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April 19, 2019

Me Made May Challenge

Me Made May

Depending on where you’re from, May brings to mind the smell of spring, the taste of mint juleps while watching the Kentucky Derby, or the colors of Cinco De Mayo. But when you’re a sewing enthusiast, it might remind you of something else:  Me Made May! If you haven’t heard of Me Made May before, […]

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April 12, 2019

Culture and Creativity Collide at Fashion Exhibit in Israel

Fashion Exhibit in Israel

During a trip to Israel, I visited the National Museum in Jerusalem. The museum was having an exhibition featuring 150 costumes which combined to form a historic display of the vibrant and complex tapestry of Israeli society. The exhibit, titled “Fashion Statements: Decoding Israeli Dress,” opened in June 2018 and will close in April 2019. […]

Tagged With: Fashion

April 12, 2019

Finding ASG on Social Media

To regularly see our social media posts on your feed, which is your customized daily news list, you can follow us on social media. If you would prefer not to set up social media accounts or choose not to follow us, our accounts are public and you can still view our social media Facebook or Instagram […]

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April 5, 2019

How have you used your ASG fabric?

ASG fabric

Calling all members! What have you been making from our ASG fabric? We are currently looking for original designs that our members created from our very own unique fabric—the one with the dress forms and the ASG logo. We were thrilled when we received nearly 1,300 submissions for our 2018 contest. Despite the great response, […]

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March 29, 2019

Take Your Garment from Ordinary to Edgy

Lorraine Torrance - Ordinary to Edgy

There are lots of ways you can exercise your creativity to transform your everyday garment sewing to fabulous and unique.  Consider these ideas, whether sewing a garment from scratch or upcycling a ready-to-wear piece that’s a bit on the uninteresting side. Use more than one fabric when you are making a new garment. Using different […]

March 22, 2019

Button, Button, I’ve Got the Buttons

This is my week! It’s National Button Week and I love buttons. I REALLY love buttons. In honor of this auspicious week, I want to tell you a story about the buttons I have loved. Then I get to reveal an exciting new members-only discount. No peeking! You’ll have to wait until the end of […]

Tagged With: buttons

March 15, 2019

Doodle Shoes

Zentangle shoes

Zentangle®, is where art and craft meet meditation and careful thought. Zentangle®, founded by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, is a method of creating complex art from repetitive lines and easily sketched forms, all while enjoying a relaxing state of thoughtfulness. It’s a lot like the doodling we’ve all done while waiting on a phone […]

March 1, 2019

Could You, Would You, Make a Vest for Dr. Seuss Day?

March 1 is Dr. Seuss Day. Every year when it comes around, I am reminded of this experience. I am fortunate to have a son who is always willing to help me out. When I needed to have my large embroidery machine serviced, he carried it in without a hint of annoyance. He never complained […]

February 23, 2019

The French Jacket Experience

French Jacket

The allure of the classic French jacket – its mystique has captivated for years. Long before rediscovering garment sewing several years ago, I admired this garment for its timeless elegance on the outside, never understanding that the magic on the inside is the real story. Quilting lofty bouclé to silk lining with rows of stitches […]

Tagged With: Chanel, Fashion, sewing

February 15, 2019

Community Service Around the Country

Community Service projects

It’s a forgone conclusion that if you are a member of the American Sewing Guild, you obviously love to sew. Why else would you be a member? But in addition to a general love of sewing, one of the hallmarks of ASG has always been a love of sewing for the benefit of others. Over […]

February 1, 2019

Celebrate National Embroidery Month with ASG

Sneaker Embroidery

High Top Sneaker Bags When American Sewing Guild member Donna Fleming brought her “high top sneaker” bags to an ASG Princeton Chapter meeting, she certainly caused quite a stir among those who were there.  Everyone wanted to check out these adorable bags she created for her granddaughters. The bags feature great detail, yet are very […]

Tagged With: ASG Princeton Chapter, embroidery, high top sneaker bag, National Embroidery Month

January 25, 2019

The Dior Exhibition

Dior

On a beautiful, sunny day in January, the Colorado Springs ASG garment group toured the Dior exhibition held at the Denver Art Museum. I had heard glowing reviews from other friends who had attended, but I was not prepared for the scope of the offering. A selection of more than 200 couture dresses was on […]

Tagged With: design, Dior, fabric, Fashion, garments

January 7, 2019

An Easy and Precise Technique for Hand Quilting

This easy technique for hand quilting requires limited skills and mimics the precision of machine quilting. 1.  Load the machine, both top and in the bobbin, with water soluble thread. 2.  Set the machine stitch length for the desired hand-stitch length. For the stitches to show up in this demonstration, the stitch length will be […]

Tagged With: hand quilting, water soluble thread

April 2, 2018

Sew Fun Tour: Go to Hong Kong? Are you kidding me?

ASG's Sew Much Fun Hong Kong Tour

I’d never been to more than four states and I was thinking about going to the other side of the world, all by myself. Was I crazy? The caveat was that I ‘d be with other sewers and two experienced guides. What was the worst that could happen? Maybe I’d get lost in a foreign […]

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March 23, 2018

Make Your Own “Sampler” Pack of Sewing Favorites

Stabilizer tag sample kit

Like most sewing enthusiasts, I have sewing and embroidery supplies that I use over and over because they work well for many different applications. This is especially true for interfacings and embroidery stabilizers. To keep track of my supplies, I normally take the label off the outside of the roll and insert it inside the […]

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