Five Zippers, Five Bags, One Serger with Alicia Welcher

Fast and easy is always fun. Putting in zippers with confidence is fun. And becoming a bag designer is fun, too. This is the perfect course for those who love to sew, want to use the serger even more and are looking for more fun, more creativity and more success than ever before! Oh – and if you love bags, this is the course for you, too!

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Join Alicia Welcher for this fantastic collection of bags, zipper techniques and serger tricks – all wrapped up in helpful tips and lots of creative choices. You’ll definitely learn to install zippers a bunch of different ways. You’ll learn to use your serger more, too. And, you’ll pick up designer tricks which allow you to create your own bag designs as easily as imagining them.

As you follow Alicia’s step-by-step process for each of the five bags, you’ll see how to complete them all using the serger. You’ll also learn three different ways to box corners and two different handle styles – in addition to the five different zipper installations!

Start with a super-easy zipper pouch, then move on to larger and more detailed bag styles. You’ll get all kinds of advice about using linings, support fabrics and more. And each step includes tips and options for using your serger, of course. This is the perfect way to really learn - with quick projects, each building a new skill on the one learned previously. After the course, you’ll have the confidence and know-how to mix and match each component to create your own bags—all entirely on the serger! What could be better?

All Start Anytime courses, are self-paced, and you can begin the moment you register, viewing the course anytime that is convenient for you. Many students watch it through one time first, and then go back to work alongside the instructor with their own project activities.

Access your courses anytime, anywhere, with a computer, tablet or smartphone.

In-depth how-to videos, interactive assignments and social interaction designed for a proven learning experience.

No set class time! Our courses are structured to fit around your schedule.

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1. What will you learn?

How to use your serger more – and for more things;

All about different zipper types and installations;

Tips for interfacings, battings and other support materials;

Five different ways to install zippers;

Three different ways to box corners;

To construct two different handle styles;

Where and how to use wide and narrow overlock stitches;
How to add piping to your zippered bag;
How to install lapped zippers using self-fabric and contrast fabric;
To enjoy and expand your bag designing confidence.

2. Who should attend?

Anyone who owns or is thinking about buying a serger;

Everyone who enjoys making quick, eye-catching, useful projects;

All beginning, adventurous and experienced sewists;

Anyone who has hesitated to install a zipper ... ever;

All of us who want to whittle away at a fabric stash (and have fun doing it);

Those who agree: “There is no such thing as too many bags and pouches”;

Anyone who has ever wished for a bag in a specific size, or made from a particular fabric;

Anyone who wants to learn more about using a serger and its accessory feet;
Anyone who has needed to make a charming, useful and meaningful gift ... in a hurry!
Everyone who wants to make items for men – and have them be just as interesting as the ones for women;
All of us who find making things (for others or ourselves) both satisfying and fun!
Everyone who wants designing freedom combined with construction confidence.

Alicia Welcher

Alicia Welcher is a designer, author, and sewing instructor who specializes in heirloom and serger sewing. She has earned a following of devoted sewists through her clear and concise teaching methods. She is an assistant editor of Classic Sewing magazine and is on the faculty of the Martha Pullen Teacher Licensing program, Classic Sewing Events and Original Sewing & Quilt Expos. Join Alicia in her online classes found under the education tab at thesewingcollection.com, on Facebook at Alicia Kountz Welcher and on her website at www.aliciawelcher.com.

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