Event Dates: Fri, Feb 19 – Sat, Feb 20, 2027
Event Length: Two-days; 9am - 5pm 7 hours per day. This includes a 45-minute lunch break and a morning & afternoon break for shopping.
Bossier City, LA 71111
Program Presenter: Shelly Fitzgerald
Quilting has never been easier! And what better way to step into the world of quilting than with this hands-onevent. Join the fun to create a one-of-a-kind project from start to finish.
Bring your creativity and get ready to stitch something uniquely yours.
Craft unique quilting designs for any quilt block. Learn tips and tricks for quilting-in-the-hoop. Find help at your fingertips for free-motion quilting. And add your own personal touch with embroidered lettering. From accurate design placement of all shapes and sizes to all over quilting, this project is sure to help you discover your new favorite ways to quilt.
SHELLY FITZGERALD
Hayden Lake, Idaho
Shelly Fitzgerald comes into your event or classroom with
a mixture of enthusiasm and knowledge that quickly
attracts and holds the interest of the participants. From
overlocking to software, garment sewing to machine
embroidery, quilting to home dec, Shelly has a love and
understanding of the topics and the BERNINA machines,
software, feet and accessories that accomplish each task.
Sewing and crafting all of her life allows years of experience to be passed on in a lively and
informative way. She freely admits to reading all the manuals for pleasure and then loves
teaching what she has learned to her classes. Bringing the out of the ordinary to front and
center by encouraging everyone to change their settings (gasp!), use a punch tool (eek!) ruffle,
ruffle, ruffle (wow!) and sew with their left foot (no way!) she shows how easy it is to kick it
up a notch or two by using any BERNINA product to its full potential. She makes it fun, not
hard and leaves everyone excited about their new tools and skills.
Through her company, Sew Shelly Quilts, LLC, Shelly creates and presents original patterns and
classes to bring the extended capabilities of all of the BERNINA products to life. Her classes
are rich with techniques and software is her passion. Since 2014 Shelly has been a member of
the BERNINA Event Team which has brought you Sewaplaooza and BERNINA Academy.
YouTube is another favorite way of Shelly’s to engage stitch enthusiasts world wide. Her
channel can be found at www.youtube.com/sewshellyquilts where she has many up close
videos on techniques that can be used with various materials, machine feet, The BERNINA 880
Plus, BERNINA V8 and V9 Embroidery software, her beloved Q20 and now her newest love the L890.
















