Unleash your creative side at Esther's First Ever Maker's Retreat! Join us for a 3-day garment making workshop in our historical landmark store. Choose from our expertly curated selection of fabrics, tools, notions, and more. Bring your sewing squad and enjoy dinner, wine tasting, and island exploration together on Bainbridge Island.

Join us every other Saturday from 5:00-7:00 for a mending help night. Using techniques inspired by one of our favorite books, Visible Mending, Allison will help get you started on your way to being a mending maven. Different handstitching or sewing machines techniques will be sewn,  there are so many fun options available when it comes to mending

Join us and other Symphony BOM quilters for coffee, treats and the BOM block overview. We'll review what that month's block instructions are, point out any tricky spots and answer questions. We'll review cutting and sewing instructions and provide space for work and time for sewing in our sewing studio if you wish to start the month's block with a little moral support.

*Symphony BOM purchase required for class*

Very beginner friendly. We will cover how to use the rotary cutter and
ruler, pinning basics, cutting accuracy and matching seams.

Learn the basics of sewing while making a super cute fabric coaster. We'll cover winding a bobbin, threading the machine, how to select different stitches and more. 

A class tailored to what your teen is interested in working on. Come with a project in mind or make a project plan with Aly's help.

Class is $30.0

Use our machines or bring your own if you have one you want to get familiar with. We'll have all other supplies needed.

Simple projects that are beginner friendly OR an opportunity to finish tricky projects for kids who take classes on the weekends.
Machines provided or bring your own.

I have really taken to the patterns from all these different french
pattern makers. Some of them are in English, some are only in French.
Not to worry, following the pictures and having even just a tiny bit of
French vocab will make sewing up French patterns easy enough. Join us at
Esther's as we dive into sewing with our all my new favorite french
patterns.

Fresh made croissants & jam served on the 1st day of class. Yum.

What is covered?

• How to piece the pineapple block using the Creative Grids pineapple block ruler
• Sewing machines available for use or bring your own.

Let's head into the new year with new projects starting with pants.
We will be using a shop favorite, the Free Range Pant from Sew House
Seven.

You will need the pattern, tracing paper & muslin or inexpensive (
check our sale section ) quilting cottons for the 1st day of class.

If you are drawn to those impactful and colorful panels from our
favorite quilting cotton brands and designers but aren't sure quite what
to do with them, join us in the class as Piper walks you through the
variety of ways to quilt with panels. Lots of bang for your buck when
you quilt with panels and so many options.

This class is beginner friendly and beginning quilting friendly. 

Please include a phone number or email address where we can send class info and supply list when needed.

If you aren't familiar with bag making but have wanted to start, this is a great place to dive in. Join us in our Maker's Space for this workshop that focuses on making the Town Bag from Grainline Studio.

It's like a book club because there will be books but all our books will
be project based books. We'll pick a different project each month and
discuss the how to make steps, get started on the project, have some
snacks and talk about sewing. When we meet up the following month, we'll
have a show and tell moment where we show our finished ( or nearly
finished ) project, discuss wins and struggles of the project and pick
our next project and/or book.

We all have that favorite t shirt that we wear to shreds, right? What do you do when you want a new one but that particular cut and shape is no longer available? You make one yourself! Sign up for this class and Karen will teach you her tried and true methods for recreating your old favorite t shirt. 

I love a t shirt quilt, they are so extra warm and comforting.

Class will cover the basics of how to construct your t shirt quilt.
We will address fusible
interfacing, how to cut your *blocks* accurately and sashing. 

Adventurous beginner friendly.

Please include your phone number or email address so we can contact you with class info and send out a materials list.

This adorable quilt mixes all the things I love in a quilt, simple shapes, adorable mini panels as the main focal point and animals. It's a great quilt for the animal loving adventurer of all ages. Make it for yourself as a great camping or RV quilt or make it to gift.