Upcoming Meetings
January 2020 - Community Sew
Every month, we TALK so much about our love for sewing... January brings the time to ACT on it. What better way than to get to sew TOGETHER!
Two projects this year: port pillow cushions and assembling pieces for fidget blankets. All supplies and machines are provided, though having your own small scissors or pins is handy. Bring a friend! We'll have opportunities for all skill levels. You're welcome to join us for one or both sessions, with a break for supper. |
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Friday, January 10th, 2020
1 to 4pm and 7 to 9pm
Dale Heights Presbyterian Church
5501 University Ave, Madison, WI 53705, USA
1 to 4pm and 7 to 9pm
Dale Heights Presbyterian Church
5501 University Ave, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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February 2020 - Super Show and Tell
Calling all creative sewists - it's your time to shine! We are dedicating the entire meeting to sharing and showing what we've been working on. Bring in your proudest accomplishments and tell us all about it - what did you learn? What will you do different next time?
We LOVE seeing what our members have been making! This is one of our favorite events every year! Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 7 to 9pm, in the Agrace Dining Room 5395 E Cheryl Pkwy, Fitchburg, WI |
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All Dressed Up - Saturday, March 7th, 2020
Not MASG sponsored, but enthusiastically supported by our members.
Held at Madison College, Truax Building. Send a request to the webmaster to get connected: webmaster@madisonasg.com |
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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."
July 2019 - Feast and Forage
Back by popular demand! 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! No need to price it - we're going with a simpler by-the-bag system this year. Attach a note with yardage or fiber content, if known.
Also, bring a dish to pass for our potluck. A summertime meeting needs a good picnic! **We appreciate ingredient lists!
Fabric, notions, books, patterns... bring it all! No need to price it - we're going with a simpler by-the-bag system this year. Attach a note with yardage or fiber content, if known.
Also, bring a dish to pass for our potluck. A summertime meeting needs a good picnic! **We appreciate ingredient lists!
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: "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." She showed us an impressive showcase of her skating costumes!
September 2019 - Mary Fisher, Sort N' Release Organizing
Mary Fisher, professional organizer of many genres, will give us a lesson in managing our sewing spaces. Her Sort N' Release method will make sense of what you have and how you use it. More efficient sewing = better sewing!
If you missed this meeting, or missed some of the notes shared, download a copy from Mary's website and download the handout worksheet here.
If you missed this meeting, or missed some of the notes shared, download a copy from Mary's website and download the handout worksheet here.
October 2019 - Wefty Workshop
This one day workshop is for MASG members only. The Guild will pay for the workshop and attendees will be responsible for the materials cost. If you already have a Wefty needle, great! Bring it! Otherwise you can purchase one with your class materials.
We will not hold our regular meeting this month - workshop only.
We will not hold our regular meeting this month - workshop only.
November 2019 - Blue Bar Quilts Shop Tour
Blue Bar Quilts celebrated their second anniversary this year. Have you stopped by yet? They offer a wide variety of contemporary prints and feature lots of modern quilting designs. There's a large classroom and a long list of sewing and dyeing classes. Sounds like a great new place to get to know! Let's hear their story and take a tour!
December 2019 - Holiday Party and Swap
It's time for our annual Holiday Party complete with a project exchange! Hmmm, what will you dream up this year??
We return once again to the "Carry, Cover, Hide" theme - make something to cover up, store, transport, disguise, or protect something else! The sky's the limit! Participation is optional, but it's a great way to try a new technique, create a new connection with another member, and bring home something cool. Find ideas on our Pintrest board here.
Bring treats or appetizers to share (ingredient lists are GREATLY appreciated!!)
And last, but never least, bring your latest and greatest creations for Show and Tell!
We return once again to the "Carry, Cover, Hide" theme - make something to cover up, store, transport, disguise, or protect something else! The sky's the limit! Participation is optional, but it's a great way to try a new technique, create a new connection with another member, and bring home something cool. Find ideas on our Pintrest board here.
Bring treats or appetizers to share (ingredient lists are GREATLY appreciated!!)
And last, but never least, bring your latest and greatest creations for Show and Tell!
Find previous meeting records from past years here.
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American Sewing Guild, Madison Chapter, 2019 |
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