
“The AI Sewing Revolution: Friend or Foe?”
Date & Time: Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM - Room 54
Description: Is AI the future of stitching — or just another passing trend? Join us for a fun, informative session that breaks down the myths and realities of artificial intelligence in the sewing, quilting, and embroidery industry. Learn how to use it safely and creatively to enhance your projects, save time, and get expert curated guidance anytime you need it.
Teachers:
Industry Icons: Ricky & Kay Brooks
Inducted into the Sewing Hall of Fame, Ricky and Kay Brooks of RK Consulting have spent over 80 years shaping the Sewing, Quilting, and Crafting Industry. From launching Hands-On Sewing Schools in the ‘90s to founding RNK Distributing and creating Floriani Embroidery Products, their innovations have inspired thousands.
Kay, DJ, and I have been striving to create products needed for the good of our Industry for decades and Sew Smart Assistants is our latest creation for that purpose! We have dedicated our heart and souls into giving you another product THAT Will MAKE A DIFFERENCE for YOU by setting YOU up to be more successful with your creations. We put 80 combined years of knowledge and experience at your fingertips. Sew Smart Assistants provides accurate, detail answers to your sewing, quilting, embroidery, and crafting questions 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, even at 3AM!
1. Sew Smart Assistants first and foremost is Knowledge and Knowledge is power—especially in an industry built on expertise, trust, and hands-on skill. Unfortunately, since the Pandemic a lot of that knowledge has disappeared? Today, more than ever, access to accurate, industry-specific information is critical.
That’s where Sew-Smart Assistants comes in. Developed by industry veterans DJ Anderson, Kay, and Ricky Brooks, this innovative tool puts decades of experience right at your fingertips. Designed to empower new makers and veteran makers with the critical knowledge they need, Sew-Smart Assistants ensures they can confidently pursue their creative aspirations knowing they have a new BFF at their side 24/7.
Unlike other industry tools, Sew-Smart Assistants doesn’t rely on generic sources like random YouTube Videos, blogs, books, or recorded lectures that often contain inaccurate information. Every piece of information has been personally curated and input by the Industry Dream Team, ensuring accuracy, relevance, and trust. With Sew-Smart Assistants, you, can feel confident that the answers provided are correct, reliable, and tailored to the industry.
2. Sew Smart is ready to assist you whenever you are ready. No appointment needed! Sew Smart is always available, day or night, 24/7 and will never ask you to check back later or at another time. We have harnessed the Power of Assistants to make it possible for Sew Smart to provide you with answers and suggestions to your questions within seconds!
3. Sew Smart Assistants is the FUTURE! Just like the internet in the 90’s, some will avoid it, some will be afraid of it, some will hate it, but Some Will Embrace it! Some will use it to increase their creative ability, and just like the Internet, they will soon wonder how they ever became successful makers without it!
How can we put a price tag on a product that offers so many positive opportunities for wealth, for success, for a better life! For the three of us, creating Sew Smart Assistants was never about the price, it was about the need for our industry. It was creating a product that Make a Difference for everyone involved.
Customers subscribing to Sew Smart Assistants would be able to ask questions like:
1. How much fabric will I need to make a 3’X3’ wall hanging quilt?
2. What weight thread will I need for decorative topstitching?
3. Why is my machine skipping stitches?
4. What temperature should I set my iron for pressing linen?
5. What type of stabilizer should I use to embroider on denim fabric?
6. What type of stabilizer should I use to embroider on knit fabric?
7. What type of stabilizer should I use to embroider on balsa wood?
8. What type of stabilizer should I use to embroider etc. etc. etc.?
9. Why is my machine leaving large loops of thread on the top of my embroidery?
10. Why is my machine breaking my upper thread?
11. Should I use a spray-on or iron-on adhesive when embroidering?
12. What is the easiest way to finish the edges of a quilt?
13. Etc., Etc., Etc.?
We are convinced consumers would love to have Sew-Smart Assistants at their fingertips 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays? Sew-Smart Assistants will always be available to help and BEST of ALL, will ALWAYS give them THE CORRECT ANSWERS!
Ready to see Sew-Smart Assistants revolutionize your creations? Watch the demo now!
Hands-On Sewing Schools® by: RK Consulting
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931-505-1940 or 865-599-7352