Classes and Workshops
Upcoming Classes
Hone your skills with these multi-day classes, focusing on really building up your basics or elaborating on your learned knowledge.
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Intro to Machine Embroidery$180.00 -
School of Sewing II – Spring Session 2023$269.00 – $299.00 -
School of Sewing – 2023 – Spring Session$309.00 – $344.00 -
Sew Cool After School$140.00
One Day Workshops
From quilts, bags, or garments, our one day workshops will have you rolling out a new project (almost) faster than you can click “enroll”!
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Arenite Pants$129.00 – $134.00 -
Ilford Jacket$129.00 – $134.00 -
Scrappy Strip Block$89.00 – $94.00 -
One Block Wonder$89.00 – $94.00 -
Tamarack Jacket$134.00 -
Burnside Bibs$129.00 – $134.00
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Cate’s Sew Modern offers classes and workshops for all ages and skill levels. Sewists young and old gather together, to learn all about sewing and quilting in our bright and spacious shop. We also offer workshops, and open sews throughout the week. Take a look at our calendar below for specific times and dates.
Calendar
Winter 2023
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| School of Sewing – Daytime Spring Session 11:00 am School of Sewing – Daytime Spring Session May 2 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm  School of Sewing I – Daytime Session Join the fun! Learn how to sew the basics in our School of Sewing. You’ll learn skills like … | Intro to Machine Embroidery 6:00 pm Intro to Machine Embroidery May 3 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm  Intro to Machine Embroidery $180.00 Have you been avoiding your embroidery capabilities of your machine because it seems overwhelming? We’re here to help you tackle … | School of Sewing II – Spring Session 6:00 pm School of Sewing II – Spring Session May 4 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm  School of Sewing II – Spring Session 2023 $269.00 – $299.00 For those who have already taken our School of Sewing I and would like … | School of Sewing – Evening Spring Session 6:00 pm School of Sewing – Evening Spring Session May 5 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm School of Sewing I – Evening Session Join the fun! Learn how to sew the basics in our School of Sewing. You’ll learn skills like … | |||
| Arenite Pants 9:00 am Arenite Pants May 7 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm  Arenite Pants $129.00 – $134.00 Haven’t you heard? Loungewear is the new all-the-time wear! Spend the day working with Judi and kick off Me-Made-May in … | School of Sewing – Daytime Spring Session 11:00 am School of Sewing – Daytime Spring Session May 9 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm School of Sewing I – Daytime Session Join the fun! Learn how to sew the basics in our School of Sewing. You’ll learn skills like … | School of Sewing II – Spring Session 6:00 pm School of Sewing II – Spring Session May 11 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm School of Sewing II – Spring Session 2023 $269.00 – $299.00 For those who have already taken our School of Sewing I and would like … | School of Sewing – Evening Spring Session 6:00 pm School of Sewing – Evening Spring Session May 12 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm School of Sewing I – Evening Session Join the fun! Learn how to sew the basics in our School of Sewing. You’ll learn skills like … | |||
| School of Sewing – Daytime Spring Session 11:00 am School of Sewing – Daytime Spring Session May 16 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm School of Sewing I – Daytime Session Join the fun! Learn how to sew the basics in our School of Sewing. You’ll learn skills like … | School of Sewing – Evening Spring Session 6:00 pm School of Sewing – Evening Spring Session May 19 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm School of Sewing I – Evening Session Join the fun! Learn how to sew the basics in our School of Sewing. You’ll learn skills like … | Burnside Bibs 9:00 am Burnside Bibs May 20 @ 9:00 am – 5:30 pm  Burnside Bibs $129.00 – $134.00 Casual and chic, the Burnside Bibs pattern (available in a curvy option as well) will have everyone asking “where did … | ||||
| Ilford Jacket 9:00 am Ilford Jacket May 21 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm  Ilford Jacket $129.00 – $134.00 We wish we could shout GENDER NEUTRAL louder! Join Judi as she teaches you to sew the adaptable Ilford Jacket … | Sew Cool After School 3:45 pm Sew Cool After School May 26 @ 3:45 pm – 5:45 pm  Sew Cool School Sew Cool After School is a weekly after-school program designed for children who have already … | |||||
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Want to work on class projects or give the gift of a class?
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Open Sew$18.00 – $23.00 -
Gift Certificate$25.00 – $200.00
Past Classes
if you missed one, don’t worry, it’ll be back, but let us know you want to take it!
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Garments 101 – Spring Session 2023$129.00 – $134.00 -
Book Nerd -
Drunkard’s Path
Our basic roster of classes:
- School of Sewing I – This is our foundational class, seven three-hour sessions. It kicks off with our well-known class, “Meet Your Maker,” where you learn to make friends with your machine! Please call the shop at (203) 421-6853 to be put on a waitlist for either the day or evening class
- School of Sewing II – Part 2 of our foundational class. If you have completed School of Sewing and want to continue doing steadily more challenging projects, this is for you! Please call the shop at (203) 421-6853 to be put on a waitlist for the class. It rotates between a day class (11-2pm) and an evening class (6-9pm).
- Intro to Quilting – Always wanted to quilt but never knew where to start? Have your attempts left you frustrated? This is the class for you! Build good habits and techniques from the start. We’ll walk you through finishing a quilt block from fabric to finish in this series for quilters to be.
- Garment Workshops – Itching to make something you can wear? We’ve got you covered. With classes ranging from simple to more intricate, we’ll sew through some fan-favorite indie patterns and teach you the basics of garment construction.
- Bag Workshops – Never be intimidated by a bag pattern again! In this workshop series, our instructors will cover everything from cork to heavy-duty interfacing, and how to use basic techniques to your advantage in any bag pattern you may come across. We’ve picked out some of our best-selling patterns to teach you!