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Suddenly Sewing oers a variety of machines, including Pfa that works with Amazon’s Alexa.

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Michael Kralicek opened Suddenly Sewing in 2012 with his wife, Abigail Kralicek, and sister-in-law Cathy Musson.

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Suddenly Sewing If customers have a notion to sew, Fort Worth store can help M ichael Kralicek said when he was in a home economic work program in high school, he needed to nd a job that fell on Kroger Drive in 2017. His responsibilities include teaching classes, selecting fabric, helping customers, ordering inventory, attending training workshops, hosting Facebook live sales and more. BY KAREN CHANEY

Suddenly Sewing oers embroidery, sewing and quilting classes in northeast Fort Worth.

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Customers come to see completed projects on display and/or to see new fabrics.

Customers can buy fabric and notions, such as needles and thread. Prices start at $2.99.

within the home economics industry. He started out working at a bakery, but when that business closed, he took a job at Cloth World when he was 17 years old. Soon after, his coworkers invited him to join their quilting group. “There were about six of us that would go and sew; it was a great experience,” Kralicek said. “I still hold on to my very rst quilt; I use it; I wash it; it’s coming apart after 30 years.” Cloth World was eventually bought by JoAnn Fabrics, and Kralicek said he worked for them as a store manager at multiple locations. He also worked for a sewing machine dealer for ve years. “I had customers say, ‘You need to be out on your own; you can do this,’” he said. “It was always a dream of mine to own a fabric store.” In 2012, Kralicek; his wife, Abigail Kralicek; and sister-in-law Cathy Musson opened Suddenly Sewing on Heritage Trace Parkway in Fort Worth. They moved the business to the existing location

“It’s so fun to … see our customers bringing in all their projects,” he said. “They love to share their projects; they love to brag. I love that—especially when I have new sewers who took my Crash Course to Sewing (class).” In addition to sewing classes, they also oer embroidery and quilting classes. Their inventory ranges from sewing notions to top-of-the-line embroidery machines. “We have quilt shop quality fabrics which are a little higher-grade fabric than what you’d nd at a box store,” Kralicek said. “We sell Singer, Viking and Pfa machines.” Kralicek said he views sewing and quilting as a creative outlet. “For me it is an art; that’s what I try to encourage my customers to see,” he said. “It’s not about perfection; it’s about feeling good about the work you put into it.”

Suddenly Sewing is an exclusive dealer with Singer, Viking and Pfa. Prices range from $129-$22,000.

Suddenly Sewing 5850 Kroger Drive, Ste. 110, Fort Worth 817-741-5400 www.suddenlysewing.com Hours: Mon.–Fri. 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–3 p.m., Sun. closed

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