Submitted to media on March 19
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Sewing meeting to benefit cancer patients
Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Sewing Guild will hold an open sewing session to make small heart-shaped pillows for breast cancer patients during treatment and recovery. The sew-in will be held from
1:30-4 p.m., April 11 at the UAW Local 2209 Union Hall, 5820 East 900 North, Roanoke, IN (near the GM plant).
The heart-shaped mastectomy comfort pillows provide much-needed support and relief and will be donated to Lutheran Hospital’s Cancer Care Center. Attendees are asked to bring a sewing machine and notions, or they may choose to cut fabric or stuff pillows. We will have some fabrics, but additional cotton and flannel materials are welcome.
The sew-in is the first meeting of the chapter’s newest general focus neighborhood group, Southwest Sews, which will meet each second Thursday of the month at the Union Hall. The Fort Wayne Chapter boasts several neighborhood groups each with a different focus, including quilting, garment sewing/fitting, machine embroidery, community service and more. The Southwest Sews sew-in will include 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. For information, email the chapter at asgftwayne3@gmail.com.
American Sewing Guild 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. The Fort Wayne Chapter serves NE Indiana and the Van Wert, OH area. To find out more, go to www.asg.org and our chapter website at wwasgfortwayne.org. Find our Facebook page at American Sewing Guild Fort Wayne IN Chapter.
Calling all machine embroidery fans – wannabes to professionals! The Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Sewing Guild will hold a special event featuring the HoopSisters from 2-4 p.m. March 22 in the Administration Building at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds on US 127 in Van Wert. The program will feature a trunk show and talk by the nationally known HoopSisters with their award-winning designs, sought-after products, and cutting-edge machine embroidery techniques. The event is open to the public. There is a $5 cash charge at the door. Participants will have an opportunity to purchase HoopSisters products after the trunk show.
HoopSisters makes perfectly quilted, pieced, embroidered, and decoratively stitched quilt blocks all in the hoop of an embroidery machine with the HoopSisters Technique. Find more information on their website at: www.hoopsisters.com
For questions about the event, email the chapter at asgftwayne3@gmail.com
American Sewing Guild 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. The Fort Wayne Chapter boasts several neighborhood groups each with a different focus, including quilting, garment sewing/fitting, machine embroidery, community service and more. It serves NE Indiana as well as the Van Wert, OH area. To find out more, go to www.asg.org and our chapter website at www.asgfortwayne.org.