Our December meeting will be our annual Christmas party!
Christmas party will be Dec 11th at 6:30 pm at the home of Virginia Goodwin-Gray
Address details and carpool details are included in my latest email!
FOOD
Chris- salad
Sarah- veg side
Judy- dessert
Glynda-carrot souffle
Amy- dessert
Debbie- veg
DiAnne- ham, appetizer
Jane - Side
Luane - Side
We will have a Dirty Santa gift exchange. For all that would like to participate, please bring a sewing related gift item ($25 value).
See you all tonight!!
Happy Holidays!!
December 11, 2012
November 9, 2012
November 2012
Our November meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 13th at 7:00pm. We will meet for dinner at 5:30pm at Holiday Ham for anyone who wants to join!
Program
For our program this month, we will be making this darling mitten ornament from the Sep/Oct 2004 issue of Creative Needle! Please bring a scissor and a smocking needle. All other materials will be provided.
Wee Care
Please bring in any finished gowns and be prepared to take some new ones! We are replenishing the stock for future orders!
Christmas Party
The Christmas party will be December 11th! Please look for the food signup this week at the meeting.
Dues
Chapter dues are due to Kellie this November. The cost is $15, make check payable to Memphis Area Smocking Guild.
Also, Saga dues are due. You can renew your membership and pay your dues here:
http://www.smocking.org/Login.php?e=1
Show and Share
Check out Amy's precious grandaughter, Rivers, in a dress Amy had made for Rivers' mother!
Also, Amy sent in this beautiful Emily from Classis Smocking Book, smocked with Reagan. Beautiful!
Thanks Amy for the pictures! Please keep sending them in!
Sunshine
Chris welcomed a new grandson in October! JohnWalden Weibel, born October 22nd at 4:37pm, 7.7lbs. Everyone is fine! Congratulations Chris!!
See you all on Tuesday night!
Program
For our program this month, we will be making this darling mitten ornament from the Sep/Oct 2004 issue of Creative Needle! Please bring a scissor and a smocking needle. All other materials will be provided.
Wee Care
Please bring in any finished gowns and be prepared to take some new ones! We are replenishing the stock for future orders!
Christmas Party
The Christmas party will be December 11th! Please look for the food signup this week at the meeting.
Dues
Chapter dues are due to Kellie this November. The cost is $15, make check payable to Memphis Area Smocking Guild.
Also, Saga dues are due. You can renew your membership and pay your dues here:
http://www.smocking.org/Login.php?e=1
Show and Share
Check out Amy's precious grandaughter, Rivers, in a dress Amy had made for Rivers' mother!
Also, Amy sent in this beautiful Emily from Classis Smocking Book, smocked with Reagan. Beautiful!
Thanks Amy for the pictures! Please keep sending them in!
Sunshine
Chris welcomed a new grandson in October! JohnWalden Weibel, born October 22nd at 4:37pm, 7.7lbs. Everyone is fine! Congratulations Chris!!
See you all on Tuesday night!
October 4, 2012
October 2012
Our October meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 9th at 7:00pm. We will meet for dinner at 5:30pm at Holiday Ham for anyone who would like to join!
Program
For our program this month, we will have a mini market! Please bring anything you would like to sell, such as, fabric, patterns, notions, etc! It's a good opportunity to clear some space and earn some cash for all of your Holiday projects!
We will also have a show and share of any Christmas items you have made! Please bring anything current or from years passed!
Wee Care
Please bring your finished Wee Care gowns to the meeting and be prepared to take some new ones! We need to build up our stock for future orders.
Convention
Thanks to everyone who helped to create our beautiful convention basket! Debbie will fill us all in when she returns from convention! Here is a picture of the completed basket:
Library
We have purchased two copies of A to Z of Heirloom Sewing for our library. One of the copies will be available for purchase for $32.93. Names will be drawn if more than one person is interested in purchasing this copy.
Elections
We will be holding elections for the 2013 year.
Debbie Clark- president
Laura Hall- vicepresident
Judy Potter- secretary
Susan Batson- treasurer
Look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday night!!
Program
For our program this month, we will have a mini market! Please bring anything you would like to sell, such as, fabric, patterns, notions, etc! It's a good opportunity to clear some space and earn some cash for all of your Holiday projects!
We will also have a show and share of any Christmas items you have made! Please bring anything current or from years passed!
Wee Care
Please bring your finished Wee Care gowns to the meeting and be prepared to take some new ones! We need to build up our stock for future orders.
Convention
Thanks to everyone who helped to create our beautiful convention basket! Debbie will fill us all in when she returns from convention! Here is a picture of the completed basket:
Library
We have purchased two copies of A to Z of Heirloom Sewing for our library. One of the copies will be available for purchase for $32.93. Names will be drawn if more than one person is interested in purchasing this copy.
Elections
We will be holding elections for the 2013 year.
Debbie Clark- president
Laura Hall- vicepresident
Judy Potter- secretary
Susan Batson- treasurer
Look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday night!!
September 6, 2012
September 2012
Our September meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 11th at 7pm. We will meet for dinner at 5:30pm at Holiday Ham for anyone who would like to join!
Program
For this month's program, we are lucky to have Virginia Goodwin-Gray show us how to put a smocked insert into pockets, t-shirts and other places!
Wee Care
Please bring in all finished gowns and finish up those that you have laying around! We need to build up our inventory of finished gowns.
Convention
If you signed up to complete an item for our convention basket, please bring it in finished on Tuesday. Convention is next month and Debbie will need to get our basket ready!
Education
Our August class with Lezette was a success!! An update and pictures will follow soon! Look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday night!
Program
For this month's program, we are lucky to have Virginia Goodwin-Gray show us how to put a smocked insert into pockets, t-shirts and other places!
Wee Care
Please bring in all finished gowns and finish up those that you have laying around! We need to build up our inventory of finished gowns.
Convention
If you signed up to complete an item for our convention basket, please bring it in finished on Tuesday. Convention is next month and Debbie will need to get our basket ready!
Education
Our August class with Lezette was a success!! An update and pictures will follow soon! Look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday night!
August 9, 2012
August 2012
Our August meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 14th at 7:00pm.
Program
Our program this month will consist of all of the new things for fall from The Lace Cottage!
Convention
Please bring your completed items for convention!
Education
Join us on August 24th and 25th for a 2 Day course with Lezette! We will be making a Beach Portrait Dress. The course fee is $125 and we will furnish our own kits. Registration will be open until August 20th. Lunch will not be provided.
Supply List:
Program
Our program this month will consist of all of the new things for fall from The Lace Cottage!
Convention
Please bring your completed items for convention!
Education
Join us on August 24th and 25th for a 2 Day course with Lezette! We will be making a Beach Portrait Dress. The course fee is $125 and we will furnish our own kits. Registration will be open until August 20th. Lunch will not be provided.
Supply List:
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Fabric (a) and yardage
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2
3/8yards Martha’s swiss
batiste 45” wide $12.00 yd
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Fabric (b) and yardage(lining)
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1 ½ yard Victorian or Martha’s fav
batiste
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Fabric (c) and yardage
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Insertion Lace (width & yardage)
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8 ½
yards L-2/15028
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Edging lace (width & yardage)
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4 ½
yards L-2/15022
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Entredeaux
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9 ½ yards
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Beading (width & yardage)
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Pattern
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Teacher will bring
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Interfacing
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Stabilizer (kind & amount)
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wet and
gone tacky –
64” of at least 12” wide for embroidery or students can do tucks, people
doing lawn
will do tucks. No stabilizer for tucks
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Sewing Thread(s)
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Decorative Threads
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Ribbon (type & yardage)
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Floss
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Silk ribbon
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Hand sewing needles
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Sewing machine needles
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Sewing machine feet
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¼” . edge joining or lace
joining, buttohhole, embroidery foot for embroidery, overcast,manual
buttonhole
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Buttons
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7 diamond shaped pearl buttons
from beautiful buttons
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Misc.
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Room requirements
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Board with markers, tracing
paper
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Student supplies
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White 50 and 60 weight Mettler
sewing thread, Size 75 machine sewing needles, needle to sew on buttons,
washout marking pen pencils, ruler at least 3” x 24” or longer, tracing paper
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July 6, 2012
July 2012
Our July Meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 10th at 7:00pm. This months meeting will be a Salad Supper! Here is the current list:
Salads - Judy P, Dianne M, Glynda, Chris, Kittie, Laura
Bread-Kellie, Susan Dessert- Jane, Kittie, Amy
Drinks- Amy, Regina Plates, napkins, silverware,
cups-DiAnne
Program
For this month's program, we will have a Wee Care Sit n' Sew and talk about the construction of Wee Care gowns.
Education
August 24th and 25th Lezzette will be here to teach a 2-Day class on a beach dress using the Louise pattern. We will have a signup sheet and supply list available at our next meeting.
Convention
If you have finished your project for the convention basket, please bring it!
We look forward to seeing everyone at our salad supper on Tuesday!!
Salads - Judy P, Dianne M, Glynda, Chris, Kittie, Laura
Bread-Kellie, Susan Dessert- Jane, Kittie, Amy
Drinks- Amy, Regina Plates, napkins, silverware,
cups-DiAnne
Program
For this month's program, we will have a Wee Care Sit n' Sew and talk about the construction of Wee Care gowns.
Education
August 24th and 25th Lezzette will be here to teach a 2-Day class on a beach dress using the Louise pattern. We will have a signup sheet and supply list available at our next meeting.
Convention
If you have finished your project for the convention basket, please bring it!
We look forward to seeing everyone at our salad supper on Tuesday!!
June 6, 2012
June 2012
Our June meeting will be held Tuesday, June 12 at 7pm. We will meet for dinner at 5:30pm at Holiday Ham in Germantown for anyone who would like to join!
Please bring any show and share that you have to our next meeting! But, in the meantime, check out this sweet dress Dianne made for her great niece Maisye's first birthday!
And, here is Laura's daughter Emily in her completed basic yoke!
See you all on Tuesday! Our July meeting will be a Salad Supper and Sit 'n Sew!!
Program
For our program this month, Chris will be demonstrating how to do Surface Embroidery (embroidery on smocking). This will mainly be a demonstration but if you would like to practice some of the stitches, then please bring: milliners or straw needles, floss, embroidery scissors, and a small pleated sampler.Wee Care
Please bring in your completed gowns and be prepared to sign out some more! We have a few orders to fill and would also love to start a stockpile of gowns for when we are hit with last minute orders!Please bring any show and share that you have to our next meeting! But, in the meantime, check out this sweet dress Dianne made for her great niece Maisye's first birthday!
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| Sweet Maisye's Dress |
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| Lee Pattern and "Count Your Blessings" plate. |
May 4, 2012
May 2012
Our next meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Tuesday , May 8. We will meet for dinner at 5:30 p.m. at the Holiday Ham in Germantown.
Program
We will be learning how to pinstitch! You will need to bring basic hand sewing supplies.
If you have your Basic Yoke Dress, please bring it to the meeting for Show & Share. If you no longer have your dress, please bring a picture.
And speaking of pictures, here is a picture of DiAnne's granddaughter Hazel in her beautiful dress. Isn't she just the cutest thing!
Program
We will be learning how to pinstitch! You will need to bring basic hand sewing supplies.
If you have your Basic Yoke Dress, please bring it to the meeting for Show & Share. If you no longer have your dress, please bring a picture.
And speaking of pictures, here is a picture of DiAnne's granddaughter Hazel in her beautiful dress. Isn't she just the cutest thing!
If you are looking for smocking designs for a Wee-Care gown, look at the
Newsletter for the Cactus Cablers. They have lots of designs at cactuscablers.org.
April 3, 2012
April 2012
The next meeting of the Memphis Area Smocking Guild will be at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10. We will meet for dinner at 5:30 p.m. at the Holiday Ham in Germantown.
Program
We will continue on our Basic Yoke Dress with a lesson on hemming. Jane will also show us how to make a scalloped hem. No supplies are needed. Please bring your completed or nearly completed dress to the meeting. We all want to see your beautiful creations.
Here are pictures of Jane's beautifully created Basic Yoke Dress. She also made the wonderful little boy outfits to match the dress. The Dress is Lee by Children's Corner with the Bessie sleeve. The larger boys suit is a Jeffrey by Children's Corner and the baby romper is by Kathy Crisp. The dress is smocked with Brooks by Ellen McCarn and both of the boy's outfits have designs from the Chella Thornton book.
Program
We will continue on our Basic Yoke Dress with a lesson on hemming. Jane will also show us how to make a scalloped hem. No supplies are needed. Please bring your completed or nearly completed dress to the meeting. We all want to see your beautiful creations.
Here are pictures of Jane's beautifully created Basic Yoke Dress. She also made the wonderful little boy outfits to match the dress. The Dress is Lee by Children's Corner with the Bessie sleeve. The larger boys suit is a Jeffrey by Children's Corner and the baby romper is by Kathy Crisp. The dress is smocked with Brooks by Ellen McCarn and both of the boy's outfits have designs from the Chella Thornton book.
We had a great time at the Jeannie Baumeister workshop. We made a slip and a daygown, and had fun shopping for treasures that Jeannie brought with her. Here are pictures of our fun weekend.
March 4, 2012
March 2012
Our next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13. We will meet casually for dinner at the Holiday Ham in Germantown at 5:30 p.m.
The program will be taught by Rose of the Lace Cottage. She will be teaching on collars for our Basic yoke dresses. She will teach an easy way to make a ruffled collar. If time permits, Jane will teach the scalloped hem. No supplies are needed.
Those of you who have wee care gowns out, please finish them and bring them to the meeting.
Jeannie Baumeister class supply list
We have a few members that still need to renew their SAGA membership. It is important for you to do this now so that we will remain in compliance with the SAGA guidelines for affiliate chapters.
As we are all preparing for Easter, take a look at Easter preparations of the past!
Those of you who have wee care gowns out, please finish them and bring them to the meeting.
Jeannie Baumeister class supply list
Fabric marking pen or pencil
fine white 100@ cotton sewing thread (cotona #80 for stitching lace and DMC #50)
cutting out and fine embroidery scissors
fine white 100@ cotton sewing thread (cotona #80 for stitching lace and DMC #50)
cutting out and fine embroidery scissors
fine pins
18" see thru ruler and Lace Shaping Board (can be small)
Size #10 or #11 Sharps needles, #9 milliner (straw) needles.
Optional but helpful: Magnification and a light plus cord
Size #10 or #11 Sharps needles, #9 milliner (straw) needles.
Optional but helpful: Magnification and a light plus cord
We have a few members that still need to renew their SAGA membership. It is important for you to do this now so that we will remain in compliance with the SAGA guidelines for affiliate chapters.
As we are all preparing for Easter, take a look at Easter preparations of the past!
February 9, 2012
February 2012
February is National Smocking Month!
Please join us at our next meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14. We will meet casually for dinner at 5:30 p.m. at Holiday Ham in Germantown.
The program for Tuesday night will be a continuation of working on our basic yoke dress. We need to begin moving towards completion. We are going to discuss piping and the placement of it on your dress as well as buttonholes. You will need to have either made your piping or purchased your piping if you are uncertain how to make it. A variety of pipings are available at Lace Cottage as well as mini-cording to make it. Please bring your dresses with you as well. Next month Rose from Lace Cottage will be showing us how to make a perfect collar!
If you have not already paid your dues, both local and National, please note they are now due. Remember that National dues must be paid online at the SAGA website.
Please continue working on your Wee-Care gowns and remember to return them at the meeting.
Please join us at our next meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14. We will meet casually for dinner at 5:30 p.m. at Holiday Ham in Germantown.
The program for Tuesday night will be a continuation of working on our basic yoke dress. We need to begin moving towards completion. We are going to discuss piping and the placement of it on your dress as well as buttonholes. You will need to have either made your piping or purchased your piping if you are uncertain how to make it. A variety of pipings are available at Lace Cottage as well as mini-cording to make it. Please bring your dresses with you as well. Next month Rose from Lace Cottage will be showing us how to make a perfect collar!
If you have not already paid your dues, both local and National, please note they are now due. Remember that National dues must be paid online at the SAGA website.
Please continue working on your Wee-Care gowns and remember to return them at the meeting.
We are so excited to be hosting Jeannie Baumeister of the Old Fashioned Baby March 30-31! There is still time to register so please contact Laura Hill at mrslaurahill@gmail.com for more details or just bring your checkbook to the next meeting. The deadline for registration is March 1, so don't delay! We look forward to seeing you there!
January 25, 2012
Jeannie Baumeister Workshop March 30-31, 2012
Wonderful Petticoat Ideas for Babies and Toddlers
One Day Course (Friday, March 30)
In this class, Jeannie will guide you through the steps needed to draft your own A-Line or Yoke slip using your dress pattern. You will learn which slip style best suits your garment and lots of wonderful ways to embellish your petticoat. Different hem, neck and armhole finishes will be explored as you work on a petticoat in class. You will learn about hems with ruffles, lace and tucks, including a growth tuck! The yoke finishes include bias facing, lace, buillon picot and shell hem. Featherstitching is the classic embroidery stitch used on petticoats and several designs suited for them will be included in this class. You will leave class with sample stitches, a handout full of ideas and a slip that is well on the way to being complete!
Kit Fee: $23
Kit Upgrade Fee: $12 (Sizes 1, 2 and 3)
Course Fee: $54
Total for baby sizes: $77
Total for upgrade sizes: $89
Kit includes: 100% cotton batiste fairy fabric, needles, floss, entredeux, paper, pencil, slip pattern and complete illustrated instructions
Baby’s First Daygown - Brand New Pattern!!
One Day Course - Saturday, March 31
Spend the day with Jeannie hand stitching a beautiful day gown from her brand new pattern, Baby’s First Daygown!! Many techniques will be taught in this class, including: Applying lace to fabric, stitching entredeux to fabric (the old fashioned method), evenly gathering lace and stitching to entredeux at neck edge, and an old fashioned hem using the running stitch. The featherstitch and buillon rosebud will be used to complement the gown as well! Gown completed at home by machine.
Kit Fee: $27
Pattern Cost: $12.50
Course Fee: $54.00
Total: $93.50
Kit Includes 100% cotton lawn, lace edging, entredeux, embroidery floss and antique buttons. Pattern not included.
*Course Fee paid to the guild, kit fee checks made out to Jeanne Baumeister.
January 6, 2012
January 2012
Happy New Year!
Our first meeting of the year will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10. We will meet for dinner at 5:30 p.m. at Holiday Ham in Germantown.
At this time, the program is undecided. We will either have a lecture/demo on plackets, or we will cut out our yoke dresses.
Our first meeting of the year will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10. We will meet for dinner at 5:30 p.m. at Holiday Ham in Germantown.
At this time, the program is undecided. We will either have a lecture/demo on plackets, or we will cut out our yoke dresses.
There are no supplies needed for the placket lesson. For cutting out you will need your Basic yoke Dress pattern, all of your fabric - including fabric for your collars, trim, and sleeves, if they are different form your main fabric - your smocked skirts, pins, rulers, tape measure and fabric cutting shears.
It is time to pay dues. Please go to the SAGA website to pay your National dues online. Local dues will be collected at the meeting. Please bring a check.
Jeannie Baumeister will be in Memphis on March 30-31. No information about her classes is available at this time. If this information is available by the time of the meeting on Tuesday, we will be taking checks for registration. Bring your checkbooks, just in case!
It is time to pay dues. Please go to the SAGA website to pay your National dues online. Local dues will be collected at the meeting. Please bring a check.
Jeannie Baumeister will be in Memphis on March 30-31. No information about her classes is available at this time. If this information is available by the time of the meeting on Tuesday, we will be taking checks for registration. Bring your checkbooks, just in case!
We had a wonderful Christmas party at Kittie's house. Thank you Kittie!
This is a picture of Emily, daughter of Laura, wearing her Christmas dress. The beautiful dress is Jodi by Children's Corner. Beautiful baby and talented mommy!
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