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
Lemonade anyone?
The threat of the Covid-19 Coronavirus has made a tremendous impact on most of our lives. My personal life went from run, run, run to near total isolation. While others are struggling with how to occupy their time at home, those of us in the sewing community have a different perspective. When given lemons, we make lemonade. Click here to read full article.
Oh, the Places Our Sewing Will Go
When my 40-something son, Todd, invited me to join him on a Mount Kilimanjaro climb, I thought about it, laughed, and then declined. I am too much of a risk, even though others my age and older have done it. When he said he would like a banner of some kind to wave when he reached the summit, I knew I had a job! Click here to read what she did.
When in doubt, wear jeans
Follow along in a 3-part series with Sheryl Belson from the Plano chapter as she makes her first pair of jeans using a Closet Case Morgan boyfriend jean pattern. In Part 1 of this series, Sheryl talks about the pattern and supplies needed, walks through her denim decision process and also explains how she "frankenpatterned" a zipper fly to replace the button fly front that the pattern called for. Join Sheryl on her jean-making journey because everyone knows, in the right jeans, a girl can conquer the world!
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.
What's the Point?
The needle you use in your sewing machine can make the difference between perfection and a disaster. Use the wrong needle, a damaged needle or a worn needle and you could end up with broken threads, holes, uneven stitches, puckers and possibly even permanently damaged fabric. To keep your seams straight and your collars curvy, […] Click here for the full article.
Stash Busting
We all have a stash of projects in drawers, on shelves and in containers that have been started but never quite crossed the finish line. ASG member, Hope Wright, had a stash of UFO's and a plan and now she's sharing her tips and hints on how an online challenge in 2011 inspired her to finish an unprecedented 926 projects!
Click here to find out how she did this!
We all have a stash of projects in drawers, on shelves and in containers that have been started but never quite crossed the finish line. ASG member, Hope Wright, had a stash of UFO's and a plan and now she's sharing her tips and hints on how an online challenge in 2011 inspired her to finish an unprecedented 926 projects!
Click here to find out how she did this!
