American Sewing Guild Milwaukee Chapter

Racine NG: Info Sharing
2019-10-05 09:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Ann Gedemer’s home, Racine, WI, United States
Let’s get together and share our sewing tips & tricks! Please also bring your completed community service projects (pillowcases). Thank you!

Brookfield NG: 10 Minute Table Runner
2019-10-03 18:00 - 20:00 | JOANN Fabrics and Crafts, 16800 W Bluemound Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005-5918, United States
Get started on your home decor! This pattern is so easy. You’ll spend more time selecting your fabric than sewing this up. Bring your machines, and basic sewing supplies. Additional supplies will be posted later.

Special Event: Annual Meeting & Fashion Show
2019-09-28 10:00 - 12:30 | Prairie Hill Senior Apartments, Community Room, 3953 South Prairie Hill Lane, Greenfield, WI, 53228
SEW CREATIVE, SEW TOGETHER
Have you started something to model or show? It’s time to get started on your project!
10:30 a.m. – Doors Open
11:30 a.m. – Buffet with lunch supplied by Jan’s Catering: ham on croissant, chicken salad on croissant, assorted pasta salads, potato salad, fluff Jell-O salad, fruit platter, assorted mini desserts, coffee, tea, and water.
12:15 p.m. – Annual Meeting/Fashion Show
2:00 p.m. – Prize Winners Announced
$12 – Members
$15 – Non-Members & Guests of ASG Members
$5 – Children 12 and under
Registration Deadline: September 16, 2019
This year’s challenge: Eleanor’s Fabulous Fabric Challenge. You will receive a 1 yard piece of fabric from Eleanor’s stash in a sealed bag. You can make anything you want with the fabric, but at least half yard of the fabric must show in the finished item(s). Contact Marlene Maxwell, 414-282-2756, mrsmax2051@gmail.com
Due to limited space no more than 3 items may be displayed per sewist. (Completed registration form must be completed and submitted by September 16, 2019.)

New Berlin NG: No meeting
2019-09-28
No meeting today: we’re participating in our Annual Meeting & Fashion Show!

Racine NG: No Meeting
2019-09-21 09:30 - 11:30 | Ann Gedemer’s home, Racine, WI, United States
Today’s meeting has been rescheduled for September.

Racine NG: Rescheduled for Oct 5
2019-09-21 09:30 - 11:30
Shifting our meeting date to October 5.

West Bend NG: Fitting Pants
2019-09-18 12:30 - 14:30 | Cedar Ridge Complex, Craft Room, 119 Cedar Ridge Dr., West Bend, WI, 53095, United States
We’ll discuss how to fit pants, Quilt Expo, and the changes at Nancy’s Notions. We’ll also get directions for making a cute Thanksgiving towel.

Brookfield NG: Community Service
2019-09-05 18:00 - 20:00 | JOANN Fabrics and Crafts, 16800 W Bluemound Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005-5918, United States
Bring your sewing machine or sharp pair of scissors and help us give back to the community – or just come for the camaraderie. And don’t forget to bring your Sew and Tell! Tackle your own Community Service project to finish or work with our materials to sew (or cut) mittens and hats for MPTV’s Mittens N More campaign.
Sewists are welcome to take home unfinished items, sew them at home and drop off completed items at selected pick up sites.
Visit https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/Archive/mittens-more-thanks/ to learn more about this great project.

New Berlin NG: Community Service
2019-08-24 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Heritage Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin

Brookfield NG: Sergers
2019-08-01 18:00 - 20:00 | JOANN Fabrics and Crafts, 16800 W Bluemound Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005-5918, United States
It seems like we always want to know more about our sergers! Bring yourself along with questions, answers, and sergers and we’ll try to unravel the mysteries together. Remember to bring your finished projects so we can all oooh and aaaah over your latest accomplishments. And if you’ve been fretting over a UFO, bring that too so we provide you with some tips to get that pesky project completed!

CAB Meeting
2019-07-27 12:30 - 14:30 | New Berlin Public Library – Heritage Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
3rd Quarter CAB Meeting. All ASG Milwaukee members are welcome to attend.

New Berlin NG: Pillowcase
2019-07-27 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Heritage Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
We’ll be making flanged pillowcases at this make-and-take event. Bring your sewing machine, fabric, and sewing supplies as we whip up easy and awesome pillowcases – perfect for holiday gifts. Christmas in July!
Fabric amounts :
3/4 yard main fabric – 27″ x 41″ rectangle
1/4 yard coordinating cuff fabric – 11″ x 41″ rectangle

Racine NG: No Meeting
2019-07-20, 2019-06-15

Brookfield NG: No Meeting
2019-07-04 | WI, United States

New Berlin NG: Skill Demonstrations
2019-06-22 10:00 - 12:30 | New Berlin Public Library – Heritage Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Jackie will share her tips on extending waistbands using strips of bias fabric and Kathy will share a super awesome tip as well!

West Bend NG: Museum of Fiber Arts
2019-06-19 12:30 - 14:30 | Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, N50 W5050 Portland Rd., Cedarburg, WI, 53012
Hoping Mother Nature cooperates so we can head over to the Museum of Fiber Arts in Cedarburg. https://www.wiquiltmuseum.com/

Brookfield NG: Vogue Fieldtrip
2019-06-08 | Vogue Fabrics, 718-732 Main Street, Evanston, Illinois, 60202, United States
Instead of our Thursday meeting, we’ll head down to Vogue Fabrics in Evanston, IL for some shopping!
Time and meeting location TBD.

New Berlin NG: UFOs
2019-05-18 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Heritage Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Please note the May meeting is on May 18th, the third Saturday, due to Memorial Day weekend. We’ll have open sewing so bring those UnFinished Objects to work on. Gather up a UFO (or two or three), your sewing supplies, and machine (if needed) for open sew.

Racine NG: Croquis
2019-05-18 09:30 - 11:30 | Ann Gedemer’s home, Racine, WI, United States
Member Katherine Albano will give a presentation on Croquis, which means to crunch.
(This event was originally scheduled for March 16.)

West Bend NG: Flower Pot Project
2019-05-15 12:30 - 14:30 | Cedar Ridge Complex, Craft Room, 119 Cedar Ridge Dr., West Bend, WI, 53095, United States
April showers bring May flowers… and flower pots! Join us as we work on a flower pot project.

Brookfield NG: Using Your Sloper
2019-05-02 18:00 - 20:00 | JOANN Fabrics and Crafts, 16800 W Bluemound Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005-5918, United States
Bring your muslins, slopers, and/or ready-to-wear garment and we’ll determine the measurements that are working for you – and those that are not.

CAB Meeting
2019-04-27 12:30 - 14:30 | New Berlin Public Library – Heritage Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
2nd Quarter CAB Meeting. All ASG Milwaukee members are welcome to attend.

New Berlin NG: Community Service
2019-04-27 10:00 - 12:00
Bring your sewing machine or sharp pair of scissors and help us give back to the community – or just come for the camaraderie. And don’t forget to bring your Sew and Tell! Tackle your own Community Service project to finish or work with our materials to sew (or cut) mittens and hats for MPTV’s Mittens N More campaign.
Sewists are welcome to take home unfinished items, sew them at home and drop off completed items at selected pick up sites.
Visit http://www.mptv.org/kids/mittens_more/ to learn more about this great project. Here’s a list of the 2018 Mittens and More recipients: https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/Community/mittens-more-thanks/
This event was rescheduled from our February date, which was cancelled due to weather.

Racine NG: Vogue Fieldtrip
2019-04-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Vogue Fabrics, 718-732 Main Street, Evanston, Illinois, 60202, United States
We’ll take the Kenosha Metra to visit Vogue Fabrics, 718-732 Main Street, Evanston, Illinois 60202. https://www.voguefabricsstore.com/

Brookfield NG: Dart Manipulation
2019-04-04 18:00 - 20:00 | JOANN Fabrics and Crafts, 16800 W Bluemound Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005-5918, United States
Love your bodice or skirt pattern but aren’t quite happy with the dart positioning? Learn how to Hack ‘N Slash and reposition those darts without losing fit or ease.

Education Event: Mannequin / Dress Form Pincushion
2019-03-30 10:00 - 15:00 | Prairie Hill Senior Apartments, Community Room, 3953 South Prairie Hill Lane, Greenfield, WI, 53228
We will make a wonderfully embellished mannequin / dress form that can also serve as a pincushion. This event is FREE for members and a great way to use up a few smaller items from your stash, get your creative juices flowing, and decorate your sewing area! Looking forward to seeing you and your wonderful creation!
Please note the new location for this event: Prairie Hill Senior Apartments, Community Room
Supplies to bring:

1 Fat Quarter or scrap of fabric about the same size, 28” x 22”
Chop stick or similar item for pushing stuffing into the mannequin / dress form
Small piece of felt (3” by 4”)
Candle stick or narrow vase – check out options at the dollar store or Goodwill
Hot glue gun with glue sticks
Sewing machine & basic supplies – scissors, pins, needles, thread, etc.
Trims, buttons & baubles for decoration – circumference of the pincushion, approx. 12”
Mini Christmas ornament or large bead – you may wish to bring your own; see note below under Provided Supplies

Provided Supplies:

Small piece of foam board or cardboard (3” by 4”)
Mini Christmas ornament or large bead available on a first come first serve basis: matte gold, glitter gold, matte red, glitter red, matte silver and shiny silver mini ornaments
Polyester stuffing

Racine NG: Community Service - Pillowcases
2019-03-23 12:00 - 15:00 | Sew ‘N Save Racine, 3701 Durand Avenue, Racine, WI, 53405, United States
We’ll make pillowcases with decorative borders and encased raw edges. This method goes by a few names: Burrito, Sausage, Roll-Up, or Tube method. Please bring: material for pillowcases (27″, 3″, and 9″ for one), sewing machine and supplies.
Please note the new location & time for this event: Sew ‘N Save Racine, noon-3pm.

(This event was originally scheduled for February 16.)

New Berlin NG: Embellishments
2019-03-23 09:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Heritage Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Join us as Lin presents Embellishments, large and small.

West Bend NG: Applique Easter Towel
2019-03-20 12:30 - 14:30 | Cedar Ridge Complex, Craft Room, 119 Cedar Ridge Dr., West Bend, WI, 53095, United States
Donna will supply all the necessary materials for participants to make a cute applique Easter towel.
