What do you do when you receive a donation of a LARGE bolt of red knit fabric and a TUB full of tape measures? How about a challenge?! Our Special Events team created a fun challenge to find ways to incorporate both into any kind of project our members could dream of.… Read the rest
Are you thinking about summer sewing? We are! We reached out to a few of our members and asked if they had any summer inspiration to share. Whether you are looking for machine embroidery, quilting, garments, bags or even beading and weaving, we have a few ideas to get your summer creative juice flowing!… Read the rest
When COVID sent us all inside, our minds were consumed with questions like
WHAT NOW?
We needed something to combat all kinds of feelings. Fear. Boredom. Lack of purpose. And we had to find the solution to those feelings within the confines of our own homes.
Because we sew, many of us found the solace we needed right inside our sewing room. … Read the rest
(please note that the Sew Along blogs will go online later today or tomorrow)
Here are some pictures of our past T.A.G. meetings! T.A.G. will not be meeting in March due to conflicts with the ETA Dallas Expo, the Dallas Quilt Show, and Plano ISD Spring Break. You can register for the April T.A.G.… Read the rest
Roxanne sent me these pictures of the Annual Chapter Retreat at Cedar Mills Resort on Lake Texoma.
Looks like they had a lot of fun together and finished quite a few outfits too!
Becky working on her new shirt.
Friday Night Dinner
Mollie
Robin and Kathy
Robin and sisters
Robin and sister Sandy
Sandy
The Snow skirt prototype
TJ hand sewing her coat
TJ’s new coat
TJ’s new skirt
Everyone in the picture, including Roxanne!… Read the rest
Last weekend was our annual luncheon and election of Officers for the Chapter Advisory Board.
The new CAB officers for 2014 are:
President — Markita Gumble
1st Vice President — Debby Bowles
2nd Vice President — Sheryl Belson
Secretary — Marlene Dreyer
Treasurer — Carol Hamilton
We had a great time.… Read the rest
Debby sent me these pictures of the Charity Sewing meetings in September and October.
In September the group made pillow cases, in October the group cut fleece for Mission Possible Kids.
Want to help out? The Charity Sewing neighborhood group meets every first Friday at the Bernina store in Plano.… Read the rest
On Saturday, September 21, eight sewing buddies forged a trail through Golden D’Or Fabrics, Benno’s Buttons and White Rock Weaving Center.
It was a great time of shopping together, finding new retailers, seeing new fabrics, trims and skills. We conspired to spend each other’s money while dreaming of just how this fabric would work with that trim on who knows what project! … Read the rest
Here are some pictures of the Material Girls August and September meetings.
In August played with several dye techniques, salt, sugar resist, bleeding tissue paper and Tulip dyes.
In September: “Laurel Iakovakis taught us paper piecing [to make a hot pad]. A very fun class. We are all experts thanks to Laurel.”… Read the rest
We have new pictures in from our Neighborhood Groups. The pictures can be viewed here or in the Gallery. The Gallery has been updated for improved ease of use.
Pam Walker sent me pictures of the Material Girls meeting in July:
Marlene Dreyer showed us how to marble on fabric using shave cream.… Read the rest
This is Debbie Bowles’ braided rug she finished from the April Material Girls class.
The July class of the Material Girls will be Fabric Painting. Please note that the location of the class is to be announced due to remodeling at Plano Sewing Center.
The Material Girls’ May program: Creative Zippers led by Debby Bowles.… Read the rest
Debby Bowles sent me these pictures of Louise Schubert’s Wet Felting Demo in Crowley Park, on Saturday May 4th. During the next two meetings, the Needle Nuts will be making wet felted shawls. For more Needle Nuts pictures, check the Gallery.
Pam Walker sent me pictures of the Material Girls making Creative Zippers in the May class lead by Debby Bowles.… Read the rest
