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October 7, 2022

Pattern Weights

Pattern weights - wrapped washers

What’s’ your preferred method for cutting out projects—pins or pattern weights? There are sewists who swear by one or the other, but most of us tend to love both, depending on the fabric being used. Pins hold pattern tissue firmly in place for cutting, but there are some fabrics where pins can leave permanent marks […]

Tagged With: cutting fabric, patterns, sewing

August 10, 2022

What I’m Sewing: Sinclair Patterns Bondi 22

ASG Member, Kim Caywood, shares her experience making the Bondi 22 Knit Classic Fitted T-shirt from Sinclair Patterns: Q: Item Created  A. Top Q. Independent Pattern Designer A. Sinclair Patterns Q. Name and Number of Pattern A. Bondi 22 Q. Fabric Used: A. Double Brushed Poly Q. Special Embellishments/Notions Used A. None Q. Skill level […]

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November 19, 2021

Special Offer: Carpe Diem Dress and Tunic Pattern from Fit For Art Patterns

Carpe Diem dress & tunic pattern

Fit for Art Patterns is introducing its fourth core pattern, the Carpe Diem Dress and Tunic. It features a scoop neckline, natural shoulder, and square armhole construction for woven fabrics. Choose sleeveless, cap sleeve or ¾ length sleeve view. Each view can be sewn in one of three lengths — tunic, above the knee, or […]

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May 14, 2021

Paperless Sewing: Projectors in the Sewing Room

Projector image

Banks do it…utilities do it…credit card companies do it, and now you can do it in your sewing room as well! What is it? Going paperless. With more and more sewing patterns available online in PDF format, you can have instant gratification without a trip to the local fabric store to get the latest offering. […]

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May 27, 2020

Fireside Chat: Gail Yellen from Gail Patrice Designs

Gail Yellen, Gail Patrice Designs

Join ASG Board Member, Sheryl Belson, in this fireside chat with Gail Yellen of Gail Patrice Designs. Gail offers a collection of patterns, teaches a wide range of classes and workshops, authored the book, Serger Essentials, and has a YouTube channel where she offers videos called Serger Tip Clips. ASG members can receive a special […]

Tagged With: Gail Yellen, patterns, sewing, sewing educator

May 13, 2020

Fireside Chat: Jenny Rushmore from Cashmerette

Sheryl Belson from the Plano chapter of ASG recently held a fireside chat with Jenny Rushmore from Cashmerette. The Cashmerette pattern line offers modern, elegant designs for curvy sewists, as well as classes and online workshops including fitting for curves, swimsuit making for curves, full bust adjustments and more. Focusing exclusively on plus-sizes, her patterns […]

Tagged With: curvy, fireside chat, instructor, patterns, plus size, sewing

March 12, 2020

Meet Patty Dunn with All Dunn Designs

This month we are pleased to turn the spotlight on a very special independent designer, Patty Dunn of All Dunn Designs and part of the Corpus Christi Chapter. Many of you may already know the All Dunn Design line from ads in sewing magazines, from her nine years of sewing shows on PBS, or from […]

Tagged With: dolls, garments, patterns, sewing educator

February 14, 2020

Linda MacPhee named Keynote Speaker for 2020 Conference

ASG is excited to announce that international designer Linda MacPhee will be the keynote speaker at the 2020 conference in San Antonio. As our way of introducing her to you, we have selected her as our independent designer of the month for February. Linda hails from Alberta, Canada and will be once again making her […]

Tagged With: ASG Conference, garment sewing, instructor, patterns, sewing

January 10, 2020

Meet Pamela Leggett of Pamela’s Patterns

Pamela Leggett | Pamela's Patterns

Always a favorite at ASG conferences and other sewing events around the country is this month’s independent designer, Pamela Leggett, owner of Pamela’s Patterns. Pamela’s tag line is “Designed to fit and flatter women with REAL figures.” Her patterns are designed for women with curves and fluff and scallops, not the slender 14 year old […]

Tagged With: educator, garment sewing, patterns

November 15, 2019

Not Your Typical Pattern

Tabula Rose Jacket

You’ve seen set in sleeves, dolmans, dropped shoulders, and raglans, but in 2011 a new design hit the market with the Tabula Rasa Jacket from Fit for Art Patterns by Rae Cumbie and Carrie Emerson. Their unique pattern gives the maker not only an easy, unusual sleeve insertion, but also a pattern that provides a […]

Tagged With: patterns, sewing educator

October 11, 2019

Meet Janet Pray

Janet Pray

I Want to Teach the World to Sew! That’s the mantra of sewing icon Janet Pray, educator, designer, and owner of Islander Sewing Systems. Her passion for all things sewing is evident wherever you find her—and she can be found in the classroom, on her website, on Facebook, and on Bluprint. Her comprehensive knowledge of […]

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September 6, 2019

Meet Linda Lee

Linda Lee

Congratulations to Linda Lee on her induction into the 2019 ASG Hall of Fame! Linda has long been one of ASG’s most popular educators at ASG conferences as well as a sought-after speaker at ASG chapters throughout the country. She began her sewing journey at a very young age sewing doll clothes and, by the […]

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