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June 17, 2020

Fireside Chat: Suzy Furrer, Apparel Arts

Fireside chat with Suzy Furrer

Suzy Furrer is the founder/director of the Bay area fashion design school, Apparel Arts, where she teaches classes on pattern making, textiles, sewing, design principles and tailoring. In addition to teaching at her own school, Suzy teaches at conferences, guilds and schools around the country and on Blueprint. She has also taught for big name […]

Tagged With: patterns, sewing educator, video

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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