Clubs

  About our Clubs
    While our clubs vary widely, they generally meet monthly, providing a relaxed, social environment for learning, for sharing challenges and achievements, and a bit of recognition with prizes.
The club year begins in September and runs through June (July and August being sabbatical months). Most of our clubs meet on Mondays. Since many holidays are shifted to Mondays, club meetings that conflict with holidays may be shifted as well: check with the store if your club day falls on a holiday.

Activities vary from month to month. Information, supply lists, and samples are generally available in the store a month in advance of the meeting. Club fees are based on the Sept-June year. If you join mid-term, the fee is pro-rated to the remaining portion. If you are new to our store and would like to visit a club as a prospective member, just ask for a one-time free pass. Otherwise, a one-time attendance fee for any of our clubs is $15. (Call (909) 624-8552 for more information about any particular meeting.

The club descriptions here pertain to the 2007-8 year, and currently we are forming ideas for the 2008-9 year. Sorry to say that we will be losing the talent of Linda Kleinschmidt, who has moved away from Pomona Valley. If you have a suggestion of a club you'd like to attend or lead, we'd love to hear from you.
     
  .pes Club
    .pes Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the First Tuesday of the month. Embroidery machines by Babylock, Bernette (from Bernina), Kenmore, Simplicity and White all use software made by Brother, whatever it may be called (e.g., Pallete). The file extension is .pes, and owners of all these softwares enjoy this club. Membership is $50 per year.

  • Don't forget to bring items for sharing!
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      AutoDigitizing Club
        AutoDigitizing Club is the successor of our Generations Club, and supports premium generic autodigitizing software such as Generations, Origins and MasterWorks. Jane Roth leads owners in understanding the features of and doing projects with these softwares. It meets on the third Saturday of each month, with Advanced students at 10:30 am and a Basic section at 1:30 pm. Annual fee is $50.

  • Note: Advanced club requires a full working knowledge of Microsoft Windows.

  • Bring your laptop and design work to Show and Tell!
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      Creative Club Sew & Sew
        Linda Kleinschmidt is at the helm of this our oldest sewing club. It meets on the third Monday of every month at 10am. Look for samples of upcoming projects in the store.
  • The annual Club fee is $50. Call for a free pass for a one-time visit.
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      Hands-On Serger Club
        If you look at your overlock machine and wonder what-for and how-to, let Linda Kleinschmidt show you!
  • We meet at 10 am on the 1st Monday of the month. Annual fee is $50.
  • This is a hands-on class, so be sure to bring your overlock machine and all its accessories, a pair of scissors, everything on the supply list provided at our sales counter, and especially the cord and control for the machine.
  • Holiday Conflict note:Since the first Monday of September is Labor Day, the Serger Club began in October and in 2008 will extend to July.
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      In The Hoop Embroidery Club
       
  • Our In The Hoop embroidery club, with Holly Ruppert and helper Bob Hagelbarger, meets at 10am on the second Monday of each month.
  • This club was first inspired by The Gift You Make internet site, which has since ceased sponsorship of such clubs. Still, monthly projects are items you might choose to give as gifts (or enjoy for yourself). Moreover, the projects are designed for you to learn something about the use of your embroidery machine that you won't learn from your manual or the digitized pattern alone.
    Membership fee is $100 for the September - June year.
  • Instructions are provided for each project as well as digitized designs in format for any machine.
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      Janome Embroidery Club
        This is an opportunity for Janome Embroidery Machine and Software owners to spread their wings. It meets at 10am and 5pm on the 4th Monday of each month.

  • The annual Club fee is $50. Call for a free pass for a one-time visit.
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      Janome Advanced Software Workshop
        This club meets at 1:00 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month. This Club originated strictly by request from Janome Software owners, who couldn't get enough of teacher Mary McMillan in the regular Janome and Janome Software Clubs! Membership is $25 per session.
         
      Luxury Linens
        The beautiful samples on our wall of home furnishing itens such as towels, table runners, and pillow shams is the basis for this new Club, hosted by Holly Ruppert. The $100 annual fee includes a $60 pattern set, and club fees are pro-rated at $4 per month. Because of copyright restrictions we can't permit visitor participation in this club.
    This club meets on the third Tuesday of each month with sessions at 10am and 6:30pm.
         
      Pfaff Club
        This Club meets on the second Saturday of the month at 10am. Linda Cerini is the co-ordinator of this club, assisted by Bob H.
    Pfaff Club is part of our support for the Pfaff Creative sewing machine series.