Vintage Sewing Machine Rally, Saturday, September 13th, 10:30am-4pm

Our Vintage Sewing Machine Rally returns on Saturday, September 13th. 

This event is free and open to the public—this is your chance to see gorgeous vintage sewing machines and connect with fellow enthusiasts. 

Join us for:

- Live Demos and Machine Care Tips

- Giveaways, Machine Sewing Races, and Prizes

- A Celebration of Sewing Machine History and Craftsmanship

Let’s honor these beautiful machines together—see you there!

Day’s Events

10:30  Tech Talk 

Join our lead technician, Gram Shipley, as he talks through the history of the locking stitch, BERNINA machines and what makes them special, shares his expert advice on taking care of your machine, then hosts a Q&A about machine care.

11:30ish Show & Tell

Walk our gallery of vintage machines and enjoy stories of each machine’s unique history.

12:30 Tech Talk (Take Two)

Missed the earlier session? Join our lead technician, Gram Shipley, as he talks through the history of the locking stitch, BERNINA machines and what makes them special, shares his expert advice on taking care of your machine, then hosts a Q&A about machine care.

2:30 Speed Race - “Turn and Burn” Competition

Come to spectate or join in. In this sewing competition, the goal is to stitch the fastest! See if competitors can beat Patrick Loftus, one of our technicians on his favorite fast-sewing straight stitcher, the bernette b08!

Want to Race? Register above for the Turn and Burn Competition! 

- Can you sew the fastest? Each competitor will receive a 45 inch piece of fabric, that must be sewn selvedge to selvedge four times!

- We’ll supply the fabric, you supply the speed with your vintage machine!

- Interested racers that don’t have a vintage machine, we have a way for you to join in, please contact us!

- The race will run in 4 person brackets, so you can race your friends, with prizes along the way, and bigger prizes for those who advance!

- The fastest sewists will compete to advance to the final race against  Patrick and the b08!