New neighborhood group forming

First sewing meeting to benefit cancer patients

Do you love to sew? We do, too! We have a new neighborhood group forming. Join us for our monthly meetings and share the fun of all things sewing!

Southwest Sews Neighborhood Group

2nd Thursday of the month, starting April 11 

1:30 to 4 p.m.

UAW Local 2209 Union Hall, 5820 East 900 North
 Roanoke, IN 46783

(Just past the GM plant from I469)

Free, Public invited, Bring a friend or two!

   We’re beginning with a Community Sew-in! Help us make lots of needed heart pillows for post mastectomy patients. These will be donated to Lutheran Hospital’s Cancer Care Center. Bring your machine or help by cutting out and/or stuffing pillows. There will also be an organizational meeting to discuss topics for upcoming meetings. There is no charge, but after two meetings participants are required to join the American Sewing Guild. And be sure to bring “Sew & Tell” to inspire us! To contact us, click here. 


Non-members are welcome!

Still time to register for our annual Shipshewana Retreat!

Join us for four days of all the shopping, eating, chatting, sharing, swimming, eating, sewing, eating and did we mention shopping that you can handle! It's our chapter's annual Shipshewana Retreat from noon Tuesday, April 23 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 26 at in the Blue Gate Garden Inn's roomy Magnola Room that is right off the parking lot for easy lugging of machines and sewing goodies. Cost for the four days is $50 for members, $60 for non-members and $20 a day if you can't stay. Click here for complete information and registration form. 

 


Chapter happenings coming up!

 

 

Click here for a list of our March, 2024 Neighborhood Group meetings and their topics, as well as upcoming chapter events and contact information. 

 

Join us! We would love to share our love of sewing with you!


2024 Mystery Quilt Solved!

 

 

 

Pictured at left is our version of the Ribbon Star Quilt by Missouri Star. It was super fun to make during our annual Mystery Quilt event held throughout the day on Feb. 10! Click here or go to our Events tab and click on Mystery Quilt for complete instructions, including all the clues to solve the mystery yourself both in PDF and our lively YouTube video instructions. We have past quilts with instructions and videos there, too. Happy quilting!


Find out more about us

      American Sewing Guild (ASG) is a national organization made up of 130 chapters and over 1,000 neighborhood groups, creating a network of sewing friends with all levels of sewing experience. Click here to find out about our chapter's neighborhood groups and their upcoming programs. 

      Please take a stroll through our website to find out more about us. Then open the door to a new world of sewing friends, learning and just plan fun with people just like you. Simply fill out our contact page and press send. We will look forward to getting back with you!  

              Visit our national website for more benefits and how to join by going to asg.org

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