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Taking Your Serger to New Levels - Sewing a Kimono with Richard Tharp
- Dec 03, 2025 09:30 am
- Dec 03, 2025 09:30 am
Taking Your Serger to New Levels - Sewing a Kimono with Richard Tharp - Dec 03, 2025 09:30 am
During this serger workshop, national Bernina Educator, Richard Tharp, will help you become comfortable with garment construction using your serger. You will receive the pattern in the class and then go on a personal guided shopping trip to pick out your fabric and threads. It will be great fun seeing everyone's selections. After completing, we will have a 'runway' show where each student can model their finished kimono! Sure to be lots of fun and learning! Cupcake Quilt's own Gypsy Hargrove will also be assisting in the class!
Cost: $ 99.00
During this serger workshop, national Bernina Educator, Richard Tharp, will help you become comfortable with garment construction using your serger. You will receive the pattern in the class and then go on a personal guided shopping trip to pick out your fabric and threads. It will be great fun seeing everyone's selections. After completing, we will have a 'runway' show where each student can model their finished kimono! Sure to be lots of fun and learning! Cupcake Quilt's own Gypsy Hargrove will also be assisting in the class!
Cost: $ 99.00
Serger Camp with Richard Tharp - Composition Notebook Cover
- Dec 04, 2025 10:00 am
- Dec 04, 2025 10:00 am
Serger Camp with Richard Tharp - Composition Notebook Cover - Dec 04, 2025 10:00 am
Join National Educator Richard Tharp as he teaches you to make a fabulous composition notebook cover using your serger with 4 thread overlock and coverstitch. You will be using specialty threads to customize this notebook cover and will want to make several after class as Christmas or Birthday gifts for friends!
Cost: $ 99.00
Join National Educator Richard Tharp as he teaches you to make a fabulous composition notebook cover using your serger with 4 thread overlock and coverstitch. You will be using specialty threads to customize this notebook cover and will want to make several after class as Christmas or Birthday gifts for friends!
Cost: $ 99.00
Mastery Class Descriptions:
**For the BERNINA B990 there are two guide classes:
Mastery: Sewing/Quilting BERNINA B990 Part 1. Learn basic navigation operations of the sewing part ot the B990 with practical, decorative and quilting stitches.
Mastery: Computerized Quilting/Embroidery BERNINA BERNINA B990 Part 2. Learn basic navigation operations for the computerized quilting and embroidery on the B990.
**For the New Generation BERNINA 7, 5, 4, 3 series, you will have the opportunity of 3 (three) guide classes: Part 1 covers general sewing; Part 2 covers Quilting on the sewing side and the embroidery side which is called Computerized Quilting; Part 3 covers the basics for general embroidery:
Mastery: Sewing. BERNINA 7, 5, 4, 3 series Part 1. Learn the Basic Operations of your Bernina machine on the sewing part usting basic and decorative stitches.
Mastery: Quilting. BERNINA 7, 5, 4, 3 series Part 2. Learn the Basic Operations for quilting on the sewing side of the machine (7, 5, 4, 3 series) and computerized quilting if your machine has embroidery capibility (7 and 5 series).
Mastery: Embroidery. BERNINA 7 and 5 series Part 3. Learn the Basic Operations for the embroidery part of your Bernina Machine. With the 5 series, this class only covers the 590 and the 500. For the 535 or 570 NG with embroidery, a 1-on-1 class is required for this guide class.
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Mastery classes for BERNINA and BERNETTE Sergers, Coverstitch machines and Serger/Coverstitch machines (Combo Machines):
Mastery: Part 1- L860 - L890. Learn the basics for the Overlock stitches on your 4 thread serger.
Mastery: Part 2 - L890 only. Learn the basics for all the combination stitches, the coverstitches and the chainstitches.
Mastery: Serger Basics #1 - BERNINAS L850, L460, L450, 1150MDA, 1300 MDC, and the BERNETTES b42, b44, b48, b62, b64 & b68 Air Threader
Learn the basics of how to use your BERNINA Serger/Coverstitch machine/Combo machine.
Mastery: Serger Part #2: The Second class of the serger classes will cover theBERNINA L850, L460, L450, 1300MDC, 1150MDA, b42, b44, b48, b62, b64 & b68 Air Threader. IF you have bought the extra feet for the machine. The exercises consist of learning to use just those feet on specific techniques such as applying zippers, creating wired ribbon, etc. The last hour of the class will be devoted only to the machines that do the cover stitch/chain stitch. So not all machines will be in this part of the class.
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Mastery classes for older BERNINA machines (all 8 series, older 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 series), ALL the Bernette machines and other brands of machines: Contact Gypsy Hargrove at gypsy@cupcakequilts.com for scheduling a 1-on-1 guide class for your machine. If you purchased the machine from Cupcake Quilts, the class(es) are free. If you did not purchase the machine from Cupcake Quilts and you want a 1-on-1 class, it will be $50 an hour usually requiring 3-4 hours of instructions.
Customers who purchase a BERNINA machine from Cupcake Quilts are welcome to attend our Free Mastery classes. If you’ve purchased a BERNINA machine elsewhere, you can attend at a fee of $50.00 an hour. If you have a different serger than those listed in the serger part of the description and would like to have classes, please, email Gypsy Hargrove, the instructor, at gypsy@cupcakequilts.com to find out if you can be in the classes.
Mastery: Sewing/Quilting BERNINA B990 Part 1. Learn basic navigation operations of the sewing part ot the B990 with practical, decorative and quilting stitches.
Mastery: Computerized Quilting/Embroidery BERNINA BERNINA B990 Part 2. Learn basic navigation operations for the computerized quilting and embroidery on the B990.
**For the New Generation BERNINA 7, 5, 4, 3 series, you will have the opportunity of 3 (three) guide classes: Part 1 covers general sewing; Part 2 covers Quilting on the sewing side and the embroidery side which is called Computerized Quilting; Part 3 covers the basics for general embroidery:
Mastery: Sewing. BERNINA 7, 5, 4, 3 series Part 1. Learn the Basic Operations of your Bernina machine on the sewing part usting basic and decorative stitches.
Mastery: Quilting. BERNINA 7, 5, 4, 3 series Part 2. Learn the Basic Operations for quilting on the sewing side of the machine (7, 5, 4, 3 series) and computerized quilting if your machine has embroidery capibility (7 and 5 series).
Mastery: Embroidery. BERNINA 7 and 5 series Part 3. Learn the Basic Operations for the embroidery part of your Bernina Machine. With the 5 series, this class only covers the 590 and the 500. For the 535 or 570 NG with embroidery, a 1-on-1 class is required for this guide class.
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Mastery classes for BERNINA and BERNETTE Sergers, Coverstitch machines and Serger/Coverstitch machines (Combo Machines):
Mastery: Part 1- L860 - L890. Learn the basics for the Overlock stitches on your 4 thread serger.
Mastery: Part 2 - L890 only. Learn the basics for all the combination stitches, the coverstitches and the chainstitches.
Mastery: Serger Basics #1 - BERNINAS L850, L460, L450, 1150MDA, 1300 MDC, and the BERNETTES b42, b44, b48, b62, b64 & b68 Air Threader
Learn the basics of how to use your BERNINA Serger/Coverstitch machine/Combo machine.
Mastery: Serger Part #2: The Second class of the serger classes will cover theBERNINA L850, L460, L450, 1300MDC, 1150MDA, b42, b44, b48, b62, b64 & b68 Air Threader. IF you have bought the extra feet for the machine. The exercises consist of learning to use just those feet on specific techniques such as applying zippers, creating wired ribbon, etc. The last hour of the class will be devoted only to the machines that do the cover stitch/chain stitch. So not all machines will be in this part of the class.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Mastery classes for older BERNINA machines (all 8 series, older 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 series), ALL the Bernette machines and other brands of machines: Contact Gypsy Hargrove at gypsy@cupcakequilts.com for scheduling a 1-on-1 guide class for your machine. If you purchased the machine from Cupcake Quilts, the class(es) are free. If you did not purchase the machine from Cupcake Quilts and you want a 1-on-1 class, it will be $50 an hour usually requiring 3-4 hours of instructions.
Customers who purchase a BERNINA machine from Cupcake Quilts are welcome to attend our Free Mastery classes. If you’ve purchased a BERNINA machine elsewhere, you can attend at a fee of $50.00 an hour. If you have a different serger than those listed in the serger part of the description and would like to have classes, please, email Gypsy Hargrove, the instructor, at gypsy@cupcakequilts.com to find out if you can be in the classes.
Calendar
MASTERY CLASS - BERNINA B990 Quilting and Embroidery Basics, Part 2
Mastery: for the BERNINA B990 in basic quilting and embroidery instructions, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Mastery Class - Bernina Quilting Basics for 7 Pro Series, 5 series, 4 series and 3 series
Learn to master your Bernina Quilting machine: 7 pro series, 5 series, 4 series and 3 series from Bernina with Cupcake Quilts.
Mastery Class - Bernina Embroidery Basics for 7 series and 5 series machines
Learn to master your Bernina Embroidery machine 7 series and 5 series machines.
