Walt Disney Archives: Heroes & Villains and All That Glitters – Arlington Museum of Art
Submitted by Debby Bowles
Designing Divas Amazing Trip to the Arlington Museum of Art to see Walt Disney Archives: Heroes & Villains and All That Glitters on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. What an amazing visit. Original costumes and accessories on display from Disney movies of past and present.… Read the rest
We will be having a fabric sale on Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 10am-2pm at the Willow Bend Mall Farmers Market in Plano. This sale will be in honor of Louise Schubert. Louise was a long time member of the Plano chapter, former president of the Plano chapter, and belonged to the DFW chapter as well.… Read the rest
by Davie Marie Hurlbert
Plano ASG will be hosting our “Annual Meeting” on Saturday, October 12th at the Heard Craig House in McKinney. Since the fashion show was so popular 2 years ago, we thought it was time to do it again.
We’d love to see what you have been working on in the last year or two and give you an opportunity to inspire your fellow members. … Read the rest
Several ribbons were won by members of our chapter. Here are the pictures and stories they provided.
Creative Arts Department: Dolls
Category: Handcrafted Dolls
Class: Cloth
Ribbon: 1st Place
My doll is named Abby and she is showing her lamb at the state fair of Texas. She was inspired by a picture in the Livestock Exhibitors handbook from the fair. … Read the rest
by Debby Bowles
We arrived at Fiber Frolics Art Studio in our grubbiest paint clothes, with our prewashed fabric, ready to learn a whole new way of dyeing – Using ice. Martha, the studio owner, walked us through the process step – by – step.
First, we presoaked our fabric (about two yards worth, except for one – she brought her hoodie to dye!)… Read the rest
Check out these floral dresses at Northpark. Fleurs de Villes Exhibition
Dallas welcomes the exquisite Fleurs de Villes ARTISTE exhibition, a floral spectacle making its Texas debut at NorthPark Center through March 24. This world-renowned show presents 15 unique fresh floral mannequins, each crafted to celebrate the rich arts and cultural scene of Dallas-Fort Worth.… Read the rest
The dates of the class were listed incorrectly. The actual dates are Friday and Saturday, February 23 & 24. The post has been corrected.
… Read the restby Sally-Ann Flak
What are some of the hottest fashion trends that we as sewists can readily join in? One fashion staple that has been gaining popularity for the last few years has been quilted garments, in particular, quilted coats and jackets. Many of the most popular Indie designers and even the big 5 pattern companies have been showcasing patterns that are available and appropriate for the creation of quilted coats. … Read the rest
Last August, I covered the ASG members’ winning entries at the State Fair. This month, I thought that you might like to see other entries that won ribbons in the same categories, as well as some entries in other sewing-related contests.
Marie Barrese and I made a trip to the Fair to take pictures of items in the cases at the Creative Arts building.… Read the rest
By Davie Marie Hurlbert
For their first year as a neighborhood group, Upping Your Game (UYG) has been exploring embellishing our garments to take us out of our super causal staying at home routine.
A few of our members have shared their expertise and challenged us to consider how to transform a plain garment to one with some interesting embellishment.… Read the rest
We’ve gone from 3 contestants winning 3 ribbons last year to 13 contestants winning 19 ribbons this year!
Marcia Moore
C114. Collage
Honorable Mention
Jami Roux
D112. Cloth Dolls
1st Place
Joanne Jensen
I172. Adult Apparel
Honorable Mention
Virginia Stein
I179. Computerized Embroidery
Honorable Mention
Judy Nordseth
I183. In the Hoop Embroidery
1st Place
Virginia Stein
I183.
I am excited to report that several ASG members entered contests! Take a look at some of the entries below.
It is possible that entries could end up in different departments and categories. If you are not sure of the right category for your item(s) you can ask the people taking the entries at Fair Park and at that point the category can be changed.… Read the rest
