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Classes

Cielo Top

with Sharon Czachor

Have you ever wanted to make your own wardrobe? Start with the Cielo Top. It is an easy, breezy take on a boxy tee. Sharon will guide you from measuring for the right size to finishing your top!

Skill Level: Machine sewing experience required. No garment sewing experience needed.

Class date: Saturday July 18th & 25th

Time: 10am - 1pm

Price: $100

Sardine Pillow

with Kristin Rauch

We're gonna have a reel good time making stuffed sardines! By the end of the class you will go home with a completed 36" sardine and ambitions to create a whole school of fish! This is a great way to use up scraps!

Skill Level: Machine sewing experience required

Class date: Sunday July 19th

Time: 10am - 1pm

Price: $50

Intro to Free-Motion Quilting

with Carol Miner


Unlock the creative potential of your sewing machine with our Free Motion Quilting for Beginners! Free motion quilting is like “drawing with thread.” Whether you are a beginner or maybe intermediate and would like to explore different skills, this hands-on class teaches you how to drop your feed dogs, attach a darning foot, and quilt your own unique designs completely freehand.

Skill Level: Machine sewing experience required

Class date: Saturday August 8th & 15th

Time: 10am - 1:30pm

Price: $117.49 (includes 2 quilt sandwiches)

Beginner Quilting

with Emily Lang

Have you ever wanted to make a quilt? This 2 part class will take you step by step in completing your first quilt!

Skill Level: Machine sewing experience required

Class date: Saturday August 22nd & 29th

Time: 12pm - 4pm

Price: $100 (pattern included)

Applique Strawberry

with Theresa Benson

This hands-on class is perfect for quilters looking to learn a fresh, creative method that simplifies applique while boosting your confidence and skills. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced quilter, there’s something

here for you.

Skill Level: Beginner

Class date: Saturday September 19th

Time: 1pm - 5pm

Price: $80 (includes pattern) Optional fabric kit available for purchase.

Ghost Party

with Kristen Rauch

This quilt is such a fun one to make and the result is super cute. BOOne, jACCK, and AHHnna are a fun fraid, ever heard that a collective group of ghosts is called a fraid? Pretty cute, right? Come join the party and make this adorable ghost quilt!

Skill Level: Machine sewing experience required

Class date: Sunday September 20th

Time: 10am - 1pm

Price: $50

Get Zippy With It

with Emily Lang

Scared of zippers? Don't be! Emily will guide you on your zipper journey as she teaches you how to sew zipper pouches that are perfect every time.

Skill Level: Machine sewing experience required

Class date: Saturday September 26th

Time: 12pm - 4pm

Price: $50 (pattern included)

Anxiety-Free Color Theory

With Theresa Benson

Forget the intimidating art-school color theory jargon. In this half-day class, we’ll explore color the way quilters actually use it—by looking at the “neighborhood” where our fabrics live. You’ll meet color housemates, get to know the tricky in-laws, and finally understand why most fabric collections seem stuffed with 97 bajillion medium-value prints but barely a whisper of lights or darks.

Using approachable language and hands-on exercises, you’ll learn how colors interact, how to spot gaps in your stash, and how to make confident choices for your projects. We’ll also play with a few easy (and free) apps that can help organize your color palettes without adding stress.

Skill Level: no experience required

Class date: Saturday October 17th

Time: 1pm - 5pm

Price: $60

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  • Parking

    The entrance is one way so enter where the 2 big rocks are and drive all the way around to the west side of the building. There is angled parking along the wall. Come in through the front entrance and we are to the right in Unit C.

  • Sew Modern Chicago

    315 West University Drive Unit C

    Arlington Heights, Illinois

    60004, United States

    224-857-8952

    info@sewmodernchicago.com

    Hours

    Mon Closed

    Tue 12:00 pm – 07:00 pm

    Wed 12:00 pm – 07:00 pm

    Thu 10:00 am – 05:00 pm

    Fri 10:00 am – 05:00 pm

    Sat 10:00 am – 05:00 pm

    Sun 10:00 am – 01:00 pm

    Closed on major holidays