July, 2018

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, July 10 at 6:30 pm. (note earlier time). It will be our annual potluck dinner.  Even if you haven’t signed up for a dish, please bring your favorite salad, veggie or dessert and join us!  All are welcome! Bring a friend!

Please bring any Wee Care gowns – finished or unfinished – to our meeting, or drop them off at Lace Cottage. Thanks!

Thoughts from Phyllis

Wow!  July already?  It certainly feels like it outside!   I hope everyone has a Happy and safe 4^th of July! 

This holiday always reminds me of homemade ice cream.  My mother used to make it every 4^th.  Of course she would make the kind that has to be cooked first and then put into the ice cream maker.  We would all take turns cranking the machine. (Funny how we thought that was fun!)  We would make peach ice cream with fresh peaches and then we would make Orange Crush ice cream for the all the kids.  Delicious!  I do not even own a machine now – but I think I will get one for the 4^th of July dinner at my house!  I do not think I will make the kind that you cook but any recipes are welcome. 

Remember to bring your food items on Tuesday!  

See you then!

Phyllis Knose

Wee Care Gowns Workday– 4^th Tuesday of Each Month from January – October.

Mark your calendar for our next Wee Care Workday will be the 4^th Tuesday in July 24, 2018 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 really need folks to bring sewing machines to sew the outfits that have been cut and pinned.

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Kit Hadskey:  Lucy dress with cuffed bloomers for July 4th for Gwen!!

Teresa Baker:  Pattern 120 by Michie for July 4!

Alexis Cremerius:

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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!

Lace Cottage – Join and Share on Facebook! Classes are available at a variety of days/times!

2024 Exeter Suite 1

Germantown, Tennessee

(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!

June, 2016

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, June 12 at 7:00 pm.,  All are welcome! Please join us! Bring a friend! We will meet at (Holiday Ham) for dinner at 5:30.

Please bring any Wee Care gowns – finished or unfinished – to our meeting, or drop them off at Lace Cottage. Thanks!

Thoughts from Phyllis

Almost summer! 

Now that we are finally here – I think “where has the year gone already?!”  It’s already time for cookouts, vacations, pool days and just slowing down a bit.  I am busy making summer shorts and bubbles for the boys this summer.  I love seersucker! 

Kids Sewing Camp started this week at Lace Cottage.  There are several camps running all month.  I hope the girls begin a great journey for the love of sewing!  Any other ideas for camps are always welcome. 

I am headed to the beach with girlfriends from grade school and high school – just a quick trip but I will not be at the meeting Tuesday.  I am still working on the pillowcase – and always taking a few Wee Care gowns with me. 

Have a good week!

Phyllis Knose

Wee Care Gowns Workday– 4^th Tuesday of Each Month from January – October.

Mark your calendar for our next Wee Care Workday will be the 4^th Tuesday in June 26, 2018 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 really need folks to bring sewing machines to sew the outfits that have been cut and pinned.

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Regina – bubble as sample for Lace Cottage. Pattern is Sophie by Maja’s Heirlooms.

Many thanks to Glynda, Teresa, Laura Beth, DiAnne and Susan for representing MASG at the Germantown Community Library DIY Festival on May 19^th. 

Regina accepting a donation for Wee Care!

Vivian with SAGA representative who was distributing National pamphlets

Birthdays

June 8  – Sylvia Creedon

June 23 – Regina Sanford

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!

Lace Cottage – Join and Share on Facebook! Classes are available at a variety of days/times!

2024 Exeter Suite 1

Germantown, Tennessee

(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!

May, 2018

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, May 8 at 7:00 pm.,  All are welcome! Please join us! Bring a friend! We will meet at (Holiday Ham) for dinner at 5:30.

Please bring any Wee Care gowns – finished or unfinished – to our meeting, or drop them off at Lace Cottage. Thanks!

Thoughts from Phyllis

Happy May everyone!  I know they say April showers bring May flowers, but this rain has been ridiculous! We are going to have some beautiful flowers coming soon hopefully. 

With school winding down this month, there will be graduations and then summer fun clothes to sew!  We are having our Kids’ Camp at Lace Cottage again this year – so if anyone has grandchildren who might want to sew – this is a fun camp!  We are making pajama bottoms, pillowcases and an outfit for a doll. 

Don’t forget to bring your pillowcases this month. We will continue working on them. 

Also – please bring any Wee Care gowns you have finished. 

We are also having our booth again this year at the Germantown Library.  Be thinking of items you would like displayed.  I think Susan has been working on getting us a good table for our display.   (Thanks Susan!)

See you Tuesday.

Phyllis Knose

Wee Care Gowns Workday– 4^th Tuesday of Each Month from January – October.

 Mark your calendar for our next Wee Care Workday will be the 4^th Tuesday in May, May 22, 2018 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 really need folks to bring sewing machines to sew the outfits that have been cut and pinned.

Mark your calendar: Saturday, May 21 – Germantown Community Library, 1:00 – 4:00

Check out the website! www.howtofestival.com

Planning has begun for the 2018 How-To Festival. As an alumni presenter, we have been extended a special early invitation for the 2018 event. Just like last year, we’ll be helping people to learn new skills in a friendly, free, hands-on environment.

The community will be invited to the library to rotate between tables and decide what they would like to learn. To enhance the learner's experience, we are encouraged to make our presentation as hands-on as possible.

We need MASG teams from 12:30 – 2:30 (includes setup) and 2:30 – 4:30 (includes takedown)

Please sign up for a time at our May meetings.  We can be as creative as we want to be.  The more pleaters and more projects the better! Also any smo9cking books or magazines will create interest!

Birthdays

May 29 – Debbie Clark

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Teresa Baker

There is an Instagram page for us... check out Memphisareasmockingguild on Instagram. Any pictures are welcomed. Seriously, don’t be shy or reserved. We WANT people to see everything we are doing.
Anyone who wants to can bring things to our meeting and I can take photos to be posted. The more info you have (patterns, fabric, class techniques, etc), the more I can post. I do not post faces of children unless you say it’s ok or unless they belong to me.

Virginia Goodwyn-Gray

Came up with a couple of wee care gown designs this month that I like. I am finding that smocking my top row as a wave stitch makes it easy to attach the neckband smoothly.

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!

Lace Cottage – Join and Share on Facebook! Classes are available at a variety of days/times!

2024 Exeter Suite 1

Germantown, Tennessee

(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!

April, 2018

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, April 10 at 7:00 pm.,  All are welcome! Please join us! Bring a friend! We will meet at (Holiday Ham) for dinner at 5:30.

Please bring any Wee Care gowns – finished or unfinished – to our meeting, or drop them off at Lace Cottage. Thanks!

Thoughts from Phyllis

Brar!!  I am ready for spring weather!  We need some warm, dry weather!  I everyone had a great Easter and you were able to enjoy the day! We went to my sister’s house and had an egg hunt and brunch.  We had dinner at my house with of course, another egg hunt!  Fun day- but I was tired afterwards. 

I hope everyone is ready for our “pillowcase project”.  I have been wanting this finished project for the last couple of years - I am ready!  Make sure you have your finished edges done for Tuesday night’s meeting.  We will pleat the strips for smocking at the meeting – so if we could have a couple of pleaters at the meeting that would make the work go much quicker.  Vivian will also have the pearl cotton thread for the smocking at the meeting. 

I hope everyone will be able to make it to the meeting Tuesday. 

Phyllis Knose

Wee Care Gowns Workday– 4^th Tuesday of Each Month from January – October.

 Mark your calendar for our next Wee Care Workday will be the 4^th Tuesday in April – April 24, 2018 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 really need folks to bring sewing machines to sew the outfits that have been cut and pinned.

Mark your calendar: Saturday, May 21 – Germantown Community Library, 1:00 – 4:00

Check out the website! www.howtofestival.com

Planning has begun for the 2018 How-To Festival. As an alumni presenter, we have been extended a special early invitation for the 2018 event. Just like last year, we’ll be helping people to learn new skills in a friendly, free, hands-on environment.

The community will be invited to the library to rotate between tables and decide what they would like to learn. To enhance the learner's experience, we are encouraged to make our presentation as hands-on as possible.

We need MASG teams from 12:30 – 2:30 (includes setup) and 2:30 – 4:30 (includes takedown)

Please sign up for a time at our April and May meetings.  We can be as creative as we want to be.  The more pleaters and more projects the better!

Photos from 2016

Birthdays

April 9 - Judy Potter
April 28 - Laurabeth Adams

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 Teresa Baker:

There is an Instagram page for us... check out Memphisareasmockingguild on Instagram. Any pictures are welcomed. Seriously, don’t be shy or reserved. We WANT people to see everything we are doing.
Anyone who wants to can bring things to our meeting and I can take photos to be posted. The more info you have (patterns, fabric, class techniques, etc), the more I can post. I do not post faces of children unless you say it’s ok or unless they belong to me.
This picture is a First birthday dress I made for a friend using “Baby Square Yokes” by Cherry Williams

Glynda Whitlow - An adaptation of CC Adelaide by Lezette.  Parker pants in corduroy.  From a workshop for Linsey

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!

Lace Cottage – Join and Share on Facebook! Classes are available at a variety of days/times!

2024 Exeter Suite 1

Germantown, Tennessee

(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!

March 2018

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, March 13 at 7:00 pm.,  All are welcome! Please join us! Bring a friend! We will meet at  Holiday Ham for dinner at 5:30.

Please bring any Wee Care gowns – finished or unfinished – to our meeting, or drop them off at Lace Cottage. Thanks!

Thoughts from Phyllis

Our Smocking Guild gathering was a success! Thanks to everyone who came out and for those of you who brought items for display and the delicious food and drinks!  Virginia, thank you for everything- it was delicious.  One guest came by just to see what plate was used for the dress in the invitation.  We hope we will have some new ladies come to our meeting this month. 

I know we have a few ladies looking into bringing in a teacher for a class, which would be great!  If you have any ideas please bring them to the meeting.  We could also take a “field trip” to a class if you know of any not too far away.

I am so looking forward to spring this year!  It has been unusually gloomy and wet lately – but the few beautiful days we have had were so uplifting.  On a good note though, I have gotten to work more on some sewing projects since I can’t work outside.

See you Tuesday!

Phyllis Knose

Wee Care Gowns Workday– 4^th Tuesday of Each Month from January – October.

 Mark your calendar for our next Wee Care Workday will be the 4^th Tuesday in March – March 27, 2018 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.

Birthdays

Chris - March 1^st

Phyllis - March 2nd

Glynda - March 24th  

Vicky - March 29^th

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Susan recommends reading:

https://www.goodreads.com/work/editions/44075531-the-girl-who-wrote-in-silk

The Girl Who Wrote in Silk – a great historical fiction novel that blends the past with the present.  I’ve enjoyed the mystery behind the embroidered sleeve from long ago.  A good read or listen!

Kit made this dress for her granddaughter’s (Gwennie) first birthday for her Alice in Wonderland theme!

Photos from our membership tea in February! Thanks again to all for help! 

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!

Lace Cottage – Join and Share on Facebook! Classes are available at a variety of days/times!

2024 Exeter Suite 1

Germantown, Tennessee

(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!