“Very interesting presentation. It’s great to learn new things and get new ideas for sewing.” “I LOVED the pleather workshop. I feel I learned so much.” “Great Job. This was the most animated, audience-interactive...

At the December 2010 Annual meeting we welcomed speaker Wendy Mamattah. A native of Ghana, now living in Portland, Wendy gave an interesting presentation of West African adinkra symbols, fabrics and women’s fashion. Located...

Joyce Lee-Westdal said she’s fluent in “flea market,” as she spoke what seemed to be quite passable Japanese. It is through her travels to Japan and visits to flea markets that Joyce has built...

Rochelle Harper spoke at the Columbia River Sewing ASG September meeting held in Hillsboro on September 19, 2009. Author of Sewing Outdoor Gear – Easy Techniques for Outerwear That Works, she discussed many of...

The workshop went swimmingly—to use a very bad pun.  Laura Keith has written articles for Threads magazine on swimsuit making as well as other sewing articles for Sew News.  The Portland/Vancouver area seems very...

After an interesting discussion of Japanese Textiles at the chapter meeting on February 7, Lara Stepahin Green presented a hands-on workshop which covered her method of creating “Cathedral Windows” quilt patterns. The workshop was...

Designer Fred Bloebaum visited Portland and our chapter meeting in September. She was a lovely person, a patient and thorough teacher, and amazing seamstress and designer. What a treat it was to see her...