Phyllis Prysock Although Sew-N-Sews does not hold general meetings during June, July, and August, we have a full schedule planned to use our allotted time in the Oakwood Arts & Crafts building Sewing Room. One of the first summer classes was the Uncle Gnome Pillow Wrap. The pillow wraps for different holidays are made to…
Phyllis Prysock Our Spring Luncheon was a huge success. We had over 60 members attending. Everyone received a colorful, freestanding lace bookmark, and one lucky person at each table took home a flower centerpiece made from buttons. The raffle of the sewing machine was a huge success. Cathy Ferguson, the winner of the machine, was…
Ellen Brittingham Sew-N-Sews members have been busy working on charity items for pets and for children, as well as meeting in groups to learn new sewing projects and generally enjoying the company of each other. Our scheduled days in the Sewing Room at the Arts and Crafts building at Oakwood are usually filled with members…
Phyllis Prysock We have had amazing support for our latest endeavors. Our hardworking, dedicated members have made and filled 60 Easter baskets. The baskets were filled with a plastic egg with candy, a Tootsie Pop, a coloring book and box of crayons, a bottle of bubbles, box of chalk, a toothbrush and toothpaste, a Beanie…
Ellen Brittingham Sew-N-Sews is a club for sewing enthusiasts who enjoy working with any type of fiber arts. Our general meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month in the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club. Our business meeting starts at 1 p.m. (the exceptions are for our Christmas and Spring Luncheons,…
Ellen Brittingham The Sew-N-Sews general meeting for February was held Feb. 8. Several visitors and five new members joined the existing members. We were reminded of the several special interest groups that meet each month. There are three regular charity groups that meet each month. They are Pads4Paws, Walker Bags, and the Children’s Charities. Sew…
Ellen Brittingham The January Sew-N-Sews meeting featured a program by Heidi Pridemore of The Whimsical Workshop. Heidi presented a slide show explaining the steps she goes through to design a quilt pattern. She showed several examples of quilt patterns available in her store. One of her examples was a succulent pillow that resembles a succulent…
Ellen Brittingham The Sew-N-Sews members have been busy with holiday sewing and are now ready to start a new year of activities related to sewing. A machine repair afternoon in November was very successful. Our helpful mechanic Jose Hernandez cleaned and oiled 14 sewing machines for our members. He also took home the machines from…
Ellen Brittingham We are a group of over 100 people who love sewing. Our general meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month in the Navajo Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club. The business meeting starts at 1 p.m., but we invite you to come early to see what goodies are on…
Phyllis Prysock We look forward to our November meeting with Penny Sturges. Penny is the owner of Quilts Illustrated and designs bags of all kinds. Come and see what new ideas she has for us. That meeting will be on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 1 p.m. in the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club,…