American Sewing Guild Milwaukee Chapter

New Berlin NG: Community Service CD Playing Card Holder
2025-03-22 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Community service project for this spring will be making CD card holders. Check out this video to learn more about this project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNFY5XWUhYk Emilie Williamson will lead this event.

Brookfield NG: Bound Buttonholes and Welt Pockets
2025-03-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Brookfield Public Library, 2000 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005, United States
Bound buttonholes and welt pockets are both elements that can elevate a garment. Learn how to create these enhancements from Jackie and Sara.

CAB Meeting
2025-02-22 12:15 - 14:15 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
1st Quarter CAB Meeting. Please note that this meeting will begin at 12:15pm. All ASG Milwaukee members are welcome to attend the quarterly Chapter Advisory Board meetings.

New Berlin NG: Scissors and Ugly Fabric
2025-02-22 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Two topics today! First, Deb will do a presentation on scissors. We will also have our Ugly Fabric Swap! Wrap one yard or more of fabric, along with your name, into a sealed in a brown bag which we’ll swap at the meeting. The recipient will take a photo of the fabric (the ‘before’), create an item using the ugly fabric (and photograph that, too). Bring the photos and, if you can, the finished item to the New Berlin September meeting where we will vote and award prizes. Debra Kunath will lead us in this creative challenge.
The first CAB meeting of the year will follow at 12:15. All members are welcome to join that meeting too.

Brookfield NG: Sleeve Types and Body Types
2025-02-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Brookfield Public Library, 2000 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005, United States
Sleeve types and body types. This is round robin so bring your examples, references, and questions.

New Berlin NG: Favorites
2025-01-25 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Our popular annual topic: Favorites! Come to tell us about items that make your sewing easier and pick up tips from others. Maybe this is a book, notion, pattern, technique, tip, store, website, fabric, list, sewing machine, or class.

Brookfield NG: Fabric Types
2025-01-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Brookfield Public Library, 2000 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005, United States
We’ll be talking about different types of fabrics and what garments or items they’re best suited.
NOTE: this meeting occurs on the 3rd Thursday.

ASG Milwaukee Chapter 2024 Holiday Party
2024-12-21 10:00 - 12:00
Please join your fellow ASG Milwaukee sewists as we wrap up 2024 and enjoy our sewing fellowship. Bring a dish to pass for pot-luck luncheon and if you’d like to participate in the gift swap, bring a wrapped gift valued at $15. Remember to include your name within the gift so the recipient knows who to thank! Please note the date! We’ll be meeting on the 3rd Saturday this month.

Brookfield NG: Community Sewing
2024-12-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Brookfield Public Library, 2000 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005, United States

New Berlin NG: 2025 Planning
2024-11-23 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
We’ll be planning out our 2025 New Berlin Neighborhood Group meeting topics.

Brookfield NG: 2025 Planning Meeting and Dinner
2024-11-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Panera Bread – Ruby Isle, 2095 N Calhoun Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005
We’ll be meeting at Panera Bread at Ruby Isle for dinner and planning out our 2025 Brookfield Neighborhood Group meeting topics.

CAB Meeting
2024-10-26 12:15 - 14:15, 2024-07-27 12:15 - 14:15 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
3rd Quarter CAB Meeting. Please note that this meeting will begin at 12:15pm. All ASG Milwaukee members are welcome to attend the quarterly Chapter Advisory Board meetings.

New Berlin NG: Community Sewing
2024-10-26 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin

2024 Annual Sewing Celebration & Business Meeting
2024-10-12 10:30 - 14:00
This year’s Sewing Celebration challenge: Hats Off to Sewing. Create any hat for this challenge but 75% of the hat must be sewn and you cannot decorate a store-bought hat. Greendale location and details will be in our members-only newsletter.
Registration and designer entry forms are due mid to late September.
Sewing Celebration, Saturday, October 12, 2024

10:30 a.m. – Doors Open
11:30 a.m. – Lunch
12:00 p.m. – Voting for Hats Off to Sewing Challenge ends
12:15 p.m. – Annual Meeting/Fashion Show
2:00 p.m. – Prize Winners Announced

Sewing Celebration Sewing Celebration Committee: Julie M, Debra, Linda D, Donna B, Darlene

Brookfield NG: Applique (round robin)
2024-10-10 18:00 - 20:00 | Brookfield Public Library, 2000 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005, United States

New Berlin NG: Seam Finishes
2024-09-28 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Bring a finished garment, sample, or photo to share your favorite types of seam finishes and ask questions if you’ve been stumped on a technique.

Brookfield NG: Alterations
2024-09-12 18:00 - 20:00 | Brookfield Public Library, 2000 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005, United States

New Berlin NG: Shirt Apron
2024-08-24 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Stephanie Walter will demo using two men’s button-up shirts to create two unique and contrasting aprons.

State Fair Fashion Show
2024-08-11 13:00 - 15:00 | Wisconsin State Fair Park, 8200 W Greenfield Ave, West Allis, 53214, United States
Sit back and watch incredible fashion designs come to life in this Grand Champion Hall Fashion Show! The Milwaukee Chapter of ASG is partnering with the Greater Milwaukee Smocking Arts Guild of America (SAGA) to bring you this fashion show in the Grand Champion Hall at State Fair Park. This is a free event with limited seating. Show times are 1pm and 2pm, with each running about 40 minutes.

Brookfield NG: Button Exchange & Sourcing Fabrics
2024-08-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Brookfield Public Library, 2000 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005, United States
If you’re looking to for a particular set of buttons, you won’t want to miss this button free swap. Bring excess buttons to share. We’ll also share our sources for fabrics.

New Berlin NG: Cyanotype Fabric Sheets
2024-07-27 10:00 - 12:00
Pamela Lardinois will lead us in this hands-on event. We will meet outdoors in the grassy area near the parking lot. In case of inclement weather, we will shift our topic to holiday gift ideas and meet inside

Brookfield NG: How to Layout a Pattern Using Plaids
2024-07-11 18:00 - 20:00 | Brookfield Public Library, 2000 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005, United States
Round robin as members share their tips in aligning plaids at seams. Similar process apply to stripes. Some applications don’t warrant such precision, but when they do it’s great to have this knowledge at hand!

New Berlin NG: Burrito Method Pillowcase with Flap
2024-06-22 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Does your pillow scoot out of its pillowcase? Lin Van Treeck will show us how to prevent that in this demo. If you’d like to sew along please bring fabric as outlined below, your machine, and basic sewing supplies. Fabric requirements for a pillowcase with inner flap:

Standard size:

27” WOF Body (non-directional print is best)
9” WOF Cuff (coordinated or contrasting fabric)
12” x 22” Inner flap (same as cuff fabric)
2” or 3” WOF Trim/Accent

King size:

36” WOF Body
All other measurements the same as for standard pillowcase

Brookfield NG: Zippers
2024-06-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Brookfield Public Library, 2000 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005, United States
Sara Smith & Carie Bronson will give us the ups and downs of zippers!

New Berlin NG: Table Runner
2024-05-18 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Jackie will demo and make and take table runner. Please bring 10 to 12 inches of a pattern fabric and 18 inches of a coordinating fabric (width for both of the fabrics), sewing machine and supplies.
Please note the topic change and that this is a third Saturday.

Brookfield NG: How to Make Heirloom Buttons
2024-05-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Brookfield Public Library, 2000 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005, United States
Store-bought closures just won’t work for your garment? An heirloom button may be what you need! Carie Bronson & Sue Winkler will show you how.

Education Event: Historical First Impression Mary Todd Lincoln
2024-05-07 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Our guild is pleased to sponsor this FREE event in conjunction with the New Berlin Public Library.
Mary Todd Lincoln – “A Widow Forgotten”
Program at 10:00 AM; Q&A on costume construction to follow approximately 11:15 AM
No cost, but you must register with the library. Registration for this event will be open from April 16, 2024 @ 9:00am to May 7, 2024 @ 10:00am. Call 262-754-1815 or register online https://www.newberlinlibrary.org/event/mary-todd-lincoln-widow-forgotten-2867
Mrs. Lincoln’s life has come full circle as she returns to Springfield, Illinois to take up residence with her sister Elizabeth. She recalls the days of her girlhood in the genteel society of Lexington, Kentucky, her marriage to the gangly young lawyer, and eventually her rise to become the First Lady. Share in her excitement as she first sees the Executive Mansion. Share in her grief as she loses three of her sons and her beloved husband. Photo courtesy of Historical First Impressions
Read more:

Historical First Impressions https://www.historicalfirstimpressions.com/
https://www.cbs58.com/news/historical-costumer-jessica-michna-brings-womens-history-to-life

CAB Meeting
2024-04-27 12:15 - 14:15 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
2nd Quarter CAB Meeting. Please note that this meeting will begin at 12:15pm. All ASG Milwaukee members are welcome to attend the quarterly Chapter Advisory Board meetings.

New Berlin NG: Japanese Rice Bag (Komebokuro)
2024-04-27 08:00 - 17:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Pamela Jablonsky will lead us in this hands-on make-and-take event. See below for what to bring. The second CAB meeting of the year will follow at 12:15. All members are welcome to join that meeting too.
To make a Japanese please bring:

Accurately cut patterns: an 8 x 9” rectangle and an 8” square. Because these pattern pieces are small and few, it’s worth investing in a sheet of pattern mylar (plastic) from JoAnn’s or the like. These make for quick accurate tracing.
Fabric. Two types: main fabric and lining, both in quilting-weight cotton. You’ll be cutting four 8 x 9” and one 8” square pieces out of each, plus a long (24 inches or so) 2-1/2 inch ribbon of the outer bag fabric Two fat quarters should do it. But this is an ideal place to use up scraps from your sewing projects! To get a head start on your rice bag, cut your fabric at home and arrive at the meeting with the pieces in hand. Spray starch highly recommended to stabilize the fabric before you cut, and be sure to cut on grain.
A handful of long straight pins — Clover flower pins are ideal here.
Sturdy scissors to cut fine interfacing fleece.
Sewing machine and neutral thread. Most of the stitching will be hidden from sight.Fleece will be provided (though you’ll need to cut it to size). Drawstrings of several different types will be provided.
