Maple Leaf Stitching Academy Denim Upcycling Class - Beginner Oven Mitt

🧵 Beginner Upcycling Class – Denim Oven Mitt

📅 Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
👩🏫 Instructor: Sharla M.
📍 Location: Maple Leaf Quilting Company, 141 River Avenue, Cochrane, AB
💲 Price: $44.99
🎯 Skill Level: Beginner Sewer (must be comfortable operating your sewing machine)

Give your old denim new life in this creative and practical upcycling workshop! Under Sharla’s guidance, you’ll turn a well-loved pair of jeans into a stylish, heat-safe oven mitt that’s as beautiful as it is functional.

You’ll learn:

• Stitch-in-the-ditch quilting techniques on your domestic machine

• How to assemble your denim oven mitt set

• Sharla’s go-to binding method for crisp, professional edges

💙 Why You’ll Love This Class

• A great introduction to upcycling old garments into something useful

• Beginner-friendly and ideal for a cozy creative day

• Perfect for gifting or adding a handmade touch to your kitchen

🧵 Class Includes

• Hang tag

• Insul-Bright

• Batting

• Pattern and printed class instructions

• 10% off class accessories (zig-zag foot, walking foot, stitch-in-the-ditch foot)

🧰 What to Bring

• Sewing machine in good working order + foot pedal

• 1 full pair of adult jeans (or equivalent denim fabric)

• Scrap fabric for lining (minimum 0.5m of 44" fabric)

• Zig-zag foot (mandatory)

• Denim needles (size 100/16 minimum)

• Coordinating thread, curved safety pins, rotary cutter, scissors/snips

• Small pressing board and/or iron (recommended; classroom stations provided)

• Small cutting mat

☕ Extras: Enjoy complimentary coffee & tea. Bring a light lunch or snack to keep your creativity flowing.

🎟️ Seats are limited! Sign up today and spend a fun, relaxing day sewing something beautiful and sustainable—just in time for holiday baking season!

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