I love to go through containers of old buttons: jars, boxes, old cookie tins. It is fun to see the many designs and colors. I love mother of pearl buttons. Years ago, I designed a dress around a collection of mismatched ones, making a shirt dress with button holes all the way to the hem….
19 sewists lugged their gear to the church for a 3 day fun time of creating and socializing with each other. Much laughter and connections were made as we sat with our machines and visited with other while also getting some projects started, worked on, and maybe even finished. Our gear stays overnight while we…
I don’t know about you, but I have projects that just do not fit correctly. This meeting was spent fine tuning projects which needed fitting help. Loesje S and Deb W worked together to fit these items, all the while educating the rest of us with how-to tips and tricks. They used safety pins and…
Have you ever been to the fair and looked at the many sewing entries and wondered to yourself about entering one of your creations? Many of us have been there. SO – We learned how to enter the Linn County fair and the Iowa State Fair. Below are the steps on how to enter your…
One of ASG’s national objectives is to use our sewing skills to create items that help others – community service. At this Zoom meeting, scheduled to keep us home in case of bad weather, we were educated by Julie S, who is the North East Iowa ambassador for the Dress A Girl Around the World…
Every January, we gather online in a Zoom call to share our love of sewing from the warmth of our homes. We started this year with a tour led by Tamra L of our ASG national website. She highlighted how to find online classes, videos for learning new techniques and topics, and where to find…
We woke up to light snow and cold temps. Text messages flew between board members…should we hold the meeting or cancel? Decisions were made…it was a go. 18 of us braved the weather and joined together for a Christmas brunch. The meal was lovely. Egg casserole, sausage, pastries, fruit, warm coffee and juices made for…
November is time to create gifts for our loved ones and this meeting gave us lots of ideas.
We learned how to make handbags from one of our own, Deb Cannon.
