American Sewing Guild Milwaukee Chapter

CAB Meeting
2019-04-27 12:30 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | 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.

Brookfield NG: Bodice Slopers
2019-03-07 18:00 - 20:00 | JOANN Fabrics and Crafts, 16800 W Bluemound Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005-5918, United States
Creating a bodice sloper using your body’s measurements will help get you on your way to better fitting tops! Yay! At today’s meeting, we’ll take measurements and begin drafting a pattern for a bodice sloper.

New Berlin NG: ***cancelled***
2019-02-23 10:00 - 12:00
***Event cancelled due to forecasted freezing rain. The decision was made to err on the side of member safety. Our community service sewing session will be held in April.***

West Bend NG: ***cancelled***
2019-02-20 12:30 - 14:30
***cancelled due to weather***

Brookfield NG: ***cancelled***
2019-02-07 18:00 - 20:00 | JOANN Fabrics and Crafts, 16800 W Bluemound Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005-5918, United States
***Today’s meeting has been cancelled due to weather. The topic on sergers will be held in October.***

Racine NG: ***cancelled***
2019-02-02 13:00 - 15:00
***Meeting cancelled due to weather.The Community Service – Pillowcases event has been rescheduled for March 23.***

CAB Meeting
2019-01-26 12:30 - 14:30 | New Berlin Public Library – Heritage Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
1st Quarter CAB Meeting. All ASG Milwaukee members are welcome to attend.

New Berlin NG: Tips, Tricks and Favorites
2019-01-26 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Heritage Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Back by popular demand! Bring your favorite patterns & notions for a round-robin sew-and-tell. (We will wrap up by noon to prepare for our 12:30 CAB meeting.)

Racine NG: ***cancelled***
2019-01-19 09:30 - 11:30
Meeting cancelled due to snowstorm.

Brookfield NG: Community Service
2019-01-03 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 http://www.mptv.org/kids/mittens_more/ to learn more about this great project.

West Bend NG: No Meeting
2018-12-19

Education Event: Shannon Fabrics
2018-12-15 12:30 - 14:30 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Guild member Jackie Hillman, will discuss Shannon Fabrics, share with us how she landed her position, and show us Cuddle quilts and Embrace double gauze fabric.
While there is no cost for this event, please RSVP to Darlene Hawkey-Cruikshank for planning purposes. For contact info: https://asgmilwaukee.com/contact/
Updated date: December 15th, 2018 12:30-2:30 pm (following our annual holiday celebration)
Updated location: New Berlin Library Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin

ASG Milwaukee Chapter 2018 Holiday Party
2018-12-15 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Community Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Join your fellow ASG Milwaukee sewists as we wrap up another year of sewing! Bring a dish to pass for pot-luck luncheon. If you’d like to participate in the gift swap, bring a wrapped gift valued at ten dollars. Remember to include your name within the gift so the recipient knows who to thank! Stick around and enjoy our educational program starting at 12:30.

Brookfield NG: UFOs and Open Sew
2018-12-06 18:00 - 20:00 | JOANN Fabrics and Crafts, 16800 W Bluemound Road, Brookfield, WI, 53005-5918, United States
Banish those UFOs! Work on holiday gifts! Finish your party outfit! Bring your project parts, notions, machine, and your I-can-do-it mentality for a productive evening of sewing.

What??? No UnFinished Objects? Holiday gifts completed and wrapped? Party outfit finished? Congratulations! Join us anyway! And cheer us to the finish line!

West Bend NG: Holiday Luncheon
2018-12-05 11:00 - 13:00 | Cedar Ridge Complex, Craft Room, 119 Cedar Ridge Dr., West Bend, WI, 53095, United States
Contact Donna Bushkie for more details. For contact info: https://asgmilwaukee.com/contact/

Racine NG: No Meeting
2018-12-01

New Berlin NG: Zippers Fast & Easy!
2018-11-24 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Heritage Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
Debra K will demonstrate how to insert an invisible zipper in a fast and easy way. After you learn this technique, you many never want to insert a center, lapped, or handpicked zipper again! Come and see samples of garments using zippers for function and design.

West Bend NB: No meeting
2018-11-21 | WI, United States

Racine NG: TBD
2018-11-03 10:00 - 12:00 | Ann Gedemer’s home, Racine, WI, United States
Topic to be determined. Contact Donna Bianchi-Schultz for location & topic. For contact info: https://asgmilwaukee.com/contact/

Brookfield NG: 2018 Holiday Party & Planning
2018-11-01 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 2019.

Racine NG: Community Service – Pillowcases
2018-10-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Ann Gedemer’s home, Racine, WI, United States
Getting a kick start for Community Service 2019 projects & sewing pillowcases!

CAB Meeting
2018-10-27 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: 10 Minute Wine Bag
2018-10-27 10:00 - 12:00 | New Berlin Public Library – Heritage Room, 15105 Library Lane, New Berlin
The holiday season is approaching with many of us will probably be attending gatherings and parties. If you like to bring a host/hostess gift, wouldn’t it be nice to present a bottle of wine in a festive bag? It’s so easy to make – only 10 minutes! So join us as Kathy H instructs in how to make this simple and creative wine bag!
Items to bring: sewing machine, notions, 12″ x 16″ fabric, 12″ x 16″ coordinating fabric, 12-15″ piece of lace, trim, ribbon, or cord for the tie.
