BOSTON CHAPTER Boston, Massachusetts Volume 30, No. 6 - - - - - - - - - - October 2014 Presidents Message CHAPTER ON ST BO Oct 30, 2014 CAB Meeting, Waltham UI LD Fifty years ago, the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan G Show. Ten years later Sawyer Brook Fabrics established a ING AM E RICAN SEW mail order fabric service. Thirty years ago many memorable events took place that we all probably recall: Doug Flutie’s Hail Mary pass; Bruce Springstein released “Born in the USA”; Alex Trebek became the host of Jeopardy; Ghostbusters was a top earning movie; and of special interest to us, the Boston Chapter of ASG was chartered. Calendar The chapter is meaningful for many reasons. It provides opportunities to compare notes and progress on our projects. It showcases the diverse talents of our members. It has afforded us the foundations to build many lasting friendships with people we might otherwise never have met from our far flung communities. On November 1, we will take a little time to celebrate our organization and the members who make it what it is. Please attend for some laughs and fun at our “birthday party.” Then we will learn about garment draping from favorite educator Diane Martin. She will demonstrate the basics on how to drape the fabric according to grain lines, dart locations, ease, and allowing the fabric to flare plus princess lines and differences in working with knits vs. wovens. Members have been clamoring for these topics and we are lucky to have wonderful local expertise to instruct us. The Walpole Public Library is easy to find and is within walking distance of terrific lunch spots to enjoy following the meeting. As always, an Evite will be sent out, which can assist with carpooling arrangements. See you all there. November 1, 2014 Chapter Meeting, Walpole Public Library Draping with Diane Martin December 5-7, 2014 Chapter Retreat **SOLD OUT** Cape Cod Dec 30, 2014 Newsletter Deadline February 2015 Chapter Meeting, Digital Fabric Printing March 2015 Chapter Meeting, Anna Mazur, Designer Handbags April 16-18, 2015 Worcester Sewing & Quilting Expo July 16-20, 2016 2015 ASG National Conference Town & Country Resort & Convention Center 500 Hotel Circle N, San Diego, CA 92108 July 7-11, 2016 2016 ASG National Conference, Indianapolis, IN Neighborhood Groups...At A Glance National News Listing now on pages 6 & 7 JoAnn’s Fabrics Discount Card November 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri If you did not receive a card by mail, or if you misplace your card, or if you are a new ASG member, you can request a card online at Joann.com/VIP. Expires Aug. 31, 2015. Sat 1 CHAPTER MEETING 10 am 2 3 9 10 16 17 Garment Gurus Sew Gulls 23 4 Dolls and More 11 18 Dolls and More & Sew ’n Sews 24 5 Sewniquely Fun 12 Endicott Madams 25 19 26 Sew Much Material Girls More 6 Iron Seamstresses 13 7 8 14 15 Seams Sew Selfish 20 21 27 28 The Sew Journers 22 Sewing Alchemists SAMPLE 29 30 Membership Updates? December 2014 Sun Mon 1 7 Tue 2 8 Wed 3 Fri 5 6 10 11 12 13 17 18 19 20 26 27 Iron Seamstresses MOVING? EMAIL CHANGING?? Sat 4 Sewniquely Fun 9 Thu Please keep us alerted to phone, address, and e-mail changes or send those updates to [email protected]. Don’t miss out on EVITES or mailings. Endicott Madams 14 Garment Gurus 15 Sew Gulls 21 22 28 29 16 Sew ’n Sews The Sew Journers 23 24 30 31 Seams Sew Selfish 25 Add [email protected] to your address book to prevent our messages from landing in your spam. You can update your email adress with National ASG with a note on the CONTACT US link on the left side of the ASG. ORG website. Space permitting, potential members may attend two activities or meetings before paying dues. ASG reserves the right to charge a fee to non-members and guests to defray costs. Be sure to watch your address label for membership renewal deadlines to save $5. Sew Much More Sun January 2015 Mon 4 Tue 5 6 Dolls and More 11 12 Wed 13 Thu 1 7 19 Sew Gulls 25 26 Material Girls 20 Dolls and More & Sew ’n Sews 27 Sew Much More Sat 2 3 9 10 16 17 8 Local Shops Offer Discounts*! Daley By The Yard Fabric Place Basement The Victorian Cupboard Marie’s Sewing Center Sewniquely Fun 14 15 Garment Gurus 18 Fri 21 Endicott Madams 28 22 Seams Sew Selfish 23 24 Sewing Alchemists The Sew Journers 29 30 31 2 (during NG meetings) Charlton Sewing Center Quilters Common Sawyer Brook Quilting The Top Georgeous Fabrics Franklin Mill Store * Showing current ASG membership cards is a requirement to obtain store discounts. Stores always have the perrogative to exclude particular merchandise or sale items. Saturday November 1, 2014 Draping Saturday November 1, 2014 10am-12:30pm Walpole Public Library 143 School Street, 02081 accessible by Franklin commuter line or MBTA bus 34E 65 Common Street, Walpole, MA 20281 - Google Maps Diane Martin, adjunct faculty member in department of Textiles, Fashion MerchanAddress 65 common st Walpole, Ma 02081 dising & Design at U.R.I. Diane developed the Master Seamstress I and II programs. Join the chapter for a celebration of it’s 30th anniversary of being chartered and enjoy a much requested presentation to enhance your sewing skills. Directions to Walpole Public Library I-95 South (coming from Boston or points North) 128 or I-93 South to 95 South Exit 9 Rt .1 South (exit on left) Proceed to next light Take a right at light (Old Post Road) Bear left and proceed on Common Street Go through first traffic light (Cumberland Farms on Right) Continue Past High School (on left) Library is about ¼ mile from High School (on left) The parking lot entrance is on Stone Street which intersects with 1A. The library is walking distance to the Walpole MBTA station for anyone using public transportation 3 Celebrating National Sewing Month National Sewing Month Recap When we asked members to tell us how they indulged their love of sewing to celebrate National Sewing Month, we knew the answers would vary widely. Your president drove to New Hampshire to view the foliage and rescued a stash filling up her car. The fabrics will be used for chapter projects and will appear in a yard sale to be planned for Members from the Material Girls, ( Adrienne Cost,Gertrude Fowler,Jill Cochrane and CherylEmich) 2015. offered free workshops for children ages 10-12 to make their own backpacks in September. They had 5 A number of members decorated girls participate. It looks like they enjoyed making their own backpacks! library displays to advertise our organization and hobby. Another group taught young people to stitch back packs in Marlborough. The students were recruited via local newspaper announcements. “I let my four year old granddaughter pick out an embroidery project for us to work on together. We are making a gingerbread house. We have one more side to embroider. We need to make cardboard templates and then Rose O’Koren set up the display at the Norfolk Library. we stitch the lining and sides together with the cardboard inserted in the middle for stability. “I assisted a friend with her new machine and we made a I let her pick out the colors & what material she wants for the fleece coat for her dog.” Suzanne Willand inside of the house. “ Doreen Linehan Yvette spent time teaching a 7 and 8 year old. This required creating lesson plans, using the Joann’s 10% discount and finding free patterns on websites. What a great way to decompress! “My most rewarding experience was introducing my exchange student from Lebanon to my sewing machine and teaching her to sew a purse for herself. She then elected to take a fashion design course at in high school this year!” Jill Cochrane Joanne Brown checked out the free ASG online beginning machine embroidery videos. “I taught an 11-year-old boy to sew. Together, we made a new clown outfit for his performances with Shriners. We had a blast. :) “ JoAnn Connolly “I went to the chapter meeting, renewed my dues, attended our neighborhood group, and thought about cleaning my sewing room. :) “ Joanne Tredeau “I was working on a quilt with a machine embroidered black cat and began an heirloom quilt.” Cheryl Nocera 4 • ASG Special OFFER This message has a very Special Offer for ASG members in the Boston Chapter from Floriani Embroidery, an ASG “Notions” advertiser. All ASG members ... and ONLY ASG members ... who attend one of the Floriani classes listed below and bring the coupon in this message will receive an ADDITIONAL FREE GIFT valued at over $200. Novice, intermediate, or master, whatever your level ... we will teach you how to combine threads and fabrics in a new and inspiring way! Call the store NOW to reserve your place in this amazing class!!! Register now for ONLY $29.95 and receive a FREE Gift from Floriani and your local dealer valued at over $199.00 during the event! Seacoast Sewing Center No More Ruined Garments, 599 Lafayette Rd. Unit 5, Portsmouth, NH 03801 Phone: (603) 373-0151 Puckered Embroideries or Off-Center Designs. Anyone Can Create Beautiful Embroidery Choose your seminar day: Oct. 24: 10:00am - 4:30pm Oct. 25: 10:00am - 4:30pm Learn How to Properly Use ALL Stabilizers! OR Choose the Correct Stabilizer For Every Project! With The Right Techniques & Secrets Find Out What Makes Floriani Software Unique American Folk Art & Craft Supply & Easy To USE! 1415 Hanover St., Hanover, MA 02339 Phone: (781) 871-7277 Choose your seminar day: Nov. 1: 10:00am - 4:30pm Nov. 2: 10:00am - 4:30pm 5 Groups Neighborhood Group Meetings Meeting Schedules - subject to change Topics 1st Wednesday, 6 - 8:30 p.m. Quilting the Top 1B Shawsheen Road , Billerica MA Nov 5 - TBD Dec 3 - TBD Jan 7 - TBD Garment Gurus Anna Demeter 781-944-3112 [email protected] 2nd Sunday, 2 - 4 p.m. Marie’s Sewing Center Woburn Mall, or in a private home- Call first. Nov 9 - Necklace and Scarves Dec 14 - Social & Yankee Swap Jan 11 - TBD Sew Gulls Dodds Shamroth 978-887-2041 [email protected] 3rd Monday, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Herrick House, 89 Herrick Street, Beverly, MA Oct 20 - Holiday Gifts Nov 17 - Recycle Clothing Dec 15 - Holiday Pot Luck Sew ’n Sews Ann Celino 603-880-4293 [email protected] 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Burlington Council on Aging 61 Center St., Burlington, MA Oct 21 - Finish Diva Walllet Nov 18 - Time to Clay, Nashua Dec 16 - UFO’s Endicott Madams Marion Bear 617-323-5280 [email protected] 3rd Wednesday, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Endicott Estates, Dedham, MA Oct 15 - Fall Wall Hanging or Table Mat Nov 19 - Santa Ornmnt or Wall Hanging Dec 10 - Holiday Party The Sew Journers Diane Boudrot 781-899-9456 [email protected] 3rd Thursday, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. $2 donation to Scandinavian Home Scandinavian Home, 206 Waltham St. Newton Oct 16 - Palmer/Pletsch demo with Lois Gase Nov 20 - Pressing Tools Talk with Ann Steeves Material Girls Diane Travers 508-485-7784 [email protected] 4th Monday, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Marlborough Central Fire Station Classroom 215 Maple Street, Rt. 85, Marlborough, MA Oct 27 - How to make an apron from a mens shirt Nov 24 - TBD Dec - No Meeting Sew Much More Joan Ritterbusch 508-520-1481 [email protected] Last Tuesday, 6:30 Sewniquely Fun New Leader Needed Emmas Quilt Cupboard 12 Main Street, Franklin, MA Oct 28 – Favorite tools Nov 25 - Thread Scarf Dec 16 * - Holiday Party & Yankee swap Visit www.asg.org for special offers for members only! 6 Neighborhood News Material Girls Back-to-School Outfit Doll Challenge Garment Gurus experimented with sample swatches for fiber identification. Fabric Knowledge ITY knits are interlock textiles with twisted yarns to enhance elasticity and create a soft hand. Neoprene is red hot in ready to wear. It is not the same fabric you wear for scuba diving, although it shares the same name. It sews like a double knit and can be slimming since it skims over the body, hiding bumps. Fiber content and the amount of stretch can vary. Special Interest Groups Groups Meeting Schedules - subject to change Topics Nov 6 - Belts Iron Seamstresses - Garment Sewing Dec 5* - Pot Luck & Yankee Swap at Meg Kundert 508-904-5407 1st Thursday, 7 - 9 p.m. Meg’s house-call for directions [email protected] Walpole Library, 143 School St, Walpole, MA Jan 1 - No Meeting Sewing Alchemists Beth Clelland 978-388-9947 [email protected] Last Saturday, 2 - 4 p.m. The Victorian Cupboard Rt 97 Shop Plaza, Main St., Salem, NH Oct 25 - Stamped velvet scarves Nov 22 - Heirloom open sew Dec - No Meeting Dolls and More - Doll Clothes Adrienne Cost 508-393-0544 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 4 - 8:30 p.m. [email protected] Northborough Senior Center, 119 Bearfoot Rd. Oct 21- T-Shirts, backpacks etc Nov 4, 18 - Finishing T’s, & accessories Dec - No Meeting; Jan 6, 20 - Dresses & Skirts Seams Sew Selfish - Garment Sewing Janith Bergeron 603-664-6944 9-12 on Fridays [email protected] The Sewing Tree, 66 Third St., Dover NH Nov 14 - Wardrobe Planning Dec 19 - Colors and Styles Jan 16 - Bodice Fit & Dart Styles 7 Recap from September Chapter Meeting Chapter Challenge Betsy sewed a shawl collar jacket. Mary accented a Nancy Zieman bag with her fabric. What a pretty blouse from Virginia! Diane B used our fabric as a trim. Wendy and Gert make sewing a family effort to create Reese’s jacket. 8 Reese. Recap from September Chapter Meeting Pam Sebor-Cable Lois Gase 2014 Boston Chapter Scholarship Winner Rosanna Ward brought many of her projects for Sew and Tell ! Ann Steeves When Ann Steeves visited our chapter, she announced that until October 31, our Boston chapter members may receive 10% off regular price fabrics from the Gorgeous Fabrics website. Type in BOSASG and your membership number in the discount box when you place your order. 9 ASG Memories--Do you recall these activites and faces? 10 More Memories 11 More Memories 12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Miscellaneous Stitches - - - - - - - - - - - - - Our New Junior Member! Riana Wirthlin, State 4-H Clothing Evaluation Winner Received Junior Membership to Boston Chapter ASG Regional News Roseanna Ward Millbury Riana Wirthin Hanscom AFB Dorothy Planto Hudson Fran Short Windham, NH Peggy Sager workshops on fitting will be held earlier in 2015 than in the past. March 19-22. Location and details will be posted on her website. The Fiber Festival of New England is Nov 1-2 at The Big E in West Springfield. Quilters’ Gathering is November 6-9 at the Radisson Hotel Manchester Downtown, NH. Instructors, vendors, and exhibits. 13 Twas the Night Before Christmas... Twas the night before Christmas, and, oh, I was weary. “And the fields on that stocking look blobby you know, I need to backstitch the drifts in the snow. I’ve been stitching and stitching and stitching, no rest. I just tried to finish stitching too much, I guess.” My stitching unfinished, my eyes getting bleary. The stockings weren’t finished, the chimney was bare. And I knew that morning soon would be there. “I know what you mean,” he said with a smile. “This is my busiest time of the year, by a mile.” He stooped down by the tree, and he opened his sack, And began to pull presents out of his pack. My children and husband were tucked in their beds, But visions of backstitches ran through my head. I’d stitched ornaments and presents and gifts by the ton, And now, I was finally, almost, almost done. “I’ve got some things here I think you might like, An oak stitching frame, and a brand new Ott-Light. A bundle of floss, and a great big mat cutter,” I smiled and felt my heart go a-flutter. As I poised my needle for one more backstitch, I heard something outside that made my hand twitch. I jumped up from my stitching, and flew to the door, Pressed my eye to the peephole, tiptoe off the floor. He put down gifts for us all, then he waved his right hand. “Go to bed,” he said, glancing at my floor stand. He gave me a wink, and stepped out the door. I just stood there a moment, glued to the floor. After he’d left, I turned back to my chair, Picked up the stockings, and started to stare. The backstitching was done! The stars lit the sky! And on my son’s stocking angels sung on high. My stitching forgotten, I peered into the night. When suddenly, I got a terrible fright. On my porch appeared Santa, holding his sack. He knocked softly, and I took a giant step back. I unlocked the deadbolt, and let Santa in, He entered and gave a mischievous grin. “Hope you don’t mind if I come in the door?” “Coming down the chimney can be quite a chore.” I ran to thank Santa for this final gift, And watched as his sleigh started to lift. I heard him exclaim as he pulled out of sight, He said “You’re up late. Still working I see.” “Do you know how tired you’re going to be?” “I know, Santa,” I said, with a sigh, “But I’m still backstitching the stars in the sky,” “Merry stitching to all, and to all a good night!” National News The complete list of Special Offers for Summer includes: 10-to-20% discounts from 13 popular pattern designers 5-to-20% discounts from 14 fabric resources 5-to-20% discounts from 14 sewing notions suppliers The Fall 2014 issue of ASG Notions is in the mail and the online edition has been posted on the ASG website. At the same time, a new list of more than 50 Special Offers from sponsors and advertisers in that issue has been posted in the Members Only section of the ASG Web site. Only ASG members receive these offers, which you’ll find in the password-protected Members Only section of the ASG website. To see all the current offers, including coupon codes and expiration dates, visit the Special Offers page. While you’re there, bookmark that page to keep the offers handy for all your online shopping. Or just go to www.asg.org any time and click on “Special Offers” in the left-hand column. Look for these NEW Offers: Home Sew: 11% discount on your entire order Indygo Junction: 20% discount on digital sewing images, labels, patterns, and books James “Gentleman Jim” McFarland: 30% off “Basic Alterations” and 15% off “Ladies Tailored Pants” DVDs Kyoto Kimono: 10% off and free pair of haori himo ties Sarah Veblen Clothing Originals: 1/2 yard of French Fuse for first 5 ASGers who order $20 or more StudioKat Designs: 20% off the item of your choice Vogue Fabrics Store: free issue of Vogue Fabrics By Mail, also 15% off sewing patterns You can save more than enough to pay for your ASG membership when you use just a few of those offers! Please visit Special Offers on the ASG website whenever you want to save on sewing. Remember, our industry supporters need to see orders to know you appreciate their generosity ... and keep those ASG offers coming! 14 This is the time of year for serious thinking about holiday gift giving. Membership to ASG is a wonderful present for your sewing friends. You can also drop hints to family members to renew your dues for you at any time of the year for continuous membership. When you are shopping for supplies to create some gifts please consider patronizing the local stores who supply our chapter with discounts, meeting space, and other support all year long. Boston Chapter Advisory Board PRESIDENT: Karen Sehl 978-744-2805 [email protected] SECRETARY Judy Fitzgerald 508-485-6228 [email protected] TREASURER Beth Clelland 978-388-9947 [email protected] EDUCATION CHAIR Maggie Leonard 781-893-7501 maggiecleonard@gmail. com MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Meg Kundert 508-904-5407 [email protected] NEWSLETTER EDITOR Carolyn Hussey [email protected] Lisa Geller 774-249-0715 [email protected] ASG NATIONAL Barbara Cortez [email protected] 15 BOSTON February 2015 Chapter Meeting, page 3. . . . . . . . . November 1 Chapter Meeting page 4. . . . . . . . . National Sewing Month page 5. . . . . . . . . Special Offer page 6-7 . . . . . . . Neighborhood Group Topics page 8, 9. . . . . . . Recap from September Meeting page 10, 11 & 12.ASG Memories page 14. . . . . . . . National News 10 Hancock Street 3R Salem, MA 01970 What’s Inside? Next Meeting . . . Chapter Meeting, Anna Mazur, Designer Handbags Saturday, November 1, 2014 Chapter Meeting Draping with Diane Martin March 2015 American Sewing Guild Boston Chapter Digital Fabric Printing “Sew One of a Kind” is published 5 times a year by the Boston Chapter of the American Sewing Guild, a local Chapter of a non-profit organization. It’s purpose is to serve the sewing enthusiast by providing the broadest possible range of information, education assistance and support. Subscription is included in the membership fee. Please send all articles to: Carolyn Hussey, 42 Boudreau Ave., Marlborough, MA 01752. [email protected]. about upcoming Chapter Meetings! 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