The Shops at Willow Bend Farmers/Artisan Market
Saturday, June 25th, 9:00 to 2:00
We are pulling out the storage!
So much fabric for $1.00 per yard!
Designer fabrics for $5.00 per yard and Ambiance at $2.00 a yard
Fat quarters at 10 cents each
$5.00 bundles of home dec high end fabric
Fabulous deals on trims as well as 10 cent notions!
Check out these podcasts for sewing wit and wisdom!
LOVE TO SEW!
Helen Wilkinson and Caroline Somos host Love to Sew, a fun weekly podcast about making clothes, sewing community, and small business. They talk (and laugh) about their passion for sewing a handmade wardrobe and their daily lives as creative entrepreneurs.
by Debbie Bowles
I love drafting my own patterns. The idea of going from a concept, to drafting that concept, to sewing a garment tells my complete story of garment construction. I’ve been pattern drafting for several years, and I have a chunk of self-drafted patterns. So how do I organize it all?… Read the rest
We started out at the Schimelpfenig Library and quickly moved to the Renner Frankford Library in far north Dallas when we found that we had the reservation that never was! Whether it was real (our view) or fictional (their view) somebody really scrambled to find the new venue and no one seemed to have trouble getting there.… Read the rest
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.
My Name Is Resolute by Nancy E. Turner. The year is 1729, and Resolute Talbot and her siblings are captured by pirates, taken from their family in Jamaica and brought to the New World.… Read the rest
The Creative Arts Handbook for 2022 is now available at:
There are four departments that might interest our members and you should check the classes for all of them, beginning on page 31 of the handbook.
Holiday Corner
Needlepoint, Crewel, and Counted Cross Stitch
Needlework and Sewing
Afghans, Rugs, Quilts, and Bedspreads
I was surprised to notice that the Holiday Corner included classes for Christmas and Halloween wearing apparel.… Read the rest
By Sharon Merlo
The 2022 Plano ASG Retreat was one for the record books. I have been hosting the Plano ASG Retreat for a number of years now and this one is the most memorable to date.
We were scheduled for Feb 3rd through Feb 6th, 2022 (Thursday – Sunday) however, Mother Nature had different plans for us. … Read the rest
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 Golden Thread by Kassia St. Clair.
From colorful threads found on the floor of an ancient Georgian cave to the Indian calicoes that fueled the Industrial Revolution, The Golden Thread illuminates the myriad and fascinating histories behind the cloths that came to define human civilization―the fabric, for example, that allowed mankind to shatter athletic records, and the textile technology that granted us the power to survive in space.… Read the rest
by Debbie Reid
My all-time favorite movie has always been “Singin’ in the Rain.” I especially love the dance scene between Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelly and thought that someday I should copy the green dress she wears.
Every New Year’s Eve we go to our friends’ party which is often a costumed affair.… Read the rest
by Pam Walker
Well, I have been asked to write a short something for our blog. As my life has gotten extremely complicated, my passion for sewing and crafts has been sort of put on hold. However, my family, God bless them, run to me with all the mending issues.
Thanksgiving day I was honored to put Mr.… Read the rest
Check our calendar page frequently for new local and online events in sewing, quilting, fiber arts and more.
… Read the restBy Jami Roux
The Covid lockdown gave me an opportunity to practice my doll making skills. When the lockdown began my first thought was to make a doll as I didn’t need to sew more clothes for myself. I also knew everything to make a doll was in my stash.
With all the time to sew, I have made fourteen dolls for gifts, group challenges, tested new patterns, and just because I wanted to try something different.… Read the rest
