American Sewing Guild Milwaukee Chapter

New Berlin NG: UFOs
2019-11-23 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | New Berlin Public Library – Heritage Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Tackle your UnFinished Objects or holiday gifts for our November sewing date. Finished with EVERYTHING? Lucky you! Start a new project! And, if you don’t need it, consider donating your item to be sold in the New Berlin Library’s Gift Shop.
NOTE: Vintage Pattern review has been rescheduled for March 2020.

West Bend NG: no meeting
2019-11-20 12:30 - 14:30
Join us Dec 4 for West Bend NG’s annual holiday gathering.

Racine NG: Holiday Luncheon
2019-11-16
Join your fellow Racine NG sewists for lunch and camaraderie. We’ll meet at a local restaurant (time & location TBD). If you’d like, bring a gift ($10 limit) to participate in the gift swap.

Brookfield NG: 2019 Holiday Party & Planning
2019-11-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Panera Bread, Mayfair Mall, 2500 N Mayfair Rd, Wauwatosa
Join your fellow Brookfield NG sewists for dinner and assist in planning events for 2020.

West Bend NG: Annual Holiday Gathering
2019-11-05 12:30 - 14:30

CAB Meeting
2019-10-26 12:30 - 14:30 | New Berlin Public Library – Heritage Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
4th Quarter CAB Meeting. All ASG Milwaukee members are welcome to attend.

New Berlin NG: Easy Woven Fabric Coasters
2019-10-26 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Heritage Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Join us in a Make-And-Take session of quick items suitable for gift giving or keeping. Lin will provide instructions and kits for making easy woven fabric coasters in several styles and cozy flannel backed neck warmers. Bring your machines to stitch them up.
You’ll want to make several of these quick and easy projects for yourself and to give as gifts. It’s time for warm beverages to keep us warm as winter approaches!

Education Event: Polymer Clay Pattern Weights
2019-10-19 10:00 - 15:00 | Prairie Hill Senior Apartments, Community Room, 3953 South Prairie Hill Lane, Greenfield, WI, 53228
Love donuts but don’t want the extra weight? Steph has come up with a great alternative, weighing down your patterns with Polymer Clay Pattern Weights!
Please join us on October 19th at the Prairie Hill Community Room. All supplies will be included in a kit. We will have several craft ovens to bake the clay in. So just come and have a good time crafting with friends. The weights will be in the shape of donuts and will include the box to present them with. This would make a great Christmas gift for your sewing friends. The only thing you will need to do at home afterwards is to glaze the donuts and allow them to dry. Glaze is included in the kit.
Registration deadline: October 1, 2019 (no late submissions will be accepted)
Time: 10 am to 3 pm
We will take a break for lunch. Bring a bag lunch (refrigerator and microwave are available) or head off-site to dine at a nearby restaurant.
Fees:
Kit – $20
ASG Members – Free (plus $20 kit fee)
Prairie Hill Residents – $5 (plus $20 kit fee)
Non-members not associated with Prairie Hill – $10 (plus $20 kit fee)

Racine NG: Topic TBD
2019-10-19 08:00 - 17:00 | Ann Gedemer’s home, Racine, WI, United States

West Bend NG: Quilt Shops
2019-10-16 12:30 - 14:30
Planning to visit quilt shops in the Whitewater area.

Racine NG: Info Sharing
2019-10-05 09:30 - 11:30 | 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.)
