ASG Contra Costa

Fall Stash Sale
2022-09-24 13:30 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Odd Fellows Hall, 4349 Cowell Road, Concord, CA , 94521
It’s Back!! The Stash Sale
Find treasures for cheap and talk to our Sew Crazy Members
about what we all love: Sewing, crafting, making and
manipulating fabric and yarn into ART
(or stuff we need, think we need or just plain want)
Saturday, September 24, 2022
1:30pm to 4:00pm
Odd Fellows Hall – 4349 Cowell Rd.
Concord, CA
Beautiful fabrics, patterns, yarns, notions, trims and much more. We have three years of donations of fabrics and other sewing goodies. Come for terrific deals. Fabrics such as fleece, wool, silk, fine cottons, knits. Also trims, patterns and notions. See what treasure you will find.
Cash, checks and credit cards cheerfully accepted.

Virtual Neighborhood Group (Zoom Sit and Sew)
2022-09-14 13:00 - 15:00
Zoom login will be emailed to Chapter members and posted to our Facebook group Monday or Tuesday before the meeting.
In 2022, the Virtual Neighborhood Group will continue to be a monthly meeting on the second Wednesday of each month. What has been fun about this meeting is the spontaneity. Someone asks a question, shares a pattern, shows their sewing space, or explains how they made an item and conversation just flows from there!

UPDATE: Serger Workshop is now a (Serger) Sit and Sew
2022-08-27 13:00 - 16:00 | Odd Fellows Hall, 4349 Cowell Road, Concord, CA , 94521
Due to a unexpected circumstances, our Serger Workshop will now be a (Serger) Sit and Sew.

Bring your serger projects, or plan to work through different settings in your machine’s manual. We’re no longer limited to 12 sewing seats, so if you didn’t register but would like to sew, please bring your machine and supplies. More experienced members can help demystify the serger experience as we all work on individual goals or projects.

When: Saturday, August 27, 2022
Where: Odd Fellows Hall, 4349 Cowell Road, Concord, CA
Fee: $15 members / $25 non-members
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Returning Stash Sale on May 28
2022-05-28 13:30 - 16:00
Please click the flyer link below for more information.
May 28 Stash Sale Flyer

Community Service Sewing
2021-09-25 09:00 - 15:00
Our first in-person meeting since the lockdown. Yea. More information coming. We look forward to seeing you!

Zoom Sit and Sew
2021-09-08 13:00 - 15:00, 2021-08-11 13:00 - 15:00

Skort-and-Simple Zoom Workshop with Jennifer Stern
2021-08-28 10:00 - 15:00
Jennifer Stern is back with us for our August program – a 4-hour virtual workshop to construct and fit her Skort-and-Simple pattern!

This program will cost $30/members ($35/non-members), which includes 4 hours of hands-on workshop with Jennifer on August 28, plus access to the program recording for 30 days. Please note: you will also need to purchase the pattern from Jennifer’s website ($9.99 pdf download or $14.99 printed pattern).

These are the two steps you need to take to be ready for this program:
1 – Follow this link to pay for the program via Square. Once the payment is processed, you will automatically be registered for the program. You should receive the Zoom confirmation email within a few hours of payment.
2 – Purchase the Skort-and-Simple pattern from Jennifer’s website: pdf version or printed version (order by August 18 to allow time for delivery before the program).

Review the program flyer for more details, and for the fabric resource list Donna compiled for us on the second page.

Boro and Sashiko with Julianne Bramson and Carol deBoer
2021-07-24 12:00 - 15:00
Stitch along with Carol and Julianne as they dip into the origin of visible mending in the form of the Japanese techniques of Boro and Sashiko. They will show modern interpretations with many samples.

Participants will stitch a small sampler to demonstrate mending techniques in the style of Boro. If you prefer, bring your own project to mend instead of making a sampler. Julianne and Carol will discuss their favorite techniques, tools, and inspirations. A handout with some basic stitching instructions will be sent out after registration. There will be time for questions from participants who want advice on how to mend their precious items.

If you want/need help getting ready for the Zoom meeting, please reach out to Diana dhotelling@fastmail.net or Donna at ssfdonna@gmail.com . We will help you get ready to participate.

Once you pay for the program, you’ll receive an email with the meeting link and login details. Please keep that confirmation email handy. You will need the “Click Here to Join” link below to join the meeting. Also of note: some email programs will delete an email when adding an event to your calendar. If you can’t find the confirmation email after adding the event to your calendar, look in your calendar for the link.

PROGRAM DETAILS:
SATURDAY, JULY 24, 12:00PM–3:00PM PDT

BORO AND SASHIKO with Julianne Bramson and Carol deBoer

Please log in to the meeting at 11:55am to get situated, so we can start the program promptly at 12:00pm.

Sew and Show: We will allow time for members to share one item they’ve sewn recently.

Annual Meeting and Election
2018-11-17 09:00 - 14:00
Annual Meeting with Election/Installation of 2019 CAB, Brown Bag Challenge and Presentation by the owner of Monaluna, Walnut Creeks only fabric store.

Member Fashion Show and Luncheon
2018-10-27 09:00 - 14:00
Tea and Luncheon

Fall Stash Sale
2018-10-06 09:00 - 15:00

Stash Sale Set up
2018-10-05 15:00 - 17:00

Field Trip to Canada College
2018-09-22 08:00 - 17:00

Conference Show & Tell and Jennifer Stern
2018-08-25 09:00 - 14:30 | Odd Fellows Hall, 4349 Cowell Road, Concord, CA , 94521
What happened at Conference? Nineteen chapter members attended. Come share the memories and hear what everyone learned.
Jennifer Stern will fit you for a custom T-Shirt and Yoga Pants patterns. More to be revealed.

ASG National Conference
2018-07-12 - 2018-07-16 | Westgate Las Vegas Resort, 3000 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV, 89109, United States
The ASG annual Conference is a once-a-year opportunity for sewing enthusiasts to gather to celebrate all things sewing, quilting and embroidery.

Shopping: The vendor-packed Exhibit Hall is full of both large and small sewing and quilting businesses selling fabric, notions, patterns, sewing furniture, machines, threads, projects, DVD’s, books and more.
Education: The conference offers daily educational opportunities in the form of workshops, seminars and lectures. Classes are tailored to every sewing interest from couture sewing to stash management, from fitting and alterations to surface design and embellishment, from hand sewing to serger sewing, as well as every level of sewing skill.
Fellowship: Tours, get-togethers, lunches, the annual Fashion Show and more!

Community Service Sew In
2017-06-24 09:00 - 16:00 | Odd Fellows Hall, 4349 Cowell Road, Concord, CA , 94521
This is your chance to give back to the community and sit down to sew (our favorite activity) at the same time.
Lunch will be provided.
