December, 2014

This Month’s Meeting – Party Time!

Our December meeting will be Tuesday, December 9 at 6:30 pm. (Note the earlier time.) We will meet at Sarah Schwab’s home at 2670 Brook Bridge Cove, Germantown 901-757-4361 or 901-490-3386.

Christmas Party Sign-up

Appetizer: Kristen, Jane

Salad:  Kittie (grape salad)

Vegetable: Amy, Regina

Ham: DiAnne (MASG)

Bread: Meryl

Dessert: Meryl (chocolate), Judy (coconut cake), DiAnne

Plates: Sarah

Drinks: Vivian

Wee Care Gowns
Please bring in any finished Wee Care gowns and be prepared to take home some new ones! Our next Wee Care workday at Lord of Life Lutheran Church (Poplar Pike) will be Tuesday, January 27 from 9:30 – 2:00.

If you can come for all or part of the day, it would be a great help. We need folks to bring sewing machines to sew the outfits that have been pinned.

Items of Interest

Organizing Your Handmade Holiday Gift List

http://www.marthapullen.com/editors-blog/organizing-your-handmade-holiday-gift-list

Children’s Corner Patterns Recently Retired – See attached PDF

Show and Share

This is the Avery Marie dress by Bonnie Blue that we made at the Stitchers' playhouse class. Ryvers worn it to Pre-K the first day. It is her favorite dress. The sizing on it is perfect.

Amy

National Dues

Please remember to pay your National Dues by going to the Smocking Arts Guild of America website http://www.smocking.org/

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Susan

November, 2014

Our November meeting will be Tuesday, November 11 at 7:00 pm. We will meet at Panera's for dinner at 5:30. All are welcome! Please join us!

Program and Refreshments
Our program and refreshments will be given by Jane Soffos and Regina Sanford.

December Christmas Party Sign-up

We will be signing up for food to bring to the December meeting - our Christmas party.

Kit's Korner

Dear Fellow Members,

Whew, Halloween is now behind us and we can begin that arduous task of quietly sneaking that leftover candy into our daily diet!! Love those miniature butterfingers!!!

This is also the time we start thinking about the "Real" holidays with family and friends, projects to be done, and decorations to put up. It starts to get really hectic now for most of us. I can't help but reflect over the years of past smocking guild members that have come and gone, some because they have moved, some because their interest have changed. There were times our group was so big it was hard to find a place large enough to hold us all, and times we are so small, a few tables will do. Even tho it seems that is where we are now, we are no less important! Friendships forged through our group are important in ways we will never know, support in sewing and projects are valuable in those who have done these before us, and just knowing we can depend on our friends as sure as we can depend on that leftover Halloween candy.

In what may seem like an effort sometimes to get to a monthly meeting on that second Tuesday, just remember, someone else has put a lot of effort into their program and snacks for the evening. Your friendship may be the very one someone else is depending on to ask just a simple question or just someone to sit at your table. 

So as the holidays start in full force, remember our little group represents friendships through sewing, smocking, health, good times, not so good times. I know this for a fact as you ALL have been there for me when I needed it!!!

Thank you ALL for your continued support!!!

kit

Wee Care Gowns
Please bring in any finished Wee Care gowns and be prepared to take home some new ones! Our next Wee Care workday at Lord of Life Lutheran Church (Poplar Pike) will be Tuesday, January 27 from 9:30 – 2:00. (No workdays are held during November or December.)

If you can come for all or part of the day, it would be a great help. We need folks to bring sewing machines to sew the outfits that have been pinned. Kudos to those who helped at October’s workday: Amy Johnson, Regina Sanford, Connie Scott, Glynda Whitlow, Jane Gross, Jane Soffos, Sandra Peterson, Meryl Rosen, Susan Batson



Did You Know…….

History of Read Pleaters (link  from SAGA website/Facebook)

http://www.readpleaters.com/html/company_history.html

Show and Share:

Amy:  Parker shorts with appliquéd shirts I made this summer. I had to shorten the shorts.

Amy:  Cute idea for a Christmas dress I found on line. Lucy jumper.

Regina:  Christmas pillowcase

Happy Birthday!

Nov 23 – Susan

       26 – Amy

See you all on Tuesday night!

Susan

October, 2014

Our October meeting will be Tuesday, October 14 at Germantown UMC at 7:00 pm. We will meet at Panera for dinner at 5:30, All are welcome! Please join us!

Program

Our program on mug rugs will be given by Cat Nass.

Wee Care Gowns

Please bring in any finished Wee Care gowns and be prepared to take home some new ones! Our next Wee Care workday at Lord of Life Lutheran Church (Poplar Pike) will be Tuesday, October 28 from 9:30 – 2:00. If you can come for all or part of the day, it would be a great help. We need folks to bring sewing machines to sew the many outfits that have been pinned.

After October, we will not meet again until January, 2015.

Refreshments/Door Prize
Refreshments will be provided by Kittie. Kittie also won the door prize at our September meeting.

Show and Share - What Have you Smocked, Sewn, or Seen?

It’s Football Season……………….

Amy smocked this Broncos outfit for her granddaughter, Ryvers.

Susan sewed these Auburn outfits her grandkids for the homecoming game. Jumpers are Bridget pattern and shorts are Parker’s Pants pattern.

Happy Birthday!

Aug     23 Jane

           26 Kittie

Sept     4 Virginia

Oct      28 DiAnne D

See you all on Tuesday night!

Happy Smocking and Sewing!

Susan

June 2014

Our June meeting will be Tuesday, June 10 at 7:00pm. We will meet at Panera for dinner at 5:30, all are welcome! Please join us!

Program
Our June program will be given by Virginia Goodwin-Gray on lace.

Wee Care
Please bring in any finished wee care gowns and be prepared to take home some new ones!

Refreshments
Refreshments will be provided by Virginia Goodwin-Gray

Birthdays
Kellie - June 17th
Regina - June 26th
Barbara - June 28th

Happy Birthday Ladies!!

Show and Share
Check out this precious picture of Debbie's Lydia and George at her daughter's wedding. Lydia is wearing Judith Dodson's Tea Dress that Debbie made for her. Darling!

See you all on Tuesday night!

May 2014

Our May meeting will be Tuesday, May 13 at 7:00pm. We will meet at Panera for dinner at 5:30pm, all are welcome! Please join us!

Program
The May program will be given by Cat Nash.

Wee Care
Please bring in your finished wee care gowns and be prepared to take out some new ones! We are always filling orders and creating a stockpile.

Refreshments
This month's refreshments will be brought by Cat Nash.

Birthdays
May's birthdays are Laura - May 14th and Debbie - May 27th Happy Birthday Ladies! :)

Show and Share
Here is a darling picture of DiAnne's Clara in her Easter Dress

Here is Dianne's Hazel in her beautiful beach dress

And, here are Emily and Hannah in their Easter outfits

See you Tuesday!

April 2014

Our April meeting will be Tuesday, April 8th at 7:00pm. We will meet at Holiday Ham at 5:30 for dinner. All are welcome, please join us!

Program
Our program this month will be on using Pinterest by Sarah Schwab!

Wee Care
Please bring in any finished Wee Care gowns and be prepared to take home some new ones! We are always filling orders and building our stockpile!

Show and Share
This beautiful dress is from Australian Smocking issue 99, "Summer Breeze", made by DiAnne for her granddaughter Hazel!

Refreshments
April's refreshments will be provided by Sarah.

Birthdays
Our April Birthdays are:
Meryl Rosen - April 5
Judy Potter - 4/9
Leslie Bennett - 4/22

Happy Birthday!!

See you all on Tuesday night!

March 2014

Our March meeting will be Tuesday, March 17th at 7:00pm. We will meet at Holiday Ham for dinner at 5:30pm, all are welcome! Please join us!

Program
Our program for March will be "Heirloom Sewing by Serger" taught by Marty! She will use Martha Pullen and Kathy McMakin's Instructional DVD as a guide. Members should bring their sergers with colorful thread. Anyone who is intimidated by their serger will be more comfortable with it after this program! Marty will provide fabric swatches.

Refreshments
Glynda will be providing refreshments for our March meeting.

Wee Care
Please bring in any finished gowns and be prepared to take home some new ones!

Show and Share
Here is a picture of a darling top and skirt (using Amy's tiered skirt) from Judy Potter!

Also, here is a picture of DiAnne's completed smocked pincushion!

Thanks for sharing!

See you all on Tuesday night!

February 2014

Our February meeting will be Tuesday, February 11th at 7:00pm. We will meet at Holiday Ham at 5:30 for dinner. All are welcome! Please join us!

Program
Our February program will be held by Glynda. She will be bringing the books donated by Virginia Blanton and we will be cataloging them.

Wee Care
Please bring in all of your finished wee care gowns and be prepared to take home some more! As usual, we are always filling orders and building our stockpile!

Show and Share
Please send me pictures of your projects to post to the blog!

Both national and local dues are due! You can pay your national dues on line and pay your local dues at our next meeting! 

See you Tuesday!