What's New...
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Visitors Welcome!
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AUGUST:
Anything Sews - Fabric Baskets, Jan S.
Creative Sassy Sewers - Serger Class
Embroidery SIG - ck with leader
Pins & Needles - Open Sew
Sew Chic - Sylvia R fall holiday decoration
Sew Social- No formal meeting
Sew Wearable - Preparing a Serger stitch workbook
Zoom WW- Fabric Baskets, Jan S.
SEPTEMBER:
Anything Sews - Journey bags for foster youth
Creative Sassy Sewers - Chapter Community Sew
Pins & Needles - decorating Library window
Sew Chic -
Sew Social- Sewing Machine Maintenance, highlighting Featherweight machine, Lucy M
Sew Wearable - More on Sergers
Zoom WW- Sewing items from non traditional stores, Glenna W, DFW, TX chapter
OCTOBER:
Creative Sassy Sewers - Prairie Point Sweatshirt Jacket
Pins & Needles - Centerpieces for Annual Mtg, inventory of Ditty Bags for Foster Youth
Sew Chic -
Sew Social - Slow stitch with hand needles and various threads. Minature textile piece to frame. Carolyn R.
Sew Wearable -
Zoom WW- A "Crumb" Project
NOTICES
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Members who would like to receive birthday cards are asked to contact Kimmie, our Sunshine Chair, with their birth month.
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Our current issue of Needle News is available for Download.
Deadline for next issue is Nov 1, 2025
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Next CAB Meeting
Friday, July 18 10:30am
NOTE! Meeting has changed to
every Third Friday of the month
Chapter Members Welcome
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Vacancies
Sunshine Volunteer
Retail Liaison
Social Media
Marketing & Publicity
Evening Meetings
Contact Us if you would like to start up an evening group in person or on Zoom. Any new or current member is welcomed to become a group leader or co- leader.
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Click here to JUMP to instructions for
Community Sew Projects
HALL of FAME:
Community Service Awards, Member of the Year and Special Recognitions are listed on our Hall of Fame.
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Link to all our Public You Tube Videos.
We have Community Service and ASG Members Only videos of our recorded content
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Zoom Meetings: Go to zoom.us
The Zoom join link and program information is sent to all members as a Blast Out, contact us to be added.
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Chapter Charity Sew - Journey Bags
September 12
at Flash Sew & Quilt, Sarasota
Thursday, October 2 & Friday, October 3
October 25
Plantation Golf Club, Venice
December 6
February 15-19, 2026
Ellenton
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Upcoming National Events
(ASG.org)
FREE ASG National Neighborhood Group Meetings
ZOOM August 21
Joi Mahan, Pattern Talk
Tues, Aug 26, 8pm ET
Sew Sustainable Zoom Group, Show & Tell, Part 1
ASG Fall Virtual Conference
Garment Issues - Fitting & Techniques
September 4-6
More details to come
September 19-21, 2025
Chattanooga, TN
by Atlanta, Nashville & Upstate SC Chapters
Space is limited. See more details and register today
NNG on Zoom Sept 29, 8pm ET
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WHY JOIN ASG?
1. You can attend 9 (nine)! local neighborhood group meetings in Bradenton, Sarasota, Venice, North Port and on Zoom. These offer a wide variety of sewing topics.
2. Meet others who love to sew and share their expertise and skills with others.
3. Learn, update, practice your sewing skills.
4. You can attend National and State ASG meetings to broaden your sewing knowledge
and skills.
5. If you travel frequently or reside part time in another state, you can attend
meetings at any other chapter in the USA.
6. Many opportunities to sew for charity and community organizations.
7. “Members only discounts” are available from our national organization as well as
local.
Meet the most talented Sewists in our area!
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Members are encouraged to upload their photos when attending programs and events. Check out our Photo Page for more information.
If you want to see what members have uploaded please visit our SGCASG Smug Mug photo site or click on the photo below.
Our chapter's current policies can be downloaded from the Members Only page.
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Community Service Opportunities
Journey Bags for All Star Children's Foundation. A special Chapter wide sew day is set for September 12 at Flash Sew & Quilt. Kits will be available to sew that day. No reason to wait, see the link for the sewing details, and you can get started now!
SMH NICU is seeking scent cloths for babies to use in the absence of their mom. SMH NICU is seeking scent cloths for babies to use in the absence of their mom. Contact Jackie for more information.
Tidewell Hospice needs wheelchair and walker caddies, fidget mats, small pillow covers, journal covers, foley bag covers (request for navy or gray fabric only, in twill or
a heavy fabric or fleece). Please contact Jackie Pettit for videos and instructions.
Healthy Start Sarasota needs receiving blankets in cotton flannel (about 28-30” square). They
request no knit or crochet items and no edging in which infants can get tangled. Also do not include any items that would pose a choking hazard.
Circus Arts Conservatory in Sarasota needs volunteers
to help to sew and alter costumes for their up coming shows.
Manatee Memorial Hospital NICU/newborn unit needs newborn hats, knitted or crocheted. Please use only baby weight acrylic and/or nylon or cotton yarn, NO WOOL. See pattern pdf below. Contact Paulette for delivery pickup.
Contact us for more information.
Looking for Inspiration? The calendar below is a list of dates in the world of needle crafting.
What is an NG? Its a Neighborhood Group!
We are real people meeting in real buildings to sew real things. And we have a blast. So take a moment to step away from the world and mosey on down to your nearest NG. Better yet, bring a friend with you!
THANKS for letting us sew...
Opening your doors to our Neighborhood Group meetings means A LOT to us!
Manatee County Library System, Sarasota County Library System,
Charlotte County Library System, and Flash Sew & Quilt.
Special Thanks to Smug Mug for hosting our photos at no
charge.