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Are you ready to make that perfect garment but afraid that it will look homemade? Many times the pattern directions are confusing and give poor results. The difference between “just OK” and “fabulous” are often simple techniques in stitching, pressing and products. Join us for an all-day Design Details Workshop led by Pamela Leggett that will show you many tricks-of-the-trade to make your garments look professional. … Read the rest
What comes to mind when you think about preserving our history?
We’re familiar with preserving famous paintings, architecture, furniture, and historical documents, but where do textiles fit when you think of history?
Because textiles are thought of as utilitarian, they rank at the bottom when conserving history comes to mind.
But, how can you think about your personal history without including memories of your wedding dress or your child’s christening gown?… Read the rest
A cold Tuesday 
in January – What better time to have Material Girls venture to Farmersville to the Fancy
Fibers Store to learn how to Wet Felt using the dryer for the felting process.
Seven of us gathered around Mary Berry’s Fancy Fibers Store, first spending time just “petting” the
beautiful roving.… Read the rest
Get out your fancy hat! Plano Chapter of ASG is taking everyone to High Tea!
Date: Saturday, February 21, 2015
Time: 1:15 – 3:15 PM
Location: Chocolate Angel, corner of Preston and Parker
Be ready for a fun afternoon of tea and conversation. We will be quite elegantly served white chocolate cranberry scones, tea sandwiches, petite quiche, chicken salad tartlet, ham & gruyere puff pastry, assorted fruit, an assortment of sweet pastries, & selected loose leaf tea paired with each course. … Read the rest
Debby and Sheryl’s Most Excellent Fabric Adventure!
It was a long time coming. Debby Bowles won Peggy Sagers’ December Fabric Tour to New York back in March. December finally arrived and with Christmas-like anticipation off she went. Sheryl Belson, also a Plano ASG member, tagged along and they did indeed have a MOST excellent adventure!… Read the rest
The American Sewing Guild has a special discounted membership for our Junior members.
Why join? Learning to sew is both an Art and a Skill. Our national website www.ASG.org has online projects exclusively for our junior members, but any member can access these projects as well.… Read the rest
What could be better than exhibits that feature beautiful and iconic clothing? It is the 75 anniversary of “Gone With The Wind” and the Ransom Center on the campus of the University of Texas at Arlington has curated an exhibit called the Making of Gone With The Wind. If you can’t make the exhibit in person, I encourage you to check out the center’s website.… Read the rest
The Plano Chapter of ASG celebrated 10 years of sewing friendships with a theme of another anniversary – Diane Von Furstenberg’s iconic wrap dress celebrating it’s 40th year!
Our dynamic special events team created a contest theme which included wrap garment, wrap outer wear and wrapped package categories.… Read the rest
Do you have a sewing machine that has been collecting dust? One in the box? Are you itching to try out all of the creative projects you find on Pinterest, Craftsy, and creative blogs?
Here at the Plano Chapter of the American Sewing Guild, we want to start you off with a series of classes we fondly call Sewing Boot Camp. … Read the rest
The continued adventures of Sheryl and her trip west.
Further north on our journey I had the privilege of spending the morning shopping in Portland, OR with Marla Kazell. It was such fun!
She introduced me to the Old Mill Store, which is so massive and has such incredible fabric offerings that I could have stayed there an entire day! … Read the rest
While on our road trip from Sonoma, CA to Seattle, WA I had the great privilege to make two “sewing nerd” stops. I know you understand my enthusiasm because if you are reading this you are probably a sewing nerd too. ASG is full of people like us! Yea!
My first stop was in downtown Ashland, OR at Diane Ericson’s studio. … Read the rest
It’s a Wrap Challenge Rules 2014:
For all categories:
You must be a member in good standing of the National American Sewing Guild at the time of the Judging.
All judging will take place at the ASG Plano Annual Luncheon. October 25, 2014, Blue Mesa Grill in Plano. No entries will be accepted at any other time.… Read the rest
