Pre-Loved Baby Locks Need New Homes!

We’ve gotten a rush of trade-ins lately here at Zede’s, and we’re excited to pass on some awesome savings to you!

In case you didn’t know, we will always take your trade-in machine here at Zede’s, no matter what brand.  We’ll try our best to give you the most for your pre-loved machine.  If you’re interested in “trading up”, come in the shop any time.

Of course since we take trade-ins, that can create a lot of opportunities for you deal-seekers out there!  Here’s what we have available in our “pre-loved” department.  Read more about the support we give on used machines below.

All machines are serviced by our certified technician before sale.  We cannot list prices online, since we are a Baby Lock dealer.  We also cannot sell long-distance.  You must walk in our store to purchase the machine, but call or email us for pricing any time!

Baby Lock Ellure Plus

This sewing and Embroidery Machine has a 5×7 embroidery area and comes with a larger multi-positional hoop as well.  This machine is very attractively priced for a beginning embroiderer!  Read more here.

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Baby Lock Enlighten

This particular serger has a Gold Standard that runs out in September of 2014- so time is running out!  It includes a 6 presser foot package, clear foot, Inspirational Guide and lifelong support from Zede’s.  Call today 573-874-2500 for pricing.  Read more about the Enlighten here.

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Baby Lock Ellegante3

This machine was Baby Lock’s top-of-the-line before the Ellisimo came on the market.  Come take a look at the automatic needle threader and expansive embroidery hoop (7″x11″) today!  Read more here.

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Used vs. New

What’s the benefit of buying used?  Great pricing of course.  What’s the benefit of buying new?  A warranty, of course.  So, what do we do at Zede’s to take the “scary” out of buying a pre-owned machine?

We give Guide Classes free for life with all of our pre-loved machines, just like our new ones!  You’ll receive the same support as a customer who purchases a new machine in terms of education and sewing help.

You receive all of the machine’s included accessories.  We look through the owner’s manual to see what originally came with the machine, and we make sure it’s all there- if it’s not, we order you a new one.

We give our used machines a 30 day warranty- unless there is an existing Gold Standard that can be transferred.

Owners of our pre-loved machine are very happy- would you like to become one today?

If you know someone looking for a great deal on a Baby Lock, share this post with them.  Tell them to mention your name, and you’ll receive a “thank you” gift from Zede’s.

Give us a call 573-874-2500

What is a Baby Lock Gold Standard?

We announced earlier this year that Zede’s Sewing Studio is a Baby Lock Exclusive Dealer- and we are happy to report that it’s going very well! We are selling more machines, teaching more classes, and serving more stitchers than ever with these quality products.

We also announced that we’d be including the Baby Lock Gold Standard with all qualifying machines without raising our prices- but what does that mean?

The Baby Lock Gold Standard is truly unique in the sewing machine world. It is an extended 3-year warranty. For 3 years, your machine is completely covered- labor, parts, everything. What about yearly maintenance?  That’s covered too!

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Normally this program costs about 10% of the purchase price of the machine. So, if you bought a $2000 machine, the price for the Gold Standard would be about $200. Some dealers offer the Gold Standard as an optional add-on, but we’re including it with our qualifying machines for free.

What does the Gold Standard look like? You get a pretty envelope with a certificate and a card that has all of your warranty info. We register that all online, so if you lose it- no big deal. But you also get some coupons for free or discounted sewing goodies- so don’t lose those!

So why all the cards and certificates?  Well, we make sure to give you all of that, because the Gold Standard is honored at any Baby Lock Dealer in the country!  That’s right.  So, if you move, you’re covered.  If you split your time between two locations throughout the year- you’re covered.

When I say this is unique in the sewing machine world- I mean it.  All brands have some kind of warranty on their machines, whether it’s 90 days or 1 year on labor and 5 years on parts, etc. But Baby Lock is the only company that offers this kind of support- 3 years of unconditional coverage.  They stand behind us as a dealer and behind you as a customer.

Interested in a Baby Lock?  Call us 573-874-2500.

Read. Bag Designs- Plus MORE Free Designs!

Woops! I forgot to upload the files for embroidering the “Read.” bags, and we’ve had such an awesome response so far! Don’t know what I’m talking about?  Read this post!

Go to the bottom of this blog post to find the files you need to create the “Read.” bags.  I have them in .pes file format.  If you need any other format and you don’t have software to convert the files- just email us at ZedesSewingStudio@gmail.com

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Examples of Jo Connolly’s embroidery designs!

But there’s more good news!  If you help out with the Read. bag effort, there are some serious rewards for you!  If you donate fabric, make a bag, or come to a sew day at Zede’s, post a picture to the Garden of Daisies Facebook wall and Jo will let you choose one embroidery design pack for free off of her website.  See the available designs here.

So, let’s get stitchin’!  And if you need help posting a photo to her page, come to the shop, and I’d be happy to help!

 

For 4×4 Hoops- download this file

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For 5×7 Hoops- download this fule

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Do you plan on making “Read.” bags?  How many?

 

 

 

Where did “Read.” bags Come From?

Our store and our online community has been growing by leaps and bounds each year.  So, I thought I’d take this opportunity to introduce or re-introduce you to our main community service project at Zede’s and also to one of our good friends- the two go hand-in-hand, so read on!

A few years ago, Linda T made a “Read.” bag for my niece (Zede’s granddaughter) Kathryn for her birthday.  It was a hit.  Kathryn loves to read and she loves bags.  She filled up the bag with her other birthday presents and slept with it.

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“A Little Light Reading” from Designs in Machine Embroidery Magazine

Linda got the idea from an article in Designs in Machine Embroidery by Jo Connolly (here’s her site, go there after you finish reading).  The article was appropriately called “A Little Light Reading”.  Fast forward a few months and I turned the unassuming little read bag into a community service project with a big goal- 250 “Read.” bags for at-risk preschoolers in our area (we’re doing it again this year if you’d like to help out!).

I think it was during our second year of sewing “Read.” bags that Jo Connolly got in contact with us.  She was thrilled we were using her design to do some good.  Now, keep in mind, she could have acted much differently.  We had not up to this point given her any credit for her work- which was due to oversight on my part completely!  She could have (justifiably) been very angry with us for our use of her work.  But was she?  No!

She was and continues to be supportive of our store’s efforts to promote literacy using her original idea.  

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The  story really does come full circle.

Jo Connolly and Linda T were both recently published side-by-side in the Nancy Zieman 30th anniversary edition of Designs in Machine Embroidery Magazine.  We could not be more proud of both of them.

In the years since we started sewing “Read.” bags, Linda T has welcomed a beautiful granddaughter named Avery into her family.  She has been sewing up a storm for her since before she was born.  Jo also recently published “Sweet Stitches”, a book and embroidery design collection for little girls.  Linda T and Jane are currently teaching a series of classes based on Jo’s book in our store in Columbia, MO.

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Students at Zede’s working on a project from “Sweet Stitches”

 

Thanks Jo!  Thanks Linda!  And thanks to everyone who has visited our store and our blog.  The people in our lives are what makes sewing so much fun!

Who do you sew for?

New USB Sticks at Zede’s- Aren’t They Cute?

Want to carry around your designs in style?  We’ve just started carrying some new USB sticks that we know you’ll love to have in your sewing room.

They have a capacity of 2GB.  That’s plenty of room to carry around 100 designs or more.  Plus, they’re adorable!

They are available here for $19.99.  Enter code ‘USBSTICK” when checking out, and you’ll receive $10 off your order, so that you don’t have to pay shipping.

Right now, the “tape measure” is on back order until April 2013, so I don’t have those up for sale yet.  I only have about 20 in stock for now, so if you want one or two or more for gifts, make sure and order soon!

Hurry, before they’re all gone!

Facebook Giveaway!

Just in time for the holidays, we’ve got a giveaway for you on Facebook!

Here’s a link to our Facebook page- get on over there and enter to win by posting your photo!

Classes at Zede’s: You Ask, We Listen!

Every so often, we have to cancel a class due to low enrollment. Maybe it didn’t make it up on the website in time or we scheduled something on the day of some really important MU football game…

Well, it can be disappointing for students and teachers, but we offer a way to make up for it!

If you and two of your friends find a time when you’re available, the studio is free and the class teacher is available, you can schedule a class!  Our minimum enrollment is 3 people- so a lot of times it doesn’t take much to muster up a group.

This class session will also be added to the website, in case anyone else wants to sign up to come.

So…why am I highlighting this practice in a blog post?  Because we recently had to cancel a section of “Quilting Quickies”, and some astute students have found an alternate time!

Linda B.’s Stained Glass Applique class has been rescheduled for Friday, November 2nd from 10am-1pm.  Sign up now, if you are interested!

Here’s what you’ll be making:  A stained glass applique pumpkin!  You’ll achieve the stained glass effect by using pre-folded, fusible quick bias which we will have available in the store for class.

 

Once again, sign up here- and make sure to contact us if you’d like to see anymore classes rescheduled!

 

 

 

Karen Linduska’s New Book! Creative Uses for Decorative Stitches

If you come into Zede’s regularly, you know we love Karen Linduska! We’ve had her travel to our store to teach twice in the last two years, we can’t keep her first book in stock, and we actually teach a continuing education class based on that book!

So, we love her!

And we are thrilled to be carrying her new book! Creative Uses for Decorative Stitches is an excellent follow up to her first book Your Machine’s Decorative Stitches, actually it might even be better! As with many things, the more you practice your technique, research new products and really get in touch with your creative self, you produce something amazing! That’s exactly what Karen did- she’s at the top of her game in this book.

If you want to own it…which you do…come into Zede’s or purchase it here.

Here is a little excerpt from the inside. I just wanted to show that Karen’s new book is not only relevant to stitchers who want to get the most out of their machine’s decorative stitches, but it is stylistically current. Karen has excellent color sense and she’s a master of proportion and composition. If you have ever wondered why your art quilts or other designs aren’t as pleasing to the eye as you’d like, take a lesson from Karen and do a few of her projects. You’ll learn what really makes a design POP!

So, if you’re in the Columbia, MO area, check out our class list and sign up for “Fiber Fun”- it’s our class based on Karen’s work. Also, sign up for our newsletter so that you know when Karen is coming back!

Foot Focus 9/15: Birdie Coin Purse

Every month here at Zede’s, we choose a presser foot to explore in a class called “Foot Focus”.  So far, it’s been a hit!

You come to class with your machine and the foot of choice, or we lend you a foot to try out- this way you can see what all the fuss is about before dropping some cash on a foot you know nothing about.

You don’t want to miss this month’s class- I’m SO excited, and I hope to see you there!  It’s Saturday, 9/15 from 10am-12pm.

The foot we’ll be focusing on is the Zipper Foot.  That’s the #4 foot for BERNINA users and the Narrow Zipper foot for Baby Lock users.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

-How to insert a zipper on a curve

-Simple raw-edge applique

-How to sew with leather

-How the Accuquilt GO! cutter works

-How a Hot-Fix wand words

I just finished up this sample and I can’t wait to teach the class this coming Saturday.

Register online or call 573-874-2500

DIY: Daughter’s of the American Revolution Tote Bag

Those of you in the Missouri area know that we have some really wonderful people working at Zede’s Sewing Studio. They are helpful, inspiring and energetic women who support the store and our customers in the best way possible.

One of those ladies is Victoria, say hello!

Recently, Victoria and her mother have been filing paperwork to become a part of a new local chapter of D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution).  Members of this group can trace their lineage back through the generations to a member of the American Revolutionary Army- neat!  You can imagine how difficult this process can be, so Victoria asked for a little help in making a celebratory bag for her mother’s birthday.

After some tweaking in BERNINA V6 software, we created this design together.  Then we stitched it onto a tote bag using the Baby Lock Enterprise 10 needle embroidery machine.

The design was the brain child of Victoria and her daughter Colleen- so it was a great present for Victoria’s mother.  For those of you who are counting, that’s three generations of D.A.R. women!  We used an EmbroideryArts alphabet for the letters called Gothic 13, the star was from the V6 software, and I digitized the stripes.

One more thought before we go.  While we were stitching this design out on the machine, a woman walked into the store to check in a machine for service.  She too was a part of the new chapter!  Small world.

Have you ever created a specialized item for a group or club?

Happy Sewing!