AUG 7-SEP 3
SUBMISSIONS
SEP 4-SEPT 14
ENTRIES SHOWCASE
+ PUBLIC VOTING
SEPT 11-15
FEST DAYS
Jane Clauss
Jane Monzures Clauss is a two-time EMMY winning television personality. Currently the host of Creative Living on the COX Media Yurview Network, and host of Living Healthy Chicago on WGN TV. She contributes her UpCrafting tips as a Brother Sews Ambassador and she contributes to the monthly ENJOY Magazine, and the popular DIY site FaveCrafts.
We are excited to offer a 5-day festival of sewing. Our sew festival is a community offering in celebration of the artists and makers who practice this craft. We are hosting contests with popular vote awards of first and second placement prizes, Golden Scissors Awards. Throughout this 2023 sewing contest we will be having giveaways and collecting email entries for a chance to win Sew Fest 2023, Dream Studio Giveaway!
AUG 7-SEP 3
SUBMISSIONS
SEP 4-SEPT 14
ENTRIES SHOWCASE
+ VIEWERS CHOICE VOTING
SEPT 11-15
FEST DAYS
You may vote once for your favorite quilt.
Please feel free to share to your social media accounts and tag others to join the fun! Everyone is invited! Votes will be cast from September 3rd - September 14th
Entries will be ranked by popular vote for peoples' choice first and second prize winning categories. *Please see the RULES + FAQ section for more information. All voters will be reviewing your photo entries and artist’s project statements. Best of luck! We can’t wait to see what you've made! Disclaimer: If you win a giveaway, you must claim it within 30 days of the initial win date. Failure to do so means giveaway prize is no longer valid.
THE SMP VIRTUAL SEW FEST
FULL SCHEDULE of EVENTS (Subject to Change)
CLICK ON DAY TO SEE SCHEDULE
| TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY/PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|
| 7:45AM | Stream Warm-up | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:00AM to 8:30AM | Alexis Galloway | Brother PR680W |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Harley Thomas | Arrow Kangaroo & Joey |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Joanne Nielsen & Marisa Marquez | Brewer Panasonic Iron Bundle |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | Kim Sandberg & Kristina Whitney | Handi Quilter Moxie XL |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Ann Hein | Janome 9410 |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Alba Fekete | Juki MO-3000 |
| 11:00AM to 12:00PM | Melinda Romero & Lori Larsen | Grace Fall Lap Quilt Wall |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Lisa Knight | Baby Lock Altair 2 |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Kate Toney | Bernina/Bernette 7 Series |
| 1:00PM to 2:00PM | Jane Clauss | Jean Skirt From Men's Pants |
| 2:00PM to 2:30PM | Cindy Hogan | Brother PR1X |
| 2:30PM to 3:00PM | Aubrey Hartman | Butler Robotics |
| 3:00PM to 3:30PM | Kim Sandberg and Denise Dowdrick | Handi Quilter Amara ST |
| 3:30PM to 4:00PM | Kennedy Cook | Stay Perfect Tables |
| 4:00PM to 4:30PM | GIVEAWAYS |
| TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY/PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00AM | Stream Warm-up | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:00AM to 8:30AM | Harley Thomas | Arrow Aussie, Harriet and Eleanor |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Mark Martin & Melinda Romero | Grace 16X Hoop & Cutie Frame |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Joanne Nielsen & Marisa Marquez | Brewer Light Pad |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | Nick Turcan | Handi Quilter Amara 24 |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Ann Hein | Janome M6 |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Timm Bond | Juki DX4000 |
| 11:00AM to 12:00PM | Jennifer Gleich | Brother XJ2 & Printmoda |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Linda Pacini | Baby Lock Capella |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Jarek Erznoznik & Katherine Burrell | Grace 19X & 19X Elite |
| 1:00PM to 2:00PM | Karlie Belle | Patches Made Easy |
| 2:00PM to 2:30PM | Yaya Han | Bernette 79 Yaya Han Edition |
| 2:30PM to 3:00PM | Aubrey Hartman | Butler Robotics |
| 3:00PM to 3:30PM | Nick Turcan | Handi Quilter Pro-Stitcher Premium |
| 3:30PM to 4:00PM | Stacy Lewey | Sew Steady |
| 4:00PM to 4:30PM | Giveaways | Blaine Austin |
| TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY/PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|
| 8:45AM | Stream Warm-up | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:00AM to 8:30AM | Sara Vetser | Brother SE2000 |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Melinda Romero & Julie Slesser | Grace 21X Elite |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Joanne Nielsen & Marisa Marquez | Brewer Travel Retreats |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | Harley Thomas | Arrow Wallaby, Eleanor and Sydney |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Ann Hein (Recorded) | Janome 9410 |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Kelly Latreille | Juki Ricoh Ri100 |
| 11:00AM to 12:00PM | Shauna Westergard | Handi Quilter Moxie XL & Pro-Stitcher Lite |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Melinda Bigley | Baby Lock Victory Serger |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Janna Mathews & Anthony Widerburg | Grace QCT 5 & QCT 6 |
| 1:00PM to 2:00PM | April Yang | Adding Pockets to Pants Without Pockets |
| 2:00PM to 2:30PM | Sara Vetser | Brother Printmoda |
| 2:30PM to 3:00PM | Aubrey Hartman | Butler Robotics |
| 3:00PM to 3:30PM | Kate Toney | Bernina/Bernette 7 Series |
| 3:30PM to 4:00PM | Kennedy Cook | Stay Perfect Tables |
| 4:00PM to 4:30PM | GIVEAWAYS |
| TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY/PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|
| 7:45AM | Stream Warm-up | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:00AM to 8:30AM | Cathy Gandy | Brother NQ3550W |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Laurel Daniels & Julie Slesser | Grace 16X Elite & Cutie |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Joanne Nielsen & Marisa Marquez | Brewer Rulers |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | Allison Spence | Handi Quilter Amara 20 |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Ann Hein (Recorded) | Janome M6 |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Kelly Latreille | Juki Tajima SAI |
| 11:00AM to 12:00PM | Chris Tock | Vinyl Cutting Projects |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Anna Avery-Vaughn | Baby Lock Meridian 2 |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Melinda Romero & Katherine Burrell | Grace True Cut |
| 1:00PM to 2:00PM | Angela Wolf | Learn Techniques For Ruching |
| 2:00PM to 2:30PM | Cathy Gandy | Brother XJ2 |
| 2:30PM to 3:00PM | Aubrey Harman | Butler Robotics |
| 3:00PM to 3:30PM | Allsion Spence | Handi Quilter Pro Stitcher Premium |
| 3:30PM to 4:00PM | Kennedy Cook | Stay Perfect Multi Needle Table |
| 4:45PM to 4:30PM | GIVEAWAYS |
| TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY/PRODUCT |
|---|---|---|
| 7:45AM | Stream Warm-up | Sewing Machines Plus |
| 8:00AM to 8:30AM | Cathy Gandy | Brother XE2 |
| 8:30AM to 9:00AM | Janna Mathews & Julie Slesser | Grace Little Rebel on Table |
| 9:00AM to 9:30AM | Joanne Nielsen & Marisa Marquez | Brewer Daylight Lights |
| 9:30AM to 10:00AM | Shauna Westergard | Handi Quilter Moxie XL |
| 10:00AM to 10:30AM | Ann Hein (Recorded) | Janome 9410 |
| 10:30AM to 11:00AM | Kelly Latreille | Juki HZL-HT740 |
| 11:00AM to 12:00PM | Joanne Banko | T-Shirts with Sergers |
| 12:00PM to 12:30PM | Linda Bratten | Baby Lock Accomplish |
| 12:30PM to 1:00PM | Laurel Daniels & Janna Mathews | Grace Little Rebel on Cutie |
| 1:00PM to 2:00PM | Mary Nesnay | In the Hoop Embroidered Needle Case |
| 2:00PM to 2:30PM | Kathy Stipe | Brother Airflow 3000 |
| 2:30PM to 3:00PM | Aubrey Hartman | Butler Robotics |
| 3:00PM to 3:30PM | Shauna Westergard | Handi Quilter Pro-Stitcher Lite |
| 3:30PM to 4:30PM | GIVEAWAYS |
Joanne Banko
Angela Wolf
Karlie Belle
Jane Clauss
Jennifer Gleich
April Yang
Mary Nesnay
Chris Tock
Mark Martin
Jarek Erznonik
Laurel Daniels
Janna Mathews
Melinda Romero
Harley Thomas
Stacy Lewey
Denise Dowdrick
Richard Tharp
Linda Bratten
Lisa Knight
Cindy Hogan
Anna Avery-Vaughn
Kate Toney
Shauna Westergard
Nicholas Turcan
Allison Spence
Aubrey Hartman
Kennedy Cook
Alexis Galloway
Alba Fekete
Ann Hein
Timm Bond
Sara Vester
Melinda Bigley
Lori Larsen
Kelly Latreille
Kathy Stipe
Joanne Nielson
Marisa Marquez
Linda Pacini
Julie Slesser
Anthony Widerburg
Cathy Gandy
Kim Sandberg
Kristina Whitney
Katherine Burrell
SEWING CONTESTS ( RULES + FAQ )
Anyone can enter!
Original designs, while encouraged, are not required. Contestants may submit work created from designs of digitized art purchased from vendors, and sewn uniquely by contestant.
* Please submit pictures in your choice of order.*
Picture Requirements:
1. Please submit at least 3 of the best pictures for the project
2. Picture Size: must be shot at high resolution + under 10 MB.
Terms and Conditions * be sure to check to accept at bottom of form.
1. What are the dates?
2. What is Sew Fest?
We will be live streaming our sewing celebration, for 5 days, for 7 ½ hours a day—after the open voting period closes!
Come back here or join us on Facebook or YouTube live, each day.
Our special guests will be showcasing sewing notions and equipment as well as answering some of the most asked questions about sewing; such as which needles and sewing machines to use! We will also take a deep dive into placement, editing designs, digitizing, creating projects, and much more! We will also discuss interesting sewing use and making a business with sewing.
3. What might I win?
The Peoples' choice, first and second place winners will each win an sewing winnings package! We will announce the Dream Studio Giveaway winner on the final day, along with other winners of the Sew Fest competition prizes.
4. What is the Dream Studio and who can enter to win it?
We will be giving away a Dream Home Studio to one lucky viewer. Anyone who submits an email to follow the contest will be automatically entered.
5. How big should my pictures be?
Pictures must be shot at high resolution + under 10 MB
6. What is the process for entering?
One can enter into both Home Decor contest and Garment contest. All project entries require 2 photographic submissions and an artist statement. Please make sure to submit the entry to the correct submission form with correct photo order.
