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.
The Great State Fair of Texas will be here before you know it! It is time to sign up for the creative arts contests. The deadline to register online is July 24 and here’s how to do it.
Get started by clicking on the link below.
Register for Creative Arts Competitions
by Margaret Montgomery
My journey – overcoming the fear of cutting into handwoven fabric and how the techniques used have evolved.
Weaving is great fun and it is so rewarding to sew using something I have woven. Concerns: Will the woven fabric fall apart when I cut into it? Should the fabric be stabilized?… Read the rest
by Jami Roux
Plano ASG neighborhood group meetings are full of inspiration and Wednesday’s Zoom meeting was no exception. Lu Peters presented a wonderful program on “Things You Wish You Knew Years Ago”. She gave hints on how to make your sewing projects easier and more efficient.
One of her hints inspired me to put it in practice right away. … Read the rest
by Mary Jo Forbes
11:30 am, October 22, 2022
Heard-Craig Center for the Arts
205 W. Hunt St., McKinney, TX, 75069
(Note: not to be confused with the Heard Natural Science Museum)
We hope you will be as excited about participating in the 2022 annual meeting as we have been planning it.… Read the rest
by Marie Barrese
They say it takes a village and here’s an example of that…
The Community Sew group meets once a month (most months) on the first Friday at the Richardson Senior Center on Arapaho from 9AM to Noon. And they made an exception in August allowing Debby Bowles granddaughters, Reagan and Beasley to attend along with Kelli Robertson’s daughter. … Read the rest
There are so many interesting podcasts about sewing! Here are a few that might interest you.
The Quilting Life on the Written Page, as read to you by award-winning author Frances O’Roark Dowell (Birds in the Air, Margaret Goes Modern, Dovey Coe, Shooting the Moon).
The Quiltfiction Podcast begins with Friendship Album, 1933, a work of historical fiction by the podcaster, Frances O’Roark Dowell. … Read the rest
Many of our members have taught children and grandchildren to sew, but how many of them have loved it so much that they started a business?
Ann Skaehill did! She is the owner of Crafty Moose Quilts and her proud mother is ASG member Judi Jaksa.
Ann makes and sells t-shirt quilts but she has recently gone into publishing her own quilt patterns.
Looking for something to read? There are many fascinating books revolving around sewing. Here are a few to whet your appetite.
Add a comment below if you have another book to suggest.
The Forgotten Seamstress by Liz Trenow. It is 1910 and Maria, a talented young girl from the East end of London, is employed to work as a seamstress for the royal family.
By Jami Roux
Are you ready to shake up your creativity? Join us in an all-day workshop to create a darling fabric doll! Do you need ideas? Perhaps you need a birthday or Christmas present, or a special project just for yourself! This workshop will get you out of your comfort zone – while realizing just how truly easy it is to create a fabric doll.
by Davie Marie
Did your wardrobe slip into “too casual” during the Covid shutdown? Now that we’re getting out and about again, it’s time to up your wardrobe game!
This new neighborhood group is going to explore comfortable clothing suitable for going out or staying home. We’ll take a look at design details that can turn your garment into wearable art, how to copy a ready-to-wear look you’ve seen, explore new sewing techniques, and more!
