Upcoming Meetings
March 2021 - Nancy Nix-Rice, Optimal Prints for Your Wardrobe
An excess of print garments (a frequent situation among sewing enthusiasts) almost guarantees a closet full of “nothing to wear”. But a GREAT print can be the inspiration piece for a coordinated – and flattering – capsule wardrobe. Nancy’s “points of connection” concept will empower you to buy and sew only prints that showcase your unique personal characteristics – color temperature, value, and contrast, body scale, facial structure, fashion personality, textural elements and more. A 12-point checklist guarantees you’ll wear only RIGHT prints, rather than letting wrong prints wear YOU.
This month, YOU are the show and tell! Following her presentation, attendees will have a unique opportunity to obtain Nancy's feedback on fabrics they now own. To participate, select one or more print fabrics from your stash on which you'd like Nancy to provide feedback. 
Take a photo of yourself (head and shoulders) with the print fabric using your cell phone. Send the picture of yourself with your fabric by e-mail to Nancy at NNR@NancyNixRice.com. You may send more than one if you wish. Nancy will need to receive the fabric/participant photos by the end of the day on Sunday, March 7 to include them in the March 9 program. The more samples there are, the better our information exchange will be, and the more fun we'll all have, too. Tuesday, March 9th, 2021, 7-9pm on Zoom
**VIRTUAL MEETING! Watch the meeting live from the comfort of your own home. |
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Coming Up Next...
Thank you for you continued interest in MASG programs. We're working hard to organize speakers and topics for the upcoming months. Health and safety is our foremost concern. We expect to have several more online meetings before we can meet in-person again.
April 2021 - Crock Pots and Cutting-Edge Patterns
Annette Bollig will present on her sweater project (shown and discussed briefly at MASG's February 2021 Super Show and Tell); she will emphasize the dyeing techniques she used to reach her beautiful result. Who knew that a common kitchen appliance was key to a rainbow of possibilities?!
Jacqui Mendez-Johnson will present on her experience with indie pattern companies, including downloading patterns, experience with issues such as where she's found good patterns, and how to expand one's repertoire of pattern sources without too many "fails." Jacqui also does garment testing for indie companies. We've all been drooling over her sewing room via Zoom, so we're very excited for Jacqui's debut as a speaker for MASG! |
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May 2021 - Heidi Parkes, Yoga for Sewists
Hand quilter and yoga instructor Heidi Parkes will lead us in a yoga session for our necks and shoulders. She'll focus on helping us "unhunch our shoulders and relax our necks" - those common sore, stressed areas for sewists. Log into this meeting ready to participate! Participants should "be seated, ideally in a chair with a back and without arms, with enough space to fully move their arms around while seated."
Visit https://www.heidiparkes.com/ for information on Heidi's yoga sessions. |
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2021 Meeting Summaries
January 2021 - Community Sewing Connections
MASG members are a generous bunch! We will exchange information on great groups to help using our sewing talents, as well as hear from group coordinators. Is there a certain group close to your heart? Could you help share opportunities that you know about? Head to our sign up page to share the details. Show and tell can also be submitted on the same page.
Tuesday, January 12th, 2021, 7pm on Zoom
Tuesday, January 12th, 2021, 7pm on Zoom
February 2021 - Super Show and Tell
An entire meeting dedicated to what YOU have made! Share it all... quilts... garments... niche pet costumes... if it was made with needle and thread, you should share it with us! We love to hear the stories behind the project, too!
This meeting will require some organization, so be sure to send in those pictures ahead of time on our Super Show and Tell sign up.
This meeting will require some organization, so be sure to send in those pictures ahead of time on our Super Show and Tell sign up.
