Last Wednesday the Sewphisticuts held their annual sewing room tour and pot-luck dinner. This year, Peggy hosted the group again since she had redone her sewing room since the last time the group had been there. Her upgrades were part of some other renovation work throughout her house, so her revamped sewing room now includes an air-conditioning system, beautiful new floor and new lighting overhead. She re-arranged some furnishings in the room and turned a former cornice from her dining room door into a shelf with pegs for hanging tote bags. The group also enjoyed delicious food in the new (one year old) sunroom.
The only business conducted was a discussion of what to do for the July meeting. The service project of sewing for Days For Girls was discussed and the decision was to postpone it until members have had a chance to try some of it since the sewing requirements are quite exacting. Instead, the July meeting will be a combination of advice-seeking and advice-giving, as members are encouraged to bring along their sewing challenges. These might take the form of a project idea that you want to try but are not sure how to start, or one you attempted but have been stuck on, or one you successfully completed.
And we had some show-and-tell:
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| Tonya showed one of her bags. |
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| Maura made a tankini for her daughter. |
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| An Alice-themed bag by Tonya |
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| The inside of the Alice bag |
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| Pat's zippy bags |
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| Pat's nifty window pouch |
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| Ronnie's embroidered snowflakes on a light strand | . |
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| Ronnie's embroidered tote bag |
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| Identical dresses in 3 sizes for her granddaughters. |
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| Minnie Mouse dress |
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| Dress by Ronnie for her granddaughter |
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| One of many dresses Ronnie made for her grands. |
