Tomorrow the Saturday Stitchers will be making a hidden storage hanger safe. This will be a hands on program. This is a quick project and would be a wonderful gift for the graduate or Mom. If you want to make this project please bring a sewing machine and basic sewing supplies with you.… Read the rest
Butterick To The Big Screen
Enter Butterick’s Hollywood-Inspired Challenge and Win!
For a bigger version of the ad below click here.
All contest entries are due by June 20, 2013. Please submit at least one photo of your creation. The photo must show the garment head-to-toe on a live model. Additional detailed photos are a plus.… Read the rest
Anyone Can Sew Fashion Show!
Come be a part of our Anyone Can Sew Fashion Show and Pot Luck Brunch!
Date: Saturday, June 22
Time: 10 AM-12 PM
Cost: no cost, but please contribute to the pot luck
Location: Bent Tree Bible Fellowship
4141 International Parkway
Carrollton, TX
Room J108 (northeast corner of building. See Google Map below)
Our first real fashion show.… Read the rest
ASG Contest 2013
Anyone can win!
Last year’s “Anyone Can Win” event was so well received that we’re doing it again. “Anyone Can Win” is open only to ASG members and anyone age 18 and under who is a Junior Member of sponsored by an ASG member (Open to U.S. residents only).
To enter, make all or part of any of the ASG patterns shown on this page.… Read the rest
Plano ASG Rewards Program
In appreciation for and to encourage ASG member participation in Plano ASG Chapter activities, Plano ASG members will be rewarded with the gift card of their choice for the following:
• $5 – Written articles of 500 – 700 words for the chapter newsletter. Topic must be submitted to and approved by the newsletter editor for submission.… Read the rest
Free Fabulous Fit eBook
Now available on the Members Only section of the ASG Website; the free Fabulous Fit eBook.
This is an offer for ASG members only, visit the Special Offers page on the ASG Website, log in with your member ID, look for the Free Fabulous Fit eBook offer, click that link and follow the directions.… Read the rest
New: Designing Divas Neighborhood Group
A new Pattern Making Neighborhood Group -the Designing Divas- will start in April. The group will meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month, 10 a.m. to noon, at the home of Mary Jo Forbes. The first meeting will be April 23rd.
If you want to join the group, contact Mary Jo or Debby.… Read the rest
Get to know the Plano ASG CAB members
Some of the CAB Profiles have been updated! Read more about our versatile group of Chapter Advisory Board members, how long they’ve been with ASG and what they (would) like to sew!
DFW Fiber Fest
DFW Fiber Fest is taking place this weekend in Grapevine! This would be the perfect place to look for roving for needlefelting projects.
DFW Fiber Fest is the premier annual fiber event in the Dallas-Fort Worth community. 2013 will be our eighth event. Held in early April each year, DFW Fiber Fest is a locally focused non-profit organization that offers both vendors and classes. … Read the rest
Craftsy Spring Sale
Craftsy is having a Spring Sale! Starting today through April 8th, a different set of Craftsy classes will be on sale each day, up to 75% off their normal price. Don’t see the class you want on sale? Check back tomorrow – a fresh pick of courses will be on sale!… Read the rest
Child’s Own Studio
A few years back Wendy Tsao began her business in making softies based on children’s drawings: Child’s Own Studio. Since then, she has custom made around 400 soft toys based on children’s drawings, each one as unique as the child who drew it.
Below are some images of her work, but her own website and Flickr Photostream are truly inspirational and worth looking at.… Read the rest
Quilting…240 Miles above Earth
Below you’ll find an article from NASA about Astronaut Artist Karen Nyberg and her crafting adventures in space.
Mention the words “NASA Astronaut” and you’ll usually conjure up the image of a brilliant, number-crunching engineer or a super-smart scientist. Yet, rarely are we given the chance to consider the other dimensions to this elite group of explorers or that they may share some common hobbies many of us more Earth-bound citizens enjoy.… Read the rest