Education and Classes
We provide a minimum of 8 hours of classes with each new sewing machine or serger purchase.
Telephone: 613-820-2201 at 418 Moodie Drive, Ottawa (Nepean), ON. Canada K2H 8A6
Husqvarna VIKING education, offers tips and hints for you to enjoy on-line. Meet the Husqvarna VIKING Education Staff, download free projects and free embroidery designs, all to spark your creativity. See the "Sewing Room" to learn about some basic techniques. Click here to open the page.
Registration Information:
Please register early for classes and clubs as we require time to prepare kits and class handouts. Classes and clubs with insufficient registration will be canceled with 72 hours notice given to those who are registered in the class.
Class size is limited and registration is accepted in the order that payment is received.
Most classes and workshops that are listed here are for adult participants. Visitors, including infants and children are not permitted in classes or workshops.
Supply costs are extra. Supply lists are provided at the time of registration and all supplies must be purchased from SEW for IT!
Please book a machine at the time of registration if you do not wish to bring your own sewing machine. Students must provide their own Schmetz needles, appropriate machine bobbins and good quality thread, such as our Mettler and Gutermann threads.
Here are the dates and times for our December Workshops and January Classes. Dates for January Workshops will be sent at the beginning of January.
Call the store at 613-820-2201 to reserve your place in class. Registration is not considered complete until Class and Kit fees are paid.
December Classes at SEW for IT!
Store Hours
Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
We will now be open Wednesday and Thursday evenings to 8 p.m. until Thursday, December 22.
December Workshops
Quilt As You Go Placemats
These are fast to make and a great gift item. Most students can easily complete two placemats in class.
SORRY, class is now full.
COST: $20 plus supplies
Tuesday, December 6 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Christmas Stocking
Join us to make a lined Christmas stocking. Add a fuzzy cuff or lacy band to complete your stocking.
COST: $15 plus supplies
Wednesday, December 7 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. OR from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Quick and Easy Serger Quilt
Make a lap size
quilt top with borders. All of the students in our class a few weeks
ago went home with a completed quilt top. We provide a kit for the
center of the quilt and then you choose your borders.
Cost: $20 plus supplies (kit plus border fabric)
Saturday, Dec. 10 from 1 to 5 p.m. OR Monday, Dec. 12 from 1 to 5 p.m.
January Classes
Learn to Sew Classes (for ages 7 to 15 years)
SEW for IT! is now offering childrens classes in the store. Children may bring their own machine, or may use a classroom machine.
COST: $70 (includes all supplies)
STARTS: Saturday, January 14 from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. for 4 weeks
Sewing with Sergers: An Introduction
Learn to use your serger to its full potential in this 4 week class. The first
class is an overview of the serger and a guide to troubleshooting. The
following weeks feature projects using 3 thread, 4 thread and rolled edge
applications. Please note: Students are required to supply their own serger, and
purchase additional project supplies from SEW for IT! A supply list will be
provided at the first class.
COST: $60 plus $25 kit fee and supplies
STARTS: Wednesday, January 11 from 10 a.m. to noon for 4 weeks
Saturday, February 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. for 4 weeks
Sewing Machine Basics
This is an orientation class for sewing machine owners. Topics covered include
threading, winding bobbins, choosing needles and threads, hem and seam finishes
and zipper application. Cleaning and maintenance will also be discussed.
Students are required to purchase a supply kit of all fabrics and notions to
complete samples and a tote bag in class.
COST: $40 (or $0 if machine was purchased from SEW for IT!) plus $25 kit fee
STARTS: Saturday, January 14 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. for 3 weeks
Pants That Fit
COST: $60 plus pattern and supplies
STARTS: Tuesday, January 17 from 10 a.m. to noon for 6 weeks
Introduction to Quilting
This class begins with colour theory and choosing fabrics and tools. It
continues through cutting accurately with the rotary cutter, sewing with an
accurate seam allowance and learning the tips and tricks for piecing quilt
blocks. When the borders are added and the quilt top is complete, you will then
layer, machine quilt, label and bind your quilt. Your new lap quilt
(approximate size 50" by 70") will be good for the cool weather.
COST: $80 plus supplies
STARTS: Tuesday, January 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. for 8 weeks
Introduction to Sewing
Designed for those with no previous sewing experience, this class teaches the
student how to use commercial patterns and take accurate measurements, select
the correct pattern size and choose appropriate fabrics and notions. Students
will then be guided step-by-step through construction of their project, Each
project builds on the sewing skills learned in the previous session.
COST: $60 plus supplies
STARTS: Thursday, January 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. for 6 weeks