What better way to celebrate National Button Day than to spend a little time exploring the world of buttons with Jerry Dawson from Benno’s Buttons. Watch this video to learn a little bit about buttons and see some of the beautiful and unique buttons Benno’s offers. As Jerry says at the end of the video, what better way to celebrate the day than to buy a special button!… Read the rest
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Fireside Chat with Oonaballoona
Join us for another episode of American Sewing Guild Fireside Chats. We spent an enchanting 40 minutes with actress, singer, sewing blogger and all around merry-maker, Marcy Harriell (a.k.a Oonaballoona). She shared both the serious and the shenanigans in this interview and we think you will find her to be just as entertaining as we did.… Read the rest
Red Hot Mess Challenge
What do you do when you receive a donation of a LARGE bolt of red knit fabric and a TUB full of tape measures? How about a challenge?! Our Special Events team created a fun challenge to find ways to incorporate both into any kind of project our members could dream of.… Read the rest
Fireside Chat with Anita Morris of Anita by Design
We had an incredible 37 minutes with this lovely lady! You will love her exuberance, authenticity, joy and sparkling smile. Anita Morris of Anita by Design shares her passion for helping people learn to sew, her unique way of planning her sewing projects, as well as how she has weathered some of life’s hardest moments.… Read the rest
Makers Gonna Make
Plano member, Annette Berlyn, splits her time between her home in South Africa and her daughter’s home here is Texas. If one thing is true about Annette, it is that she will create the most interesting things out of anything she can get her hands on!
We hope you enjoy her story of how a simple museum visit with a friend turned her into an entrepreneur artist for the museum gift shop.… Read the rest
Fireside Chat with Kimberly Jolly of the Fat Quarter Shop
We recently had the pleasure of doing this 20 minute interview with Kimberly Jolly. Kimberly is the owner of the Fat Quarter Shop and It’s Sew Emma. Between those two companies, she covers all sorts of quilting and cross stitching fabrics, supplies, and patterns. It was great fun to hear how this accountant turned creative and made her journey to where she is today.… Read the rest
Advancing Sewing Skills Online
Over the past few months, our members have shared their favorite source of sewing inspiration and their favorite books. This time some of our members are sharing their favorite online learning opportunities. We have heard several people lament that the pandemic seems to be dealing a blow to their sew-jo. … Read the rest
Ginger Joins ASG
Ginger was afraid she wouldn’t fit in. She thought she was too inexperienced. Listen to this 8 minute video and hear what helped her overcome that feeling and how she feels now. We are so glad Ginger made the leap and is now a valued part of our chapter! Then, if you haven’t already, join ASG!… Read the rest
What’s on Your Bookshelf?
We asked our members to share their favorite sewing books and it was so much fun to see what they had to say. Some sent reference books and some novels about sewing. Regardless of what you are in the mood to read or learn, there just might be some new ideas for you in the list.… Read the rest
Ginny and the Vintage Sewing Center
Don’t you just love unexpected surprises?! Well, GOOD surprises, that is. Plano ASG member, Ginny Stein, shared a very pleasant, unexpected surprise from her trip to Tulsa earlier this year. We think you will enjoy it!
On a trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma the last weekend of February, I enjoyed an unexpected surprise.… Read the rest
March Madness and March Sadness
Plano ASG member Melanie Fredrickson has three great loves – family, sewing and sports … March Madness basketball in particular. But time is at a premium so how could she bring all three of her great loves together? How could she get quality time with all three?
The perfect answer to this question emerged when Melanie’s son gave her a surprise birthday gift in 2017. … Read the rest
Summer Sewing Inspiration
Are you thinking about summer sewing? We are! We reached out to a few of our members and asked if they had any summer inspiration to share. Whether you are looking for machine embroidery, quilting, garments, bags or even beading and weaving, we have a few ideas to get your summer creative juice flowing!… Read the rest