Posted October 15, 2024 from Debbie Morgan
Ready, set, go! We’re celebrating another great year of sewing together—and we’re going to have a blast doing it at our Annual Meeting on Monday, Oct. 28. There’s still time to get your registration in but don’t wait too long, deadline is Monday, Oct. 21. Here’s a recap of the fun in store for us this year:
· Guest speakers will be Nicole DeCamp, Fort Wayne designer for Benartex and our own Nancy
DiNovo, seamstress who makes her samples. Don’t miss their talk and trunk show. Plus everyone gets a fat quarter from Benartex to take home!
· Take a look at what we’ve done this year! Each neighborhood group will have a table to display their sewing projects, plus we’ll have tables for
projects made from fabric finds at the Wabash Shop Hop and Road Trip to Field’s Fabrics in Kalamazoo, MI; and from projects you made at special events
including the HoopSisters event, Christmas in July and National Jelly Roll Day. Bring yours and
inspire us!
· It wouldn’t be our Annual Meeting without a look at finished-or-not-quite-yet Mystery Quilts! Be sure to bring yours to show us!
· Lunch with dessert, election of officers and door prizes!
2024 Annual Meeting & Election of Officers
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28
UAW Local 2209 Union Hall, 5820 East 900 North, Roanoke (near the GM Plant), Fort Wayne.
$20 members / $25 non-members
Registration deadline is Monday, Oct. 21. Find the registration form on our website at: www.asgfortwayne.org
Questions? Contact Julie Harber, special events chair, at: julharb2020@gmail.com
Jelly Roll Day Sew-In Fun … Recap by Julie Harber
Our Chapter celebrated National Sew a Jelly Roll Day in a big way
with 18 of our members participating in a 6-hour sew-in at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Convoy, Ohio. When it comes to sewing together
2-1/2 inch fabric strips, the sky's the limit as far as the type of project you can make. The variety of
projects our members worked on included table runners, throws, quilts, a wall hanging, pillow covers, a tote bag, a Christmas tree skirt, and even a basket. Be sure to check out our
Chapter's Facebook page to see the fun! Thanks to Jean
Dickman and Lisa Merkle for helping me plan this event! Hope to see you at this sew-in next year!
Pants Hanger
to
Thread Holder!
Who knew? Our own super creative Lydia Young shared this picture of how she turned an ordinary pants hanger into a rack to hold many spools of thread she can load directly from the hanger onto her embroidery or sewing machine. It’s also a great way to keep track of threads that may need replacing soon. Thanks, Lydia!
Snippet Sewing Tip for Today! From Kathy Stemen
For those of us learning Embrilliance Essentials embroidery software, the best way to find a quick answer is to ask Google very specific questions such as "How do I delete a partial set of stitches within a project?” I found answers to three of my harder questions that way instead of watching video after video.
Thanks, Kathy!
Email your sewing tip to me at d.morgan5609@comcast.net
Posted October 11, 2024 from Debbie Morgan
And the winner is… Jean Dickman!
Congratulations to Jean for raising the most money for charity in the Quilts ‘n Gifts Fabric Challenge contest this summer. The shop selected several bolts of fabric and quilters had to use at least some of that fabric in whatever they chose to make. Jean grabbed her 60-degree ruler and using the Triangle Frenzy Hexagon pattern created this beautiful table topper pictured at left. (Check out the pattern she used pictured below.) The entries hung in Quilts 'n Gifts large classroom for everyone to see—and vote for their favorite. One penny was one vote. Jean raised the most money and walked away with the bag of all-things-essential-for-a-quilter she is holding — and bragging rights as the first winner of what will be an annual contest. This year’s challenge raised $410 that was donated to the Bluffton-Wells County Animal Shelter.
Kudos, Jean! You make us proud!
Annual Meeting deadline
to register is October 21
The year is winding down and that means it’s time to
celebrate with our sewing friends as we get together for our Annual Meeting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 at UAW Local 2209 Union Hall, 5820 East 900 North, Roanoke (near the GM
Plant). Fort Wayne artist Nicole DeCamp, who designs fabric for Benartex, and our own Nancy DiNovo, who selects and develops patterns for sewing and quilting samples for Nicole’s
collections, will kick off the fun with their trunk show and talk.
Then members will take centerstage! See what neighborhood groups have been doing this year. And, we want to see what you’ve been doing, too! We’ll have tables for projects you have made—finished or not– from our special events: Mystery Quilt, HoopSisters Event, Wabash Expo, Road Trip to Field’s Fabrics in Kalamazoo, MI, Christmas in July and National Jelly Roll Day Sew-In.
All this and a hearty luncheon featuring Chicken Casserole, Salads, Breads and dessert from Morgan’s Tap & Grill in Waynedale. Lest we forget—we’ll also hold our business meeting and election officers after lunch and round out the day with fun door prizes.
Cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Registration deadline is Monday, Oct. 21. Find registration forms on our website at www.asgfortwayne.org.
Questions? Drop a line to Julie Harber, special events chair, at: julharb2020@gmail.com
If you haven’t already, check out this past Friday’s Notions from
National. Here’s some of what you’ll find!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and ASG has a pink Breast Cancer Tape Measure lapel-sized pin (measuring 1 1/2” x 1”). Buy it for just $3—including shipping, on national’s website at: Breast Cancer Pin (asg.org) They also gave us a list of ‘Free Finds Projects’ we can use to bring comfort and support to someone with breast cancer. They include Cancer Caps, from the Boston ASG Chapter; Anti-Ouch Pouch from ASG member Deon Maas, Chemo Turban posted at Sewing.org, Post Mastectomy Surgery Camisole from Melly Sews, and Chemo Port Pillow from CreateToDonate.org.
Find links to all of these on the latest ASG Notions in your inbox now.
Posted August 11, 2024 from Debbie Morgan
Sewing to help others
Our Pieced Together Neighborhood Group will be working on making baby-through-teen quilts to donate to Project Linus this month. Join them for daylong sewing fun beginning at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 at Peace Lutheran Church, 4900 Fairfield Ave., Fort Wayne. Contact Brenda Gensic details at bltg53@aol.com.
You can now donate your handmade blankets by placing them in this drop box located in the front area of our JoAnn Fabrics store. For information about Project Linus, go to /www.projectlinus.org.
Reminder
Sign up is now in progress for our Chapter’s annual Car Trip to Field’s Fabrics in Kalamazoo, MI. Departure is from JoAnn Fabrics in Fort Wayne at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Cost is $7 to be given to the driver(s) to cover the cost of gas. No cost to the driver. Optional side trips include Quilts Plus, Pink Lady Quilts and/or Fabrications. Contact Special Events Chair Julie Harber at julharb2020@gmail.com.
Still seats available …
Grab a friend and get away for a day! It’s the annual bus excursion to the American Quilters Society Quilt Show in Grand Rapids, MI hosted by Carolyn and Kathy (The Bus Goddess) on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The bus leaves at 7 a.m. from Meijer’s on Lima Road, Fort Wayne and at 7:20 a.m. from Auburn’s Walmart. Cost is $86 a person and includes show admission ticket, on-board pastries, bottled water, snacks and giveaways. Dinner stop on the way home is at your cost. It’s coming up fast so contact Kathy Norris at 490-9097 or kathy2126@frontier.com to get your seat reserved. I’ll see you on the bus – I love this show. There are always beautiful quilts to take your breath away, the vendor shopping area is packed with goodies, and you’ll find me at a make-it, take-it table or two trying my hand at something new. Fun!
Working too hard to get a clean cut through the fabric?
When it’s time to get dull sewing shears sharpened, check out Blademan’s Knife Shop located at the Shoppes at Scott Road in Southwest Fort Wayne at the corner of Scott and Illinois roads. Locally owned by long-time knife enthusiast and collector Mark Grimme and his wife, it’s a fun place to visit – and get a cup of coffee, too. Mark had my Pfaff scissors sharpened by the next day. These oldies are like – or maybe better – than when they were new. Check out the website at: www.blademanknifeshop.com and see all the knives he sells – and sharpens. He’s a master at his craft.
Free gowns for repurposing …
We received the following email through our website contact port. If you are interested, please contact Cathy Falk at cathyfalk@juno.com. And be sure to share your project ‘before and after’ to inspire us! Here’s the email from Cathy:
I volunteer at a wedding boutique that sells next-to-new wedding dresses, From This Day Forward, in Fort Wayne. They have an abundance of dresses that are out of date and need to be repurposed. I read that you aren't accepting wedding gowns at this time but wondered if you might entertain other sewing projects. There are 40-50 gowns that need new homes. Many different items could be made from the disassembled wedding gowns, things like a dress for the flower girl, satin robes, baptism or Christening gowns, first communion dresses, Christmas tree skirts, toss pillows. teddy bears, doll clothes. It would be a shame to let all that beautiful fabric go to waste. These gowns are free to anyone who can put them to good use. Would any of your members be interested in having a few?
Thank you for your consideration,
Cathy Falk, Volunteer
From This Day Forward