULOUS SPONSORS

 

Day 18 #SEWCIALHOP2020 and a Special THANKYOU to ALL the SPONSORS!!!

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French European Inc – Joe informed us we have almost broken $100,000 that will be given to covid-research!  Thanks Joe for the $31,000 match and ABC matched another $35,000 – AMAZING!!!

Winners of the Dress Forms:

  • Rose Donant
  • Angela Norris

 Winners of Sewing Basket filled with supplies:

  • Nanette Moshier
  • Anne Hartley-Choate

Big Bling Ring winner: Rhonda Kennedy

Joe extended his sale on his website until Monday, December 21, 2020

Kai Scissors – Devon and Jeff gave away a fabulous Dressmaker Scissor Pack

  •  Cindy Gillengerten

Vogue Fabrics Rogie gave away a $30 giftcard

  • Crystal Nichols

SewingMachinesPlus.com  Blaine will be live giving away a sewing machine and more!

  • Stay Perfect Bundle Pack: Maria Del Carmen
  • Stay Perfect Bundle Pack: Patricia Barber
  • Sewing Machine Mat: Colin Jumper
  • Sewing Machine Mat: Phyllis Abrahamson
  • Encore 260A Sewing Machine plus Extension Table: Trudy Snyder

Cindy Hogan – Cynthia’s Embroidery Cindy gave away a virtual class of your choice

  • Maeie Flaugher

Joanne Banko, Let’s Go Sew  Joanne gave away one of her books with a free scarf and a surprise bonus giveaway

  • Esther Hopland
  • Lise Moskop (2nd runner up if Esther passes)

DIME Eileen Roche Eileen gave away a machine embroidery jewelry collection and hardware kit

  • Arlene Surkis

Patternade.com Daniel gave away a LIFETIME subscription of Patternade Pro

  • Joan Bush

MSDP – MSDP gave away Linda Stewart’s eBooks

  • Stacey Tiller

Laser Bee Studio Laser Bee gave away one set of combo project trays with markers (thread not included)

  • Deborah Vess

Reen Wilcoxson – Embroidery Garden Reen gave two of her Garden Flower Lace Collection plus two virtual classes

  • Garden Lace Collection: Helen McIntyre
  • Garden Lace Collection: Marta Infantino
  • Virtual Class of your choice: Geralyn Gough
  • Virtual Class of your choice: Jessica Redding

The Sewing Shop Holly & Steve gave away BES4

  • Kathy Hanley

Allbrands Barbara surprised us and gave away 2 Brother sewing machine’s!

  • Brother NS80 Sewing Machine: Karen Sharp
  • Pacesetter Sewing Machine: Marion Phillips

 

ENORMOUS thanks to all the wonderful vendors who made #sewcialhop2020 a success! Huge shout out to the Wolfpack and all the support they have shown to vendors, each other, and myself! Thank you all for hopping! 

This has been so much fun!  And there is more coming … check the blog tomorrow for details!

Cheers,

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Day 17 #SEWCIALHOP2020 ~ ALLBRANDS

Day 17 #SEWCIALHOP2020 ~ ALLBRANDS

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Today we feature my good friends at Allbrands!!!

Allbrands.com has spent four decades focused on one thing above all others, unparalleled customer service. Our owners, John and Annette Douthat, were very careful when they chose our name, AllBrands.com. They wanted it to reflect the products that we carry. We go out of our way to fulfill your needs by offering all brands of Floor Care, Garment Care, Sewing Machines and Sewing Related products. We partner with many different manufacturers and offer many different brands of products. Our corporate office is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Like and follow Allbrands!! Leave a comment on their Facebook and Instagram pages with #sewcialhop2020 in your comment!

SEWING MACHINE GIVEAWAY

 Allbrands will be giving away a sewing machine!!! Click here to enter and hop on over to Allbrands’ Facebook and Instagram and say THANK YOU BARBARA!!!! #sewcialhop2020

On a Personal Note

I just love the Douthat family!  I actually bought my first coverstitch machine from Allbrands, WAY before I ever met them.  Another first, my first embroidery event was with Allbrands.  We hit it off so well, many more followed, including the Houston Quilt Fest – which many of you have attended.  Last year the wolfpack made a real impression on the Allbrands booth!   A family owned business and an wonderful staff to boot.  

During this covid shutdown, Barbara and I have had so much fun on the live shows.  In fact, the entire Douthat family is amazing, which is why I am so excited to feature them today!  So the wolfpack will be stopping by Allbrands’ Facebook and Instagram pages to say thank you for your support!!! 

Be sure to leave me a comment below if you are enjoying the Sewcial Hop so far!

Cheers,

Learn to Sew Knits Online Class: Angela Wolf Academy

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Day 16 #SEWCIALHOP2020 ~ THE SEWING SHOP

Day 16 #SEWCIALHOP2020 ~ THE SEWING SHOP

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Features the fabulous Holly & Steve Cobb and The Sewing Shop in Shreveport, Louisiana.  I featured Steve and Holly in my live show back in May, checking in on their store during the start of the covid-lockdown.  They are a Brother dealer and in their store you will find beautiful fabrics, custom embroidery, hands on classes, alterations, and more.  I personally loved the pattern weights Steve was customizing!

GIVEAWAY

 

Holly and Steve are giving away BES4 – embroidery enthusiasts, you are going to LOVE this!!!

Now its time for the Wolfpack to hop on over to their Facebook page and say THANKS HOLLY & STEVE!  # SEWCIALHOP2020 

 

Be sure to enter the official giveaway for the live drawing on Friday, December 18th at 2:00pm Eastern. 

On a Personal Note

I just love running into these two at Brother’s B2B convention.  We always take a quick selfie and this one is my favorite with the background LOL!   Thanks so much for taking part in the #sewcialhop2020

Mark your calendar for the big giveaway and you can watch on YouTube or Facebook.

Cheers,

Want to learn more about fashion design, sewing techniques, and patterns?

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Day 14 #SEWCIALHOP2020 ~ LASER BEE

Day 14 #SEWCIALHOP2020 ~ LASER BEE

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Today we feature my friends Kelly and Sharon at Laser Bee!!!

Laser Bee Studio started from a love to create unique, handmade gifts using embroidery, vinyl and engraving. Our owners have been in the embroidery business for 20+ years. Machine embroidery gave us a great way to personalize items for customers. When the vinyl craze hit, we learned how to incorporate vinyl into our custom products. A few years back, we purchased a laser machine and expanded our products to include engraveable items. After the need to find a way to organize our embroidery threads better, our exclusive thread drawer inserts were created. This opened the door for us to find more ways to create products to help sewing enthusiasts like us organize our sewing spaces better and more efficiently. We are so excited and humbled that our thread drawer inserts and project trays are helping so many customers!

Like and follow Laser Bee on Facebook and Instagram! Make sure you use #sewcialhop2020 in your comment! 

GIVEAWAY

Laser Bee is giving away one set of combo project tray set with markers (thread not included) $64.99 Value

Click here to enter and hop over to Laser Bee’s Facebook and Instagram pages and say THANKS!!!! Be sure to leave #sewcialhop2020 in the comment! 

On a Personal Note

I first met Sharon and Kelly back when they both worked at Allbrands.  We have worked together at SO many events!  My favorite memory was visiting Kelly’s store and he cooked some fabulously HOT shrimp gumbo!  Absolutely delicious!!! But it was SPICY HOT and they had me stripping in the store LOL!  And of course the king cake with the baby … priceless memories!

You might recall the new trays that Kelly and Sharon designed to coordinate with my Softloc thread, we LOVE those!

I am so thrilled to watch your Laser Bee business grow.  You should stop by their etsy shop and see the customized items they have added. So today the wolfpack will be stopping by Laser Bee’s Facebook and Instagram pages to say thanks for your generosity!

Be sure to leave me a comment below if you are enjoying the #SewcialHop so far!

Cheers,

Want to learn more about fashion design, sewing techniques, and patterns?

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Day 13 #SEWCIALHOP2020 ~ IT’S SEW EASY

Day 13 #SEWCIALHOP2020 ~ IT’S SEW EASY

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We are celebrating 10 years and 20 seasons of It’s Sew Easy! 

Let’s go back and start at the beginning of how things started with on It’s Sew Easy   This is a story of how an opportunity change my life and business forever!

In December 1994 I graduated with a business degree from Illinois State University  (ironically my freshman year I attended NC STATE AKA the WolfPack – now that is hilarious!). About 9 months after graduating  I held my first fashion show and thus started my custom apparel business.  My first label ABO APPAREL quickly grew, allowing me to dress women from all over the world. I eventually added a alterations and a ready-to-wear collection to the lineup.  

Skipping ahead many years and fashion shows …

Angela Wolf fashion seiwng patterns for beginners

In 2008, I won a fashion design contest called Passion for Fashion hosted by the Sewing Expo in Novi, Michigan.  The contest was similar to an episode of Project Runway, except live in the middle of an expo show hall.  Talk about nerve racking!  I won some fabulous items including a trip to NY, but most importantly was an area to showcase my own collection at the expo the following year.

The next year I showcased 20 couture outfits and met so many in the sewing industry.  Until then, I really never knew this industry existed as my life was on the fashion design side of the universe.  Janet Pray introduced me to Kathie Stull, a producer of many successful PBS shows.  Kathie was looking for a host for a new show that would feature fashion sewing.  Intriguing and exciting, although I was not sure how this is going to fit into my business plan it would surely be a fun gig!   

The PBS TV show you now know is It’s Sew Easy.  What started as a gig quickly made me re-think my business plan when my email box would fill with those wanting to sew my designs. 

I quickly realized the fans of It’s Sew Easy didn’t want to buy my clothes, they wanted to make my clothes. I made the business decision to invest in CAD patternmaking software, a plotter, and more in order to offer patterns for the home sewer.  Risky and expensive, but surely Angela Wolf Patterns was launched.  

 

The Wolfpack

Skipping ahead to 2020, 10 season and 20 episode and the show is amazingly successful!  Angela Wolf Patterns and Angela Wolf Academy is growing, but one thing I did not expect out of this show is The WolfPack! You all are AMAZING!!!

Many of you have asked

“Do you get paid for being on It’s Sew Easy?”

“Do you make royalties for past episodes?”  

The simple answer is no

I started on the show for sharing what I love about sewing and that grew into teaching you how to sew Angela Wolf Patterns.   Teach sewing and fashion design on so many different levels which grew into the Fashion Sewing Club

I can never thank you all enough for watching and following along.

Taping the Next Season 2001

In this time of covid and travel restriction, we will be recording this season in my studio.  Different from the past, but it’s the same tutorials and designs tips to keep you on your sewing journey.  

Thanks Wolfpack!    I can never thank you enough for your photos in the Angela Wolf Patterns group and encouraging words!  The wolfpack has become a group of creative women and men that truly love the art of the fashion design and the art of sewing and embroidery. I am so grateful to be part of the It’s Sew Easy series.

A question to you … where did you first find my tutorials?

Cheers,

Like and follow It’s Sew Easy! Leave a comment on thier Facebook and Instagram pages using #sewcialhop2020!

Want to learn more about fashion design, sewing techniques, and patterns?

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Day 12 #SEWCIALHOP2020 ~ MAKE MONEY SEWING

Day 12 #SEWCIALHOP2020 ~ MAKE MONEY SEWING

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Today we feature making $ sewing!  

Have you ever wanted to turn your sewing skills into a business?  Having run a custom apparel and alteration business for 20 years, being an alteration specialist is an excellent career that requires talent and skill.  MSDP offers a certification program 

The Master of Sewing and Design Professional and Master Alteration Specialist Certification are performance-based testing programs, not a school, which was developed by the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals (ASDP). Based on ASDP’s standards of quality and is open to anyone with sewing related skills.  MSDP and MAS certification provides the professional with prestigious credentials that validate skills and expertise.

ALTERATION DIGITAL E-BOOK SET GIVEAWAY

MSDP is giving away Alterations for Professionals and Alterations for Bridal and Formalwear digital E-books by Linda Stewart with a retail value of $125.  And to get your sewing business going I will add my book How to Start a Home-Based Fashion Design Business.

Click here to enter to win and leave a comment below letting me know if you have ever wanted to make $ sewing  #sewcialhop2020

On a Personal Note

I started ABO APPAREL, LLC a custom apparel and alteration business back in 1994.  I joined ASDP (Association of Sewing and Design Professionals)  in 2007 and attended my first conference when it was help in the Chicago area.  What a group of talented men and women!   I can tell you first hand, having a group of fellow fashion designers and sewist to connect with is priceless.  Comparing pricing, work layout, marketing ideas … who else can you share stories about hemming the “simple wedding dress”  lol!!!  

It was at that conference the groundwork for Master Sewing and Design Professional Certification Programs began.  I considered taking the certification myself, but I had already been in business 13 years and averaging 60 to 70 hour work weeks didn’t allow the time.  That being said, I am honored to be a board member of a great organization offering so much to the sewing industry.   If you have ever tried making money sewing, the tendency is to think you should not charge accordingly simply because its sewing.  This is simply not true.  If you are looking to make money sewing, you might consider taking the time to get your MSDP and MAS certification.

In the meantime, you can increase your alteration skill by reading Linda Stewart’s e-books Alterations or Professionals and Bridal and Formal Wear.  I also have 3 online classes on Craftsy teaching alterations:  Tailoring Ready-to-Wear, Advanced Tailoring Skills, and Tailoring Jackets.  I tried SOOO hard to get the team at Craftsy to label my classes as alterations, but they insisted on tailoring!  What are you going to do lol!

Just curious?  Have you ever wanted to make money sewing or do you already have a business?

Cheers,

 

 

 

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