The Hoopla Sisters will host a Zoom meeting on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 10:30 am with Rhonda Pierce, spokesperson for Schmetz Needles and Grabbit.
Rhonda will be speaking about needles for piecing/quilting, sewing with knits and machine embroidery… something for everyone. More information about Rhonda and her presentation can be found here.… Read the rest
Plano ASG member Melanie Fredrickson has three great loves – family, sewing and sports … March Madness basketball in particular. But time is at a premium so how could she bring all three of her great loves together? How could she get quality time with all three?
The perfect answer to this question emerged when Melanie’s son gave her a surprise birthday gift in 2017. … 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
Sometimes we find the best sewing tools in the most unlikely places! Watch this 5 minute video and learn 3 ways you can turn your smart phone into your very own fit advisor.
Click here to see the tripod I used. I love that it has bendable legs!
… Read the restJoin me for a 25 minute fireside chat with Gail Yellen of Gail Patrice Designs and hear all about her serger magic. Gail offers a collection of patterns, teaches a wide range of classes and workshops, authored the book, Serger Essentials, and has a YouTube channel where she offers a wide range of videos called Serger Tip Clips.… Read the rest
When Jenny Rushmore saw a gap in the options pattern companies offered curvy sewists, she didn’t sit back and accept it. She started her own company and filled it! We recently had the pleasure of a fireside chat with her and heard about her journey through building her company, Cashmerette and co-founding the Curvy Sewing Collective.… Read the rest
We recently had the distinct pleasure of spending a half hour with Heather Lou, founder and director of Closet Case Patterns. Heather has taken her business from her first pattern, the Bombshell swimsuit back in 2013 to the extensive line of 23 patterns, 7 supply kits and 4 online classes she offers today.… Read the rest
If you are a garment maker, you have very likely either made a cardboard template or wished for one many times. When Claire Cochran of Stitch Buzz felt that way, she invented a permanent one! In 2011, Claire launched her business with just one specialty ruler. Watch this 20 minute interview as she takes us behind the scenes into that journey.… Read the rest
When COVID-19 became a household word it sent us all into the isolation of self-quarantine. What do you do when the walls of isolation begin to close in? We asked Jami Roux how she has been spending her time and found out how she spells isolation….
Jami is a practicing doll maker, so it is no surprise that her idea of staving off the boredom was researching ideas for a new doll. … Read the rest
Most workshops cost about $15-20 for members, with a $50 surcharge for nonmembers.… Read the rest
If you are reading this article, I suspect you are a lover of fabric. Those of us sharing that love usually have a stash and the individual pieces of that stash sometimes have a story. Here are stories from Karen, Markita and Sheryl, a few of our Plano ASG members who have had the opportunity to wander the globe and love to feed their stash with souvenirs from their travels.… Read the rest
Welcome back to this Grand Jeans-Making Adventure! ICYMI, you can read about my search for the right fabric and supplies in Part 1 and my painful journey through jeans fit in Part 2. In part 3, my grand finale, I will share my experience of ….
