Hudson Valley NY Chapter American Sewing Guild: Everyone needs a challenge now and then

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Everyone needs a challenge now and then

Our topic this week was "Challenges" and only five brave souls decided to deal with it. (For those who couldn't make the meeting - only teasing!) Rosealice couldn't be there but weighed in with the challenge of making placemats look nice, so she wondered if perhaps a program on that topic would be a help. Peggy brought along the undies she made by copying her favorite pair. Since that style was no longer available, she drafted a pattern from an existing pair and made some new ones. She said the most challenging part was figuring out how to attach the fold-over elastic. Pat stated that her challenge was dealing with attaching bindings around curves and creating mitered corners. We talked a bit about our experiences with those and gave her some techniques to try. Kathia's latest challenge was that she learned to knit. She was working on a christening blanket and doing a creditable job dealing with seed stitch, garter stitch and stockinette stitch. Maura brought along her challenge which was a length of peacock-patterned embossed vinyl that she hopes to turn into a purse. Several members suggested using a leather needle and perhaps investing in a teflon machine foot to make sure the vinyl doesn't stick.

In October the East Fishkill Library will display work from ASG members for the month. If anyone in the group has items they would like displayed, bring them along to the September meeting for collection or contact Maura to make arrangements for drop-off.

There is no meeting in August.

Two possibilities have arisen for November's program: placemats or a car trash bag (see picture here). Please contact Maura before the end of July to express your preference so that program planning can begin.