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Spool of thread  Welcome! to the Olympia Chapter of the American Sewing Guild (ASG) serving the sewing enthusiasts in Thurston, Pierce,spool of thread Lewis, and South King counties.  We're part of a national, non-profit guild of people who love to sew. We're here to learn and to share our love of sewing with each other and others in our community. Drop by a Neighborhood Group meeting to see what we're about! Keep up with other members in the Yahoo Group Forum.
Change of address/email?  Need a replacement JoAnn discount card? Want more information about ASG?  Send an email to our Membership Chair.

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ASG Events


New Neighborhood Groups Form

The Wild Rose Quilt Shop in Orting is welcoming a new Neighborhood Group to it's sewing space above the store.  The first meeting of the group will be on July 29 from 10:00 a.m. until 12 noon with open sewing time from noon until 5 p.m.  The group leader is Michelle Howe and she is very excited about this new group telling us, "The WILD ROSE is a great place to meet and the new owner is a pleasure to work with."

Please join Michele at the Wild Rose which is located at 125 Van Scoyoc Ave. SW in Orting on July 29 to plan the calendar for the remainder of this year and some of next as well as determining a name for the group.


Sew Fittingly is a new Neighborhood Group formed to meet the fitting needs of garment sewers.  While quilters have a goal of perfect points, there is another group of sewers who have perfect fit as their objective.  The Sew Fittingly NG is designed to assist all levels of garment sewers, including those who use commercial patterns, pattern drafting software or draft their own patterns to achieve that elusive end result.

The group will meet on the 3rd Saturday of the month.  The July 19 and August 16 meetings will be in Covington, and then in September, The Calico Cat in Auburn is welcoming the group to it's store at 201 Auburn Way No, Auburn.

Kay Cook, a new ASG member, is taking on the leadership role of this group.  She has been leader of a user group for pattern drafting software but has chosen to define the new NG's focus as achieving a great FIT in the garments we make.

Get more information here -->Sew Fittingly Welcome


Feeling Boxed In?   Come Play with the Olympia Chapter!

The Olympia Chapter will be busy this coming year.  We have exciting events planned and other opportunities for sharing and learning.

October

On October 4, we will have our annual meeting with, no doubt, a fantastic fashion show and fabric challenge for everyone's participation. the theme for this year's meeting is "Thinking Outside the Box".  There's more information here on the Chapter Challenge page.

November

The big event for many of us will be November 1 and 2 when Connie Crawford will present a 2-day seminar on fitting.  A printer-friendly version of the brochure is available here:  Connie Crawford Brochure.

Nov. 13 - 15 - Northwest/Puyallup Quilt, Craft and Sewing Festival

December

And to wrap up the year - holiday parties in many of the Neighborhood Groups and maybe a Chapter-wide get together for us all to greet the New Year.

And, needless to say, there are the wonderful Neighborhood Group meetings that provide us all with such a wealth of opportunities to expand our knowledge and challenge our skill sets.

Stay tuned here and on the Yahoo! Group for more information about these and other ASG events that will keep your creative juices flowing!


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For more information about the Olympia Chapter of the American Sewing Guild, please contact President Nadeen Ward, or any of the Chapter Advisory Board members. For comments or questions about this website, please send an email to our WebStitcher

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Last updated:  08/14/2008