Central Iowa Chapter American Sewing Guild
  • Home
  • About
    • 2023 CAB Officers
  • Events
    • Chapter Meetings
    • Special Events
    • Special Interest Groups
  • Inspiration
    • Sustainable Sewing
    • Sewing Room Tours
    • Style Show 2022
    • Tabula Rasa Challenge
    • State Fair 2022
  • Past Chpt Mtgs
    • 2023 Chapter Meetings
    • 2022 Chapter Meetings
    • 2021 Chapter Meetings
    • 2020 Chapter Meetings
    • 2019 Chapter Meetings
    • 2018 Chapter Meetings
  • Community Service
    • Service Projects >
      • Afghan Dolls
    • Community Support
  • Login
    • Newsletters
    • Board & Member Contacts
    • Volunteer Hours

 Central Iowa Chapter
  American Sewing Guild

Advancing Sewing as an Art and Life Skill


Upcoming Events

Chinese Silk Embroidery
Chapter Meeting, March 18, 2023

Chinese silk embroidery
Published author, historian, and embroidery enthusiast Elizabeth Molnar LaFleur will present a historical overview of Chinese Silk Embroidery. There will be many photos and examples of embroidery to view.
Free table
Share your makes



Spring Fashion Shows
April 2023

Iowa State and DMACC student sewists and designers show their cutting edge fashions on the runway. Attend these gala events with fellow Chapter members.
ISU and DMACC Special Events

Chapter News

Pam Ziegenhagen Picture
Sustainable Sewing
Pamela Ziegenhagen upcycling Zoom recording, 2023 Chapter Challenge and resources.
Sustainable sewing


Sewing Room Tours
Central Iowa sewing rooms are open! Take a look! Discover clever organization tips and systems. Find out how to set-up comfortable cutting, sewing and pressing stations. Learn about the process of creating a sewing room. Glimpse at a few special sewing keepsakes.
Take a Sewing Room Tour
Picture
Click for help with your sewing room.

Mended Zipper PictureNancy replaced this zipper!
Mending Clinic
No fancy stitches, just basic sewing at the Central Iowa Chapter Mending Clinic. Community members came in with ripped, worn, and ill-fitting clothing. Guild members busily fixed ripped seams, sewed on buttons, glued leather coats, patched knees, replaced zippers, shortened pants, and more. Tricky repairs presented some sewing challenges. Together, guild members found solutions and taught each other new skills. Mending kits were given out, and basic sewing skills were taught to anyone interested. A great community service project, revitalizing clothing and mending skills.

Mending clinic

On the Runway
The December meeting showcased Central Iowa Chapter members makes on the runway. Enjoy the Show.
View the Slideshow
Style Show Picture

Picture
Learn to Fit Pants
Central Iowa Chapter member Rosanne is leading a series of pants making classes. Participants will make a muslin, which can be used to sew trousers, jeans, leggings, joggers or shorts that fit. 
Goal: Learn to fit pants for yourself and others.
Participants: Members only. Three to five participants per class.
Cost: Nominal fee to support the Chapter.
Location: Rosanne's house. Open to other locations.
Time: Tentatively three 2- to 3-hour sessions.
Interested: Join the class or get more information.


Sewing Retreat October, 2022
Three days and nights, of sewing, food, fun and fashion!  Denise lead an optional class on sewing leggings.
View retreat photos

Inspiration!
The Tabula Rasa Jacket Challenge garments and State Fair entries were featured at the September Chapter meeting.
View the Jacket Challenge Slide Show
View a sampling of the 2022 entries
Tabula Rass Jacket Challenge
Iowa State Fair Fabric and Threads

Gourmet Garments
Check out the January makes!
Gourmet Garments Picture
Gourmet Garments, February '23
ASG Special Interest Group

Get to Know the Elected CAB Members
Do you have ideas, questions or suggestions for Chapter programs and activities? Would you like to get to know fellow members? Meet Denise, Tracy and Rosanne.
Get to know elected CAB members

Help Desk
At the next Chapter meeting look for an "I can help!" button on the name tags of members who are willing to answer questions about techniques, patterns, fabric, alterations and more. Bring a project that's stumping you and hail a member with a sticker.
Picture

Advancing Sewing as an Art and Life Skill

Picture
Join ASG
Choose
Chapter Affiliation
IA/CENTRAL IOWA


Contact Central Iowa Chapter
Site Map
 January 2023
  • Home
  • About
    • 2023 CAB Officers
  • Events
    • Chapter Meetings
    • Special Events
    • Special Interest Groups
  • Inspiration
    • Sustainable Sewing
    • Sewing Room Tours
    • Style Show 2022
    • Tabula Rasa Challenge
    • State Fair 2022
  • Past Chpt Mtgs
    • 2023 Chapter Meetings
    • 2022 Chapter Meetings
    • 2021 Chapter Meetings
    • 2020 Chapter Meetings
    • 2019 Chapter Meetings
    • 2018 Chapter Meetings
  • Community Service
    • Service Projects >
      • Afghan Dolls
    • Community Support
  • Login
    • Newsletters
    • Board & Member Contacts
    • Volunteer Hours