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Alexandra Castle
Bethany Sicilia
Antoinette (Tonie) Allen
Darlene Sperling
Renewing Members
Windy Dukes
Carol Dukes
Anne Wilson
Constance Larson
Marjorie Guess
Rebecca Cauble
Judy Fahrenholz
Table of Contents
1 President’s Note
2 YLI Thread Tour
4 ASG Webinars
4 ASG Annual Conference
5 Meeting Schedule
7 Thursday Night Dinners
8 April- Cover for Journal
8 May- Place Mats
8 Helpful Hints
9 June- Sccissors Case
10Vocabulary- Stitches
11 CAB Information
11 National Sewing Month
activities
12Advertising Rates
12Changing Contact Info
12Online Membership Info
12 Membership Renewal
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President’s Note
Our group is slowly growing
again. We have gained a few
members over the last few months.
Welcome to all of you. We look
forward to seeing all of you and
your creations, large and small.
It’s getting hot outside, so now it’s
time to sew light, summery cotton
clothing. I still have not made any
shirts to take with me to conference
this year. Something always seems
to pop up just as soon as I think
“Now I have time”.
If any of you have made the turtle
pillows at home, please contact
me at [email protected]
or 704-332-0578 so I can make
arrangements to get them to be
shipped to Los Angeles. I have 10
completed pillows at the moment.
Summer months also mean
vacation. It’s time to plan picnics,
and day trips as well as the
proverbial week-long out of town
trip. There are wonderful patterns
to create picnic totes, placemats,
picnic blankets, backpacks, and hats
to protect from the sun. The ASG
National site has links to vendors to
help you with those items.
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Check
out
the
newest
thing on the
ASG National
website. Below
is an April 11
quote from the
publisher
of
ASG Notions:
“Beginning
today with our
Spring
2011
issue, you and
every other ASG
member will have early and instant
access to a digital copy of your
favorite sewing magazine. You can
view it on your computer as well
as any Flash-enabled electronic
device. You can flip the pages back
and forth with one click using the
right and left arrows. Best of all,
you can visit the Web site of any
Notions supporter by clicking on
the Sponsor logos on page 3 and on
each and every one of the ads that
catches your eye.”
Continued on Page 3
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YLI Thread Tour
A p r i l
28th
the
Charlotte
chapter of
ASG went
to the YLI
Factory
in
Rock
Hill,
SC
to tour the factory. Jane Garrison
shared with us a brief history of the
company and the machines in use,
the types of thread different and its
uses, and the manufacturing process.
Starting in the lobby we saw
several samples that demonstrated
how different treads create different
looks and why one tread might be
used rather than an alternative one.
YLI threads include Long arm
quilting thread,
embroidery/
embellishment,
and
sewing
threads.
They
also
produce
shoelace
yarn
and various kinds
of silk ribbon.
The best helpful
hint of the day
came when Jane suggested to use
a washable thread in the bobbin
when experimenting with stitches
or seams so that with just a spray
of water all unwanted stitching can
be easily removed without using a
seam ripper!!!! Most of the thread
produced by YLI can go through
processes in several different
countries including Egypt, Japan,
and Germany.
After leaving the lobby, we were
led around the facility as she further
described the different machines
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and how they worked. The picture
at the top right shows a braiding
machine creating various sized
braids made of 14-17 fine threads.
It was fascinating to watch the
machine waltz the spools in circular
patterns to allow the braid to be
created and wound onto large cones.
The braids create tape like ribbons
and shoelaces. Depending on the
desired finished looked single or
multiple colored individual threads
are used. Large spools are created
and then cut down to smaller spools.
Single thread spools come into
the facility from other locations
on larger spools and then wound
on smaller spools as shown in the
picture on the bottom right. Each
station on the machine can wind a
different color
if desired. The
larger
spools
are at the top
and threaded to
smaller spools
similar to the
way a sewing
machine treads a
bobbin.
The Surprisingly, there is quite a bit of manual
involvement involved in finishing a
spool of thread for sale. Spools of
thread are manually tied off, labeled
and placed in boxes. The Silk ribbons are delicate so they are hand
wound onto plastic spools (show
in center picture), before they are
placed in plastic bags, labeled and
boxed. We were given a demonstration of how labels are attached to
the end caps of small spools. All that
hand-eye coordination!! To maximize the efficiency of the machines
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and minimize the costs incurred of
owning and maintaining the equipment, YLI is sometimes contracted
to preform finishing processes for
other thread manufactures such as
Sulky.
At the end of the tour, we were
given a sample of either silk ribbon
or a braided ribbon and then were
able to purchase some of the many
threads that are finished here.
Thanks to everyone who came,
it was a really enjoyable trip. On
a side note several of us went to
lunch then onto the Quilters Nook
(now closed) in Waxhaw for their
going out of business sale. What
a fun enjoyable day spent with my
closest friends!
Diane Burleson
Marcia Kephart
Reita Fisher
April 2011
President’s Note– Continued from Page 1
Please Welcome
Our New
Advertisers
How cool is that!
For those who want to help those Region 3 tornado
victims in Alabama, below is the address to send new or
gently used items. A suggestion has been made to send
items in plastic bags with size and gender for garments.
Also needed are diapers, sanitary products, deodorant,
bandaids, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, washcloths
and any other toiletries you can think of.
Hopewell Baptist Church
3800 University Blvd East
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
205-553-2202
I look forward to seeing you at our next gathering.
Happy Sewing,
Diane Burleson
For Sale:
Bernina 1300 MDC serger. This is
a fabulous serger. Swiss engineering
makes this a precision machine. It
will perform with 2, 3, 4, or 5 thread
serger and easily converts to cover stitch.
Included with the purchase of this serger
are many optional feet. You will receive
feet to gather, make decorative cording,
and a few other great techniques. Also
included is an educational workbook.
The price is set at $800.00. Call Mary
Ann Evanoff at 704-888-0977.
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ASG Webinars
It’s finally
here
and
w e ’ r e
s o o o o o
excited!!!
T
h
e
American
S e w i n g
Guild wants
to become
the “Premier
Educator”
for all things sewing! The goal
is to add another benefit level of
membership by offering educational
opportunities through webinar
classes, trainings, and recordings.
We are often asked when someone
considers membership, “Will you
teach me to sew?” Before now, we
would have told them to inquire at
their local sewing machine dealer.
Now, we can answer a resounding
“Yes!”
ASG Online!
The ASG website now has a web
page dedicated to ASG Online!
under the “Members Only” section
for educational programs and events.
We are beginning with classes for
those brand new to sewing as well
as those who are returning to the
craft after years of working and
raising families, having to put aside
their favored hobby.
You will see a quarterly calendar
with the class listings, along with
brief class descriptions. Since
these initial classes are geared for
beginners and returning sewers,
we will take an overview of topics
necessary to get one started, then as
we go along we will add classes that
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cover topics and projects in-depth
for those who are more experienced.
Please be patient as we initiate the
process, but also send an e-mail
telling us what you would like to
see in future classes.
We relish the idea of providing a
learning platform for our members.
This will be a boon to membership.
ASG Annual Conference
It provides a way of creating a new
type of learning experience that is
ASG
Conference
offers
easy going, informal, yet covers
workshops, seminars and lectures in
the topic with all the necessary
two-day, all-day, half-day, two-hour
and 90-minute formats. Classes are
information. It provides those in
tailored to every sewing interest and
outlying areas an opportunity to
every level of sewing skill.
participate where they may not
otherwise be able. Through the
2011 Schedule of Events
Wed - Fri.
technology, we will be able to have
Aug. 17 - Aug. 19
guest educators--some “sewing
• Trained Sewing Instructor
stars” as well as those who are
Workshop
“stars” in their own areas and
Thu
neighborhood groups.
Aug. 18
We wish the nation were on
• Annual Meeting (Half Day)
one time zone! The decision we
• Optional Workshop Day
agonized over the most, believe it
Fri.
or not, was what time to present
Aug. 19 - Aug. 21
the “live” classes. We did what we
• Core Conference
thought best. The first beginning
Mon.
Aug. 22
classes will be held “live” twice a
• Optional Tour Day
week based on ASG Headquarter
time. We will hold them Thursday
Lodging
night and Saturday morning for
Westin Bonaventure
404 South Figueroa St.
those who work during the day
Los Angeles, CA 90071
and those who may not be able
Group rate available until July 27,
to make the evening session. We
2011. Subject to availability.
wish we could please everyone, but
remember the sessions are
recorded. Due to limitations
ock
in server space we will
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ASG Education
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“Advancing Sewing as an Art and Life Skill” ASG M ission S tatement
CREATIVE STITCHERS’ DAY
When:
Meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of each
month from 12:30 – 3 p.m.
Location:
Hobby Lobby, 2310 Matthews Township
Parkway, Matthews, NC
Group Leader: Margaret Johnson
January 15
Project: Planning Meeting
February 19
Project: Community. Service- Making Turtles
March 19
Project: Purse Insert- Atkinson Pattern $9.15
Leader: Diane Burleson
April 16
Project:
Leader:
Art Cover for a Small Journal
Mary Ann Evanoff
May 21
Project:
Leader:
Stack and Whack Place mats
Marcia Kephart
June 18
Project:
Leader:
Scissors Case
Kristine Fisher
For Y
our
Refer
ence
August 20
Project:
Pot-Luck &
Look on
Yahoo G
Challenge
roups fo
r Most
current
Leader:
Inform
a
tion
MargaretJohnson
The Challenge:Re-purpose
an item into something different.
The Rules:Take any item (jeans, sheets, comforter,
blouse, dress, jacket) and create a new item from
it. You can use items from your stash to complete
your masterpiece but, if you need to purchase
something, please, no more that 25% should be
from newly purchased fabric or notions.
Prizes:
Yes! But, I’m not telling. If you want
to know, you will have to be there.
Potluck: You bet. I will send out a reminder
e-mail closer in so we can get a menu started.
September 17 - National Sewing Month
Project: Display/ Demos in Hobby Lobby
July 16
Project: Wreath & Zipper Flower Broach
Leader: Reita Fisher
Wreath Supplies:
Wreath of choice
Notions/ Ornaments to decorate with
Buttons Misc. Notions
Ricrac...
Zipper Flower Broach:
14+” Zipper(s) Needle
Tread
Felt/fabric scraps to match zipper
Sewing Machines not Required but quicker
October 15
Project: Into to Jewelry Making– Necklace
Leader: Darlene Maurer
Supplies:
Beads of choice
Fabric covered board/cookie sheet - to layout your
design
Tools- if you have them
Provided:
Clasps
Wire
Tools
November 19
Project: UFO Smack down
Leader: Wendy Arend
December 19 (Sunday)
Project: Holiday Party
for first steps
Provided:
Floral Wire
Hot Glue Gun
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Pin(s) for brooch
Directions
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“Advancing Sewing as an Art and Life Skill” ASG M ission S tatement
CHARLOTTE/METRO EVENING
When:
Thursday July 14, 2011 6:00 p.m.
Location:
Cheddar’s Restaurant, University area
620 University Center Blvd., Charlotte, 28262
Group Leader:
Diane Burleson 704-332-0578
Other information:
Dinner, visit, and bring your show and tell
CHARLOTTE/METRO GARMENT
When:
To Be Announced
Location:
To Be Announced
Group Leader:
Diane Burleson 704-332-0578
Project: Looking for Recomendations
For Y
our
Refer
ence
Look on
Yahoo G
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current
Special Events
ups for
Most
Inform
ation
National Sewing Month
Looking for Volunteers to:
• Welcome customers and inform the public
of what ASG is Table dsiplay at the front of
Hobby Lobby
• Do Demos in the classroom
Special Events
Annual Retreat- November 10-13
More information coming
Suggestions
Want to Volunteer?
Diane Burleson
704-332-0578
[email protected]
Have and Idea for an Event?
Marcia Kephart
704-615-0797 [email protected]
Suggestions about the newsletter?
A spec
Thank
is exten
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You
ded to
Reita Fisher
704-573-4738 [email protected]
start/contribute to a Group?
Margaret Johnson
704-537-4191
[email protected]
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Thursday Night Dinners
Historically, the 2nd Thursday
night of every month some of our
ASG members would meet and sew.
This year we have been having a
difficult time finding a location that
would allow enough space for us to
bring our sewing machines to work.
In an effort to maintain a consistent
routine of getting together on a
regular basis, we decided to meet at
varying restaurants around town so
that we can still get together with
our sewing friends. Despite the lack
of a typical sewing environment,
we still discuss how we can
improve whatever project may be
causing troubles, and encourage
show and tell. For our efforts, we
are rewarded with sewing “ah ha”
moments, the opportunities to show
off and see beautiful creations, and
have a fun night. We also decide
which restaurant we will visit the
following month. So far we have
enjoyed Cajun food at Eddie’s Place
in Costwold, French pastries at
Amelie’s in NoDa, and American at
Red Rocks near South Park. We will
meet at Cheddars in the University
area on July 14.
Reita Fisher
LONG CREEK MILLS
Please support
our advertising
retailers. Whenever you
patronize an advertiser,
tell them you saw their
ad here. It will encourage
them to continue their support
of the ASG with
their ads.
Adhesive Remover
Stabilizers
Threads
Charlie Rector
Owner
Monday - Saturday 9:00 -5:00
108 Webb Street, Gastonia, NC 28052
longcreekmills.com
Phone 704-864-6651
Toll Free 1-866-869-6651
Fax 704-865-8242
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April- Cover for Journal
April’s meeting was well attended
despite the sudden, but brief, rain
storm at the start of the meeting.
Mary Ann Evanoff demonstrated
how to create our own unique journal
covers. Several beautiful examples
of journal covers were available
to inspire our creativity. Sample
themes ranged from travel to nature.
Graciously, Mary Ann offered many
of the extra embellishments not used
in her samples, along with many
others, for use in our creations.
While many of the sewing
machines didn’t make appearances,
due to the rain, there didn’t seem
to be a shortage of fabric and
embellishments. Everyone was
eager to provide ideas and supplies,
so everyone that wanted to create
a cover had seemingly endless
sources for their creativity. As a
result, each cover started seemed
to embody friendship. For instance,
I created the deck of cards cover,
shown here. I used ideas and
embellishments from at least four
different people. The end result
is not only a beautiful (ok, I am
biased) cover, but now when I see it
I will think of all my friends and the
contributions made to it.
Reita Fisher
May- Place mats
Do you read your instructions
before you start? How patient
are you at following directions
if you have? This month Marcia
used placemats to help teach the
importance of both these lessons.
The instructions are simple, only
1 page of written instructions with
diagrams, the biggest secret it to
keep them in order and follow the
directions of how many of the pieces
to move to the top. Don’t forget
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to press as you go. By referring to
the finished placemats so we could
keep track of where we wanted to
go. Failing to read first and actually
follow the directions will result in
not have all the fabrics distributed
evenly.
Everybody had such colorful
combinations. There were several
floral and even a silly Dr. Seuss.
Most of us got the tops done at
the meeting. Marcia had a great
time helping everyone get the stack
order correct. You could tell she
really loves this pattern and enjoys
what she does.
Diane Burleson
Marcia Kephart
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Helpful Hints:
Experimenting with
Seams
• Use a washable thread
in the bobbin when
experiementing with
stitches or seams so that
with just a spray of water
all unwanted stitching can
be easily removed without
using a seamripper!!!!
• Silk Thread doesn’t leave
those little hole marks in
fabric after it is ripped
out.
April 2011
June- Scissors Case
Designs By Digi
Long Arm Quilting
Marcia Kephart
9224 Newfield Street
Charlotte, NC 28216
704-615-0797
[email protected]
http://www.designsbydigi.com
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Thanks to Kristine Fisher for
leading the Saturday meeting in
June. The meeting started with
a really good show and tell. We
have so much talent in our group
and so many different interests.
Kristine led us in making
scissor carrying cases. We
all agreed they could really
be used to carry an array
of different items. The
cases went together
fairly quickly and once
made would probably
be even quicker to
repeatedly make.
In addition to our
own chapter members
we also had an ASG guest sew with us. Melanie
Tisdale, past Chapter President of the Fort Wayne,
Indiana ASG chapter came to sew with us. Melanie’s
daughters live in Rock Hill and after a whirlwind week
of one daughter getting married and the other moving
Melanie really welcomed a litle time to sew and unwind
with other ASG sisters. Melanie you are welcome to
return anytime you would like.
What a great idea for those of us traveling-especially
in these summer months. Check out an ASG chapter
where you are going and see if they have any events or
neighborhood groups taking place. As a member you
are entitled to attend any ASG meeting. More than that
as an ASG member I would surely believe you would
also be very welcomed elsewhere. Just ask Melanie!
Wendy Arend
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Vocabulary – Pattern, Finishing, Seams
http://www.favecrafts.com/Sewing-Tips/Sewing-Dictionary#
Armscye armhole
Cutting line On patterns, the outermost dark line
Facing A piece of fabric sewn onto the rough edge of a fabric, such as at the cuffs or
collar, to create a finished look
Give the elasticity in a thread or garment
Inseam the inside seam on a pair of pants
Interfacing fabric inserted between layers of garment, by sewing or iron-on adhesive, for
stability and to form cuffs, collars, and waistbands
Notch indicated on patterns as a small, dark diamond, this is a short cut in the seam
allowance to allow for bend in the fabric at curves or corners
Sloper basic pre-design fabric recording of an individual’s fit
Stay tape added to a garment to keep it’s shape
View each variation on a pattern package
Mend a broad term referring to repairing tears, holes, or splits in a garment.
Clean-finishing Using a zig-zag stitch to finish a seam, especially hems, for a clean finish
Hem A portion of fabric turned up to create a finished edge. These can be changed to
allow for growth, as in children’s clothing.
Narrow hem 1/8-1/4 inch hem used on napkins, and other items needing a very small hen
Edgestitching Stitch 1/8 inch from the seamed or folded edge
Flat felled seam A seam made by sewing the wrong sides of fabric together, trimming one seam
allowance close to the seam, turning the other seam under, and stitching over. This
is used in pajamas, jeans, and other garments to reduce the seam bulk.
Lettuce edge A serged edge which is stretched at it is sewn, creating a ruffled edge on the
garment
Reinforced Seam To sew right next to a seam to reinforce it, especially in crotch seams
Seam Allowance amount of extra fabric added to allow for a seam or the area between the seam
stitching and the cut edge
Welt Covering raw edges of a pocket or opening by placing fabric (right sides together)
over the opening, stitching, turning the top fabric in, and top stitching in place.
Hong Kong Finish bias binding enclosed within a seam
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Chapter Advisory Board
PRESIDENT
Diane Burleson
704-332-0578
[email protected]
TREASURER
Wendy Arend
704-321-1583
[email protected]
1st Vice President
NEWSLETTER
Reita Fisher
704-573-4738
[email protected]
2nd VICE PRESIDENT &
MEMBERSHIP
Judy Harkey
803-547-6794
[email protected]
SECRETARY
Mary Ann Evanoff
704-888-0977
[email protected]
PUBLICITY/WEB
Marcia Kephart
704-615-0797
[email protected]
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Phyllis Yandle
704-458-2742
[email protected]
National Sewing Month Activity
National Sewing Month is coming up in
September. This year we will use our Sat
meeting on the 17th to let incomming customers
at the Hobby Lobby in Matthews know about
our chapeter of ASG and what we do. We will
demo how to make pillow case dresses.
The dresses that we make will then be
donated to an orginization that will
distribute them to children in need.
We will have volunteer(s) at a table
set up in the front entry of Hobby
Lobby with a sample of a finished
dress and a photo display of the different steps
required to make the dress. More volunteers will
be back in the classroom with sewing machines
set up to do a more hand’s on demonstration.
There is a great need for our members to
volunteer their time and services to make this day a
success. We are in need of volunteers to: welcome customers
at the table out front, cut out dresses, demo the assembly in
the classroom. Please contact Diane Burleson or Margaret
Johnson to volunteer for these and other services that are yet to be
determined. Thank You.
Reita Fisher
NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP
COORDINATOR
Margaret Johnson
704-537-4191
[email protected]
CHAR/MECK EVENING
Diane Burleson
704-332-0578
[email protected]
CHAR/MECK “CREATIVE
STITCHERS”
Margaret Johnson
704-537-4191
[email protected]
SUNDAY GARMENT GROUP
Diane Burleson
704-332-0578
[email protected]
Region 3 Representative
Jan Squires
352-746-5380
Cell 352-586-0347
[email protected]
Volume 19 Number 3
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Renew Your Membership Online
You can now renew your membership online:
1. Go to the ASG web site at www.asg.org
2. Click on Membership at the top left
3. Scroll down to renewal Member
4. Under Choose a Chapter
5. Choose NC-Charlotte
6. Enter your Member ID#
7. Click Renew
8. You can then pay with a credit card.
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