Phyllis Prysock Dr. Peter Sutton, a local chiropractor, spoke to us at our November meeting. He talked about how sewists very commonly have back, neck, and shoulder issues. We all do so much looking down these days, whether looking at our phone, tablets, or sewing machines, that we need to be aware of taking breaks…
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September 2023, Clubs & Classes
Sew-N-Sews Has a Long History
Phyllis Prysock In the Splash dated March 1, 1997, an article announced that a new sewing club, Sun Lakes Sew-N-Sews, was formed and open for new members. Since that time, members have enjoyed getting together and sharing their love of fiber arts. Sew-N-Sews is still going strong with talented, creative members who are passionate about their…
Clubs & Classes, July 2023
Sew-N-Sews Plans a Busy Summer
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…
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
Sew-N-Sews News
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…
Clubs & Classes, May 2023
March Meeting Enjoyed by Sew-N-Sews
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…
Clubs & Classes, March 2023
Sew-N-Sews
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…
Clubs & Classes, January 2023
Sew-N-Sews News
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…
Clubs & Classes, December 2022
Sew-N-Sews December Meeting and Holiday Luncheon
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…
Clubs & Classes, November 2022
Sew-N-Sews
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,…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Sew-N-Sews News
Phyllis Prysock Our September meeting was a great get-together. We welcomed back some of those members who were away for the summer and enjoyed seeing old friends. Our program was a Mega Show and Tell, with our members showing off all the projects they completed over the summer and in our Christmas in July workshops.…