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.

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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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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Everyday Essentials – Spring 2023 11:00 am
Everyday Essentials – Spring 2023
Mar 4 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Everyday Essentials - Spring 2023
  Everyday Essentials 2023 $180.00 – $190.00 This workshop will teach you the secrets of bag making with 3 distinct projects. You will leave with …
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Everyday Essentials – Spring 2023 11:00 am
Everyday Essentials – Spring 2023
Mar 12 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Everyday Essentials - Spring 2023
  Everyday Essentials 2023 $180.00 – $190.00 This workshop will teach you the secrets of bag making with 3 distinct projects. You will leave with …
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School of Sewing – Evening Spring Session 6:00 pm
School of Sewing – Evening Spring Session
Mar 24 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
School of Sewing - Evening Spring Session
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 …
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Sandhill Sling 11:00 am
Sandhill Sling
Mar 25 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sandhill Sling
Sandhill Sling Make this bag in just one afternoon! The Sandhill Sling is a functional over the shoulder bag that is both stylish and compact.  …
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Garments 101 – Spring Session 2023 9:00 am
Garments 101 – Spring Session 2023
Mar 26 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Garments 101 - Spring Session 2023
Garments 101 – Spring Session 2023 $129.00 – $134.00 Always wanted to sew your own garments but been too overwhelmed or intimidated? We’ll take all …
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Past Classes

if you missed one, don’t worry, it’ll be back, but let us know you want to take it!

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!

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