BSAGA May 8, 2013 Meeting  -  Wee Care Trunk Show 

BSAGA will meet next Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at The Sewing Room in Inverness. The Wee Care Trunk Show is on display there until Monday, May 13.

We will be cutting out bishop gowns to be pleated at our June meeting. Therefore, we can use cutting mats, rotary cutters, pins, scissors, etc. Maria Warnock has also pleated some inserts for us to use in teaching those interested how to smock. We will also have a "sit and sew" if time permits.

Bring your "show and share" for all to see! And feel free to bring a friend!

See you there!

April 10, 2013 Meeting

Our April meeting will be at The Sewing Room in Inverness on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 9:30 a. m.

Sandi Boylan will teach us how to make a Silk Ribbon Embroidery Needle Book.  Bring your embroidery scissors - Sandi will furnish everything else.

Don't forget to bring  your show and share!

Here is a link to Daytime Alabama where our wee care workshop was aired on February 27 and again on March 13.

http://www.alabamas13.com/video?clipId=8626995&autostart=true  (copy this to your address bar)

Our March meeting will be held on Wednesday, the 13th, at The Sewing Room in Inverness Corners at 9:30 a.m.

The program will be presented by Glenda Horton - an Introduction to Lace and Linens, as well as the wonderful items that can be found at yard sales/estate sales here in the B'ham area.  No one needs to bring a thing.

Also, on the 13th Daytime Alabama will again air our smocking segment which also aired on February 27.  If you haven't seen it, set your recorders for 11:30 a.m. on Channel 13.

Don't forget to bring your "show and share" items!

BIG SPRING EVENT AT THE SEWING ROOM

IN INVERNESS CORNERS

Missy Billingsley, National Baby Lock Educator, will be leading workshops on Friday and Saturday March 1st and 2nd, teaching us how to do heirloom techniques on our beautiful Baby Lock sewing machines and sergers. Her instruction will include how to make our own "Swiss" embroidered insertions.

Missy just finished teaching classes at the Martha Pullen school, and now we are going to have her HERE up close and personal!!! Come and take advantage of this WONDERFUL opportunity!

$30 reserves your space for all day Friday or Saturday (same instruction each day)

Limited seating still available

Schedule: 10:00-12:30, break for lunch, 1:00-4:30 each day

$100 SEWING ROOM GIFT CERTIFICATE DOOR PRIZE will be given away EACH DAY!!!

Come and join the fun! We'll be looking for you!

February is National Smocking Month

Hello Smocking Guild Members.


Wednesday, February 13, 2013, will be the first Wee Care Garment work day for 2013. It is to be held at the Hoover Library in order to provide more room than our normal meeting place, The Sewing Room.    We will be starting when the Library opens at  9 - 9:30 am  and staying until the job is done, or we are too tired to continue.  Please set aside this important day so we can get  as much done as possible.  We will eat lunch in the Coffeeology Cafe at the library.

In addition, Wendy Garner of Daytime Alabama will  be filming a short (3 - minute) segment for Channel 13, WVTM-TV.  Our  President, Karen Duncan, has graciously agreed to teach Wendy smocking.     As you know, February is National Smocking month, so let's put our best  foot forward by showing how, not only to smock, but the great deal of work  involved in preparing the fabric.

Because the TV crew will be showing up at 10:00 a.m., it  is important that we set up as quickly as possible.  If you have an area you would  particularly like to work, please let us know.   Your expertise is  invaluable.  We  would like to show them just how much work is  involved in providing Children's Hospital the quality garments for which the  Guild is known.

Oh yes, please bring your already smocked garments  that you made in times past, last year or whenever, in order to show just  how beautiful smocked garments can be.  We will have a "tree" to hang them  on, so please provide a hanger for them.

So, please come, roll up your sleeves up and plan  on a work day at the Library next week. Just because it's a work day doesn't  mean we can't have a lot of fun....and we will!

BSAGA will meet on Wednesday, September 12, at 9:30 a.m. at Hoover Public Library in Meeting Rooms A and B downstairs.  Melonie Graham will present the program on making a  casserole carrier.  She will also have several items to share with us that she has learned over the past few months.

We will also discuss the Christmas tree project at Children's Hospital.

Don't forget your "Show and Share" items.    We should be finished by 11:00.