September Meeting!

 

Our new season is nigh! We meet again on Tuesday Sept 8 at 7 pm, at the River Gardens Retirement Residence, Celebration Room. Bring a friend! 

We'll be hearing from Candice Alviz, the owner of Sew Bake Make, a sewing company based in Ontario. She'll be sharing a trunk show of her pattern samples and talking about running a successful sewing pattern/workshop business. We look forward to hearing more about Canadian sewing resources right down the road!  

Candice will present between 7-8, and the second half of the meeting is our regular Sew & Tell and business meeting. Bring your toonies for the 50-50 and please wear a nametag if you have one. At the beginning of a new season it's great to let newcomers get to know us a little more easily. See you there! 

New Season Ahead!

 

It's just about time for our new season to begin! Heads up that membership for new members is $40/year, Sept-June. If you are a returning member and you want to pay ahead you can do so -- early bird rates (before our first meeting) are $35/year. 

Here's what is coming for the first half of our new season: 

Sept 8: Candice Alviz of Sew Bake Make will be presenting a trunk show and talk about her business and patterns

Oct 6 (note that this meeting has been moved to the FIRST Tuesday of Oct, not the second): We will be taking a little road trip to the Stratford Public Library to get an overview of MakerSpace tools for sewists, and getting the chance to create a set of 3D printed buttons!

Nov 10: Bonnie Glass, founder of the Wearable Art Show, will give us a trunk show of some of her fabulous outfits & share her sewing journey. 

Dec 8: Holiday Get Together! Potluck, sewcializing and crafting together with your fellow members.

Spring schedule is being worked on now... keep your eyes on this page!

June Meeting: END of Month, JUNE 27

 

Hello all! So sorry for the delay. Details now on our June meeting -- NOT June 9.

We will be meeting at Gallery Stratford on Sat June 27 at 1 pm. Please note on the FB post, or via email, if you will be coming so we can let the Gallery know numbers.

We will be getting a tour of the new "Made in France" exhibit at the Gallery, led by the Curator of the Fashion History Museum, Jonathan Wolford. This is one of their pop up exhibits in the area (another is up at Castle Kilbride right now) More info to come shortly.

This will be followed by a hangout in the park above the Gallery - near the Bridge to Nowhere. We may be right at the bridge or across the street where all the tables are, but you will definitely see us if you just want to join in for that part!

May Meeting: Our Social Fabric

 

Join us next week for our May meeting of the Guild! We'll be welcoming MaryAn Webb from the Vancouver based organization Our Social Fabric. They are Canada's leading non-profit fabric store, where donated fabric and fibre arts supplies find new life. MaryAn will be sharing the story of how OSF was founded and their mission to make creativity more affordable for Canadians, while keeping textiles out of the landfill.

She'll be joining us over Zoom, but we will meet in person to hear her presentation, followed by our regular business meeting and Sew & Tell. See you on Tuesday!

Tues May 12, 7 pm

River Gardens Retirement Residence, Celebration Room

10 Romeo St N.

All Welcome! Non-members $5 at the door

April Meeting: Movie Night + Annual Swap!

 

Movie Night! Fabric & Pattern Swap Party! April's meeting is going to be a lot of fun. Join us for a viewing of Advanced Style, a film about women of a certain age who have maintained their unique and showstopping style as they aged. Enjoy some popcorn and drinks while we watch together.

After the film, we will be having our fabric, pattern and notion swap. We'll lay it all out prior to the film and then do our swapping afterward. Bring items in good condition -- if you can mark the fabric with approximate size and substrate, that is always appreciated too. Remember to take anything that you brought home with you again if it doesn't find a new home.

Tues April 14, 7 pm

River Gardens Retirement Residence, Celebration Room

10 Romeo St N.

All Welcome! Non-members $5 at the door.

March meeting: Jonathan Walford of the Fashion History Museum

 

Looking forward to our March meeting, where we will hear from Jonathan Walford all about the Fashion History Museum! From their history, to key pieces in the collection, to the future of the Fashion History Museum, we will learn so much about this exciting organization. Please join us for a fascinating evening together. 

All Welcome, non-members $5 at the door. 

Tues March 10, 7 pm.

River Gardens Retirement Residence, Celebration Room

10 Romeo St N., Stratford ON

February Meeting: Sewing Lingerie, with Emerald Erin

 

Our February meeting is nigh! Join us next Tuesday Feb 10 at 7 pm at River Gardens for a hybrid meeting! (If the weather turns awful again we will move to Zoom only but will let you know early).

Longing to learn about sewing lingerie? Join Canadian expert Emerald Erin as she joins us on Zoom from Trenton, Ontario to talk to us about running a lingerie business, shares tips & tricks for creating personalized lingerie, and discusses fabrics and notions that will make your projects a success!

All welcome - please let Connie know at membershipsgg@gmail.com if you will want to attend via Zoom.