October DC Threads Sewing Lounge- Quilting and Birthday Candles!

DC Threads celebrates its first birthday this month!!  Woo hoo!!!  What an incredible year it has been!  We want to thank you all for your incredible support of the Sewing Lounge and the other DC Threads activities that have been wildly successful this year!!  We’ve had [...]

FIERCE STYLE- Project Runway Winner to Speak at the Corcoran!

The Corcoran Gallery of Art continues its offerings of amazing fashion and design lectures with an upcoming appearance by CHRISTIAN SIRIANO – Season 5 Project Runway winner and Annapolis Maryland resident!  The Corcoran events never disappoint so I hope we will see you all there! 

November 3, 2009 at 7pm

Named “America’s next great fashion designer” [...]

Sewing in September! The Lounge is the 12th! Make a Lap-Top Sleeve or Learn to Read a Pattern

UPDATE: Due to a fabulously positive response, we have filled our registration slots for the upcoming sewing lounge this Saturday, September 12th.  If you have not already registered, we hope you will join us for the next lounge in October. You can reserve your slot using our new registration page here. Thanks so much for [...]

DC Threads in the News!

Here’s the Washington Post article by Holly Thomas about the Sewing Lounge!!!!

Thanks to all of our amazing sewists and sewing coaches for making the Lounge an incredible success!!!

Join us in September!!!!

Next Lounge: August 8

UPDATE: Due to a fabulously positive response, we have filled our RSVP slots for the upcoming sewing lounge this Saturday, August 8. If you have not already RSVPed, we hope you will join us for the next lounge in September. You can reserve your slot using our new registration page here. Thanks so much for [...]

We’re SEW grateful!

Just when we were starting to worry about our supplies running low, DC Threads member Joan (author of the blog, WannaSew) jumped to the rescue! Joan helped us secure a  donation from Walmart in Bowie, MD of a variety of much-needed materials, including more scissors, spools of thread, bobbins, and bolts of fabric. We are [...]

Let the Designing Begin!!!

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Next DC Threads Sewing Lounge – Saturday July 11th! Ties to totes to blouses!

Celebrate your creative liberties at the next session of the DC Threads Sewing Lounge! We invite you to join us on Saturday, July 11 from 1-4pm at the North Michigan Park Recreation Center for another great afternoon of creative sewing!

In response to your terrific feedback about the types of projects you’d like us to have [...]

DC Threads and Artomatic! Can it get any better?

DC Threads set up shop again at Artomatic for another night of quiltomatic magic!  Many thanks to Shirley and Charlene from the North Michigan Park Wee Bee Quilters, Jules from Columbia (the country not the city), and all the others who stopped by and helped make  the night such a success!  And many many thanks [...]

DC Threads Returns to Artomatic – More Quilt Squares Sought!

DC Threads hits Artomatic again this Wednesday, June 24th, from 5-8 for another Stitch and Bi*ch session at Artomatic!  Come on down and join us for an evening of art and stitching as we continue to build the first ever community Artomatic QUILTOMATIC!!  Novices and experienced hats are all welcome!!!  We will supply the machines [...]