40th Anniversary Bash

Sewing & Stitchery Expo. 40 years. 1984-2024.

We’ll be celebrating 40 years of sewing fun all week, but we want a party!

We’re teaming up with Joe Vecchiarelli and BERNINA to host a special anniversary bash! Attendees are invited to join all your friends at the Showplex Free Stage on Saturday night for music, refreshments, drawings for great ‘party favors’, and great memories from 40 years of our shared passion for sewing.

*The 40th Anniversary Bash is a FREE event. You will need an Admission Ticket to get into the Fairgrounds*

Saturday | March 2
5:30 – 8:00 pm | Showplex Free Stage

Sign-a-Square

Add your name to a special memory quilt to be displayed at Expo for years to come.

Stash Bash | 5:30 pm

Have a fabric that you haven’t found a project for? Bring it to our party. Meet new friends, trade materials from your stash, and take home something new to inspire your creativity.

Showcase | 6:00 pm

How has Expo inspired you? Sign up and show off your garment, quilt, decor or other project inspired by Sew Expo! Bernina will have some great prizes for their favorites.

Sign up to participate

Fashion Show | 6:30 pm

Hollywood costume designer Daniela Gschwendtner will showcase some of the gorgeous gowns created for ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.