News From Your President

Advancing Sewing As An Art and Life Skill

July, August, September 2025

Volume 16, Issue 3

News From Your President

Greetings Sewists,

I hope that everyone has enjoyed their summer. It’s hard to believe that autumn is here, isn’t it? Perhaps now is a good time to start thinking of Fall and Winter projects.

I just returned from “Sewcial Escape” in Chattanooga, our first regional sewing conference. We had four national educators and four classes ending on Sunday morning at which time we all shared the opportunity to show off our work. Five of our chapter members joined me there, which added even more to my enjoyment of the event.

Our own chapter’s Sewcation (October 21 thru 23^rd) is quickly approaching so if you haven’t already reserved your place, do it now. It’s always a fun time and a great opportunity to jump on our Holiday projects.

Our sixteenth Annual Meeting will take place on November 8. As always, we will have a luncheon, followed by a guest speaker. So mark it on your calendars.

Looking farther ahead, our annual Holiday Party will be held on December 5.

On a sad note, we have lost two special ladies, Anne Copeland and more recently, Paris Harrison.Their smiles and laughter will be sorely missed. It reminds me that life is indeed short, and we should take advantage of every opportunity to enjoy our hobby and each other’s company.

I’m looking forward to seeing you all at our upcoming events.f you going away.

welcome new members

Christine Scott

Thank you for renewing your membership

Sewcation

October 21-23, 2025

Annual Meeting

November 8, 2025

UFO Get-Together

November 17, 2025

Holiday Luncheon

December 5, 2025

Iron Caddy Jr. Ironing Pad Workshop with Lois Storm

January 15, 2026

PROXY BALLOT FOR THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Proxy Ballot for the Election of Officers

This ballot should only be used if you are NOT going to be able to attend the annual meeting.
Please check the circle next to the name of the candidate for each office that you believe will do the best job for the chapter.
☐ President: Santie Coetser
☐ Vice President: Phyllis Costa
☐ Secretary: Susan Dolinar
☐ Treasurer: Marcia Baker
The nominating committee chair is the proxy holder until time of the election. All valid proxy ballots will be
voted as submitted by the member.
All proxy ballots must be returned to the nominating committee chair by November 1, 2025.
Please return your proxy to:
Louise Maes, 2 Walthall Ct, Simpsonville, SC 29680-6853

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UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

On October 28, 2026 we will see Evie Galloway's collection of over 60 antique and unique sewing machines, some of which are museum quality, followed by lunch and a stop at a local quilt shop. Watch for details to come.

We are planning to visit the Upcountry History museum in November to see the Night Before Christmas exhibit. More to follow — watch your email for details.

The sewing caddy workshop has been rescheduled to January 15, 2026 due to extenuating circumstances. Keep your eyes peeled for the details so you can take your travel iron to and from class even if your iron is hot, and while you are there have your own clean ironing surface too. You won't want to miss it.

We will be starting a monthly UFO get together for uninterrupted sewing time and camaraderie. The first one is November 17, 2025 from 10 to 3 at Faith United Methodist Church in Greer. Bring your projects and enjoy spending some time with your sewing buddies while you work. The price of admission? Make a cancer chemo hat to be donated to a local hospital.

A complete list of all current members can be found

on our Members page.

Community Service Report 3rd Quarter 2025

My contact at DSS has informed me that thanks to our past generosity, she will not be needing Christmas stockings or tote bags for a while. What she does need however, is warm hats and scarves. She can also use socks for the kids. So if you can donate any of these items, she would be grateful. They service kids from all ages, so size does not matter. We will also continue to make and donate chemo caps.

This past quarter, we have donated 54 tote bags, 28 hats, and 5 doll outfits to DSS. 76 hats were donated to Sharing House in Asheville. 12 chemo caps were delivered to Bon Secours Cancer Center.

So for now, we will concentrate on hats and scarves for DSS and chemo caps for Bon Secours Cancer Center. Again, all your generosity and efforts for these worthy projects are greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

You can find patterns and guidelines for making charity projects by clicking here:

Community Service

4-H FUN!

We had 2 summer workshops and had good turnouts for kids and with helpers. Using squares donated by sewing guild members the sewers learned to piece and quilt They then picked different animals to make. There were frogs cats bunnies horses and a cow. Some of our returning sewers are much more independent and confident with their projects Both sewers and helpers had a good time

Karla Milota [email protected]

Printing membership cards

ASG willl no longer be mailing out membership cards. You can easily download and print them from the website. If you have trouble finding this on the website, here is a tutorial telling you how to update your profile, renew your membership and download your membership card. Just scroll down. Members.

What's going on in the neighborhood?

Greenville Neighborhood Group Meeting

October - Phyllis and Marcia will be presenting on Upcyvling

November - Lois and Sue will be presenting on collapsible thread catchers

December - Holiday Party - bring an appetizer or snack to share

Sue

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Asheville Feisty Stitchers

At the September meeting I reviewed the test I did of the Perfect Rectangle Basket pattern by Sew Can She (attached pattern and pictures)tions are good. I used canvas for the lining and quilting cotton for the exterior. The sides aren’t very firm so of the next one I plan on using canvas for the outer and inner layers and maybe some interfacing as a stiffener.The pattern can be found here: https://sewcanshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Perfect-Rectangle-Basket-Optimized-for-Printing.pdf"

For the October meeting we are going to make reusable gift bags from the pattern https://charmedbyashley.com/reusable-fabric-gift-bag-tutorial/

Cindy

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Simpsonville Sew It Alls

In September the group brought ideas and suggestions for handmade Christmas gifts. Sue Dolinar will give a presentation in October on sewing with leather or heavy-weight vinyl. Ande Jackson will give a presentation in November on sewing with knits. December will be the holiday party. More to come on the holiday party. Stay tuned!

Kirsten

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Asheville Feisty Stitchers

At the September meeting I reviewed the test I did of the Perfect Rectangle Basket pattern by Sew Can She (attached pattern and pictures)tions are good. I used canvas for the lining and quilting cotton for the exterior. The sides aren’t very firm so of the next one I plan on using canvas for the outer and inner layers and maybe some interfacing as a stiffener.The pattern can be found here: https://sewcanshe.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Perfect-Rectangle-Basket-Optimized-for-Printing.pdf

For the October meeting we are going to make reusable gift bags from the patter https://charmedbyashley.com/reusable-fabric-gift-bag-tutorial/

On-line Fabric sources

We want to support our local shops but with the closing of JoAnn's, there's just some things we can no longer buy locally. We have a list of websites that our members have recommended. They can be found on our Members Page which can only be accessed by our ASG members.

what else is on the website?

About Us: History of ASG Upstate

Blog: Latest Show and Shares. To see all the photos from a particular meeting, click on the photo or click on Read More. Also, if you can't make it to a meeting and have something to share, send a photo and description to [email protected].

Community Service: Download patterns and instructions for all our community service projects.

And a whole lot more. Just go back to the top of the page and see the whole selections. For Members Only, you will need a password. If you are a member and don't have the password, please contact [email protected].