BERNINA of America, the premier manufacturer of sewing, embroidery and quilting machines, is pleased to announce that BERNINA Sewing & Design Center, a BERNINA Dealer in Las Cruces, New Mexico, is hosting Sewapalooza, a hands-on sewing, embroidery, and quilting workshop on Saturday, September 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Wyndham El Paso Airport located at 2027 Airway in El Paso. BERNINA Educator Christine Gist will lead attendees through three projects. Attendees will make an embroidered wristlet, embellished travel shoe sack by using BERNINA‘s DesignWorks suite of software, and a cord caddy using BERNINA‘s Circular Foot. The event costs $75 and includes all supplies, lunch, door prizes, a goodie bag, and access to BERNINA machines. To register, call (575)523-2000. Registration is recommended as seating is limited.
BERNINA Educator Christine Gist, from Tucson, Ariz., is an experimental, mixed media sewist who brings her imaginative ideas to life by using her BERNINA sewing machine tools. Gist worked and taught at a BERNINA Dealer in Florida and now resides in Tucson where she works at The Sewing Room.
BERNINA Sewing & Design Center is an authorized BERNINA Dealer who provides top-quality service to area residents. The Dealer sells BERNINA sewing machines and software, and also provides a variety of sewing, embroidery and quilting classes for people of all skill levels. For more information, visit http://www.bernina-lascruces.com.
About BERNINA
Founded in Switzerland more than 100 years ago, BERNINA is the world’s premier manufacturer with a proven reputation for offering state-of-the-art sewing and embroidery systems, sergers and embroidery software. BERNINA’s leadership is marked by an impressive number of industry leaders, influencers and artisans who chose to partner with the company. BERNINA products are sold in the United States through a network of approximately 450 fully trained independent dealerships. In 2008, the company introduced the revolutionary BERNINA 830, a machine designed to change the home sewing industry. To learn more and to find a dealer, visit www.bernina.com or call (630)978-2500.