Catching Up

I am sorry, it has been way too long since our chapter blog was updated. The updater got busy there for a while. She will try to do much better in the future.

 

Anatomy of a convention basket. First you start with a theme. Our was "Stitches Through the Year" using a common base. Linen hand towels. The towels were handed out, two each to several members. Each member chose a way to portray a month of the calendar in stitches. Hand embroidery, machine embroidery, applique, cross stitch. It was all there and all wonderful.

 

Aren't they wonderful? Next...

You add a bit of whimsy with this "apron."

Include some extras. Not pictured is a Missouri State Fair 2010 Cookbook.

You gather it all together in this great basket made by one of our members.

You wrap it all up, tie it with a bow and Voila! A great SAGA Convention raffle basket! It was a hit and garnered lots and lots of raffle tickets.

There are more pictures this author will post in the days to come from the July, August and September meetings.

Summer time fun

June brought our annual salad supper. This year needed to be known as the dessert supper. Scrumptious goodies were had by all. Thanks again to Mary for getting it together and a super big thank you to her sister for allowing us to use her lovely home.

Our chapter has had a great response to our show and share incentive this year. Lots of wonderful things to see at each meeting. To kick off our American Girl Doll Raffle we offered additional incentive tickets for each doll garment brought to the salad supper. What women won't do for a red ticket. Each doll garment was cuter than then last.

First Lanie is going to dance her days away in this darling tutu and leotard brought by A.H. A. has been all about the hot pink this spring. This pretty pink tulle was left from her daughter's wedding last month.

Lanie is taking a trip down memory lane in this cute poodle skirt brought by C.T. With shades to match!

Lanie will then blast forward to the 80's in this jean skirt, vest and retro shirt by M.O. The multi colored buttons add a great colorful touch.

Lanie will obviously be a Mizzou fan in this warm and comfy fur coat. Just the right colors for those fall football games.

Next she is ready for school in this smocked basic yoke dress by M.B.

Every llittle girl loves purple! In this dress by R.S. she is sure to look lovely.

After all of the dancing and fun she will be cozy in this beautiful soft nighty by R.S.

Members also brought non doll pieces to share.

R.S. finished her Maggie dress from our workshop with Trisha Smith. She designed and added the puff pockets as well. So cute. Great job. Anyone else finish their class projects from the spring workshop?

R.S. also made this sweet sundress and diaper cover for her granddaughter. Very light and airy. Perfect for a summer baby.

D.B.'s season of christenings was finished off with this gorgeous romper. Made from silk dupioni and smocked with a plate featured in a past issue of SAGANews. So elegant for a young man to wear for his christening.

M.B. brought the dress made for her new granddaughter as a coming home ensemble. Pink for a new baby girl.

S.C. brought this ingenious toddler bib made for her grandson. What toddler doesn't need to be ready for the"office"?

As always our members are incredibly generous, so a beautiful array of Wee Care gowns were brought this month.

L.G. stitched these sweet gowns from the Grady gown pattern. Love that rick rack trim on the sleeve.

Twins are often cared for in the NICU at Cardinal Glennon Hospital. R.S. stitched this set of twin boys gowns using the Ginger Snaps Daygown Book IV pattern,

she also stitched a boy/girl set, again using the Ginger Snaps daygown.

We had a great turn out for the salad supper, but we were so busy taking pictures of the fun doll clothes, no one took pictures of those that attended or the food. Oh well, we will try to do better next month.

April meeting

The weather is mild and our members have been busy stitching. JS presented a program on Italian smocking. One of her examples was the beautiful flower girl dress created for her son's wedding. How elegant.

Thank you, JS for presenting this month's program.

RC who is always busy stitching, brought this adorable basic yoke to share. It is picture smocked with Little Memories "Bearing Gifts"

What little girl wouldn't delight in cute teddy bears peaking out of pretty wrapped presents.

No christening gowns for DB this month. She has been sewing for her neice instead. Cute pink fleece jacket with matching plaid pants.

The bearer of a christening gown this month was SC. A beautiful gown made from the mother's wedding dress. It takes real courage to cut up a wedding dress with the hope of having a christening gown to show for it.

A close up of the bodice featuring the beautiful embroidery featured on the gown.

SC's attention to detail is evident in the pearl buttons and fabric roses. Great job!

SC has also been smocking for her granddaughters. This cute gingham and floral CC Mindy is precious,

with a matching bishop for sister.

Those twin baby boys couldn't be left out, here two matching jon-jons fit for two little princes.

There is no meeting in May but we will gather together in June for our annual Salad Supper. This year's salad supper will be help poolside. Swimsuits "optional" thank goodness.

Spring 2010 Workshop

Our annual workshop featuring Trisha Smith of Trisha's Treasures was a great success. We may have been a small crowd but we were mighty.

Pocket Full of Posies Dress

by Trisha Smith

Friday's project was the Pocket Full of Posies Dress. We learned several new tips, tricks and techniques. The dress is even more cute in person, if that is possible.

We had a visitor join us for the workshop, it was great to have you, S.B. Hope you will join us again. Here, S.B. is trying to work Trisha magic with her continuous placket. Trisha has a great technique to attain a puckerless placket. 

F.T. is pinning her posie. It promises to be a cute one.

R.S. is stitching her posie. We were glad to see her after she has been so sick all winter. Welcome back R.!

Trisha is such an accommodating teacher, she had already cut out all of the bias trim pieces for us. Now that is service! Also pictured are some of Trisha's patterns that were just launched at the SAGA convention last fall.

 

Then it was time for lunch. Girls can't together without lunch! One of the girl's husband texted her to ask if she was in "salad heaven." Lunch was provided by our members. It was delicious both days.

And because not only did we enjoy lunch, we had flowers 

and favors to match. Life's pleasures are in the little things.

Tucked Away Dress

by Trisha Smith

Saturday's project was an adaptation of Children's Corner Maggie called the Tucked Away Dress. Very cute.

After checking our patterns for accuracy and matching plaids,

we learned how to change the look of the plaid in a creative way. Trisha proved to be a very patient teacher.

Our chapter is very fortunate to have a great space for classes with lots of natural light and plenty of space. We decided though no matter how much space we had, we creep out to fill it all. 

Trisha also brought along lots of samples. This is just a peek at one of the many items she brought for us to drool over.

All in all, we had a wonderful time. Now it is time to put on our thinking caps to decide who to have next year come to our chapter.

And it should be fun in the next few months to see the finished projects at our monthly meetings.