Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, May 10th at 7:00
pm. All
are welcome! Please join us! Bring a friend! We will meet at Holiday Ham for dinner at 5:30. Our program will be given by Sarah Schwab. She has a fun night
in store for us!
VaP (Vivian and
Phyllis) Vibes
Just thinking about all of the events we have had over the past month and will continue into May - what a busy time of year! First Communions, Easter, graduations and the end of the school year! Time for summer clothing! Lace Cottage has been busy with scalloped shorts classes and some summer bubbles! We are planning our kids sewing camp for the summer. In fact.... Vivian has even mentioned the 'C' word!! Christmas in July? We will be working on it.
In the meantime...I am looking into a couple of places we might want to take either a day trip or an overnight sewing trip. I hope to have some options at the meeting next week. Bring your calendars and hopefully we can pick a Saturday. See you Tuesday.
Phyllis
Program:
Our program will be given by Sarah
Schwab. The program will be A Little Onesie Gift. Make a
quick and inexpensive newborn gift using a knit onesie. The onesie will
be provided.
Please bring:
embroidery needle,
your choice of color of DMC floss,
scissors,
magnifier if needed and
anything else you regularly use for sewing
We will NOT be adding a skirt during the
meeting, but she will be talking us through the steps. So we might want
to coordinate our floss colors with our fabric. We will need about 32x18
inches for the skirt.
Save
the Date! Germantown Library How-To
Festival – Saturday, May 21st – 1:00 – 4:00 pm
We have a unique opportunity this month to show
others what we smockers do – for our family, friends, and hospitals! We have
been invited to be an exhibitor at the annual Germantown Library How-To Festival
on Saturday, May 21 from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Germantown Library is at Exeter and
Farmington. We have space for 2 long tables for display and demonstration. Our
reserved location is just to the right of the double door entry along the front
hall. (No outside weather to worry our hands!) We need to sign up at our
meeting for a period of time to “sit and smock” and to answer questions of
interested onlookers. (We will be added to the update of this flyer.) What a wonderful opportunity to share our art
with the local community!
Wee
Care Gowns Workday– 4th Tuesday of Each Month from January – October
Mark your calendar! Our next Wee Care Workday (9:30 – 2:00)
will be May 24, 2016 at Lord of
Life Lutheran Church (Poplar Pike). Please make plans to 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. Many kudos to those
working at the April workday – Meryl Rosen, Regina Sanford, Jane Gross, Glynda Whitlow, DiAnne Drennan,
and Susan Batson.
Show and Share:
Drop Yolk Pattern for Doll Dress - From Vickie Thompson program
Drop Yolk Pattern for Doll Dress - From Vickie Thompson program
Birthdays
May 14 – Laura Hill
May 29 – Debbie Clark
Media Reminders:
Memphis Area Smocking
Guild Group - Facebook. Be sure
to Join and follow the latest news
from our members and other interested smockers and sewers!
(901) 308-1964
Sew Classic For
Children – Facebook - Sew Classic for Children is a group for all
levels of sewing children's clothing. We love classic, tailored and heirloom designs. Share your Children's
Corner Pattern creations along with your comments. In addition we are delighted
to answer questions.
Classic Sewing
Magazine Group - Facebook…..Classic
Sewing has 132 pages of glorious sewing ideas, patterns, tips, techniques and
will include at least two full size patterns in each quarterly issue. The
magazine will feature heirloom and everyday sewing projects to delight the most
discriminating sewist. Patterns will come in a separate envelope along with the
magazine. No more tearing out pattern sections……all of the patterns will be
easy to read and store! Unlike anything you have seen before, Classic Sewing
will feature designs from top designers in the industry. There is something
fabulous for everyone in the magazine.
Subscriptions now available.
See you Tuesday!
Susan
