September, 2016

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, September 13 at 7:00 pm. All are welcome! Please join us! Bring a friend! We will meet at McAllisters (just east of Holiday Ham) for dinner at 5:30. Our program will be given by Amy Johnson – a fun night is planned!

VaP (Vivian and Phyllis) Vibes

Happy September everyone!  We are definitely gearing up for the holiday season at Lace Cottage.  Our September calendar has classes on the new Children’s Corner patterns and we have lots of knit fabrics in the shop.  We also have begun to receive the new Christmas fabrics in the shop.  I would like to start my projects now so I am not rushing around at the last minute.  I just need a push form Vivian to hold me accountable. 

I am excited to let everyone know that the date of November 5^th has been booked for an outing to Whitney Hills Estate.  Now we just need ideas for our sewing project for the day- maybe a Christmas project?  Regina at Whitney Hills is planning a very special lunch for us that day.  Mark your calendars!  Hope everyone can make it!

See you Tuesday!

Phyllis

SAGA News Magazine – August 2016

Have you checked out the Chapter Chatter? We are pictured on page 7, 2^nd column, with our display at the Germantown Library How To Festival last May. Thanks so much, Dianne, for submitting our “chatter”. We look forward to more features, as well as a SAGA Correspondent as a new officer in 2017. This will let others know we are an active chapter with service to others!

Program:

Amy Johnson will present our program. We will learn how to miter corners on a self binding blanket. Please bring a ruler, 12" minimum length, a pencil, and paper scissors. 

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

Mark your calendar! Our next Wee Care Workday (9:30 – 2:00) will be Tuesday September 27, 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 our last workday –  Amy Johnson, Regina Sanford, Glynda Whitlow, Jane Gross, Sarah Schwab and Susan Batson.

Wee Care Designs – please see the pdf attached to your MASG email to download design suggestions from Amy Johnson.

Wee Care Gowns Neckband Measurements (Inches):

               Cut            Finished

3ET        5 ¼             4 3/4

2ET        5 ½               5

ET          5 ¾               5 1/4

T            6 ¼               5 3/4

S            7 ½                7

P            9 ½                9

NB        11                  10 1/2

0 – 3      11 ¾             11 ¼

Show and Share:

Kristen Benjamin:

This helpful Bernina foot tip might be useful in some our neck binding applications or quilt binding. 

https://awomanaday.com/2013/01/17/happy-feet-quilt-binding-edition/

Susan Batson:

Please check your stash for 1 yard or ½ yard pieces of cotton print, colorful fabric. Why? Our sewing ministry at Covenant UMC – Stitches of Hope – is sewing smocks for the nannies at an orphanage in Haiti. One of our church members regularly goes there for a week in mission. There are about 30 nannies who use 2 smocks per year. We have about 25 smocks to send next week with her, but need to make many more smocks for her next mission trip in January.

Please bring the fabric to our meeting, or I can arrange to pick it up at Lace Cottage. Want to help us sew the smocks? Just let me know and I’ll get you started!

Did you know:

Every Wednesday from 9:30 – 11:30 at Lord of Life Church we have a group of ladies who “sit and smock”? They have been meeting many years, and Jane Soffos is the smocking guru/mentor to answer your questions. This group is open to anyone who needs some one-on-one time with smocking projects. Come join us!

Birthdays

Virginia - 4th

Kristen - 16th

Teresa - 17th

Carolyn - 18th

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!

Susan

August, 2016

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, August 9th 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 Regina Sanford and Jane Soffos – a fun night is planned!

Calling all 2ET and 3ET Wee Care Gowns!

 If you are an Extra Extra Tiny or an Extra, Extra, Extra Tiny gown and have been patiently waiting for your smocker to finish you – take heart! There is motivation for her smocking in this urgent message. We have recently filled a hospital order and have sent almost all of our gowns to our littlest angels. So.o.o.o.o we need to quickly replenish our supply of our tiniest gowns. (Our larger gowns would love some company also!) Please let your smocker know that she can either leave you at Lace Cottage or bring you to our next MASG meeting. It will be such fun to join your other 2ET and 3ET gown “friends” again! Thank you so much!

VaP (Vivian and Phyllis) Vibes

Greetings, Ladies!

I love this time of year, (not because it is 100+ degrees outside) but because there is excitement in the air for ‘Back to School’. Everyone from a child ready to begin kindergarten, high school, college, or even us moms!  We get new backpacks, clothes, books, computers, and school supplies. We are busy getting ready for soccer, football and college game days!  There is always something you can sew, embroider, or smock to make them feel special from sweet dresses with school-themed and sports-themed smocking, pillows, to a nap-mat.  I have always loved seeing how excited the children are to meet their teachers and get back to seeing their school friends. 

We are busy at Lace Cottage this month getting with new fabrics and classes with the new Children’s Corner patterns, embroidery, smocking, crochet and sewing.  There are even new smocking plates to try out.  As always, Sit & Smock is on Thursday evenings.  It is a great time to work on some back to school items or Wee Care gowns.  Please come join us for the fun. 

Thank you Susan for reminding us about our Wee Care gowns and thanks to Regina and Jane for organizing us and keeping us on track! 

See you Tuesday!

Phyllis Knose

Program: Regina Sanford and Jane Soffos 

Regina will hand out some sheets with designs and colors for the Wee Care gowns, and Jane will have a demonstration of how to fold and cut the scalloped hem she has made for years.

Wee Care Gowns Workday– 4^th Tuesday of Each Month (January – October)

Mark your calendar! Our next Wee Care Workday (9:30 – 2:00) will be August 23, 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 our last workday –  Amy Johnson, Cheryl George, Laurel Andersen, DiAnne Drennan, Jane Soffos and Susan Batson.

Remember to mark your calendar for our fall workdays – September 27 and October 25!

Show and Share:

Jane Soffos’ Chicken Salad

1 roasted chicken,deboned and chopped

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/2 cup chopped celery

1 can mandarin oranges, drained

1 can sliced water chestnuts, drained

1/2 cup chopped or broken nuts ( I used  cashews)

1 cup halved red seedless grapes

Miracle Whip, enough to thoroughly  coat ingredients

salt and black pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients together and chill

Enjoy!

Jane

June Program by DiAnne Drennan – scissor fobs!

Birthdays

August 23 – Jane Soffos

August 26 – Kittie Hadskey

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!

Susan

July, 2016

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, July 12 at 6:30 pm (note earlier time). All are welcome! Please join us! Bring a friend! Our program will be our annual salad dinner – a fun, yummy night is planned!

VaP (Vivian and Phyllis) Vibes

So the year is officially halfway over!  How many of your projects have you finished?  Over the holiday weekend I was working on a Christmas outfit for my grandson and my daughter says, “What did you make for his 2^nd Birthday outfit?”  Hmm…Since his birthday is next week, we are just making a Johnny with a monogram on it. Lace Cottage is working on Christmas outfits now and I am just so ready to get more than two outfits done for him.

The Christmas projects for Lace Cottage will be displayed in the store beginning in August.  It seems like Christmas is far away, but this year is going by so quickly.  Our calendar is steadily increasing with the number of classes we are having as well as the variety!  We are proud to have 2 sessions of sewing Kids Camp this year!  Hopefully, our young sewers will continue their interest in sewing.  We welcome your project ideas to help us do this. 

As we continue into the second half of the year, (which I expect to go by quicker than the first half) I have so many ideas I want to work on – from back-to-school, football game outfits, and then moving right into the holidays of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas!  Since it is so hot outside right now- I can just stay inside and work on some of these.

As much as I usually think I have accomplished in a day, there is always my sewing room to go to and see just what things I have left undone.  How many unfinished projects do you have? 

See you Tuesday!

Phyllis Knose

Program:

Annual salad dinner – a fun, yummy night is planned! If you can come at the last minute, we’d love to have you join us!

Regina- corn salad
Debbie- thai salad
Kit – grape salad

Kristen- watermelon tabbuli salad
Judy- fruit salad
Jane- chicken salad
Cheryl- pasta salad
DiAnne- taco salad

Kit- grape salad

Laurabeth -lemon cake

Susan – dessert

Teresa- dessert

Carolyn- drinks

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

Please remember to bring your completed bunting (SAGA News pattern shown at June meeting.) These will be memorable additions to our Wee Care collection distributed to the hospitals.

Mark your calendar! Our next Wee Care Workday (9:30 – 2:00) will be July 26th, 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.

Show and Share:

Susan saw Dolly Seamstress on Facebook

Teresa Baker found this vintage pillow case at an antique store and added the handwork.

Amy visited the Pink Palace

        vintage dress

      vintage sewing machine

Birthdays

None for July

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!

Susan

June, 2016

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, June 14th 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 DiAnne Drennan – a fun time making a button scissor fob is planned!

VaP (Vivian and Phyllis) Vibes

For those of you who had the chance to attend the Germantown Library How-To workshop  on May 21st, thank you for helping out! We had a good showing at our table.  The traffic was steady and we had quite a bit of interest in our presentation.  Thank you Susan for organizing this event for us and getting our booth set up with such a variety of smocking! Thanks to Diane, Kittie, Carolyn, Shawn, Sara, Virginia and Vivian for working the event and sharing your beautiful handwork! 

Now that school is out, it is time to work on some special projects you have been trying to finish.  Lace Cottage has a full calendar in June with classes and “Kid’s Camp”.  We are also planning our “Christmas in July” so that those of you who have finished old projects can get started on Christmas outfits!  We will have Christmas fabrics, basics, and our smocking plates stocked up – come join us. 

Following up on a fall event for all of us to attend, I have reached out to Barbara with Whitney Hills Estate.  This sounds like such fun!  You can check out their website at www.whitneyhillsestates.com and see the house with the barn for activities and the beautiful grounds.  The estate is only about an hour away and would be a great place to have a ‘Day Retreat’.  Now we should try to find a project to make that day.  Any ideas are welcome!

I am ready for the Button Scissor Fob program on Tuesday! 

Phyllis

Program

Our program will be given by DiAnne Drennan to make a button scissor fob.

Supplies to bring are

15 – 20 small buttons

#8 Perle Cotton

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

Mark your calendar! Our next Wee Care Workday (9:30 – 2:00) will be June 28, 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 May workday –  Amy Johnson, Connie Scott, Regina Sanford, Glynda Whitlow, DiAnne Drennan, Jane Soffos and Susan Batson.

Show and Share

Amy's husband sent her this cartoon - smocking makes the news!

Bonnie Sue Kimberly dress by Kittie!

Mermaid design (Graph is free from Miche) - Thanks, Amy!

Happy Birthdays!

June 16 – Kellie

June 26 - Regina

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!

Susan

May, 2016

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 21^st – 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– 4^th 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

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!

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!

Susan