Sew Magical Expo Texas Program

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.

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!

Sewing Lounge

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

The Raffle Table

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

8:30 9:00 9:30

Intro to Color

Blocked Hoodie

Beginner

Sewing Lessons

Dawn Luna, Make-It-Sew

Lined Boxy Pouch

Jess VanDenburgh, Sew Many Creations

Beginner

Dawn Luna, Make-It-Sew 10:00

Jen Gladden, Tiny Tumbleweed Boutique

Sewing Lessons

Headbands

All About Patches

EL Lights & Jelly Vinyl

Melanie Llamas, Zor-Elle Fabrics

Connie, Creations by Connie Embroidery Designs 12:00 12:30

Danielle St John, Stitch’N Designs

Lunch Break 2:00 PM

Clear Travel Pouch

Spirit Jersey

Sara & Debbie, Salty Sews

5:30

6:00

The Bow Fanny

Melanie Llamas, Zor-Elle Fabrics

Quilt

Fran Brown, FAB Designs 2:30 3:00 3:30

Julie, Off the Wall Quilt

Beginner Embroidery (5:15-8)

Jacki, Ellia

Jacksford Embroidery

Intro to Swimwear (3:45-5:45)

Mariah Morales, Sew Reina Swimwear & Jenn Richardson, Little Ragamuffin

Felt Cat Toys

Brittany Malone, The Empurrium

Skiver Machine

Basics

Monica Bernstine, Castine Handcrafted

Reverse Appliqued

Emily Tote (10:15-1:15)

Lauren Mormino, More Me Know

Shibori

Genavieve, The Thunderbird Farm HandCrafted

PeekA-Boo

Rosie Carter, Sew Stitchen Cold

Open Sewing Time - On

Industrials!

Different teachers

Shibori

Genavieve, The Thunderbird Farm

White Elephant of Purses (1:15-1:45)

Simply Framed KLM Crafting

Color or circle your classes!

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

8:00 AM Falling for Cork

Jacki, Ellia Jacksford Embroidery

Let's Duet - Running Skirt

(10:15-1:15)

Sara & Debbie, Salty Sews

Hand Quilting for Beginners

Carol Thurston

Free Standing Lace

Connie, Creations by Connie Embroidery Designs!

Sydney Cork ID Wallet

Jess VanDenburgh, Sew Many Creations

Date Nite

Crossbody

Fran Brown, FAB Designs

Lunch Break

FASHION

Ragamuffin Patterns

Twisted BunFriendly Beanie

Alma Cabasal, Sew Awesome Supplies LLC 3:30

Bonnie Shirt

Jenn Richardson, Little Ragamuffin: Patterns & Fabrics

Horsing Around

Julie Luoma, Off the Wall Quilt

Little Hoop, Big Sales (5:45-8:45)

Jacki, Ellia Jacksford Embroidery

Sew

Easy Dress

Laurie Grant Coleman

ITA Window Basics

Danielle St John, Stitch’N Designs

Sew-Down Party

On the Fly

Leather Pouch

Monica Bernstine, Castine Handcrafted

Open Sewing Time - On Industrials!

Different teachers

Chill Pill Crochet Plushie

Kat Schmidt, Oliver Hart Designs

That Journal Class

Amy, Uniquely Crafts, LLC

Interfacing/ Stabilizer Panel

Painting & Embellishing Fabric

Reverse Appliqued

Emily Tote

Lauren Mormino, More Me Know

Sue Purdy, Sue’s Sparklers, Stencils, & Laser-Cuts

Paint Party Lilly, Lilly of the Arts

Sticker Swap

Zippered Bags w/ Western Themes

SATURDAY

Color or circle your classes!

CLASS SCHEDULE |SUNDAY

Circle Skirt

Jenn Richardson, Little Ragamuffin: Patterns & Fabrics

English Paper

Piecing 101 (10:15-1:15)

Carol Thurston

Lunch Break

Cover Me

Sweetly Notebook Cover

Megan Nixon, Sweetly Unique

Making Persimmon Pouches

Chanova aka Nova, That’s Sew Nova

Open Sewing Time - On

Industrials!

Different teachers

ScanNCut

DX 101

Fran Brown, FAB Designs

Photographing your Makes (9:30-11:30)

Monica Bernstine, Castine Handcrafted

*Other hour is outside taking photos*

Catalina

Crossbody

Tammy Pham, Weft + Warp Co

Creating & Coloring

Molds

Deana Janowsky, AnaSky Creations

Craft Shows & Sewing for Profit Panel

CanCan

Organizer

Julie, Off The Wall Quilt

Steering Wheel Cover

Brittany Malone, The Empurrium

Skiver Machine

Basics

Monica Bernstine, Castine

Handcrafted

A Case to Hold Your Goodies

Amy, Uniquely Crafts, LLC

SUNNY

Demos Schedule

Meetups LOCATIONS

THURSDAY 6:30 PM

Newbies / No-Host Social & Early Check-In

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

• Newbies 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:

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!

GRAPEVINE TERRACE

GUEST ENTRANCES

Check-In

TATE BALLROOM B-C

VENDOR HALL

TATE A-1

DETASH BASH

TATE A-2

QUIET LOUNGE

Vendor Hall

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!