Upcoming Meetings
July 2019 - Feast and Forage
Back by popular demand! We had so much fun two years ago that we had to do it again!
Time for some spring cleaning. Purge your stash of anything you no longer love (channel your inner Marie Kondo - does it bring you joy?!) and bring it to swap with other MASG members. We know you've been drooling over the BEAUTIFUL items during show and tell... here's your chance to find the rest of that bolt! Fabric, notions, books, patterns... bring it all! Also, bring a dish to pass for our potluck. A summertime meeting needs a good picnic! Tuesday, July 9th, 2019
7 to 9pm in the Agrace Dining Room 5395 E Cheryl Pkwy, Fitchburg, WI |
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Coming Up Next...
August 2019 - Cheryl Schenck, unSpooled
MASG member Cheryl has WOW'd us at Show and Tell with her striking tuffets and dazzling costumes, and we want to see more! She sews a wide variety of items and teaches at sewing retreats.
From her website:
"From choosing fabric to piecing it together to quilting the layers, every part of the process is fulfilling. Quilts are not only an art form, but they can also serve to keep loved ones warm and add comfort to their lives. Since my first quilt in 2003, I have loved every step of the process and equally love sharing it with others. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced quilter, I want to share my skills and love of quilting with you! Tuffets came into my life in 2015 and they are a wonderful complement to quilts. It's gratifying to be able to make something so new and different out of the wonderful fabrics available. My daughter's love of skating has brought a whole new type of sewing into our lives. Yet another expression in fabric and color, skating and other performance wear has stretched my skills (no pun intended!) into sewing with yet another purpose. My passion for quilts, tuffets, and skating costumes (and other performance wear) all stem from the same place: making something beautiful, functional, and personal. " |
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Tuesday, August 13th, 2019
7 to 9pm in the Agrace Dining Room
5395 E Cheryl Pkwy, Fitchburg, WI
7 to 9pm in the Agrace Dining Room
5395 E Cheryl Pkwy, Fitchburg, WI
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Past Meetings
January 2019 - Annual Charity Sew
MASG members frequently donate their sewing skills on an individual basis, all year round. But every January, we pick a charity and come together for a sew-a-thon. This year, we will be making making tote bags and pot holders for DAIS. There are two sessions planned - one during the daytime, another in the evening. You and a guest are welcome to come to either session, no sign-up required. Stay for as much of the session(s) as you are able. We welcome sewists of all ambitions and abilities! There's always a job to be done!
February 2019 - Super Show and Tell
Super Show and Tell is an entire meeting dedicated to sharing our members' projects. Gather up all of those finished masterpieces - quilts, bags, garments, costumes, and everything in between. If you sewed it, you can show it!
We love to soak in the creativity and enjoy hearing the stories behind the fabric. Who is it for? What were the challenges? What did you learn to do differently next time? Does the fabric have a special significance? If you used a pattern, be sure to share the pattern name and number with us.
To enhance your Show and/or Tell, we are adding a digital option this year - send in a reference photo, the "before" to your shared "after", or a snap of the item in use. Maybe the item was already gifted to its intended recipient or is too cumbersome to haul in... it can still be shared!
So many ways to submit your pics:
- Send photos via email to webmaster@madisonasg.com,
- Share on Google photos with madisonasg2013@gmail.com,
Or, arrive early (30 mins please, if you can!) and bring those photos to the meeting:
- as old fashioned print-outs (overhead projector available)
- on a standard USB flash drive
- on an SD card, right out of your digital camera
We love to soak in the creativity and enjoy hearing the stories behind the fabric. Who is it for? What were the challenges? What did you learn to do differently next time? Does the fabric have a special significance? If you used a pattern, be sure to share the pattern name and number with us.
To enhance your Show and/or Tell, we are adding a digital option this year - send in a reference photo, the "before" to your shared "after", or a snap of the item in use. Maybe the item was already gifted to its intended recipient or is too cumbersome to haul in... it can still be shared!
So many ways to submit your pics:
- Send photos via email to webmaster@madisonasg.com,
- Share on Google photos with madisonasg2013@gmail.com,
Or, arrive early (30 mins please, if you can!) and bring those photos to the meeting:
- as old fashioned print-outs (overhead projector available)
- on a standard USB flash drive
- on an SD card, right out of your digital camera
March 2019 - The Wisconsin Button Society
Lisa Schulz from the Wisconsin State Button Society invites us to turn our attention towards this indispensable notion. So much history is steeped into these often overlooked staples of a garment. Do you have an interesting button that may have a story? Bring it a long for Lisa to view!
April 2019 - Char TerBeest of Helen's Daughters Studios
Char TerBeest, of Helen's Daughters Studio, brings amazing sculptural handbags. Who knew there's a little bit of "Alice in Wonderland" like style nearby in Baraboo!
May 2019
Late breaking news: Your program committee is sorry to announce that May's speaker, Ruth Manning, has cancelled due to illness; we'll re-schedule her for 2020, promise!
MASG members, resourceful and quick as ever, have come up with an engaging alternative! Denise Severson, of Severson Sewing in Janesville, WI, has frequently authored articles for Threads Magazine, is a member of the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals and recent winner of that association's design challenge in the 'most innovative' catagory. Her work currently has a full page in the Threads June/July 2019 issue. She'll be bringing garments, talking about her designs and sharing some techniques.
Plus, we'll have plenty of time for Show and Tell, so be sure to bring your latest creation!
MASG members, resourceful and quick as ever, have come up with an engaging alternative! Denise Severson, of Severson Sewing in Janesville, WI, has frequently authored articles for Threads Magazine, is a member of the Association of Sewing and Design Professionals and recent winner of that association's design challenge in the 'most innovative' catagory. Her work currently has a full page in the Threads June/July 2019 issue. She'll be bringing garments, talking about her designs and sharing some techniques.
Plus, we'll have plenty of time for Show and Tell, so be sure to bring your latest creation!
June 2019 - Mary Bero, Fiber Art
Mary Bero, local fiber artist, combines embroidery, painting, and sculptural elements in vibrant colors. Her striking works have been shown in countless exhibitions.
From Mary's website:
"Mary's intimate, decorative fiber works combine embroidery techniques with painting, drawing and sculptural elements to create primitive explosions of vibrant color and emotion. Her chaotic, figurative work, which emerges from fears and dreams, is meant to provoke and intrigue. Because of their intimate scale and frantic patterning, Bero’s mostly figurative works have a way of burrowing themselves into one’s consciousness."
From Mary's website:
"Mary's intimate, decorative fiber works combine embroidery techniques with painting, drawing and sculptural elements to create primitive explosions of vibrant color and emotion. Her chaotic, figurative work, which emerges from fears and dreams, is meant to provoke and intrigue. Because of their intimate scale and frantic patterning, Bero’s mostly figurative works have a way of burrowing themselves into one’s consciousness."