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LOU Lou teaches all the machine operation classes. She knows every brand and model. She also has private and specialty classes. She taught English and Home Economics in public school but moved to teaching Singers in the 1970s. She discovered her love and has focused on machines ever since. |
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JUDY Judy started sewing as a little girl. As a mother of two little girls she made and taught smocking, embroidery and quilting. Judy still teaches those things but is a true expert with embroidery software. She does clubs, classes and private lessons. |
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JAN Jan started quilting in her twenties. Her expertise for making jewelry was quickly incorporated into designing pieced articles. Jan has been an educator in the area ever since. She is well known for her natural desire to share her craft. She particularly loves the art of free motion appliqué and quilting because it allows her the freedom to do her own thing. |
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CAROLYN Carolyn started sewing like many of us, because she wanted clothes that fit. She makes many of the samples for the store and teaches the HAPPY HOOPERS. Her specializing in embroidery felt very natural because she had been a painter and knew her colors. Carolyn loves to just hang out and talk about sewing. |
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EARLEAN Earlean started quilting about 30 years ago when her son was born. The first thing you notice about Earleans quilts are the colors. She loves color and has a talent for combining colors to make an extaordinary quilt. About 5 years ago Earlean developed a passion for longarm quillting. Now she divides her time between teaching and quilting |
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DONNA This year Donna began our "SERGERS OUT OF THE CLOSET" club, and she's been the teacher responsible for making it such a success. She has studied with Martha Pullen and has a ton of experience. |
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DIANE & VICKY Diane and Vicky run our "QUILT CLUB" together they have an endless amount of quilting experience, and a ton of tricks up their sleeves that any fellow quilter would appreciate. |
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CAROL Carol Ann Ferrari-Rogers began sewing as a very young girl and learned to love the craft from her Grandmother and Aunt. Since then she has graduated from hand-quilter to everything from sewing instructor, to seamstress, to sewing custom home accessories and quilts. She is also affiliated with Eleanor Burns and is an official Quilt in a Day Certified Instructor. She is always eager to share her expertise and help you accomplish your sewing goals. |
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LARENE SMITH Larene began working with Hoffman fabrics in 2008, and has had many of her designs included in the Keepsake Quilting Catalog. She now designs patterns for Hoffman, Windham, P & B, and Northcott. She is the owner of the Quilted Button in Mission Viejo, CA. She has recently done a trunk show here at Upland Vacuum & Sewing, and now she's going to start teaching her "Orange Grove" Quilt, here in the store. |