More Columbia River Sewing activities

Columbia River Sewing is again part of the Holiday dressing of the Portland "Pittock Mansion".

If you are local and would like to help .... contact Sharon at sharongrand@comcast.net

Ways you can help decorate the Mansion!

1. Make decorations on your own.... what are needed are mice. The whole mansion is going to have mice of all different types throughout the house. Children guest will be encouraged to count all the mice they can find.

2. Gather supplies from you stash.... Needed items:
Tassels in jewel toned colors
Jewel toned Beads (1/2 to 1 inch in diameter)
Wooden thread spools
Pine Cones ( all sizes)
Jewel toned Buttons ( all sizes)
Christmas Fabric in Jewel toned colors ( up to 1/2 yard)
Small Sewing Tools - prefer old ones


3. Meet with us for an evening to two of fun to make tassels, ornament balls, the ribbon bows and pinecone arrangements.


Supplies can be dropped off at:
Ruthie's Rags
10602 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland Oregon


Again... another opportunity to create with fabric!

La Fred workshops sponsored by Columbia River Sewing

Come one.... come all... La Fred is at Fabric Depot in Portland Sept 6 and 7th Sponsored by Columbia River Sewing

Designer Fred Bloebaum (a woman with a man’s nickname)creates one-of-a-kind patterns for classic, elegant clothing which fits and flatters a wide variety of sizes, shapes and ages. Fred is
a highly regarded sewing instructor from the San Francisco area.

Saturday Sept. 6th
10 AM - Noon The Best of La Fred
This trunk show highlights some of the unique sewing techniques used in
constructing the classic, elegant garments featured in the patterns fromClothing Designs by La Fred. Free to everyone; no registration required.

Saturday Sept 6th
1 - 4 PM WORKSHOP: Capturing the Essence of Designer Style
Registration and fee required: email education@columbiariversewing.org for more information

Sunday Sept 7th
10 4:30 WORKSHOP: Double Layered Reversible Tee
Registration and fee required: email education@columbiariversewing.org for more information

You may take either, but there is a cost savings if you sign up for both.

I will meet you there!

Dotty Yackle-Kay
publicity

Welcome

Welcome to the blog for and about the Columbia River Sewing, a chapter of the American Sewing Guild. (ASG). For those that are not acquainted with ASG, it is a national non-profit whose charter is to “Advance Sewing as an Art and Life skill”. It was chartered in 1978, later becoming a non-profit and presently boasts 130 chapters and a national membership of over 22,000.

Columbia River Sewing chapter includes members from both the Oregon and Washington sides of the Columbia River. There are quarterly chapter meetings and monthly neighborhood group meetings. See www.columbiariversewing.org for all the scheduled events. Come join us.

To use yet another venue to advance sewing, this blog was born. It will be used to discuss sewing, fabric, art, embellishments, fitting, home dec and quilts…mostly depending on where the community wishes to take it. So Welcome… join us here or in person….

Dotty Yackle-Kay
Columbia River Sewing publicity chair