Sharing information about sewing and meeting new friends are some of the assets of our Neighborhood Groups (NGs). Members may attend any and all NGs. Non-member may attend two meetings before being required to join ASG - so give us a try!

 

Contact the group leader to let her know you will be joining us. And bring your Show and Tell - we love sharing our passion for sewing! Oh, bring any sewing questions or challenges, too - we also love giving each other creative input and lots of kudos!

 

Neighborhood Groups are listed below. Click here for our monthly listing of each group's program topic and chapter upcoming events.

 

                              Neighborhood Groups

At the heart of American Sewing Guild Chapters are neighborhood groups. These smaller groups each have an individual focus and they all provide new, returning, and seasoned sewers with an informal
opportunity to come together for hands-on sewing, project demonstrations, sharing tips and techniques,
and the all-inspiring Show & Tell. Future members are given two opportunities to visit before you are
required to join. Find pictures of the fun after meetings each month on our Facebook page by searching for American Sewing Guild Fort Wayne, IN Chapter. Here are our neighborhood groups:

 

Birds of a Feather

Love your Singer Featherweight – or aspire to have one to love? We have a neighborhood group
 dedicated to this rugged, light weight beauty! Grab your Featherweight – it’s made to be taken out – some scrap fabric, thread and sewing tools and enjoy all things straight stitching and Featherweight sewing.

12:30 p.m., 1st Monday of the month at the Delphos Library Annex, (a separate building behind the
library), 309 W. 2nd St., Delphos, OH . (Corner of 2nd & N. Jefferson St.)

Leader: Kathy Stemen, kstemen2015@gmail.com.

 

Sew Inclined

Focus is on making quilting projects and learning new techniques. Group community service projects
include Quilts of Valor and baby blankets for Project Linus. There is plenty of room for sewing and two large screens for learning techniques, and more, via YouTube, etc. Meetings feature a project or technique, but you are invited to bring whatever you’re working on and sew the afternoon away with us.

1:30-4 p.m., 1st Thursday of the month at the UAW Local 2209 Union Hall, 5820 East 900 North, Roanoke, IN (near the GM plant).

Leaders: Brenda Gensic, bltg53@aol.com & Debbie Morgan, d.morgan5609@comcast.net,   

 

Machine Embroidery

Focus is on machine embroidery. Members share projects, tips and techniques, as well as bring machine embroidered creations for the group to admire and be inspired by.  

10 a.m.-noon, 2nd Tuesday of the month at Peace Lutheran Church, 4900 Fairfield Ave., Fort Wayne, IN

Leader: Sherry Filson, s1072filson@yahoo.com

 

Sew Creative - Van Wert, Ohio

It is our largest neighborhood group celebrating all things sewing with a fun project, new technique, lively discussions, inspiring Show & Tell, and more. 

10 a.m. to noon, 3rd Monday of the month at Trinity Friends Church, 605 North Franklin St., Van Wert, Ohio

Leader: Marilyn Morgan, mnmsews@gmail.com

 

Garment District

Focus is on garment construction, and helping solve fit issues. Bring your challenges and let this group of pros help you!

10 a.m.-noon, 3rd Tuesday of the month in a private home - contact leader for information.

Leader: Darlene Hoover, Darlene_hoover@yahoo.com

 

Let’s Sew Clothes

This is our daylong neighborhood group focused on sewing clothes. Come and draft patterns, sew them up and get help and inspiration with designing, constructing, remaking clothes and even pattern hacking. This group has an unstructured format – bring your project and get to work. There is lots of space and we love sewing clothes. We also welcome anyone interested in learning about or working with Judy Kessinger's FitNice pattern system. Check it out at: www.fitnicesystem.com.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 4th Friday of the month at Peace Lutheran Church, 4900 Fairfield Ave., Fort Wayne.

Leader: Debbie Morgan, d.morgan5609@comcast.net,

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We also invite you to join us for our Angel Gowns Sewing Day, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Conference Room C at PRMC. Non-members are always welcome – bring a friend! If you can sew a ¼-inch seam, you can sew an angel gown. 

                                          Contact Barb Kramer (kramerb300@msn.com)