In Vancouver Washington, there is a wonderful organization called Operation Fairy Godmother. Yearly they collect donated gently used ball gowns and then let the HS girls select one for $10/apiece.
Well many of these gowns about 100 of them, need alterations. A group of the Columbia River Sewing ( Portland ASG chapter) spent the day altering these gowns. It was a wonderful time to interact with the HS girls and sometimes their mothers.
It was a great time by all.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
ASG Columbia River Sewing - Chapter Challenge
Stash Reduction 2009
Columbia River Sewing - ASG
Chapter Challenge!
For 2009, the Portland ASG Chapter is having a stash reduction challenge. The goal is to use more than you add to your stash this year. Realistically if you only used your stash .... this would be the best of all. So we are keeping track of how much fabric we used during the year and how much we gained during the year....
In Dec, I will update everyone on the amount of fabric the whole chapter used. What was the amount of the member who used the most fabric.... What was the most creative way to use up fabric. We may also try to figure out who used the oldest piece of fabric from their stash....
Part of this "clean up" activity will include finishing UFOs. Also I will post on the number of finished UFOs.... the oldest UFO..... and I am sure something about repurposing of UFOs because I am sure that I have some UFOs that I no longer will a) fit in them b) the fabric color is out of date c)I just don't like it anymore....
So how to figure out what to do with my stash!
Sewing Safari
CRS is off this Saturday 2/21/09 for a Sewing Safari...... Come join us.....
ASG’s SAFARI
A search for WILD things to be TAMED
by our CREATIVE talents
Saturday, February 21, 2009
10:00am Meet at Ruthie’s Rags, 10602 NE Sandy Blvd, back parking lot
(If you need strong coffee to sustain you in the search, there’s a Subway across the street) We’ll break into groups for carpooling.
10:05am Better Bargains, 10209 NE Sandy Blvd
They’re having their 35 cent sale in the basement. Park in back and enter through the back door. Our quarry will be mounted on tables and we’ll hunt through it to find that perfect garment/material to be transformed. If nothing else, trap an item to get some wild buttons for your stash.
11:00am The Knittin’ Kitten, 7530 NE Glisan
Remember Tarzan and Jane? I bet this is where Jane shopped. Vintage fabrics and sewing supplies are here for the finding – old patterns, trims and fabric. The owners have prepared for our arrival.
12:00 Fabric For Less, 6940 NE Sandy Blvd.
An exotic hunt here. You’ll find some silky treasures and some wild trims!
1:00pm Lunch – Catedral Restaurant (Mexican), 707 SE 164th Ave, Vancouver
2:00pm Goodwill Outlet Vancouver, 9025 NE 117th Ave.
You won’t find items here in pristine condition, but that’s the adventure! Bring an open mind and your adventurous spirit. You might even want to bring your gloves for the hunt. You’ll bag some great bargains and have a lot of fun doing it. This is part of the expedition you won’t want to miss.
3:00pm Paws & Claws, 3308 NE 52nd St (at St. John’s Road) Vancouver
Who knows what we will find, but previously found items were old patterns, and old sewing machine accessories. Always button and bows.
3:30pm NW Salvage and Second Hand House, 7402 NE St. John’s Road
None of us have been. Gone past many times. Many items in the "yard"What an adventure!
4:00pm Head back to Ruthie’s Rags. This is the end of our safari, but plan on stopping at this oasis to say hello to Ruthie. She displays all kinds of adventurous items - specializing in natural fabrics, great trims and buttons for your creations. And, she has a sale going on today!
If you can’t make the whole day, feel free to join us at any of the above spots. We’ll try to stay to the schedule, but some of us may want to linger (or be caught) at one location and can meet up with the group later after they ESCAPE from where they were detained!
And, remember, if you don’t CATCH that wild thing today, inventory in these types of stores changes daily. Just plan your own private SAFARI soon.
As you know, safaris can get wild and crazy. Keep these emergency cell phone numbers in case you get entrapped or delayed somehow.
Email president@columbiariversewing.org
ASG’s SAFARI
A search for WILD things to be TAMED
by our CREATIVE talents
Saturday, February 21, 2009
10:00am Meet at Ruthie’s Rags, 10602 NE Sandy Blvd, back parking lot
(If you need strong coffee to sustain you in the search, there’s a Subway across the street) We’ll break into groups for carpooling.
10:05am Better Bargains, 10209 NE Sandy Blvd
They’re having their 35 cent sale in the basement. Park in back and enter through the back door. Our quarry will be mounted on tables and we’ll hunt through it to find that perfect garment/material to be transformed. If nothing else, trap an item to get some wild buttons for your stash.
11:00am The Knittin’ Kitten, 7530 NE Glisan
Remember Tarzan and Jane? I bet this is where Jane shopped. Vintage fabrics and sewing supplies are here for the finding – old patterns, trims and fabric. The owners have prepared for our arrival.
12:00 Fabric For Less, 6940 NE Sandy Blvd.
An exotic hunt here. You’ll find some silky treasures and some wild trims!
1:00pm Lunch – Catedral Restaurant (Mexican), 707 SE 164th Ave, Vancouver
2:00pm Goodwill Outlet Vancouver, 9025 NE 117th Ave.
You won’t find items here in pristine condition, but that’s the adventure! Bring an open mind and your adventurous spirit. You might even want to bring your gloves for the hunt. You’ll bag some great bargains and have a lot of fun doing it. This is part of the expedition you won’t want to miss.
3:00pm Paws & Claws, 3308 NE 52nd St (at St. John’s Road) Vancouver
Who knows what we will find, but previously found items were old patterns, and old sewing machine accessories. Always button and bows.
3:30pm NW Salvage and Second Hand House, 7402 NE St. John’s Road
None of us have been. Gone past many times. Many items in the "yard"What an adventure!
4:00pm Head back to Ruthie’s Rags. This is the end of our safari, but plan on stopping at this oasis to say hello to Ruthie. She displays all kinds of adventurous items - specializing in natural fabrics, great trims and buttons for your creations. And, she has a sale going on today!
If you can’t make the whole day, feel free to join us at any of the above spots. We’ll try to stay to the schedule, but some of us may want to linger (or be caught) at one location and can meet up with the group later after they ESCAPE from where they were detained!
And, remember, if you don’t CATCH that wild thing today, inventory in these types of stores changes daily. Just plan your own private SAFARI soon.
As you know, safaris can get wild and crazy. Keep these emergency cell phone numbers in case you get entrapped or delayed somehow.
Email president@columbiariversewing.org
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