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• Fit: The Final Frontier

  

  Sometimes, it feels as if fit is the Final Frontier; just beyond our reach; an ever-elusive goal; the missing link. You get the idea. Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Ready for Expo

  

  The ASG Chicago booth is ready for Expo 2012. This year we have three fabulous prize baskets for our new member drawing, one for each day of Expo. Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Details Take Center Stage

  

  ASG Chicago’s talented fashion show coordinator Jeanette Bussard’s “Larger Than Life” raincoat is featured in the Reader’s Closet section of Threads Magazine... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Sewing Up Suits for Fat Tuesday

  

  Mardi Gras beading for the Spirit of FiYiYi Photo credit: John McCusker, The Times-Picayune For the past several months, two men have sat side-by-side in New... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Running in Stitches

  

  The most northerly reaches of the ASG Chicago Chapter is home to the aptly-named Neighborhood Group Running in Stitches. They get together in Lindenhurst on... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Controlling Impressions

  

  We want our sewing projects to create an impression, but we don’t want our seam allowances to make an impression on the right side of our fabric. Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Enjoying Hand-Sewing

  In today’s world of computerized sewing machines that you can plug a USB drive, here are two videos that watch the hands with needle and thread. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• The Unsung Hero of the Sewing Room

  

  The seam ripper. We don’t talk about it much, except to crack jokes about how much time we spend with it. But if you think about it, the seam ripper really... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Sewing Circles Around Chicagoland

  Here’s a quiz for you. If you were to tell your friends how frustrated you are with a sewing challenge, such as keeping your bias bindings from rippling, would... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2012 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Tangerine Tango Quilt Challenge

  

  I know, I know…you’ve barely have any of your holiday sewing finished and I’m suggesting a quilt challenge? Well, not me specifically.a.squared.w is, though.Wha... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• 11-11-11 is the Closest Date to Corduroy EVER!

  

  What does 11-11-11 look like to you? Try 111111. Lines? How about corduroy wales. Yep, that’s right, corduroy wales. Just visit The Corduroy Appreciation Club... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Interview with Sarah Veblen, Part Two

  You may remember that we began an interview with sewing educator, author and custom clothier Sarah Veblen in September. We’re looking forward to a Fit Workshop... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Giveway Winner…umm, Winners!

  

  We ran our first giveaway a couple of weeks ago. We asked our readers:If you were to write a memoir about you and your sewing, what would be your snappy,... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Spooky Sewing Tweet Day

  

  Spiderweb Table Runner from The Crafty CupboardThe temperature may feel like June, but the calendar is saying it’s October. And time for Halloween sewing!... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Videos from Fashion’s Past

  I found these two fun videos and had to share them with you, dear readers. Enjoy while I finish some other blog posts for you to read this coming... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• These (Sewing Machine) Boots Weren’t Made For Walking

  

  Yes, I know these aren’t boots, but even if they were, I don’t think they’d go or you’d have to have a long extension cord. the late fashion great, Alexander... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• September 15: Make a Hat Day

  

  Today, September 15, is Make a Hat Day! It’s also Felt Hat Day, but we’ll just focus on making any hat, whether it’s felt, cloth or another material. Hats are... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Introducing Sewing Educator Sarah Veblen

  

  We all know that creating beautiful clothes that fit and flatter is an art. It requires talent, skill, a practiced eye and time. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Spring 2012 Color Palette Swatches

  

  I realized last night that the color swatches for the Pantone Spring 2012 Fashion Color Palette blog post might be a bit small for some readers. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS, HOME

• Pantone Spring 2012 Color Palette

  

  It’s Fashion Week in New York and to kick it off Pantone has revealed the color palette for Spring 2012. Pantone invites us to Dance Into Spring with the... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2011 ARTS & CRAFTS