In April of this year BBC2 aired the show Great British Sewing Bee. This show features eight amateur sewers who are tested on their sewing and dressmaking skills as they compete to be crowned Britain’s best home sewer.
The judges, May Martin from the Women’s Institute and Savile Row’s Patrick Grant, scrutinise every stitch as they look out for puckering seam lines and perfect top stitching.… Read the rest
The new Neighborhood Group Schedule for May is online and can be downloaded from this page.
A few changes this month:
Try the Victoria & Albert Museum online Patchwork Pattern Maker to convert personal images into quilt patterns. The tool lets you choose how many colors you’d like your pattern to have (up to 20) and the level of difficulty. After choosing between all options, you can download the complete pattern.
Check the gallery to see what other people have made.… Read the rest
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
Enter Butterick’s Hollywood-Inspired Challenge and Win!
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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