We have two new arrivals this week -- a dozen new cotton prints came
in this morning.  We are extending our hours from 6:00 to 8:00pm 
tomorrow, Thursday, 4/28/11, for your viewing pleasure :-).

We are also pleased to feature the most amazing buttons, handmade by
Robin Pascal.  Check her website, http://www.perfectbuttons.com, to
see what I mean.  Looking for the perfect Mother's Day gift?  This
is it!  Mom can put them on a her latest sewing or knitting project
or make an old blouse new again.  Guaranteed to make you the favorite
child.

My next buying trip is May 7th through 10th.  If you have made a specific
request or would like to, please call or come by before then.  I'll do
my best to get it.

REMINDER:  The Fiber Arts Fiesta 2011 is only a month away!  Information
at http://www.fiberartsfiesta.org.

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                             CLASSES
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We have a "Sewing for Teens" class coming this summer, stay tuned for 
details.

The beading on fabric classes are ongoing, Tuesdays, Thursdays from
6:00 to 8:00 and Sundays 2:00 to 5:00.  Drop-ins are welcome.  Contact 
Mary at mkmccarthy@gmail.com for more information.

A Folk Art Loomed Rug class is also available.  These rugs are bright and 
lively and Janine will teach you to make your own.  Her class cost includes
a take-home loom to keep you going.  Please contact Janine Jones, 867-5495 
or janineres@comcast.net for more information.

Two new classes are forming now for the first two Saturdays in May with 
"Tricks of the Trade" starting on the 7th  -- please contact Leslie Ashcraft 
(505-281-5993 or lesash@q.com) for more information and to sign up.  

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"Tricks of the Trade  (Or Avoiding that "Homemade" Look)".

3-hour session by Leslie Berky Ashcraft cost - $45 class size limited to 6

This class will introduce and demonstrate a variety of construction techniques that 
will result in professional looking garments, as well as make your sewing projects 
easier to manage.  We will discuss interfacings, underlining, different kinds of 
linings, an easy, fool-proof method of bound buttonhole construction, "bagging 
garments", dart etiquette, hidden zipper application, sleeve setting theory, 
perfect collar points and pressing basics.  Students are encouraged to bring up 
their own construction concerns during class.  The teacher will attempt to address 
as many as possible.

Bring your sewing machine with dark thread.  We will be making samples of some of 
the techniques to take home and refer to later.  (Muslin and zippers supplied by 
teacher.)

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"Fitting Solutions for the Maturing Female Form" 

3-hour session by Leslie Berky Ashcraft cost - $45 class size limited to 6

Are you tired of buying pattern after pattern, searching for "the one" that actually 
fits?  Or, have you stopped sewing for yourself entirely because your garments gap 
open at the center front or hang like muumuus?  This fitting class has been created 
exclusively to help women identify what has changed about their maturing female 
forms and how those changes are reflected in the fit of their garments.  (For this 
session, we will concentrate mainly on the female form from the waist up.)  After 
this class, you will know what has been causing your fitting disasters and what 
pattern alterations are necessary to prevent any more.

Supply list:

Sewing machine, thread, pins, scissors and cloth tape measure.

4 yards of 45" or 60" white muslin fabric, an indelible sharpie marker, a quilter’s 
straightedge and a jacket pattern of your choice.  (Be realistic about your size; 
alterations are easier if you’re somewhat close.  Keep in mind that for purposes of 
creating a well-fitting, structured jacket, darting and princess lines are your 
friends!)

With the help of the teacher, you will recognize your figure challenges, alter your 
jacket pattern accordingly and begin preparing a jacket muslin.  

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Hope to see you soon.

Liz Frank -- Owner
Nob Hill Fabrics
3810 Central SE Ste. B
Albuquerque NM  87108

505.266.0674
liz@nobhillfabrics.com


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