Paradise Sewing celebrates 10-year anniversary

Paradise Sewing is celebrating 10 years of providing quality products and service to the community.

The business, which moved to its current location at 12639 Poway Road in October of 2012, celebrated its anniversary with two one-day workshops by national sewing educator Marsha Kirsch.

“It’s been a blur, a journey,” said owner Jinny Hoffmann. “I started (Paradise Sewing) with one grandchild, and now I have eight. Poway has been the best.”

Fashion industry icon and machine artist Louis Carney will also be visiting the store from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday to host a hands-on sewing class in celebration of the store’s 10th anniversary. Carney has worked with Hollywood icons Bernadette Peters and Sarah Jessica Parker.

The cost for the class with Carney is $65 and includes lunch. Registration is required and space is limited. Attendees should be a confident beginner or higher at sewing. To register and for more information visit www.paradisesewing.com.

Paradise Sewing offers everything needed for sewing, quilting, embroidery and more, including a wide variety of fabrics, thread, needles, patterns and even sewing and embroidery machines. The store also hosts workshops and classes in its attached classroom for everyone from beginners to experts, with various classes and workshops being hosted almost daily.

Hoffmann began sewing when she was young, but she entered the sewing business when she went to work for a sewing machine store. There, she learned that she was handy at repairing the machines, and when the previous sewing machine technician left, she took over.

Together, the store employees have over 300 years of garment, machine embroidery, quilting and home decorating sewing experience, according to a press release from Paradise Sewing. Several staff members have owned or managed commercial sewing businesses. The service department has a factory certified master technician, Eddie Gutierrez, and the staff collectively has over 30 years experience servicing all makes and models of sewing machines.

Paradise Sewing also offers over 2000 bolts of fabric, with new bolts arriving daily.

The store also offers the entire line of Babylock sergers, sewing and embroidery machines, as well as the Pfaff line of sergers, sewing and embroidery machines.

The store is participating in the San Diego Cruisin’ Quilt Run, the San Diego Quilt Show and the Ramona Quilt Show, as well as participating in Worldwide Quilting Day on March 21.

Paradise Sewing is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The store is closed on Sunday.

For information on classes, events and more, call 858-679-9808 or visit www.paradisesewing.com.