January, February, March 2024
Volume 15, Issue 1
News From Your President
There is the feeling of Spring in the air. The days are longer. Sprouting daffodils and tulips bring to mind the bright colors of garment sewing and quilting.
By now, our New Year resolution not to add to our stashes has (thankfully) faded. But how can we resist?? Recently I read an article about being overwhelmed by our Un-Finished Objects. In our sewing world, trying to finish these U.F.O.s but not quite succeeding is very prevalent.The ta-da moments often escape us, but those completed projects really do give us a wonderful feeling. Those small wins should motivate us to carry out our goals, though. So let’s get back to work and once again enjoy our hobby with all its creativity and beauty. Get those Show–and-Tells together and share them with your sewing sisters.
Melba Darvon
Ginger Davis
Gina Tannenbaum
Thank you for renewing your membership
A complete list of all current members can be found
on our Members page.
SAVE THE DATES!
Sewcation - October 15-17
Annual Meeting - November 9
Christmas Luncheon - December 6
Times, locations and details to follow.
I want to send a big thank you to all who helped Monday to sew the bibs and changing pads for Serenity Place. Marcia, Phyllis, Linda, Edy, Debbie, Lois, Cecelia, Susan D and Susan M, and a guest, Jena, who plans to join our guild braved the rain to spend the day helping with this great project. We will be delivering 37 changing pads and 48 bibs to Serenity Place. A special thanks to Sue Dolinar for making the contact and delivering the pads and bibs, and to Marcia Baker for her help in opening and closing the facility in addition to helping all day. Thanks to all who helped on this great project.
Jean
WHAT IS SERENITY PLACE?
Serenity Place is a residential treatment center for pregnant women, young mothers, and their preschool-age children. At Serenity Place, space is available for 16 women with up to 2 children each. Admittance priority is given to pregnant, intravenous drug users. Residential treatment is intensive, for a minimum of 50 hours per week, and daily life is structured with a focus on parenting and positive family and independent living skills. The average length of stay could be as much as 6 months, depending on the severity factors.
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First Quarter Community Service Report
So far this quarter our chapter has provided the following items for our community service contributions:
16 pet cushions and 25 pillows to the Asheville Humane Society
17 bags to Safe Harbor
56 bags and 1 quilt to DSS foster children
20 chemo caps to Bon Secours
36 bibs and 35 changing mats to Serenity Place
Thanks to everyone who helps with all of these projects. They are greatly appreciated.
Help is needed: if one of you could volunteer to take over the Safe Harbor Bags, it would be greatly appreciated. Please contact me at: jeanvanvalin@gmail.com or 864-469-6151, or cell 352-287-7903 Thanks!!!
Foster CHILDREN tote Bags
You can find patterns and guidelines for making charity projects by clicking here:
Community Service
4-H FUN!
We had 6 sewists at our last 4-H Fun Class. The girls mad a puppy pillow and everyone loved their end product. I want to thank my helpers Marcia ,Susan M, Mary C, and Cecelia.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
On next 4-H Sewing Fun will be Saturday April 6th at Spartanburg Extension office. The young sewists plan to finish their t-shirt purse projects and will also work on community service projects as time permits. Please let Karla Milota know if you can help at klmilota@gmail.com
Karla
ZOOM - still a valuable WAY TO LEARN
Technology is constantly changing. It influences how we communicate and how we learn. Zoom is a
growing part of ASG and it is said to be easier to use than traditional video platforms. During Covid it was a connection by which we could continue our neighborhood group meetings. National
ASG uses Zoom as an invaluable tool for its business and presidents' meetings. Members throughout the nation are brought together, too. I have taken ASG classes using the Zoom format
enabling me to learn from national educators such as Judy Kessenger, Pamela Leggett, Janet Pray and Katrina Walker. For those who machine embroider, ASG offers Thread Magicians, a monthly program
via Zoom. Each episode is recorded in a library for members to view at their own leisure. Recently, ASG offered six virtual classes that are reasonably priced and will be available to watch for
the month of March. Zoom is economical and convenient, especially for those of us who cannot travel.
When you need a sewing break —
Read About Sewing
By Linda Paton
What's going on in the neighborhood?
Greenville Neighborhood Group Meeting
- Understanding your sewing machine’s different feet (April 2)
- Heirloom Sewing (May 7)
- Quilt binding (June 4)
Asheville Feisty Stitchers
Our next meeting of the Feisty Stitchers will be on Thursday March 21, 1:30 pm at the New Hope Presbyterian Church, at 3070 Sweeten Creek Rd, Asheville (lower level).
Here is the Folded Star https://www.sharonhollanddesigns.com/freebies/folded-star-pdf pattern from Sante and a Log Cabin hexi potholder pattern https://sewcanshe.com/2014-9-26-log-cabin-hexi-potholders-a-tutorial-with-partial-seams/ I found. (I plan on making these up for Birthday/Christmas gifts this year). Feel free to bring alternative projects if you prefer to do something else. Another option is to work on mats/pillows for the animal shelter. I'll bring along an iron and a couple sewing machines.
We don’t have a program yet for the April or May meetings. In June we’ll be discussing serger techniques above and beyond what you may have learned from your machine dealer, Dianne will be leading the meeting.
Cindy
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Simpsonville Sew It Alls
Sharen Charloff will be the guest speaker at the Simpsonville ASG meeting at Marietta's Quilt & Sew in April.
Linda
what else is on the website?
About Us: History of ASG Upstate
Blog: Latest Show and Shares. To see all the photos from a particular meeting, click on the photo or click on Read More. Also, if you can't make it to a meeting and have something to share, send a photo and description to bgcyclist@gmail.com.
Community Service: Download patterns and instructions for all our community service projects.
And a whole lot more. Just go back to the top of the page and see the whole selections. For Members Only, you will need a password. If you are a member and don't have the password, please contact bgcyclist@gmail.com.
