Thursday, June 6, 2024
June Meeting: Pattern Grading with Talia Bogdan
Friday, April 19, 2024
May Meeting: Bagmaking with Blue Calla Patterns
May's meeting is all about the bags, no trouble!
Celine from Blue Calla Patterns in Toronto will be coming to speak about all the ins and outs of bagmaking. She'll suggest best fabric choices, explain techniques, share her experiences as a business owner, and bring along a bunch of bag kits and patterns for a vendor table as well. If you've ever wanted to try a bag, this is a great opportunity!
Check out her website in advance: if you place an order before the meeting, you can ask her to bring it along to the meeting to save shipping.
That's Tuesday May 14, 7 pm at the River Gardens Community Room. All welcome, visitors $5 at the door. I encourage everyone to bring a guest, as this will be both an informative evening and a great shopping opportunity.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
April 2024 Meeting: Maria Theoharous, or Velosews, live from Australia!
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
March meeting: Craft Swap!
March 12 is our next in-person meeting, and it is our Annual Fabric Swap, by popular demand!
Please bring any clean fabric, patterns or notions in good repair to swap with others. If you can indicate the type of fabric and size on your pieces, that would be helpful too! Visitors are welcome ($5 at the door as always) but they should be visitors who are also bringing swap items.
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
February Meeting: Discovery Fabrics - ONLINE ONLY
Our February meeting is an ONLINE ONLY meeting -- it will be held on Tuesday Feb 13, at 7 pm. We will be so lucky to have Discovery Fabrics joining us all the way from BC to share their vast knowledge of technical and performance fabrics. Have you ever wondered what in the world to use for outdoor or activewear? Questions about how exactly to sew technical fabrics? Well, join us on the 13th for illumination!
Paid up members will receive the Zoom link prior to the meeting. Guests are welcome, at the $5 drop in rate, which can be e-transferred to membershipsgg[at]gmail.com with an additional note with your name so that a link can be sent.
Looking forward to learning something new in February 🙂
And don't forget about our January challenge to make something upcycled or with vintage materials - you can share during our Sew & Tell portion!
Saturday, January 6, 2024
January Meeting: Upcycling Fashion!
Our next meeting is Tuesday Jan 9, 7 pm, at the River Gardens Retirement Residence Community Room. As always, all welcome, non-members $5/door. Masks are appreciated.
Our speaker this month is Joseph Hisey, who will be sharing his experiences with upcycled fashion (and the flaws of fast fashion). Joseph was one of the winners of the Upcycling Challenge put on by the Fashion Museum in Cambridge a while back, and will share his award winning piece with us. Be ready for lots of creative ideas and an engaging presenter!
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
December Meeting: Holiday Social!