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Needlin` Around
nd u o r A ’ n i l d Ne e C h a r l o tte N na / aroli orth C New Members Alexandra Castle Bethany Sicilia Antoinette (Tonie) Allen Darlene Sperling Renewing Members Windy Dukes Carol Dukes Anne Wilson Constance Larson Marjorie Guess Rebecca Cauble Judy Fahrenholz Table of Contents 1 President’s Note 2 YLI Thread Tour 4 ASG Webinars 4 ASG Annual Conference 5 Meeting Schedule 7 Thursday Night Dinners 8 April- Cover for Journal 8 May- Place Mats 8 Helpful Hints 9 June- Sccissors Case 10Vocabulary- Stitches 11 CAB Information 11 National Sewing Month activities 12Advertising Rates 12Changing Contact Info 12Online Membership Info 12 Membership Renewal Volume 19 Number 3 Chapter rolina Met www.asgcharlotte.com charlotte asggroups@yahoogroups.com 2011 E-mail: dpburleson@carolina.rr.com President’s Note Our group is slowly growing again. We have gained a few members over the last few months. Welcome to all of you. We look forward to seeing all of you and your creations, large and small. It’s getting hot outside, so now it’s time to sew light, summery cotton clothing. I still have not made any shirts to take with me to conference this year. Something always seems to pop up just as soon as I think “Now I have time”. If any of you have made the turtle pillows at home, please contact me at dpburleson@carolina.rr.com or 704-332-0578 so I can make arrangements to get them to be shipped to Los Angeles. I have 10 completed pillows at the moment. Summer months also mean vacation. It’s time to plan picnics, and day trips as well as the proverbial week-long out of town trip. There are wonderful patterns to create picnic totes, placemats, picnic blankets, backpacks, and hats to protect from the sun. The ASG National site has links to vendors to help you with those items. Needlin’ Around Check out the newest thing on the ASG National website. Below is an April 11 quote from the publisher of ASG Notions: “Beginning today with our Spring 2011 issue, you and every other ASG member will have early and instant access to a digital copy of your favorite sewing magazine. You can view it on your computer as well as any Flash-enabled electronic device. You can flip the pages back and forth with one click using the right and left arrows. Best of all, you can visit the Web site of any Notions supporter by clicking on the Sponsor logos on page 3 and on each and every one of the ads that catches your eye.” Continued on Page 3 April 2011 1 YLI Thread Tour A p r i l 28th the Charlotte chapter of ASG went to the YLI Factory in Rock Hill, SC to tour the factory. Jane Garrison shared with us a brief history of the company and the machines in use, the types of thread different and its uses, and the manufacturing process. Starting in the lobby we saw several samples that demonstrated how different treads create different looks and why one tread might be used rather than an alternative one. YLI threads include Long arm quilting thread, embroidery/ embellishment, and sewing threads. They also produce shoelace yarn and various kinds of silk ribbon. The best helpful hint of the day came when Jane suggested to use a washable thread in the bobbin when experimenting with stitches or seams so that with just a spray of water all unwanted stitching can be easily removed without using a seam ripper!!!! Most of the thread produced by YLI can go through processes in several different countries including Egypt, Japan, and Germany. After leaving the lobby, we were led around the facility as she further described the different machines 2 Volume 19 Number 3 and how they worked. The picture at the top right shows a braiding machine creating various sized braids made of 14-17 fine threads. It was fascinating to watch the machine waltz the spools in circular patterns to allow the braid to be created and wound onto large cones. The braids create tape like ribbons and shoelaces. Depending on the desired finished looked single or multiple colored individual threads are used. Large spools are created and then cut down to smaller spools. Single thread spools come into the facility from other locations on larger spools and then wound on smaller spools as shown in the picture on the bottom right. Each station on the machine can wind a different color if desired. The larger spools are at the top and threaded to smaller spools similar to the way a sewing machine treads a bobbin. The Surprisingly, there is quite a bit of manual involvement involved in finishing a spool of thread for sale. Spools of thread are manually tied off, labeled and placed in boxes. The Silk ribbons are delicate so they are hand wound onto plastic spools (show in center picture), before they are placed in plastic bags, labeled and boxed. We were given a demonstration of how labels are attached to the end caps of small spools. All that hand-eye coordination!! To maximize the efficiency of the machines Needlin’ Around and minimize the costs incurred of owning and maintaining the equipment, YLI is sometimes contracted to preform finishing processes for other thread manufactures such as Sulky. At the end of the tour, we were given a sample of either silk ribbon or a braided ribbon and then were able to purchase some of the many threads that are finished here. Thanks to everyone who came, it was a really enjoyable trip. On a side note several of us went to lunch then onto the Quilters Nook (now closed) in Waxhaw for their going out of business sale. What a fun enjoyable day spent with my closest friends! Diane Burleson Marcia Kephart Reita Fisher April 2011 President’s Note– Continued from Page 1 Please Welcome Our New Advertisers How cool is that! For those who want to help those Region 3 tornado victims in Alabama, below is the address to send new or gently used items. A suggestion has been made to send items in plastic bags with size and gender for garments. Also needed are diapers, sanitary products, deodorant, bandaids, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, washcloths and any other toiletries you can think of. Hopewell Baptist Church 3800 University Blvd East Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 205-553-2202 I look forward to seeing you at our next gathering. Happy Sewing, Diane Burleson For Sale: Bernina 1300 MDC serger. This is a fabulous serger. Swiss engineering makes this a precision machine. It will perform with 2, 3, 4, or 5 thread serger and easily converts to cover stitch. Included with the purchase of this serger are many optional feet. You will receive feet to gather, make decorative cording, and a few other great techniques. Also included is an educational workbook. The price is set at $800.00. Call Mary Ann Evanoff at 704-888-0977. Volume 19 Number 3 Needlin’ Around April 2011 3 ASG Webinars It’s finally here and w e ’ r e s o o o o o excited!!! T h e American S e w i n g Guild wants to become the “Premier Educator” for all things sewing! The goal is to add another benefit level of membership by offering educational opportunities through webinar classes, trainings, and recordings. We are often asked when someone considers membership, “Will you teach me to sew?” Before now, we would have told them to inquire at their local sewing machine dealer. Now, we can answer a resounding “Yes!” ASG Online! The ASG website now has a web page dedicated to ASG Online! under the “Members Only” section for educational programs and events. We are beginning with classes for those brand new to sewing as well as those who are returning to the craft after years of working and raising families, having to put aside their favored hobby. You will see a quarterly calendar with the class listings, along with brief class descriptions. Since these initial classes are geared for beginners and returning sewers, we will take an overview of topics necessary to get one started, then as we go along we will add classes that 4 Volume 19 Number 3 cover topics and projects in-depth for those who are more experienced. Please be patient as we initiate the process, but also send an e-mail telling us what you would like to see in future classes. We relish the idea of providing a learning platform for our members. This will be a boon to membership. ASG Annual Conference It provides a way of creating a new type of learning experience that is ASG Conference offers easy going, informal, yet covers workshops, seminars and lectures in the topic with all the necessary two-day, all-day, half-day, two-hour and 90-minute formats. Classes are information. It provides those in tailored to every sewing interest and outlying areas an opportunity to every level of sewing skill. participate where they may not otherwise be able. Through the 2011 Schedule of Events Wed - Fri. technology, we will be able to have Aug. 17 - Aug. 19 guest educators--some “sewing • Trained Sewing Instructor stars” as well as those who are Workshop “stars” in their own areas and Thu neighborhood groups. Aug. 18 We wish the nation were on • Annual Meeting (Half Day) one time zone! The decision we • Optional Workshop Day agonized over the most, believe it Fri. or not, was what time to present Aug. 19 - Aug. 21 the “live” classes. We did what we • Core Conference thought best. The first beginning Mon. Aug. 22 classes will be held “live” twice a • Optional Tour Day week based on ASG Headquarter time. We will hold them Thursday Lodging night and Saturday morning for Westin Bonaventure 404 South Figueroa St. those who work during the day Los Angeles, CA 90071 and those who may not be able Group rate available until July 27, to make the evening session. We 2011. Subject to availability. wish we could please everyone, but remember the sessions are recorded. Due to limitations ock in server space we will Hanc s c only put one recorded Fabri 0% session up for each sa1 offer nt to u class. disco mbers. Ramona Baird me ASG ASG Education Needlin’ Around April 2011 “Advancing Sewing as an Art and Life Skill” ASG M ission S tatement CREATIVE STITCHERS’ DAY When: Meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of each month from 12:30 – 3 p.m. Location: Hobby Lobby, 2310 Matthews Township Parkway, Matthews, NC Group Leader: Margaret Johnson January 15 Project: Planning Meeting February 19 Project: Community. Service- Making Turtles March 19 Project: Purse Insert- Atkinson Pattern $9.15 Leader: Diane Burleson April 16 Project: Leader: Art Cover for a Small Journal Mary Ann Evanoff May 21 Project: Leader: Stack and Whack Place mats Marcia Kephart June 18 Project: Leader: Scissors Case Kristine Fisher For Y our Refer ence August 20 Project: Pot-Luck & Look on Yahoo G Challenge roups fo r Most current Leader: Inform a tion MargaretJohnson The Challenge:Re-purpose an item into something different. The Rules:Take any item (jeans, sheets, comforter, blouse, dress, jacket) and create a new item from it. You can use items from your stash to complete your masterpiece but, if you need to purchase something, please, no more that 25% should be from newly purchased fabric or notions. Prizes: Yes! But, I’m not telling. If you want to know, you will have to be there. Potluck: You bet. I will send out a reminder e-mail closer in so we can get a menu started. September 17 - National Sewing Month Project: Display/ Demos in Hobby Lobby July 16 Project: Wreath & Zipper Flower Broach Leader: Reita Fisher Wreath Supplies: Wreath of choice Notions/ Ornaments to decorate with Buttons Misc. Notions Ricrac... Zipper Flower Broach: 14+” Zipper(s) Needle Tread Felt/fabric scraps to match zipper Sewing Machines not Required but quicker October 15 Project: Into to Jewelry Making– Necklace Leader: Darlene Maurer Supplies: Beads of choice Fabric covered board/cookie sheet - to layout your design Tools- if you have them Provided: Clasps Wire Tools November 19 Project: UFO Smack down Leader: Wendy Arend December 19 (Sunday) Project: Holiday Party for first steps Provided: Floral Wire Hot Glue Gun Volume 19 Number 3 Pin(s) for brooch Directions Needlin’ Around April 2011 5 “Advancing Sewing as an Art and Life Skill” ASG M ission S tatement CHARLOTTE/METRO EVENING When: Thursday July 14, 2011 6:00 p.m. Location: Cheddar’s Restaurant, University area 620 University Center Blvd., Charlotte, 28262 Group Leader: Diane Burleson 704-332-0578 Other information: Dinner, visit, and bring your show and tell CHARLOTTE/METRO GARMENT When: To Be Announced Location: To Be Announced Group Leader: Diane Burleson 704-332-0578 Project: Looking for Recomendations For Y our Refer ence Look on Yahoo G ro current Special Events ups for Most Inform ation National Sewing Month Looking for Volunteers to: • Welcome customers and inform the public of what ASG is Table dsiplay at the front of Hobby Lobby • Do Demos in the classroom Special Events Annual Retreat- November 10-13 More information coming Suggestions Want to Volunteer? Diane Burleson 704-332-0578 dpburleson@carolina.rr.com Have and Idea for an Event? Marcia Kephart 704-615-0797 marciamsk@carolina.rr.com Suggestions about the newsletter? A spec Thank is exten iCi Pri ial You ded to Reita Fisher 704-573-4738 reitafishersewing@carolina.rr.com start/contribute to a Group? Margaret Johnson 704-537-4191 mandcjoh@yahoo.com for the nting i donatio r generous n of ou r prin ed new sletters t. 6 Volume 19 Number 3 Needlin’ Around April 2011 Thursday Night Dinners Historically, the 2nd Thursday night of every month some of our ASG members would meet and sew. This year we have been having a difficult time finding a location that would allow enough space for us to bring our sewing machines to work. In an effort to maintain a consistent routine of getting together on a regular basis, we decided to meet at varying restaurants around town so that we can still get together with our sewing friends. Despite the lack of a typical sewing environment, we still discuss how we can improve whatever project may be causing troubles, and encourage show and tell. For our efforts, we are rewarded with sewing “ah ha” moments, the opportunities to show off and see beautiful creations, and have a fun night. We also decide which restaurant we will visit the following month. So far we have enjoyed Cajun food at Eddie’s Place in Costwold, French pastries at Amelie’s in NoDa, and American at Red Rocks near South Park. We will meet at Cheddars in the University area on July 14. Reita Fisher LONG CREEK MILLS Please support our advertising retailers. Whenever you patronize an advertiser, tell them you saw their ad here. It will encourage them to continue their support of the ASG with their ads. Adhesive Remover Stabilizers Threads Charlie Rector Owner Monday - Saturday 9:00 -5:00 108 Webb Street, Gastonia, NC 28052 longcreekmills.com Phone 704-864-6651 Toll Free 1-866-869-6651 Fax 704-865-8242 Volume 19 Number 3 Needlin’ Around April 2011 7 April- Cover for Journal April’s meeting was well attended despite the sudden, but brief, rain storm at the start of the meeting. Mary Ann Evanoff demonstrated how to create our own unique journal covers. Several beautiful examples of journal covers were available to inspire our creativity. Sample themes ranged from travel to nature. Graciously, Mary Ann offered many of the extra embellishments not used in her samples, along with many others, for use in our creations. While many of the sewing machines didn’t make appearances, due to the rain, there didn’t seem to be a shortage of fabric and embellishments. Everyone was eager to provide ideas and supplies, so everyone that wanted to create a cover had seemingly endless sources for their creativity. As a result, each cover started seemed to embody friendship. For instance, I created the deck of cards cover, shown here. I used ideas and embellishments from at least four different people. The end result is not only a beautiful (ok, I am biased) cover, but now when I see it I will think of all my friends and the contributions made to it. Reita Fisher May- Place mats Do you read your instructions before you start? How patient are you at following directions if you have? This month Marcia used placemats to help teach the importance of both these lessons. The instructions are simple, only 1 page of written instructions with diagrams, the biggest secret it to keep them in order and follow the directions of how many of the pieces to move to the top. Don’t forget 8 Volume 19 Number 3 to press as you go. By referring to the finished placemats so we could keep track of where we wanted to go. Failing to read first and actually follow the directions will result in not have all the fabrics distributed evenly. Everybody had such colorful combinations. There were several floral and even a silly Dr. Seuss. Most of us got the tops done at the meeting. Marcia had a great time helping everyone get the stack order correct. You could tell she really loves this pattern and enjoys what she does. Diane Burleson Marcia Kephart Needlin’ Around Helpful Hints: Experimenting with Seams • Use a washable thread in the bobbin when experiementing with stitches or seams so that with just a spray of water all unwanted stitching can be easily removed without using a seamripper!!!! • Silk Thread doesn’t leave those little hole marks in fabric after it is ripped out. April 2011 June- Scissors Case Designs By Digi Long Arm Quilting Marcia Kephart 9224 Newfield Street Charlotte, NC 28216 704-615-0797 marciamsk@carolina.rr.com http://www.designsbydigi.com Volume 19 Number 3 Thanks to Kristine Fisher for leading the Saturday meeting in June. The meeting started with a really good show and tell. We have so much talent in our group and so many different interests. Kristine led us in making scissor carrying cases. We all agreed they could really be used to carry an array of different items. The cases went together fairly quickly and once made would probably be even quicker to repeatedly make. In addition to our own chapter members we also had an ASG guest sew with us. Melanie Tisdale, past Chapter President of the Fort Wayne, Indiana ASG chapter came to sew with us. Melanie’s daughters live in Rock Hill and after a whirlwind week of one daughter getting married and the other moving Melanie really welcomed a litle time to sew and unwind with other ASG sisters. Melanie you are welcome to return anytime you would like. What a great idea for those of us traveling-especially in these summer months. Check out an ASG chapter where you are going and see if they have any events or neighborhood groups taking place. As a member you are entitled to attend any ASG meeting. More than that as an ASG member I would surely believe you would also be very welcomed elsewhere. Just ask Melanie! Wendy Arend Needlin’ Around April 2011 9 Vocabulary – Pattern, Finishing, Seams http://www.favecrafts.com/Sewing-Tips/Sewing-Dictionary# Armscye armhole Cutting line On patterns, the outermost dark line Facing A piece of fabric sewn onto the rough edge of a fabric, such as at the cuffs or collar, to create a finished look Give the elasticity in a thread or garment Inseam the inside seam on a pair of pants Interfacing fabric inserted between layers of garment, by sewing or iron-on adhesive, for stability and to form cuffs, collars, and waistbands Notch indicated on patterns as a small, dark diamond, this is a short cut in the seam allowance to allow for bend in the fabric at curves or corners Sloper basic pre-design fabric recording of an individual’s fit Stay tape added to a garment to keep it’s shape View each variation on a pattern package Mend a broad term referring to repairing tears, holes, or splits in a garment. Clean-finishing Using a zig-zag stitch to finish a seam, especially hems, for a clean finish Hem A portion of fabric turned up to create a finished edge. These can be changed to allow for growth, as in children’s clothing. Narrow hem 1/8-1/4 inch hem used on napkins, and other items needing a very small hen Edgestitching Stitch 1/8 inch from the seamed or folded edge Flat felled seam A seam made by sewing the wrong sides of fabric together, trimming one seam allowance close to the seam, turning the other seam under, and stitching over. This is used in pajamas, jeans, and other garments to reduce the seam bulk. Lettuce edge A serged edge which is stretched at it is sewn, creating a ruffled edge on the garment Reinforced Seam To sew right next to a seam to reinforce it, especially in crotch seams Seam Allowance amount of extra fabric added to allow for a seam or the area between the seam stitching and the cut edge Welt Covering raw edges of a pocket or opening by placing fabric (right sides together) over the opening, stitching, turning the top fabric in, and top stitching in place. Hong Kong Finish bias binding enclosed within a seam 10 Volume 19 Number 3 Needlin’ Around April 2011 Chapter Advisory Board PRESIDENT Diane Burleson 704-332-0578 dpburleson@carolina.rr.com TREASURER Wendy Arend 704-321-1583 wendyarend@msn.com 1st Vice President NEWSLETTER Reita Fisher 704-573-4738 reitafishersewing@carolina.rr.com 2nd VICE PRESIDENT & MEMBERSHIP Judy Harkey 803-547-6794 jharkey@deltamold.com SECRETARY Mary Ann Evanoff 704-888-0977 mae1049@aol.com PUBLICITY/WEB Marcia Kephart 704-615-0797 marciamsk@carolina.rr.com COMMUNITY SERVICE Phyllis Yandle 704-458-2742 pyandle@carolina.rr.com National Sewing Month Activity National Sewing Month is coming up in September. This year we will use our Sat meeting on the 17th to let incomming customers at the Hobby Lobby in Matthews know about our chapeter of ASG and what we do. We will demo how to make pillow case dresses. The dresses that we make will then be donated to an orginization that will distribute them to children in need. We will have volunteer(s) at a table set up in the front entry of Hobby Lobby with a sample of a finished dress and a photo display of the different steps required to make the dress. More volunteers will be back in the classroom with sewing machines set up to do a more hand’s on demonstration. There is a great need for our members to volunteer their time and services to make this day a success. We are in need of volunteers to: welcome customers at the table out front, cut out dresses, demo the assembly in the classroom. Please contact Diane Burleson or Margaret Johnson to volunteer for these and other services that are yet to be determined. Thank You. Reita Fisher NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP COORDINATOR Margaret Johnson 704-537-4191 mandcjoh@yahoo.com CHAR/MECK EVENING Diane Burleson 704-332-0578 dpburleson@carolina.rr.com CHAR/MECK “CREATIVE STITCHERS” Margaret Johnson 704-537-4191 mandcjoh@yahoo.com SUNDAY GARMENT GROUP Diane Burleson 704-332-0578 dpburleson@carolina.rr.com Region 3 Representative Jan Squires 352-746-5380 Cell 352-586-0347 jsquires4@tampbay.rr.com Volume 19 Number 3 This newsletter is published quarterly in January, April, July, and October. All newsletters past and current are on the National ASG web site at www.asg.org. Newsletter dates: April July October December Articles Due: 3/1 6/1 9/1 12/15 Delivered: 4/1 7/1 10/1 1/4 11 Needlin’ Around April 2011 www.charlotteasg.com and ASG Charlotte e-mail address: dpburleson@carolina.rr.com for more information Charlotte meetings & events American Sewing Guild Charlotte Metrolina Chapter 2123 The Plaza Charlotte, NC 28205 The American Sewing Guild is a non-profit organization of home sewers. Its purpose is to provide information, education, and programs for its membership and the community. Membership is open to the public. For information contact: The American Sewing Guild National Headquarters 9660 Hillcroft, Suite 510, Houston, TX 77096 Advertising Rates Per Quarterly Newsletter Full Page Half Page Quarter Page Eighth Page Business Card (Standard) Classified Ads: Non-Member 12 $77.50 $52.50 $28.00 $17.00 $12.00 To Change your name, address or phone number write: The American Sewing Guild Association Headquarters 9660 Hillcroft, Suite 510 Houston, TX 77096 713-729-3000 $10.00 Plus $.20 /word Volume 19 Number 3 Needlin’ Around Renew Your Membership Online You can now renew your membership online: 1. Go to the ASG web site at www.asg.org 2. Click on Membership at the top left 3. Scroll down to renewal Member 4. Under Choose a Chapter 5. Choose NC-Charlotte 6. Enter your Member ID# 7. Click Renew 8. You can then pay with a credit card. April 2011
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