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Pro-Stitcher is an intuitive computer-guided quilting system designed especially for use with Handi Quilter longarm quilting machines. User-friendly and simple to operate, the step-by-step process for each function is easy and fun. Whether finishing your own quilts or consider a quilting business, come see the elegant and precise quilting you can accomplish with Pro-Stitcher. New users – start here!

Cost: $ 50.00
This class builds on the Pro-Stitcher Basics class and addresses specific functions and basic techniques a quilter will use on a regular basis to finish quilts with the Pro-Stitcher. Tips and shortcuts for using features of the program are included. Topics Include: - What?s the difference between Reposition, Nudge, and Drag and Drop - The many ways to describe an Area on your quilt - Using Skew vs Border Skew & Triangle Skew - Set up, crop, wrap and advance edge to edge designs - Quilt straight lines the easy way with Move or Channel Locks

Cost: $ 50.00
This class builds on the Pro-Stitcher Advance class and addresses how to get the most of your Pro-Stitcher experience including numerous custom quilting functions including creating custom shapes, grouping designs, and positioning borders and corners. This class is intended for students that took the Advanced Class the day before or is already a Pro-Stitcher user.

Cost: $ 50.00
Imagine creating a quilt top, quilting it, and attaching the binding all on your longarm! In this class, Amy will teach you how using a simple quilt as you go method. With students per machine you'll both be able to make a smaller project, and all class supplies are included!

Cost: $ 50.00
20241105: Open Sew with Kim - 11/5/24
- Nov 05, 2024 10:00 am

Join Kim for an open sew where you can work on the project of your choice with Kim available to answer questions and help as needed. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. If you want to come on the day of Open Sew, please call the shop and we will do our best to accommodate you! While we are here to help, Open Sew is not a class where you will receive dedicated instruction but rather a social sewing opportunity with a teacher available for quick questions. If you need dedicated help on your project, please inquire about private sewing lessons. Class fee includes use of our Bernina 400 series sewing machines as well as cutting and ironing supplies in our beautiful classroom. Only $20.00 per 3-hour session.

Cost: $ 20.00
20241106: Sewing with Stacey 11/6/24
- Nov 06, 2024 10:00 am

Sewing with Stacey is an open sew that you can work on the project of your choice. If you are making one of Stacey's quilts or participating in the Open Sew, this is a great opportunity to get extra help on those projects. If not, Stacey is happy to help you with any quilting project including art quilts, collage quilts, applique and mixed media quilt projects.

Cost: $ 25.00
Have a bag you need to finish? Want a hand learning a particular bag technique? Then this Bag Open Sew is for you! Pick the project of your choice and join this class to receive help and instruction from Polly!

Cost: $ 25.00
20241107: Open Sew with Sandy - 11/7/24
- Nov 07, 2024 10:00 am

Join Sandy for an open sew where you can work on the project of your choice with Sandy available to answer questions and help as necessary. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. If you want to come on the day of Open Sew, please call the shop and we will do our best to accommodate you! Class fee includes use of our Bernina 400 series sewing machines as well as cutting and ironing supplies in our beautiful classroom. Only $20.00 per 3-hour session.

Cost: $ 20.00
New to the fall schedule is the Fall Fashion Vibes Apparel Series. Join Sam in this 5 class series where you will make up to three Fall fashions. This is a great skill building opportunities with Sam. Sam will help you pick the right size, select fabric, and show you how to sew your projects.

Cost: $ 175.00
Learn various applique techniques as you create a different bird each month. Your imagination will be limitless with all the embellishment options.

Cost: $ 75.00
We are excited to bring back our Thanksgiving sewalong to benefit Meals on Wheels. We'll be collecting and making placemats so that Meals on Wheels recipients can have a little holiday cheer with their Thanksgiving dinner, and then again with Christmas fabric on the back.

Cost: $ FREE
Welcome to Bring Your Own Judy - a Judy Niemeyer paper piecing class where you pick the pattern and are guided to completion by certified instructor Susan Deshensky. You can make any Judy Niemeyer paper piecing pattern in this class! The patterns look overwhelming, but with Susan's expert construction guidance and help from the Cotton Candy Staff in selecting a pattern and fabric, you will be well on your way to making an instant heirloom.

Cost: $ 50.00
Learn all the techniques needed to make your first quilt with Kim. You will be making a quilt from Pat Sloan's Teach Me to Make My First Quilt book that teaches you all the techniques needed to make you first stunning quilt. Class will cover fabric selection, cutting, piecing, finishing and binding. Class fee includes use of one of our Bernina 400 series machines and cutting and ironing supplies in our comfortable classroom. This is a great time to enhance your quilting skills and make new friends.

Cost: $ 75.00
20241112: Open Sew with Kim - 11/12/24
- Nov 12, 2024 10:00 am

Join Kim for an open sew where you can work on the project of your choice with Kim available to answer questions and help as needed. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. If you want to come on the day of Open Sew, please call the shop and we will do our best to accommodate you! While we are here to help, Open Sew is not a class where you will receive dedicated instruction but rather a social sewing opportunity with a teacher available for quick questions. If you need dedicated help on your project, please inquire about private sewing lessons. Class fee includes use of our Bernina 400 series sewing machines as well as cutting and ironing supplies in our beautiful classroom. Only $20.00 per 3-hour session.

Cost: $ 20.00
20241113: Sewing with Stacey 11/13/24
- Nov 13, 2024 10:00 am

Sewing with Stacey is an open sew that you can work on the project of your choice. If you are making one of Stacey's quilts or participating in the Open Sew, this is a great opportunity to get extra help on those projects. If not, Stacey is happy to help you with any quilting project including art quilts, collage quilts, applique and mixed media quilt projects.

Cost: $ 25.00
20241113b: Open Sew with Kim - 11/13/24
- Nov 13, 2024 05:30 pm

Join Kim for an open sew where you can work on the project of your choice with Kim available to answer questions and help as necessary. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. If you want to come on the day of Open Sew, please call the shop and we will do our best to accommodate you! Class fee includes use of our Bernina 400 series sewing machines as well as cutting and ironing supplies in our beautiful classroom. Only $20.00 per 3-hour session.

Cost: $ 20.00
The store is open, but Cotton Candy Fabrics be at the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo Show too. If you are in Detroit-Novi, Michigan area, please visit our booth!

Cost: $ FREE
Join in the fun as we make some star-studded blocks from Carol Doak's new book, 60 Fabulous Paper Pieced Stars. Outside of great camaraderie amongst the class, Kim will be on hand to help you interpret your pattern, make design choices, and offer tips to doing your best on your project. All are welcome so this is a great way to find out if paper piecing is for you. Class starts at 5:30 but feel free to come as early as 5pm to set up!

Cost: $ 20.00
You will want comfy and cozy flannel lounge pants as we head into winter. Join Sam Donovan for this beginner class to make flannel lounge pants. Pattern required includes a top as well - stay for our open sew that evening if you want to make the top too. Sew much fun and easy to make that you'll want to make them for everyone on your holiday list too!

Cost: $ 40.00
Need some help on an apparel project or need to finish working on your project? Sam will help you with your apparel project in this apparel open sew class.

Cost: $ 40.00
Light. Flowy. Comfortable. Long or Short. That is a caftan, and caftans are making a comeback. Join this class with Sam Donovan to make a caftan of your choosing. Sam will help you fit to size, customize to be a more unisex garment, and lead you through the steps to make your piece.

Cost: $ 60.00
20241119: Open Sew with Kim - 11/19/24
- Nov 19, 2024 10:00 am

Join Kim for an open sew where you can work on the project of your choice with Kim available to answer questions and help as needed. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. If you want to come on the day of Open Sew, please call the shop and we will do our best to accommodate you! While we are here to help, Open Sew is not a class where you will receive dedicated instruction but rather a social sewing opportunity with a teacher available for quick questions. If you need dedicated help on your project, please inquire about private sewing lessons. Class fee includes use of our Bernina 400 series sewing machines as well as cutting and ironing supplies in our beautiful classroom. Only $20.00 per 3-hour session.

Cost: $ 20.00
20241119b: Holiday Apron Fashion Show
- Nov 19, 2024 06:00 pm

Join the Cotton Candy Fabrics staff as they put on a Holiday Apron Fashion Show. Numerous different apron patterns and styles will be featured including aprons appropriate for cooking, painting, gardening and other pursuits. We'll have refreshments, door prizes and specials on related products. This is a free event but registration is requested to help us plan the snacks.

Cost: $ FREE
20241120: Sewing with Stacey 11/20/24
- Nov 20, 2024 10:00 am

Sewing with Stacey is an open sew that you can work on the project of your choice. If you are making one of Stacey's quilts or participating in the Open Sew, this is a great opportunity to get extra help on those projects. If not, Stacey is happy to help you with any quilting project including art quilts, collage quilts, applique and mixed media quilt projects.

Cost: $ 25.00
Have a bag you need to finish? Want a hand learning a particular bag technique? Then this Bag Open Sew is for you! Pick the project of your choice and join this class to receive help and instruction from Polly!

Cost: $ 25.00
Join Sandy for an open sew where you can work on the project of your choice with Sandy available to answer questions and help as necessary. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. If you want to come on the day of Open Sew, please call the shop and we will do our best to accommodate you! Class fee includes use of our Bernina 400 series sewing machines as well as cutting and ironing supplies in our beautiful classroom. Only $20.00 per 3-hour session.

Cost: $ 20.00
Need some help on an apparel project or need to finish working on your project? Sam will help you with your apparel project in this apparel open sew class.

Cost: $ 30.00
We are excited to bring back our Thanksgiving sewalong to benefit Meals on Wheels. We'll be collecting and making placemats so that Meals on Wheels recipients can have a little holiday cheer with their Thanksgiving dinner, and then again with Christmas fabric on the back.

Cost: $ FREE
Learn Judy Niemeyer paper piecing techniques with the area's only Certified Instructor, Susan Deshensky. You will learn fabric selection, project organization, and paper piecing in this class. Get started to finish on your own at home, come to an Open Sew or Bring Your Own Judy session to finish.

Cost: $ 100.00
Have a bag you need to finish? Want a hand learning a particular bag technique? Then this Bag Open Sew is for you! Pick the project of your choice and join this class to receive help and instruction from Polly!

Cost: $ 40.00
20241126: Open Sew with Kim - 11/26/24
- Nov 26, 2024 10:00 am

Join Kim for an open sew where you can work on the project of your choice with Kim available to answer questions and help as needed. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. If you want to come on the day of Open Sew, please call the shop and we will do our best to accommodate you! While we are here to help, Open Sew is not a class where you will receive dedicated instruction but rather a social sewing opportunity with a teacher available for quick questions. If you need dedicated help on your project, please inquire about private sewing lessons. Class fee includes use of our Bernina 400 series sewing machines as well as cutting and ironing supplies in our beautiful classroom. Only $20.00 per 3-hour session.

Cost: $ 20.00
Make a reversible holiday apron in time for Thanksgiving or Christmas festivities. Katy and Erin will be on hand to help you sew your apron. The pattern is included in the class fee! Aprons are great for yourself but also make a wonderful hostess gift - and with this class you'll be ready for the holidays!

Cost: $ 15.00
Cotton Candy Fabrics is closed on Thursday, November 28, 2024, in recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday. We hope you are celebrating with family and friends and have a joyous day. We're always open at www.cottoncandyfabrics.com and look forward to welcoming you back to the shop tomorrow for a fun day of post-Thanksgiving activity!

Cost: $ FREE
Stay out of the mall and shop small this weekend while helping Cotton Candy Fabrics celebrate our Sixth Anniversary! We'll have lots of fun - Santa's Workshop sale room will be open with great deals. We'll have a free gift with purchase while supplies last! And, Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill will be at the shop with her 2025 Block of the Month quilt with patterns and CCF kits for sale. Plus demos, a make-your-own-mimosa bar, and other great holiday refreshments!

Cost: $ FREE
Stay out of the mall and shop small this weekend while helping Cotton Candy Fabrics celebrate our Sixth Anniversary! We'll have lots of fun - Santa's Workshop sale room will be open with great deals. We'll have a free gift with purchase while supplies last! And, Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill will be at the shop with her 2025 Block of the Month quilt with patterns and CCF kits for sale. Plus demos, a make-your-own-mimosa bar, and other great holiday refreshments!

Cost: $ FREE
This folded star table topper would be a beautiful addition to your holiday table or choose fabric to match your decor and keep it out all year long. Stacey will teach you how to create your one of kind table topper.

Cost: $ 60.00
20241203: Open Sew with Kim - 12/3/24
- Dec 03, 2024 10:00 am

Join Kim for an open sew where you can work on the project of your choice with Kim available to answer questions and help as needed. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. If you want to come on the day of Open Sew, please call the shop and we will do our best to accommodate you! While we are here to help, Open Sew is not a class where you will receive dedicated instruction but rather a social sewing opportunity with a teacher available for quick questions. If you need dedicated help on your project, please inquire about private sewing lessons. Class fee includes use of our Bernina 400 series sewing machines as well as cutting and ironing supplies in our beautiful classroom. Only $20.00 per 3-hour session.

Cost: $ 20.00
20241204: Sewing with Stacey 12/4/24
- Dec 04, 2024 10:00 am

Sewing with Stacey is an open sew that you can work on the project of your choice. If you are making one of Stacey's quilts or participating in the Open Sew, this is a great opportunity to get extra help on those projects. If not, Stacey is happy to help you with any quilting project including art quilts, collage quilts, applique and mixed media quilt projects.

Cost: $ 25.00
Quilters, make your list and check it twice, and turn it in to Cotton Candy Fabrics. Then, send your loved ones to the store on Wednesday, December 4 from 5-8pm for our Friends & Family Shopping Night. We'll pamper them with refreshments, make sure they pick a great gift you'll love, wrap it, and even include a special gift for you to thank you for sending them in. Everyone wins, especially you as you'll get a gift you'll love!

Cost: $ FREE
20241205: Open Sew with Sandy - 12/5/24
- Dec 05, 2024 10:00 am

Join Sandy for an open sew where you can work on the project of your choice with Sandy available to answer questions and help as necessary. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. If you want to come on the day of Open Sew, please call the shop and we will do our best to accommodate you! Class fee includes use of our Bernina 400 series sewing machines as well as cutting and ironing supplies in our beautiful classroom. Only $20.00 per 3-hour session.

Cost: $ 20.00
holiday quilt camp, holiday quilt retreat, sewing retreat, sewing class, sleep in your own bed retreat, cotton candy fabrics retreat

Cost: $ 200.00
20241210: Open Sew with Kim - 12/10/24
- Dec 10, 2024 10:00 am

Join Kim for an open sew where you can work on the project of your choice with Kim available to answer questions and help as needed. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. If you want to come on the day of Open Sew, please call the shop and we will do our best to accommodate you! While we are here to help, Open Sew is not a class where you will receive dedicated instruction but rather a social sewing opportunity with a teacher available for quick questions. If you need dedicated help on your project, please inquire about private sewing lessons. Class fee includes use of our Bernina 400 series sewing machines as well as cutting and ironing supplies in our beautiful classroom. Only $20.00 per 3-hour session.

Cost: $ 20.00
20241211: Sewing with Stacey 12/11/24
- Dec 11, 2024 10:00 am

Sewing with Stacey is an open sew that you can work on the project of your choice. If you are making one of Stacey's quilts or participating in the Open Sew, this is a great opportunity to get extra help on those projects. If not, Stacey is happy to help you with any quilting project including art quilts, collage quilts, applique and mixed media quilt projects.

Cost: $ 25.00
20241211b: Open Sew with Kim - 12/11/24
- Dec 11, 2024 05:30 pm

Join Kim for an open sew where you can work on the project of your choice with Kim available to answer questions and help as necessary. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. If you want to come on the day of Open Sew, please call the shop and we will do our best to accommodate you! Class fee includes use of our Bernina 400 series sewing machines as well as cutting and ironing supplies in our beautiful classroom. Only $20.00 per 3-hour session.

Cost: $ 20.00
Join Sandy for an open sew where you can work on the project of your choice with Sandy available to answer questions and help as necessary. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. If you want to come on the day of Open Sew, please call the shop and we will do our best to accommodate you! Class fee includes use of our Bernina 400 series sewing machines as well as cutting and ironing supplies in our beautiful classroom. Only $20.00 per 3-hour session.

Cost: $ 20.00
Join in the fun as we make some star-studded blocks from Carol Doak's new book, 60 Fabulous Paper Pieced Stars. Outside of great camaraderie amongst the class, Kim will be on hand to help you interpret your pattern, make design choices, and offer tips to doing your best on your project. All are welcome so this is a great way to find out if paper piecing is for you. Class starts at 5:30 but feel free to come as early as 5pm to set up!

Cost: $ 20.00
Learn various applique techniques as you create a different bird each month. Your imagination will be limitless with all the embellishment options.

Cost: $ 75.00
This is our annual event to celebrate YOU - our valued friends and customers. We'll have great specials, make and take ornaments, and awesome refreshments. Plus, we'll have our annual raffle table which offers you the opportunity to win amazing prizes. And a gift just for you!

Cost: $ FREE
Welcome to Bring Your Own Judy - a Judy Niemeyer paper piecing class where you pick the pattern and are guided to completion by certified instructor Susan Deshensky. You can make any Judy Niemeyer paper piecing pattern in this class! The patterns look overwhelming, but with Susan's expert construction guidance and help from the Cotton Candy Staff in selecting a pattern and fabric, you will be well on your way to making an instant heirloom.

Cost: $ 50.00
20241217: Open Sew with Kim - 12/17/24
- Dec 17, 2024 10:00 am

Join Kim for an open sew where you can work on the project of your choice with Kim available to answer questions and help as needed. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. If you want to come on the day of Open Sew, please call the shop and we will do our best to accommodate you! While we are here to help, Open Sew is not a class where you will receive dedicated instruction but rather a social sewing opportunity with a teacher available for quick questions. If you need dedicated help on your project, please inquire about private sewing lessons. Class fee includes use of our Bernina 400 series sewing machines as well as cutting and ironing supplies in our beautiful classroom. Only $20.00 per 3-hour session.

Cost: $ 20.00
20241218: Sewing with Stacey 12/18/24
- Dec 18, 2024 10:00 am

Sewing with Stacey is an open sew that you can work on the project of your choice. If you are making one of Stacey's quilts or participating in the Open Sew, this is a great opportunity to get extra help on those projects. If not, Stacey is happy to help you with any quilting project including art quilts, collage quilts, applique and mixed media quilt projects.

Cost: $ 25.00
Join Sandy for an open sew where you can work on the project of your choice with Sandy available to answer questions and help as necessary. Pre-registration is required and appreciated. If you want to come on the day of Open Sew, please call the shop and we will do our best to accommodate you! Class fee includes use of our Bernina 400 series sewing machines as well as cutting and ironing supplies in our beautiful classroom. Only $20.00 per 3-hour session.

Cost: $ 20.00
Kickoff your 2025 Sewing with this New Year's Day Open Sew, hosted by Susan Deshensky. We'll have fun and games, and sewing in the classroom from 10am - 3pm with Susan available to help with your project as needed.

Cost: $ 30.00
Create your own one of kind sneakers and Joan will guide you through the process. You may choose either low top, mid-top or high-tops. Class includes the kit to make the sneakers with either black or white soles and eyelets. Joan will offer laces in the color of your choice for sale. Lunch is also included in class. You'll just need your sewing supplies, a couple of fat quarters and some interfacing. A supply list will be provided in advance of class which will include a sheet to get your shoe size.

Cost: $ 149.95
Create your own one of kind sneakers and Joan will guide you through the process. You may choose either low top, mid-top or high-tops. Class includes the kit to make the sneakers with either black or white soles and eyelets. Joan will offer laces in the color of your choice for sale. Lunch is also included in class. You'll just need your sewing supplies, a couple of fat quarters and some interfacing. A supply list will be provided in advance of class which will include a sheet to get your shoe size.

Cost: $ 149.95
Joan will be back for this wildly popular class! Create your own one of kind sneakers and Joan will guide you through the process. You may choose either low top, mid-top or high-tops. Class includes the kit to make the sneakers with either black or white soles and eyelets and laces in the color of your choice. Lunch is also included in class. You'll just need your sewing supplies, a couple of fat quarters and some interfacing. A supply list will be provided in advance of class which will include a sheet to get your shoe size.

Cost: $ 149.95
Do you need some extra help finishing up your sneakers? Then this Sneaker Open Sew with Joan is for you! Get some extra help or finish putting in your eyelets to get your one of a kind sneakers finished!

Cost: $ 50.00
Do you need some extra help finishing up your sneakers? Want to make another pair? Then this Sneaker Open Sew with Joan is for you! Get some extra help or finish putting in your eyelets to get your one of a kind sneakers finished!

Cost: $ 50.00
Learn various applique techniques as you create a different bird each month. Your imagination will be limitless with all the embellishment options.

Cost: $ 75.00
Do you have fabric that you just won't use or that piece of fabric you bought and now wonder "what was I thinking?" Bring it to the Uglies Fabric Swap. Please bring 1/2 yard or 1 yard pieces to swap. Please do not bring pieces smaller than 1/2 yard. If you bring 2 half yard pieces, you'll leave with 2 different 1/2 yard pieces. If you bring a 1 yard piece, you'll swap for a different one yard piece and so on. You may bring a total of 10 yards of fabric per person in 1/2 or 1 yard increments. If you bring different cuts, i.e. a piece that is 2/3 yard, you will swap for a piece that is a 1/2 yard. There is no charge for this event but please pre-register.

Cost: $ FREE
Experiment with color and make Kaffe Fassett's stunning Bordered Diamonds quilt with Erin. Class instruction will include fabric selection, fussy cutting your fabrics, assembling your diamonds and assembling your top to your desired size.

Cost: $ 90.00
The shop is open but the classroom is booked for a private retreat!

Famed quilt designer and instructor Jacqueline de Jonge will join us for four days of color and sewing in this Paper Piecing offsite retreat.

Cost: $ 695.00
Famed quilt designer and instructor Jacqueline de Jonge will join us for four days of color and sewing in this Paper Piecing offsite retreat.

Cost: $ 250.00

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Handi Quilter Experience - Pro-Stitcher Basics

Pro-Stitcher is an intuitive computer-guided quilting system designed especially for use with Handi Quilter longarm quilting machines. User-friendly and simple to operate, the step-by-step process for each function is easy and fun. Whether finishing your own quilts or consider a quilting business, come see the elegant and precise quilting you can accomplish with Pro-Stitcher. New users – start here!

Handi Quilter Experience - Advanced Pro-Stitcher

This class builds on the Pro-Stitcher Basics class and addresses specific functions and basic techniques a quilter will use on a regular basis to finish quilts with the Pro-Stitcher. Tips and shortcuts for using features of the program are included. Topics Include: - What?s the difference between Reposition, Nudge, and Drag and Drop - The many ways to describe an Area on your quilt - Using Skew vs Border Skew & Triangle Skew - Set up, crop, wrap and advance edge to edge designs - Quilt straight lines the easy way with Move or Channel Locks

Handi Quilter Experience - Pushing Pro-Stitcher to the Limit

This class builds on the Pro-Stitcher Advance class and addresses how to get the most of your Pro-Stitcher experience including numerous custom quilting functions including creating custom shapes, grouping designs, and positioning borders and corners. This class is intended for students that took the Advanced Class the day before or is already a Pro-Stitcher user.

Nov 3
Handi Quilter Experience - Piece and Quilt on Your Longarm
Nov 5
Open Sew with Kim - 11/5/24
Nov 6
Sewing with Stacey 11/6/24