Sunday 26 December 2021

December 2021 Meeting Summary

 

December 2021 Meeting Summary

If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a recap:
  • Updates
    • Meetings will remain virtual in January and February.
    • Fabric Sale raised $710 for the Ottawa Foodbank.
    • We raised $710 for the Ottawa Foodbank!
    • Sew-ins will be scheduled again in January, so look our for a sign-up e-mail!
  • Julie Grenier (@julie.grenier.inuit.artist) talked to us about her beading art!
    • You can see her work on exhibit in the Museum of Man in Paris and at the Winnipeg Art Gallery!
    • Collaborated Victoria Okpik on the dress for Her Excellency, the Governor General, Mary Simon's Installation ceremony outfit.
    • Other creators to follow: Heather Dickson (dicksonfashiondesigns.ca), Kaylyn Baker (unorthodoxyukon.com).
  • Sewing SOS:
    • Trouble with encasing all the parts of a collar.
      • Suggested grading the seam allowance or using wondertape.
      • Understiching and basting
      • Alder shirt sew-along has tips
  • Pattern Sew and Tell! (#oggpom): 
    • Thank you all for sharing your winter sewing projects!
    • Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and #oggsewandtell on Instagram for other projects you would like to show! You can also share pictures in the Facebook group to be included at the end of the meetings
You can find December's slides (and all of our past meetings) here!

Pattern of the Month for December:

December's OGGPOM is all about Planning!  Take a break from sewing and start planning for 2022.
Remember to post your plans in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using #OGGPOM so we can see what you're up to!