Call For Entries: American Sewing Expo Announces 2008 Challenge and Contests

The fifteenth annual American Sewing Expo is accepting entries for their Baby Lock Passion For Fashion Sewing Challenge, Art of the Quilt contest and Innovation Generation Fashion Show contest. The Expo will take place Friday, September 26 - Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008 at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi, Michigan. The event features celebrities, experts, national fiber arts exhibits, free stage demonstrations, over 100 seminars daily, hands-on workshops, competitions, young sewer programs, fashion style shows, contests and over 350 vendor booths displaying sewing, quilting, knitting, home décor and fiber arts products.

Novi, MI (PRWEB) March 18, 2008 -- The fifteenth annual American Sewing Expo is accepting entries for their Baby Lock Passion For Fashion Sewing Challenge, Art of the Quilt contest and Innovation Generation Fashion Show contest.

The Baby Lock Passion For Fashion Sewing Challenge submission deadline is July 1, 2008. Twelve finalists design and sew their garments beginning Friday at the event and finish Saturday showing off their garments live at the expo. Applicants must be 18 or older and have the basic sewing skills needed to sew a fashionable garment and have it fit a model. There is a $25 non-refundable jury fee and all applications must include one fashion garment or outfit that will be returned. Finalists will be notified by August 1, 2008.
   
The Art of the Quilt contest submission deadline is September 5, 2008. Quilts are to be "other than traditional' in nature and reflect the theme "A Touch of Magic." Entries must consist of three layers held together with stitching and the work of a single individual. There is a $15 non-refundable entry fee per quilt with a limit of two. All quilts will be returned after being on display at the Expo.
   
The Innovation Generation Fashion Show contest deadline for submission is September 12, 2008. The contest is for 8 to 18 year olds, knowledgeable on the sewing process and who have made their own entry. Garments will be prejudged and then worn by the entrants on the Expo Fashion Stage. There is a $15 non-refundable entry fee.

Applications and complete list of rules and prizes are available at www.AmericanSewingExpo.com or contact (248) 889-3111.
    
The American Sewing Expo will take place at the Rock Financial Showplace, Friday, September 26 - Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. The event features celebrities, experts, national fiber arts exhibits, free stage demonstrations, over 100 seminars daily, hands-on workshops, competitions, young sewer programs, fashion style shows, contests and over 350 vendor booths displaying sewing, quilting, knitting, home décor and fiber arts products.

Rock Financial Showplace is located on Grand River Avenue between Novi and Beck Road in Novi, Michigan. Show hours are 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday. Preshow workshops are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 26 and Thursday, Sept. 27. Expo admission is $12 and children 16 and under admitted free with a paying adult. One-hour seminars are $12, all-day workshops are $95 and special combination packages are available in advance online. Onsite parking is available for $5. For more information, visit www.AmericanSewingExpo.com or call (248) 889-3111.

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