Made with friends in the 209

Make something cute.
Leave with a new skill.

Creative sewing and card-making classes, plus handmade bags, accessories, and gifts from three friends who sew for their sanity.

See what we're making

♡ Beginner friendly
✂ No machine needed
☺ Bring a friend

Find us out in the 209 · local markets and pop-ups

Classes first

Come as you are.
We'll bring the supplies.

Our classes are meant to feel like a creative afternoon with friends: small groups, patient guidance, and something useful to take home.

Planned first class

Small Tote Workshop

Make a useful small tote while learning the basics of sewing and bag construction. Bring a favorite fabric of your own, or choose from fabric we provide.

Skill levelFirst-timers welcome

FabricBring your own or use ours

What you'll learnMachine basics + tote construction

Small groups

Included materials

Friendly instruction

A finished project

A little paper, a lot of personality

Card-Making Classes

Explore colorful paper, layered details, and handmade cards for holidays and everyday occasions. Bring your creativity and make something thoughtful to share.

Classes in the works

A peek at what we could make

These are samples of possible cards we can make in a class. Final projects, dates, and details will be shared when classes are announced.

8 card samples

Pink heart-shaped handmade card with a smiling monster couple and the message You complete my circuitry — Sweet hearts

Four handmade Halloween cards with skeletons, a mummy, spiderwebs, candy, and purple and orange details — Spooky little greetings

Handmade holiday cards featuring a pink scooter delivery scene and a bundled-up character with Christmas presents — Holiday happy mail

Two handmade Happy Halloween cards with ghosts, pumpkins, flowers, and layered patterned borders — Pumpkins + friendly ghosts

Colorful handmade card with a smiling dog, striped paper, sparkling embellishments, and the message You're paw-some — A paw-some little note

Pink dimensional handmade card with playful illustrated characters and colorful Happy lettering — Playful pop-up cards

Handmade Christmas card with a layered green tree, colorful ornaments, an elf, and Merry Christmas lettering — A little Christmas cheer

Dimensional handmade Halloween card with mouse characters, a pumpkin, a purple cauldron, and October 31 lettering — Halloween pop-up fun

On our sewing tables

What We're Making

Colorful handmade pieces, sewn with care by three friends in the 209. Here's a peek at what's on our sewing tables.

1–2 of 9

Colorful and roomy

Daisy Tote Bag

A cheerful handmade tote with daisy-print fabric and yellow bee-print handles for errands, projects, and everyday essentials.

A little everyday magic

Peter Pan Atlas Bag

A quilted Atlas bag in a playful Peter Pan print, finished with navy binding and a turquoise strap.

Keep your creativity together

Sewing Supplies Organizer

A handmade fabric organizer in a bright green ruler print for keeping your sewing supplies together.

Protect your tech

Hemingway Electronics Pouches

Zippered, padded pouches in playful fabrics and sizes for a Kindle, tablet, iPad, or laptop.

Protect your tech

Hemingway Electronics Pouch

A closer look at one of our padded, zippered pouches, sewn in a playful print.

Small but mighty

Wallet Coin Pouch

A colorful quilted pouch for carrying cards, cash, coins, and other small everyday essentials.

Halloween bags and purple witch hats displayed at the Stitch Please 209 booth

Spooky season

Halloween Bags + Witch Hats

Festive handmade bags and whimsical witch hats for a little seasonal magic.

Keep your creativity together

Project Bag

A handmade zippered bag with a clear front to keep your current project and creative essentials together.

Room for everything

All the Things Tote

A roomy handmade tote with sturdy handles and plenty of space for projects and everyday essentials.

Find us out in the 209

Meet us at an upcoming market.

Shop our handmade bags and accessories in person, say hello, and see what the three of us have been sewing.

Contact us if you'd like Stitch Please 209 at one of your events.

Invite us to your event

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Atwater Día de los Muertos flyer with orange marigolds and Catrinas. Sunday, November 1, 1–6 PM at Ralston Park, 1550 Third Street, Atwater, hosted by Ario Flowers and Old Town Atwater.

Upcoming

Where to find us next

Día de los Muertos in Atwater

Hosted by Ario Flowers and Old Town Atwater

Sunday, November 1, 2026 · 1–6 PM
Ralston Park
1550 Third Street, Atwater

Fresno Quilt Show

February 2027 · Pending confirmation

Past events

Where we've popped up

Mercado Night Markets
SUPERMRKT Night Market
Merced National Night Out
Gateway Quilters Guild Florist Lane Quilt Show

Our new setup is ordered!

Longarm quilting is coming soon

We're getting ready for computerized edge-to-edge quilting with our Grace 21X Elite and QuiltMotion X Discovery. A happy finish for your next quilt is in the works.

Explore longarm quilting

Playful cartoon of three smiling friends outdoors, celebrating the makers behind Stitch Please 209 — Meet the makers

Meet Stitch Please

Three friends.
One very full fabric stash.

Stitch Please 209 is Erika, Leti, and Jessenia—a group of friends turning our love of sewing into handmade goods and welcoming creative classes in the Merced area.

We believe making things should feel joyful, social, and a little sassy. You do not have to be “crafty” to sit at our table. You just have to be willing to try.

Erika · Leti · Jessenia

Good to know

Your questions,
threaded together.

Do I need sewing experience?+

No. Our beginner classes start with the basics and move at a friendly pace.

Do I need to own a sewing machine?+

No machine is needed for class. We will tell you exactly what is included before each event.

Where will classes be held?+

We are planning classes in the Merced area. Dates and locations will be shared on our social pages and with everyone on the interest list.

How can I shop handmade pieces?+

Follow @stitch_please209 on Instagram and Facebook for finished pieces, small-batch releases, and pop-up announcements.

Let's make something

Ready to join us
at the sewing table?

Tell us what you would love to learn. We will keep you in the loop as the first class comes together.

Make something cute.
Leave with a new skill.