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It has been a busy fall 2022 for GRASG. A whole album of photos were collected from these events. A few are posted here, but the rest can be seen on the photos tab of this website. November 15 - November’s Chapter meeting A Night to Remember Oh, What a Night! for members who braved the first snowfall of the season to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Grand Rapids Chapter of the American Sewing Guild. ‘Celebrate’ is too mild a word for the wonderful time had by all. Nancy started the meeting saying, “It takes a village”… Then the memories began. She started with recognitions and stories of those who served in the past 25 years and the many events and field trips we have shared along the way. She reminisced the meetings of the past year, remembering the wide variety of topics covered by our speakers. We reviewed the Community Service projects and recapped so many things we learned from the many national speakers and the sharing of knowledge that passes so freely between us. Renee mentioned that tonight was our annual meeting and we voted for and elected our officers for 2023. Kate won the ‘silver anniversary drawing’ for the $25 gift card. Then we took a break to celebrate the ‘silver anniversary cake’ and gluten free carrot cake cupcakes and punch. The ‘silver activity’ had everyone in stitches, or should I say, ‘in foil.’ Everyone received a long piece of aluminum foil. We were given 10 minutes to make a wearable. Oh what a night!!! Pictures do not do justice to the creativity, laughter and fun in the room. The wearables were priceless. We had Show-and-Tell with some delightful creations crafted by our members. Judy Ritz concluded the meeting with another walk down memory lane with her delightful sewing antique display. There were antique patterns, a cherished button catalog, a tiny working sewing machine, sock darners and many more treasures too numerous to mention. The walk down memory lane for the night was complete. Thank you to Nancy and all the helpers behind the scenes who helped make this night such a huge success. October 14-16 – Twenty four ladies gathered at the Bluegate Inn in Shipshewana for the Annual Sewing Retreat. There was a lot of sewing and shopping going on. Everyone accomplished more than they could have at home and had a great time doing it. Show and tell had a wonderful assortment of projects including aprons, pillows, pajamas, bathrobe, bras, placemats, bowl cozies, cute stuffed frogs, door and wall hangings, clothing in various stages of completion and more. There is never a dull moment at retreat. October 11 - After an icebreaker game, Jo McGavin presented a program on Ergonomics and Sewing Room Organization. We learned all about how ergonomics is ‘fitting a workplace to the user’s needs.’ That involves furniture and other sewing room fixtures that are adjusted to accommodate the height and comfort of the sewist. Posture is an important element. She tied that concept into sewing room organization. Everyone took at least one idea home to help them sew more comfortably. September 24 – A number of our members shared their love of sewing at Camp Anna Behrens with Cadet Girl Scouts. Rita Reimbold organized an event to Teach Another Generation to Sew. Nineteen girls made string backpacks and LOVED it! In fact, it was the most mentioned event in the evaluation at the end of the Cadette camping weekend. And…they want us back again! September 13 – Our Chapter meeting welcomed Judith Rasband and Lorraine Henry. Judith an image consultant from Utah, presented a program on She discussed the body shapes from the triangle, rectangle and hourglass, to the round, diamond, tubular and more, showing the different styles that are worn by people with those figure shapes. It turned out to be a very popular topic with the GRASG audience. August 20 – The Monday Morning NE Neighborhood Group met at Faith Lutheran after a summer break. How nice to get back together again. They met the end of August because the first Monday of September is Labor day. August 9 - Our Annual Picnic Potluck looked a little different this year. We didn’t meet to sew, but did meet at Faith Lutheran Church to share a meal and drop off socks for the ‘In the Image’ back-to-school sock drive. After dinner, we all settled in for show and tell to hear the stories of success and lessons learned as we viewed an array of summer projects.

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