You can't use up creativity.
The more you use, the more you have.
~Maya Angelou
The more you use, the more you have.
~Maya Angelou
Join in the 2020 annual Anyone Can Win contest. Anyone Can Win is an equal opportunity contest because anyone who enters has a chance to win, regardless of sewing expertise or experience. Participants are invited to create and enter as many garments or items as they would like from a specific list of Simplicity patterns. See the full list of rules and patterns here.. Let's see, I can sew something and enter it into the contest and show it off when we have our Fashion Show. I like it.
Fireside Chat: Gail Yellen from Gail Patrice Designs
Join ASG Board Member, Sheryl Belson, in this fireside chat with Gail Yellen of Gail Patrice Designs. Gail offers a collection of patterns, teaches a wide range of classes and workshops, authored the book, Serger Essentials, and has a YouTube channel where she offers videos called Serger Tip Clips. Click here to read more.
Stretching Yourself:
We’re not talking about aerobics, but using elastic thread! Building stretch into a garment is easy with this thin, stretchy strand and a little ingenuity. Sections of your project, like yokes, sleeves, cuffs, waistlines and bodices are all likely candidates for shirring. Shirring refers to sewing multiple parallel rows of stitching using elastic thread in […]
We’re not talking about aerobics, but using elastic thread! Building stretch into a garment is easy with this thin, stretchy strand and a little ingenuity. Sections of your project, like yokes, sleeves, cuffs, waistlines and bodices are all likely candidates for shirring. Shirring refers to sewing multiple parallel rows of stitching using elastic thread in […]
Basic Sewing Tools: Marking Tools
Help! I’ve marked my fabric and I can’t get it out! No matter what you are sewing, you often need to find a way to mark key points on the fabric. You might need to mark stitching lines for darts, placement for pleats, buttonholes, or pockets. But nothing is more heartbreaking than to find that […]
Time to Make the Masks
I relate to life in music, TV shows, movies, and media in general. For the past few weeks, when I woke up, I felt as though my life was the movie Groundhog Day. Remember when Bill Murray relived his day over and over again and couldn’t get out of the loop? That’s the way I ... read more
I'm not biased
Ever wonder how you sew bias tape together or how to make it? This short video will show you how to make your own bias tape. If you want to know how to join your fabric to create the bias strips, this video will show you how.
