Something a lot like a blog
A (mostly) chronological record of the fun we have when we get together
Chapter and neighborhood group meetings, sewing retreats, and other events… all here, with pictures (when we remember to take them).
March 2026 – Entering State and County Fairs
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…
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Feb 2026 – Dress A Girl Around the World
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…
Jan 2026 – Sewing Room Tours
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…
December 2025 – Holiday Brunch and Fabric Gift Swap
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…
November 2025 – Holiday gift ideas and annual meeting
November is time to create gifts for our loved ones and this meeting gave us lots of ideas.
July 2025 – Sewing handbags with Deb Cannon
We learned how to make handbags from one of our own, Deb Cannon.
May 2025 – Copying RTW with Elan Reid
Making clothes using ready to wear as the pattern was the program topic.
April 2025 – Slow stitching with Sarah Serbousek
Sarah loves to do hand sewing. She was laid up for an extended time and found hand stitching was a way to be creative when she could not get to…
January 2025 – Pattern hacking with Charlotte Cronin
All about taking inspiration from RTW and using it to create unique tops from your tried and true patterns.
December 2024 – Holiday gift ideas
Grounded by a storm, we met on Zoom to talk about all things holiday sewing.
October 2024 – Personal measurements for pattern fitting with Kay B
Under Kay’s guidance, we paired up and took all the measurements one might need to make or alter patterns for perfect fit.
September 2024 – Interfacings in garment sewing
Our fellow member Carmela walked us through the myriad interfacings available on the market and explained when to use which.
August 2024 – Helios Stitches & Stuff
Helios Stitches staff came over to talk to us about using rulers for quilting.
July 2024 – Weave makes the fabric, part 2
Our member Laura taught us all about knits. She showed us videos of how specific types of knits are made, discussed how best to use each kind of knit, and…
June 2024 – All about needles
Rhonda Pierce from Schmetz Needles came to share her vast knowledge of sewing machine needles – the different needle tips and shapes and sizes, and when to use which.