Artistic Digital Cutter Class: Tri County

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A great group of 13 quilters and craft lovers joined us at Luke’s Tri County on Friday afternoon to learn more about their Artistic Digital Cutters. Our educator Kathleen walked us through downloading the correct software, and wirelessly connecting the software to our computers! There were a few hiccups (as there always are when dealing with  computers) but Kathleen and the Tri County Team worked tirelessly to find solutions to everyone’s problems!

 

Once everyone was situated, we played with cutting vinyl and other fabrics. The fine, precision cutting opens us up to endless embellishment and crafting possibilities. We’re excited to see what everyone makes!

 

If you have any questions about the Artistic Cutter or software – give Gen a call!
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Customer Appreciation Month!

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Customer Appreciation Month was an exiting month full of surprise discounts, exciting events, and lots of learning! Four of Luke’s locations around Cincinnati – Elsmere, Tri County, Green Township, and Lawrenceburg – hosted Open Houses throughout the month of July. Guests were treated to special refreshments while our educators gave informative demonstrations on often requested techniques – and were able to stock up on essential sewing items with an extra 30% off club items! Visitors were even given a free gift when they stopped in on these days.
Luke’s Customer Appreciation presentations covered basic sewing and embroidery techniques and questions frequently answered by our educators. Throughout the month, we about new feet, and got all kinds of tips and tricks from Luke’s own expert educators:
  • Laquitta taught us some popular quilt blocks and made them so easy to learn! She made a disappearing 9 patch, flying geese -and more!
  • Shannon showed us a trick to making quilt triangles in minutes!
  • Veronica taught us how to make a quick and simple bag on the Serger!
  • Regina taught us to use the rolled hem and ruffled feet for professional finishes to pillows, aprons and drapes!
  • Veronica showed us how simple and quick mitered binding can be with the right tool!
  • Shannon showed us how simple adding a waist band can be with the stitch in the ditch foot!
  • JoAnne enlightened us on design positioning, hooping, stabilizers and scissor options in Embroidery 101!
In fact, we had SO MUCH fun at our Open Houses that Luke’s Tri County and Luke’s Green Township will be continuing them! Stay tuned for more details – but make sure to mark your calendar and stop in on the dates below. You don’t want to miss out!

Christmas in July: Hope Yoder Trunk Show

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Christmas in July! Hope Yoder Trunk Show
It’s Christmas in July at Luke’s! We took a break from the heat and looked forward to the holidays during our VIP Clubs on Tuesday and Wednesday. Veronica (Elsmere), JoAnne and Laquitta (Tri County) presented lovely Trunk Shows from famed embroidery and quilt designer Hope Yoder.
Luke’s Elsmere’s night started with a dinner of chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes and cake for dessert. Tri County had pizza, salad, and cookies. VIP guests got to catch up with friends and take some up close peaks at some of the samples as they ate. They were also treated to 30% off VIP Club items – including hoops and stabilizers.

 

After shopping and dinner, our educators took the stage to present Hope Yoder’s work! Hope’s designs feature trendy embroidery and quilting for all our Viking, Elna, and Janome customers. Yoder’s deigns goes from trendy, to modern, to traditional and back again. There was something for everyone at this trunk show! Some designs were as inexpensive as $15!

Since we were celebrating Christmas in July – there were gifts! Everyone who wore red for the festivities received a free spool of thread in addition to numerous door prizes. The big winner of the night at Luke’s Elsmere was Anna M! She went home with a collection of Hope Yoder designs, a collection of Iris thread, and a pair of applique scissors  – worth over $550! Wow! Congrats Anna!

Luke’s Tri County Class Recap

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Make it Take It: Infinity Scarf

We had a wonderful class with Joanne!  11 ladies joined us at our Luke’s Tri County location for a Make it Take it: Infinity Scarf! We provided the sergers, chiffon fabric, and lunch! The class was only $19.95 and a great way to learn more about serging before committing to buying a machine.
We learned how to create a rolled hem on the Elna and Viking Sergers – a great way to finish off delicate chiffons, organzas and silks! It’s a must-learn technique if you are ever in need of hemming a prom dress.
Everyone left with a scarf and new friends! We will be doing this again – so stay tuned!

Home of the Free- Tri County

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Home of the Free – Tri County
Tri County kicked off the summer in a patriotic fashion with this “Home of the Free” wall hanging – just in time for the 4th of July! Our wonderful educator JoAnne lead a full house through this popular project. The day was full of laughter, smiles and new friends as we combined quilting, sewing, and embroidery techniques.

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Tri County VIP Special Guest – Belinda’s Studio

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Tri County VIP Special Guest – Belinda’s Studio
On Wednesday – Belinda’s Studios visited our Tri County location. Belinda M is an embroidery enthusiast turned creator out of Cleveland, Ohio. She digitizes all her own designs – including traditional heirloom patterns to cutwork, applique, and free standing designs! Her work is fun and fashionable and we were delighted to see it in person.  The night started with a great dinner of pasta, salad and breadsticks – we also had a great dessert!

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VIP Club Special Guest: Kaye Moore

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Tri County’s VIP Club

 
Click here for more pictures of Kaye’s great work!
We had a great club with guest speaker Kay Moore on Wednesday! The night started with pizza, salad, munchies and desert. We kicked off the show with the slideshow video created by Genevieve showing off all the smiling faces and great projects at the Anita Goodesign Party. What a great event!

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VIP Club Special Guest: Kay Moore

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Kaye joined us in our Kentucky Club house on Tuesday, May 16. We had a packed house, and were excited to see everyone after the Anita Goodesign Party! Everyone arrived early for a great dinner of pulled pork, salad, and macaroni.

April Block of the Month: Tri County

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Block of the Month: Tri County
Tri County’s Block of the Month is making great progress! Our teacher, Debbie, assembled the center row of her quilt already – and it’s getting us super excited to see everyone’s finished projects. Lunch was pizza and salad, with candies for dessert!
This week, we used the fringe foot in the center flower to add some great texture! It looks like seeds. This new technique and foot is a simple way to add some dimension and pop to your quilt block. we also explored our decorative stitches, and got creative with our applique and quilting!

Laquitta’s Quilting Class Pt 2

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Laquitta’s Quilting Class Pt 2
What a great group we have for Laquitta’s quilting class! Luke’s Tri County location was full of laughter and good spirits as we finished up our quilt tops on Wednesday. Everyone, from our beginners to seasoned experts, had a great time learning this unique pattern. In addition to applique and quilt assembly, laquitta also gave us some tips on piecing and sashing.
Remember! We’ll be having a special (FREE) Sit ‘N Sew for our class members to put the finishing touches on their quilt with Laquitta’s assistance on May 6.

We’re looking forward to our next quilting class with Laquitta in July! This class was super popular and successful – many asked for another one! At Luke’s, you ask and you shall receive! We’re still working on the details, so stay tuned for more information!