In-Person Classes

Learn more about upcoming in-person Fitnice classes and events, and register by clicking on the links below.  Check back on this page often for updates to the events calendar.

2024 IN-PERSON EVENTS CALENDAR

ORIGINAL SEWING & QUILT EXPO

REGISTER AT:  https://www.sewingexpo.com/Events

  • New Orleans – Kenner, LA | May1
  • Dallas – Irving, TX | July 31
  • Fredericksburg, VA | Sept. 25
  • Nashville – Lebanon, TN | Oct.2
  • Cincinnati – Sharonville, OH | Oct. 9
  • Detroit – Novi, MI | Nov. 13

Spend the day with Judy and learn all the tips and tricks to making the PERFECT jacket for your lifestyle that fits perfectly and adds zing to your wardrobe. Even beginners can accomplish this simple pattern that fits with your choice of fabric and closure and then finishes with fun details. Zippers are not a mystery, and the way Judy does them is ingenious. This is not about tailoring — this is a day dedicated to easy fit, creating and designing the kind of jackets that add sophistication to your wardrobe in the easiest way possible. Begin with a discussion of issues most of us face when fitting jackets, and an exploration of ways to solve them. Enjoy a trunk show of the many styles of jackets which reveal her simple, easy approach to the finished garment of your dreams. There will be plenty of time for Q & A.

Perhaps the most important part of the day is when Judy measures each student. With your one-on-one consultation, she draws the solution(s) on a miniature pattern, simple to recreate on your own patterns at home. Fitting issues are discovered, discussed and solved — right then and there! Play with Judy’s garment collection, even try them on (there will be a full-length mirror available) and even, if you bring your camera, take pictures of your favorite styles and colors. End the day with creative design tricks and a quick look at how Judy’s basic patterns can be transformed into a wardrobe of wearable, comfortable and attractive clothes.

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MAY 2024

May 1 – New Orleans, LA

Original Sewing and Quilt Expo

Creating Jackets the Easy Way – 9am – 5pm


May 17-19 – Lakewood Ranch, FL

Tops Vac & Sew

Dress (Fri) and Serger Jacket (Sat)

Harvest United Methodist Church
14305 Covenant Way,
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

Register Online

JUNE 2024

June 7 – Huntington Beach, CA

Moore’s Sewing

Serger Jacket – 930am – 4pm

To register call: 714-899-3222


June 8 – Mission Viejo, CA

Moore’s Sewing

Serger Jacket – 930am – 4pm

To register call: 949-580-2520


June 14-15 – Port Charlotte, FL

Tops Vac & Sew

Dress (Fri) and Serger Jacket (Sat)

Bashment Event Center
1700 Tamiami Trail Unit B1,
Port Charlotte, FL 33948

Register Online


June 21 – Garden Grove, CA

OC Sewing

Perfect Fitting Tee

To register call 714-636-1322

JULY 2024

July 19-20 – Tampa, FL

Tops Vac & Sew

Dress (Fri) and Serger Jacket (Sat)

Ramada by Wyndham Tampa Westshore
1200 N Westshore Blvd,
Tampa, FL 33607

Register Online


July 31 – Dallas, TX

Original Sewing & Quilt Expo

Creating Jackets The Easy Way – 9am – 5pm

AUGUST 2024

August 8-10 – Lakewood Ranch, FL

Tops Vac & Sew

Trunk Show, Tops And Pants

Harvest United Methodist Church
14305 Covenant Way
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202

Register Online


August 16-17 – Lexington, KY

Thomas Sewing Center

Dolman Top and Serger Jacket

220 Ruccio Way Ste 170
Lexington, KY

To register call: (859) 286-5192

SEPTEMBER 2024

September 5-7 – Fort Meyers, FL

Tops Vac & Sew

Trunk Show, Tops And Pants

Florida Southwestern State College
8099 College Pkwy
Fort Myers, FL 33919

Register Online


September 25 – Fredericksburg, VA

Original Quilt & Sewing Expo

Creating Jackets the Easy Way 9am – 5pm

OCTOBER 2024

October 9 – Cincinnati, OH

Original Quilt & Sewing Expo

Creating Jackets the Easy Way 9am – 5pm

NOVEMBER 2024

November 13 – Novi, MI

Original Quilt & Sewing Expo

Creating Jackets the Easy Way 9am – 5pm


November 21-23 – Tampa, FL

Tops Vac & Sew

Trunk Show, Tops And Pants

Hillsborough Community College – Brandon Campus
10451 Nancy Watkins Dr
Tampa, FL 33619

Register Online