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

April, 2016

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, April 12th 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 Vicki Thompson.

VaP (Vivian and Phyllis) Vibes

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!  I am glad that Spring is officially here. Now is the time to start on a cute bubble, Johnny, or sundress! 

Vivian and I certainly busy with class schedules for spring and summer at Lace Cottage.  Our coat class was sold out each time and our scalloped shorts classes have been a huge hit.  We keep adding to our classes to our calendar!  In April we will have a class on putting an insert into a T-shirt.  We are working on our summer “Kid’s Camp” in July that will have a pajama theme! 

At last month’s meeting we discussed having some sort of a retreat- the Stitchin’ Post in Little Rock, AR was mentioned as somewhere we would like to visit.  If anyone has any other ideas, please let either Vivian or me know and we can certainly follow up.  I believe we talked about having this in the Fall, but we would love to hear more ideas. 

I hope everyone will be at the meeting Tuesday. 

Phyllis

Program:

Our program will be given by Vicki Thompson. She always shares valuable tips and skills!

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 March 22, 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.  

Birthdays

Judy Potter  - April 4

Meryl Rosen – April 5th 

Leslie Bennett – April 22

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 will have 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

March, 2016

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, March 8th at 7:00 pm. All are welcome! Please join us! Bring a friend! We will meet at Holiday Ham for dinner at 5:30. Judy Potter will have our program.

Program:

Judy will teach Introduction to Italian Smocking.  Please bring your favorite smocking needle, a skein of white DMC floss (either the regular white or the new bright white), small scissors to cut the floss, and a measuring tape. Also bring the Australian Smocking and Embroidery Issue 58, if you have it.  It has smocked pillow cases using the Italian smocking that she will teach.  She will supply the pleated fabric and directions.

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 March 22, 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:

Virginia – more doll projects!

DiAnne –She made this for Hazel, size 10. (She thinks it runs big.)  

Birthdays
Chris Dupuis – March 1 

Phyllis Knose – March 2

Dianne Morris – March 17

Glynda Whitlow – March 24 

Vickie Thompson – March 29

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 will have 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

February, 2016

This Month’s Meeting

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, February 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. Kit Hadskey will have our program on shadowwork.

VaP (Vivian and Phyllis) Vibes

As co-presidents of the smocking guild chapter this year, Vivian and I were discussing how appropriate it is that our first month be National Smocking Month! 

We are excited about the scheduled programs for this year and look forward to learning new ideas.  We would like to encourage everyone to bring a friend to the meeting.  We are discussing ways to increase membership – and we would love some input!  Also- if there is any program you would like to see us have or do, please let us know. 

Our condolences go out to Kittie and Bobby Hadskey on the death of Bobby’s father.  Please keep them in your prayers. 

Hopefully we are all working on a Wee Care gown for National Smocking Month! 

See you Tuesday!

Phyllis Knose

Welcome our 2016 MASG Officers!

Let’s give them a big thanks and our support all year! They welcome any ideas or suggestions for our group!

Co-Presidents - Vivian Sturks and Phyllis Knose

Secretary – Judy Potter

Treasurer/Blog – Susan Batson

Sunshine – DiAnne Drennan

Wee Care - Regina Sanford and Jane Soffos

Membership - Kelli Maske

Library – Glynda Whitlow

Local and National Dues Reminder

Please remember to bring your local MASG dues of $15. You can also mail them directly to Susan Batson. Also please remember to pay your National Dues by going to the Smocking Arts Guild of America website http://www.smocking.org/. You can pay SAGA online or download a form to mail.

Program

Kit Hadskey will have our program. We will be working on a small white linen square with a single letter monogram in shadowwork. The only supplies needed to bring will be a 4-5 in hoop and sharp pencil or fine blue marker. Either is fine. Small embroidery scissors.  She will provide the rest of kit. Ott light and magnification, if possible!

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 February 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.     

Show and Share

Susan: Pillowcases for all 4 grandkids who are going to DisneyWorld! This pair is for Emmie and JJ. Another pair of Minnie pillowcases were for Molly and Leah.

Susan: Cotton baby blankets – I made 13 to send with a friend working this week at an orphanage in Haiti. Great use for some of my stash!

Classic Sewing Magazine, Premier Issue 2016 - Feel free to borrow from MASG Library!

Look What’s Inside:

Articles from Children’s Corner and Farmhouse Fabrics

Tribute to Martha and Joe Pullen

Visit with Sydney Watson

Hand Embroidery Ideas

Bonnets Galore

Gail Doane’s Swiss Voile Pintucks dress (full pattern included)

Savannah Grace Christening Gown, Slip, Bonnet (full pattern included)

Baby Bibs

Smocking for Baby Boy Day Gown and Cap (design included)

Many smocked Easter outfits – (smocking designs included)

Petite Bonbon purse with pattern

Much, much more –

Birthdays

Sarah Schwab – Feb 4

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 will have 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

January, 2016

This Month’s Meeting

Our monthly meeting will be Tuesday, January 12th at 7:00 pm. All are welcome! Please join us! Bring a friend! We will meet at Holiday Ham for dinner at 5:30. Virginia Goodwin-Gray will have our program on “Making Your Own Doll Shoes”.

Kit’s Korner

Happy New Year Ladies!!

I hope everyone had a nice quiet New Year's!! We have turned the corner and started a new year that somehow always makes me want to start new projects!!! Now, instead of making a resolution this year, I just made a promise to myself to work on things I wanted for me!! I haven't done the embroidery I've wanted to do, machine or hand. Infant Day gowns that I've wanted to make, maybe even think about a Christening Gown!!! 

For Christmas my sister Diane gave me a book called "The Life-changing Magic of Tidying Up." Now, I must admit I could have been annoyed with her for a minute, thinking to myself "REALLY Diane??" But I realized I really, really want to apply this to my sewing room. I think with our speaker and reading this book could motivate me. Maybe. At least I'm giving serious thought to organizing my laces ☺

On another topic, for those of you that followed me so closely with my niece Elizabeth, To date, she received her bone marrow transplant with a perfect match from her brother. On Christmas Eve, we received news from the Dr. after a spinal biopsy, that as of now she is in remission! Our Christmas Miracle!! They continue to monitor her all the time, of course, but right now there are no leukemia blasts in her blood! And weirdly enough, she now has her brothers' DNA! Thank you a thousand times for all your prayers, good thoughts, karma, et al.

Ladies, I must appeal to you to come forward and please accept the position of President for our Guild. I certainly realize that it has made its way around several times, but we are a small group and it's bound to happen! All of our other positions are secure since our officers graciously stayed. I would like a break and we certainly have very capable people to be president!

Please give this serious thought before next Tuesday as SAGA is also looking for our list of officers.

Thanks 

Your Friend, Kit

Have you renewed your national SAGA membership? What a great New Year’s resolution!

Program:

Virginia Goodwin-Gray will present the January program.
Her topic will be "Making Your Own Doll Shoes". She will demonstrate making a pair of clogs that that she designed to look like her favorite Merrells. She will provide the pattern she made to fit her 18" Heidi Ott doll but the process can be used to make shoes to fit any doll.

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

Mark your calendar! Our next Wee Care Workday will be January 26, 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.  

Local and National Dues Reminder

Please remember to bring your local MASG dues of $15. You can also mail them directly to Susan Batson. Also please remember to pay your National Dues by going to the Smocking Arts Guild of America website http://www.smocking.org/

Show and Share:

Virginia

Judy’s Snowmen Collection with newest sock made by Sara

Timely Tips – what have you discovered?

Virginia: I made a discovery this week. I was working with a fusible interfacing and couldn't find the Teflon pressing sheet I use to protect my iron. It cast about for an alternative I thought of using parchment paper and it worked beautifully! 

Judy: I just got my copy of Memphis Magazine and Kittie’s daughter and her marriage is one featured weddings of the year.  Kittie and her daughter both look beautiful.  I will bring my copy of the magazine in case you cannot find one yourself.

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

http://wwwlacecottage.com/

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 will have 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