I’ve been doing summer camps ever since Jolene’s Sewing School began – which means this summer will be my 15th year! By a conservative estimate, I’ve run close to 300 camps, with around 1,000 students. Can you guess which camps I’ve run every single year since the beginning? (The answer is at the end). I…
UPDATE: CLASSES CANCELLED TODAY, 1/16, due to impending ice storm. I’ll continue to update you all about conditions tomorrow! Stay safe and warm everyone. CLASSES CANCELLED 1/15 My road is still a sheet of ice here in Happy Valley! Please check back tomorrow for more updates about classes and inclement weather this Tuesday and…
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful and restful holiday. I had a great time with family and look forward to being back in the sewing room with you all this week! Classes Resume on January 3rd! Please contact me if you have any questions before classes begin. You can also check…
It’s that time of the year! Time for holiday planning, gift making, and lots of fun! As you prepare for the upcoming holidays, just a reminder that Jolene’s Sewing School will be closed: December 18th-January 2nd Please let me know if you have any questions! PS: Need a holiday gift idea? Jolene’s Sewing School offers gift certificates!…
A Trip Down Memory Lane… As we enter into the fall season, I’m reflecting back on the past nearly 15 years and the joy it has been. And as I continue to look ahead to Jolene’s Sewing School’s 15 year anniversary, I have been thinking back to the years the school was started. In 2009, in…
What joy it was to restart Jolene’s Sewing School this past September after being closed for much of 2021. Since then, we have been hard at work! Here are photos of some students and their recent projects. Spring Sewing Classes We still have more than three months of after school classes left – plenty of…
Mark Your Calendar! Jolene’s Sewing School is re-opening in April! Yes, you heard that right! The Sewing School is re-opening for classes this April. I’ve been busy improving the situation on my deck and look forward to some warmer spring days ahead. In addition, I’m getting back to a regular summer camp schedule! Registration details…
Happy May! It’s incredible that I’ve been away from you, my friends and students, for two whole months now. I wanted to send out this update to let you know what I’ve been up to, and make a few important announcements. Masks, Masks, and More Masks I’ve been busy the past two months in…
This past week I’ve been hard at work making masks to donate to my local hospital. Some of you have joined me, which was so exciting to see! You may have heard the new recommendation that all people wear masks when outside of their homes. As more and more of us are looking for homemade…
Wondering what to give someone who loves creative gifts? Or someone who likes practical ones? Maybe you’re thinking of giving someone their first sewing machine, or you’d like to learn to alter your own clothes. Whoever is on your list this year, why not consider giving the gift of sewing? Now until Christmas, you can…