Sew Magical Expo Texas Program

2023 TEXAS | FEB 17-19 | Program Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center 1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, TX 76051

Welcome to SME TEXAS 2023

What is Sew Magical Expo?

An immersive weekend of classes, vendors, inspiration, and getting to meet or hangout with like-minded people! Sew Magical hosts an array of sewing and crafting events curated specifically for creatives.

From immersive 3-day expos with tons of classes and vendors, to cruises for relaxation and creativity.

Graphic Design by: Natalia Rivera

Open/Closing Times Thursday – February 16 6:30-8:00pm No Host Social & Early Check In Friday – February 17 7:30am-5:00pm Check-In Desk 9:00am-5:00pm Vendor Hall 9:00am-5:00pm Destash Bash 9:00am Sew Magical Lounge (Open 24 hours until Sunday)

9:00am-5:00pm The Closet 1:00-2:00pm Lunch Break

(No Classes, Vendor Hall still Open)

Saturday – February 18 7:30am-5:00pm Check-In Desk 9:00am-5:00pm Vendor Hall 9:00am-5:00pm Destash Bash 9:00am-5:00pm The Closet 1:00-2:00pm Lunch Break

(No Classes, Vendor Hall still Open)

2:00-3:00pm Fashion Show 8:30-10:00pm Salty Sews Wild Sew Down Sunday – February 19 7:30am-3:00pm Check-In Desk 9:00am-3:00pm Vendor Hall 9:00am-3:00pm Destash Bash and The Closet

1:00-2:00pm Lunch Break

(No Classes, Vendor Hall still Open)

4:15pm Raffle

Location Sew Magical Lounge

5:00pm Sew Magical Lounge (Closing Time)

The Destash Bash!

Have an overflow of scraps, fabric, notions, trims, or supplies you just don’t want to use anymore? Bring them to SME to join our Destash Bash!

How does it work?

•Bring sewing and crafting related items clearly labeled with your name (see below for limitations) •Items donated will give you “points” •Points vary based on the category the item falls into •You can use your points to shop in the Destash Bash!

•Each point = $1, so if you don’t donate, you can buy your points •If you don’t use up your points, they can be transferred to the next expo Destash Bash ***Limitations: All items need to come free of pet dander, no smell of smoke, and in lightly used condition. Please no boxes or items that potentially have insects, mold, mildew, or major damage. We will not award any points for items brought in that cannot be used in the Destash Bash. This is at the discretion of the SM Staff and Volunteers. ***Limitations: Please do not bring in more than 2 large boxes worth of items to the expo. If you have a large donation to make please hit the Contact Us button to schedule a drop-off or shipment prior to SME.

Exchange /Meetups Check out all of the Rules and Descriptions of each Exchange and Meetups!

The Raffle Table

Sewing Lounge Hang out & sew at The Sewing Lounge! It will be available 24/7. Grab your new friends and sew the night away!

Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at the Check-In desk and Swag Booth. Each person is required to be present to claim prizes.

1. Purchase Tickets: Yellow $1.00 Red $5.00 Blue $10 2. Write your name 3. Place in colored jar

8:00 AM 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30

ROOM A

ROOM B

ROOM C

Intro to Color Blocked Hoodie Jen Gladden, Tiny Tumbleweed Boutique

Beginner Sewing Lessons Dawn Luna, Make-It-Sew

Lined Boxy Pouch Jess VanDenburgh, Sew Many Creations

Beginner Sewing Lessons Dawn Luna, Make-It-Sew

11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30

Headbands Melanie Llamas, Zor-Elle Fabrics

All About Patches Connie, Creations by Connie Embroidery Designs

EL Lights & Jelly Vinyl Danielle St John, Stitch’N Designs

Lunch Break 2:00 PM 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00

Spirit Jersey Sara & Debbie, Salty Sews

Simple AnglePlay Quilt Julie, Off the Wall Quilt

The Bow Fanny Melanie Llamas, Zor-Elle Fabrics

Beginner Embroidery (5:15-8) Jacki, Ellia Jacksford Embroidery

4:30 5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30

Clear Travel Pouch Fran Brown, FAB Designs Intro to Swimwear (3:45-5:45) Mariah Morales, Sew Reina Swimwear & Jenn Richardson, Little Ragamuffin

Felt Cat Toys Brittany Malone, The Empurrium

SUNNY

ROOM D

ROOM E

Skiver Machine Basics Monica Bernstine, Castine Handcrafted

Shibori Genavieve, The Thunderbird Farm HandCrafted

Reverse Appliqued Emily Tote (10:15-1:15) Lauren Mormino, More Me Know

FRIDAY

Shibori Genavieve, The Thunderbird Farm

White Elephant of Purses (1:15-1:45) PeekA-Boo Rosie Carter, Sew Stitchen Cold

Open Sewing Time - On Industrials!

Different teachers

Class Schedule

Simply Framed KLM Crafting

Totally Iron-On Wall Hanging Sue Purdy, Sue’s Sparklers, Stencils, & Laser-Cuts

Fabric Bases Panel

Boozie Bag Exchange Sew Whatever Meetup / Ice Cream Nail Sewcial

Color or circle your classes!

ROOM A

8:00 AM 8:30 9:00 9:30

Falling for Cork Jacki, Ellia Jacksford Embroidery

ROOM B

ROOM C

Hand Quilting for Beginners Carol Thurston

Sydney Cork ID Wallet Jess VanDenburgh, Sew Many Creations

10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00

Let's Duet - Running Skirt (10:15-1:15) Sara & Debbie, Salty Sews

12:30

Free Standing Lace Connie, Creations by Connie Embroidery Designs!

Date Nite Crossbody Fran Brown, FAB Designs

Lunch Break 2:00 PM

FASHION SHOW

2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:30 5:00

Ragamuffin Patterns Bonnie Shirt Jenn Richardson, Little Ragamuffin: Patterns & Fabrics

Horsing Around Julie Luoma, Off the Wall Quilt

5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30

Little Hoop, Big Sales (5:45-8:45) Jacki, Ellia Jacksford Embroidery

Twisted BunFriendly Beanie

Alma Cabasal, Sew Awesome Supplies LLC

Sew Easy Dress Laurie Grant Coleman

ITA Window Basics Danielle St John, Stitch’N Designs

8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00

Sew-Down Party

SUNNY

ROOM D

ROOM E

On the Fly Leather Pouch Monica Bernstine, Castine Handcrafted

Chill Pill Crochet Plushie Kat Schmidt, Oliver Hart Designs

Open Sewing Time - On Industrials!

Different teachers

That Journal Class Amy, Uniquely Crafts, LLC Interfacing/ Stabilizer Panel

Reverse Appliqued Emily Tote Lauren Mormino, More Me Know

Painting & Embellishing Fabric Sue Purdy, Sue’s Sparklers, Stencils, & Laser-Cuts

Paint Party Lilly, Lilly of the Arts Sticker Swap Zippered Bags w/ Western Themes

Class Schedule SATURDAY

Color or circle your classes!

ROOM A 8:00 AM 8:30 9:00

Beginner Sewing Lessons Dawn Luna, Make-It-Sew

9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00

Serger 101 + Joggers Sara & Debbie, Salty Sews

12:30

2:00 PM 2:30 3:00 3:30

Infinity Scarf 101 Jenn Richardson, Little Ragamuffin: Patterns & Fabrics

CLASS SCHEDULE |SUNDAY ROOM B

Circle Skirt Jenn Richardson, Little Ragamuffin: Patterns & Fabrics

ROOM C

Cover Me Sweetly Notebook Cover Megan Nixon, Sweetly Unique

SUNNY

ROOM D

Open Sewing Time - On Industrials!

Different teachers

ROOM E

ScanNCut DX 101 Fran Brown, FAB Designs Photographing your Makes (9:30-11:30)

Monica Bernstine, Castine Handcrafted

*Other hour is outside taking photos*

English Paper Piecing 101 (10:15-1:15) Carol Thurston

Making Persimmon Pouches Chanova aka Nova, That’s Sew Nova

Catalina Crossbody Tammy Pham, Weft + Warp Co

Craft Shows & Sewing for Profit Panel

Lunch Break CanCan Organizer Julie, Off The Wall Quilt

Creating & Coloring Molds Deana Janowsky, AnaSky Creations

Steering Wheel Cover Brittany Malone, The Empurrium

Skiver Machine Basics Monica Bernstine, Castine Handcrafted

A Case to Hold Your Goodies Amy, Uniquely Crafts, LLC

Demos Schedule FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17TH 10:00 10:15 11:00 11:15 12:00 12:15 2:00 2:15

3:00 3:15 3:30

Cutting Tips, The Straight Story

Julie Off the Wall Quilt 10:00-10:20 am

Embroidering on TP

Jacki ElliaJacksford Designs 11:00-11:30 am

Are Thimbles for You?

Carol Thimbes for You 12:00-12:20 pm

Glitters, Micas and Pigments Oh My!

Deana AnaSky Creations 2:00-2:30 pm

Fabric Inking 101

Joyce TSC Designs 3:00-3:45 pm

Shibori Indigo

Genavieve The Thunderbird Farm 4:00-4:45 pm

4:00 4:15 4:30

SATURDAY 18TH 10:00 10:15 11:00 11:15 12:00 12:15

Cutting Tips, The Straight Story

Julie Off the Wall Quilt 10:00-10:20 am

20 products you need to see in the Vendor Hall

Julie Off the Wall Quilt 11:00-11:45 am

Custom Strap Hardware

Taylor, Mindy, Lauren Dream Big Creations 12:00-12:25 pm

3:15 3:30

4:00 4:15 4:30

Hardware and Tools for Bag Makers

Rae Emporium Threads 3:15-3:45 pm

Mixed Media

Joyce TSC Designs 4:00-4:45 pm

SUNDAY 19TH 10:00 10:15 11:00 11:15 12:00 12:15

2:00 2:15 2:30

Cutting Tips, The Straight Story

Julie Off the Wall Quilt 10:00-10:20 am

Silent Hero Tape

Taylor, Mindy, Lauren Dream Big Creations 11:00-11:30 am

Embroidering on TP

Jacki ElliaJacksford Designs 12:00-12:30 pm

Fabric Inking 101

Joyce TSC Designs 2:00-2:45 pm

Meetups 6:30 PM

LOCATIONS THURSDAY

Newbies / No-Host Social & Early Check-In

Texan Station Sports Bar & Grill at Gaylord Resort

FRIDAY 9:00 PM

Sew Whatever Meet-Up/ Ice Cream Nail Sewcial

Room E

SATURDAY 9:00 PM • Newbies Meet-Up:

Patreon Meet-Up

First time at SME? Got Questions? Want to meet friends? Here’s your chance!

WE will host a table where you can come by, grab a seat, meet some more experiences SME’ers and ask questions to your heart’s content. If we don’t have the answer, we will at leaset know where to find the answer.

• Sew Whatever Meet-Up:

Sew Magical Lounge

This is an informal Meet-Up for Sew Whatever Enthusiasts who want a chance to meet folks you may only have met online in the Sew Whatever Facebook group.

No pressure, no obligation, just a chance to meet and greet your online friends.

• Patreon Meet-Up:

Here’s a chance for those who subscribe to the Patreon Group and want to get together.

Just come on to the SewDown party! This is unhosted, but just a chance to get together and act silly in person as opposed to acting silly online.

Exchanges Drop-Off

• Christmas Ornaments (General) - Set of 5 • Cook-Out/BBQ Equipment • Valentines/Galentines

Drop-Off Exchanges:

You will find a place at check-in for you to drop off your makes and return Sunday afternoon to pick-up your gifts.

In-Person FRIDAY

1:15 PM | White Elephant

of Purses

8:00 PM | Boozie Bag

SATURDAY 8:30 PM | Sticker Swap 9:30 PM | Zipper Bags with Western Themes Location: Classroom E.

Saturday 8:30 PM @Sew Magical Lounge Wear your Rodeo outfit, cowbow boots, or whatever you want!

Vendors VENDOR HALL VENDORS

Make sure to visit our Vendors!

Each Vendor will have their own Stamp. Visit all of our vendors, get some stamps and fill the Passport! Bring it back for your raffle ticket!

Vendor Hall Classrooms VINEYARD TERRACE Escalators up to Vendor Hall

Check-In

SAN SABA

ESCONDIDO

TEXOMA

DAVIS

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1

1

1

SAN SABA

ESCONDIDO

TEXOMA 2

DAVIS

2

2

Classroom E

2

SAN SABA

ESCONDIDO

TEXOMA 3

DAVIS

3

Classroom D

3

3 SAN SABA

DAVIS

4

4 MESILLA 1 CLASSROOM A

MESILLA 1 CLASSROOM B

HIGH HIGH PLAINS 3 PLAINS 2 CLASSTHE ROOM C CLOSET

HIGH PLAINS 1

SEW MAGICAL LOUNGE

REMEMBER TO VISIT THE

SEW MAGICAL LOUNGE

Check-In

GRAPEVINE TERRACE

GUEST ENTRANCES

TATE A-1 DETASH BASH TATE BALLROOM B-C

VENDOR HALL

TATE A-2 QUIET LOUNGE

Vendor Hall The Stage

Back of House Entrances

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Entrance

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Exit

The Swag Booth Here we will have merchandise to purchase related to the Expo. Items will include, but not limited to: Apparel, Fabric, Stickers, and hats!

Most of the apparel is Made-On-Demand!

LEGEND

Sponsors

Corner Stitches 1- SME Swag Shop Dream Big Creations 2- Emporium Threads Emporium Threads 3- Ellia Jacksford Designs 4- New Moxie Fabric Therapy 5- Crosswind Creates Glitterbug Fairy 6- Quilts of Valor K. Dill Handmade 7- Redfern Ent, Inc. Legit Kits 8- Hollis Threads Millies Design Co 9- The Quilting Cushion More Me Know 10- Yellow Rose Quilts My Little Shindig 11- Thimbles For You Off The Wall Quilt 12- Dream Big Creations Little Ragamuffin 13- TSC Designs Salty Sews 14- Sew Girlie Fun Sunny Sewing Machines 15- More Me Know Your Vinyl Source 16- Sewing World Zor-Elle Fabrics of Grapevine 17- Sweetly Unique 18- Your Vinyl Source 19- Sew Many Creations 20- Zor-Elle 21- Salty Sews 22- Castine Handcrafted 23- Sunny Sewing Machines 24- KLM Crafting Cutterpillar 25- Fabric Finders 26- Glitterbug Fairy 27- Martelli 28- Uniquely Crafts 29- Legit Kits 30- Off The Wall Quilt

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