tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51756886470456487332024-03-19T04:48:51.112-04:00Ottawa Garment GuildThe mission of the Ottawa Garment Guild is to foster a community of garment makers in the Ottawa area, where sewists can gather to discuss their hobby, connect socially and intellectually, and to build their sewing skills. The Ottawa Garment Guild is geared towards the hobbyist, and all sewing skill levels are welcome.OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-60372807524892482692024-03-18T15:59:00.001-04:002024-03-18T15:59:50.175-04:00March 2024 Meeting Recap<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">I</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">f you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</span></span></p><p></p><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Welcome to the March meeting of the 6th Season of the Ottawa Garment Guild<br /><br /></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Guest Speaker</span></span></li><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span><span style="color: #202020;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Guest presenter: This month, we're delighted to host Hailey Wyatt to speak about her clothing brand, <a href="https://wyatthousedesignco.com/">Wyatt House</a>, and the meticulously hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind garments that she makes. Hailey's background in science has been instrumental in shaping her approach to fashion. She sees fashion design as an opportunity to merge her scientific mindset with artistic expression and sustainable practices.<br /><br /></span></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Spring Calendar - </span></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew-in </span></b></li><li><u><span style="font-family: arial;">Virtual</span></u></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">once a month via Zoom link</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">7:30pm to 9pm</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Apr 14, May 5 and June 2<br /><br /></span></span></li></ul><li><u><span style="font-family: arial;">In Person</span></u></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Saturday March 16th and May 18th</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Location: St. Mark's Anglican Church, 1606 Fisher Avenue, Ottawa ON K2C 1X8</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Time: 10 to 4pm </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Members $15. Non-members $20 (includes Pizza lunch)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Please purchase your ticket <a href="https://ottawa-garment-guild.square.site/">here on the square store</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Any dietary requirements please email ogg.workshops@gmail.com</span><br /><br /></span></li></ul></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Events<br /><br />Event Every Third Saturday!<br /><br /></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span>March 16 - Sew-In</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span>April 20 - Photographing your Makes w/ Stéphanie</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span>May 18 - Sew-In</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span>June 15 - End of Season Event - TBC<br /><br /></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Sewing SOS<br /><br /><br /></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Jessica - Didn’t get the button placement correct, how to fix?</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Snaps / hooks and eyes in between the buttons</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Secret button on the other side of the placket</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">If there’s enough ease, just stitch it closed<br /><br /></span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Chloé - How do you make sure facings stay in place and don’t flip up</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Stitch to any available seam or stitch in the ditch at all seams</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Stitch it down as if it’s a design choice</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Make sure it’s a big enough facing</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">That it has enough weight to stay down</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Tasha - By Gum By Golly </span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Most facings should be much bigger than they are drafted</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Instead of cotton twill which would be pulled with increased friction or surface, make facings of a fabric with a smoother hand<br /><br /></span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Kimberley - got machine tuned up because the needle down function wasn’t working and not stitching - stitching perfectly in store - got it home and its happening again - due to travel?</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Thump it</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Are you travelling with the needle down and in fabric?</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Much sympathy was given<br /><br /></span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Carmen - Happy Anniversary! - 6 years!<br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Claire promises cake in April<br /><br /></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span>March #OGGPOM - <b> Spring Sewing</b></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">See below for more info<br /><br /></span></li></ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Sew and Tell! and Pattern of the Month (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): </span></li><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">Thank you all for sharing your <b>#DIY </b></span>makes</span></li></ul></ul><div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">You can find March's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span>) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;">here<span>!</span></a></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>Pattern of the Month for January: <b>#SPRINGSEWING</b></div><div><ul><li></li><li>Spring Dresses / Holiday Outfits</li><li>Rain Wear</li><li>Transitional Pieces - Layers!</li></ul></div><div><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>Remember when it comes to <b>show and tell</b> it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!</div><div><br /></div><div>You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember the next two months we will be virtual so please post your makes on Discord using <b>#virtualOGGPOM </b>or email them to ottawagarmentguild@gmail.com if you want them including in the meeting slides </div></span></span></div>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-60737337834440485812024-02-14T14:45:00.005-05:002024-02-14T14:45:37.144-05:00February 2024 Meeting Recap<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</span></p><p></p><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Welcome to the February meeting of the 6th Season of the Ottawa Garment Guild<br /><br /></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Guest Speaker</span></span></li><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;">This month we were pleased to welcome Peggy Mead, the designer and pattern maker behind Sew House Seven, a brand known for widely beloved patterns like the Burnside Bibs, Free Range Slacks and Toaster Sweater, among others. Peggy launched Sew House Seven with the intent of creating simple, easy-to-follow patterns that encourage and inspire beginners, yet appeal to sewists of all levels. She talked us through her pattern design background, and starting up Sew House Seven, and what it's been like to run a indie pattern business for the past 10 years.<br /><br /></span></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Winter Calendar - </span></span></li></ul><ul><ul><li><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew-in </span></b></li><li><u><span style="font-family: arial;">Virtual</span></u></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">once a month via Zoom link</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">7:30pm to 9pm</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">Feb 11, Mar 10, Apr 14, May 5 and June 2<br /><br /></span></span></li></ul><li><u><span style="font-family: arial;">In Person</span></u></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Saturday March 16th and May 18th</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Location: St. Mark's Anglican Church, 1606 Fisher Avenue, Ottawa ON K2C 1X8</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Time: 10 to 4pm </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Members $15. Non-members $20 (includes Pizza lunch)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Please purchase your ticket <a href="https://ottawa-garment-guild.square.site/">here on the square store</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Any dietary requirements please email ogg.workshops@gmail.com</span><br /><br /></li></ul></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Events<br /><br />Event Every Third Saturday!<br /><br /></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Feb 17 - Bundle Dying Workshop w/ Leah purchase your ticket <a href="https://ottawa-garment-guild.square.site/product/bundle-dyeing-workshop-february-17th-2024/49?cs=true&cst=custom">here</a></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">March 16 - Sew-In</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">April 20 - Photographing your Makes w/ Stéphanie</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">May 18 - Sew-In</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">June 15 - End of Season Event - TBC<br /><br /></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Sewing SOS<br /><br /></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Laura-Lee came to us with the question of how to refashion an a-line dress in scuba while keeping the pockets. </span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Emily showed how her fleece vest now has perfectly installed snaps, she showed how she used quilting cotton as reinforcement instead of interfacing. <br /><br /></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">February #OGGPOM - <b>#DIY</b></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">See below for more info<br /><br /></span></li></ul><li style="font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Sew and Tell! and Pattern of the Month (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): </span></li><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Thank you all for sharing your <b>#Scraps </b></span>makes</li></ul></ul><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find February's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><span>) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;">here<span>!</span></a></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>Pattern of the Month for January: <b style="font-size: 15.4px;">#DoItYourself</b></div><div><ul><li>Pattern Hacks</li><li>Self-Drafted</li><li>Going off-piste</li><li><a href="https://oliverands.com/community/blog/2021/03/16-ways-to-hack-a-pattern.html">https://oliverands.com/community/blog/2021/03/16-ways-to-hack-a-pattern.html</a></li></ul></div><div><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>Remember when it comes to <b>show and tell</b> it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!</div><div><br /></div><div>You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember the next two months we will be virtual so please post your makes on Discord using <b>#virtualOGGPOM </b>or email them to ottawagarmentguild@gmail.com if you want them including in the meeting slides </div></span></span></div>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-53078760436549009252024-01-17T16:33:00.004-05:002024-01-17T17:51:52.780-05:00January 2024 Meeting Recap<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</span></p><p></p><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Welcome to the January meeting of the 6th Season of the Ottawa Garment Guild<br /><br /></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Guest Speaker</span></span></li><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="background-color: white;">This month we hosted some very special guest presenters, three of our own members for our first virtual meeting of the season, <b>Carmen, Emily and Laura Lee</b> took us on tours of their sewing spaces. We learnt how each sewing room is unique and inspirational. They shared their tips and tricks for storage and organisation of fabric, patterns, supplies and notions. now we are all ready to start the new year to update our own spaces. <br /><br /></span></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Winter Calendar - </span></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew-in </span></b></li><li><u><span style="font-family: arial;">Virtual</span></u></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">Every third Sunday in the month via Zoom link</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">7:30pm to 9pm</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">Jan 21st, Feb18th, Mar 17th, Apr 20th</span></span></li></ul><li><u><span style="font-family: arial;">In Person</span></u></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Saturday Jan 20th </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Location: St. Mark's Anglican Church, 1606 Fisher Avenue, Ottawa ON K2C 1X8</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Time: 10 to 4pm </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Members $15. Non-members $20 (includes Pizza lunch)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Please purchase your ticket <a href="https://ottawa-garment-guild.square.site/product/sew-in-january-20th-2024/48?cs=true&cst=custom">here </a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Any dietary requirements please email ogg.workshops@gmail.com</span><br /><br /></li></ul></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Spring Planning<br /><br />Event Every Third Saturday!<br /><br /></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Feb 17 - Bundle Dying Workshop w/ Leah purchase your ticket <a href="https://ottawa-garment-guild.square.site/product/bundle-dyeing-workshop-february-17th-2024/49?cs=true&cst=custom">here</a></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">March 16 - Sew-In</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">April 20 - Photographing your Makes w/ Stéphanie</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">May 18 - Sew-In</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">June 15 - End of Season Event - TBC<br /><br /></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Sewing SOS<br /><br /></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Laura presented her pants that require a post hoc flat seat adjustment, lots of suggestions were presented by members to help Laura gain the fit she desires.</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Emily showed how her shorts now have perfectly installed rivets, after she applied the suggestion of using an anvil instead of a wooden cutting board. <br /><br /></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">January #OGGPOM - <b>#scraps</b></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">See below for more info<br /><br /></span></li></ul><li style="font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Sew and Tell! and Pattern of the Month (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): </span></li><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Thank you all for sharing your <b>#Structure </b>makes</span></li></ul></ul><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find Januarys's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><span>) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;">here<span>!</span></a></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>Pattern of the Month for January: <b style="font-size: 15.4px;">#scraps</b></div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li>We'd seen on Discord that a few of you had asked for suggestions on how to use up fabric scraps, so this months suggestion is to make something from scraps. <br /><br /></li><li>There are lots of options from using scraps to make bags and purses, to quilting scraps together to make new fabric for garments. </li></ul></div><div><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>Remember when it comes to <b>show and tell</b> it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!</div><div><br /></div><div>You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember the next two months we will be virtual so please post your makes on Discord using <b>#virtualOGGPOM </b>or email them to ottawagarmentguild@gmail.com if you want them including in the meeting slides </div></span></span></div>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-2320349859350864512024-01-03T14:02:00.000-05:002024-01-03T14:02:00.538-05:00December 2023 Meeting Summary<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Welcome to the December meeting of the 6th Season of the Ottawa Garment Guild<br /><br /></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Guest Speaker</span></span></li><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">This month, our very own </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Stéphanie </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ecorcesdentelles/" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/ecorcesdentelles/ </a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"> talked to us about all things </span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Interfacing</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">: She discussed the different types, and their purpose. She shared tips and tricks for working with interfacing. <br /><br /></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Snacks</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Thank you to Renee for bringing the popcorn and hot chocolate mix!</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">More volunteers needed for 2024! email ottawagarmentguild@gmail.com<br /><br /></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Fall Calendar - </span></span></li><ul><li>Workshops</li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Vintage Sewing Machine Repair w/ Skipped Stitches</b></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Tickets still available</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Date: December 16th 2023</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Location: Hintonburg Community Center</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Members: $45 non-members $60<br /></span></span></li></ul></ul></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>Sew-in </li><ul><li>Virtual</li></ul><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Every third Sunday in the month via Zoom link</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">7:30pm to 9pm</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Dec 17th, Jan 21st, Feb18th, Mar 17th, Apr 20th<br /><br /></span></span></li></ul></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Spring Planning<br /><br />Event Every Third Saturday!<br /><br /></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Jan 20 - Sew-In Purchase tickets <a href="https://ottawa-garment-guild.square.site/product/sew-in-january-20th-2024/48?cs=true&cst=custom">here on square</a></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Feb 17 - Bundle Dying Workshop w/ Leah</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">March 16 - Sew-In</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">April 20 - Photographing your Makes w/ Stéphanie</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">May 18 - Sew-In</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">June 15 - End of Season Event - TBC<br /><br /></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Sewing SOS<br /><br /></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Emily bought in her SOS needing help to install rivets, despite our efforts during the break we weren't able to install them, we came to the conclusion an anvil really is needed when hammering in rivets as they prevent the springiness of wood.<br /><br /></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">December #OGGPOM - <b>#structure</b></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">See below for more info<br /><br /></span></li></ul><li style="font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Sew and Tell! and Pattern of the Month (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): </span></li><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Thank you all for sharing your <b>#FUNWITHFLEECE</b></span></li></ul></ul><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find December's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><span>) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;">here<span>!</span></a></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>Pattern of the Month for December: <b style="font-size: 15.4px;">#structure</b></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Let’s apply what we learned from Stéphanie! <br /><br /></li><li>In fashion, structure typically means a garment in a heavier weight or stiffer material that doesn't take the shape of what it touches. It smooths your body, not accentuating the nuances of your shape, something carefully tailored and deliberately shaped.</li></ul></div><div><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>Remember when it comes to <b>show and tell</b> it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!</div><div><br /></div><div>You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember the next two months we will be virtual so please post your makes on Instagram using <b>#virtualOGGPOM </b>if you want them including in the meeting slides </div></span></span></div>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-5816018913953339062023-11-15T07:53:00.000-05:002023-11-15T07:53:35.883-05:00November 2023 Meeting Summary<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Welcome to the third meeting of the 6th Season of the Ottawa Garment Guild<br /><br /></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Guest Speaker</span></span></li><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">This month we hosted Anne Sophy Lainesse of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yellowboxapparel/?hl=en">YellowBox Apparel</a>. Who came with her fun fleeces, she shared her secrets of how she incorporates fun details into her outdoor wear like a standout zipper shield, distinctive pockets, and colour mixing. If you've spent any time on Discovery Fabric's Facebook group you'll probably have seen the creative and cozy makes by Anne Sophy.</span></li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Do check out her YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmC9Tgu_Xla3Ei9sBLB21uw/about">here</a><br /><br /></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Snacks</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Thank you to Jenny for volunteering to bring snacks</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">More volunteers needed for 2024! email ottawagarmentguild@gmail.com<br /><br /></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Fall Calendar - Sew-Ins </span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">In Person </span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Location: St Marks' Church, </span><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa, ON K2C 1X6</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Time: 10-4pm</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Saturday December 9th - On sale <a href="https://ottawa-garment-guild.square.site/product/sew-in-december-9th-2023/46?cs=true&cst=custom">here</a></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Virtually </span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Every third Sunday in the month via Zoom link</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">7:30pm to 9pm</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Nov 19th, Dec 17th <br /><br /></span></span></li></ul></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Fall Calendar<br /><br /></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Workshop: <b>Vintage Sewing Machine Repair with Skipped Stitches</b><br /></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Location: Hintonburg Community Center 1064 Wellington St. W, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2Y3</span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Time: 10 to 3pm </span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Price: Members: $45 non-members $60 click <a href="https://ottawa-garment-guild.square.site/product/vintage-sewing-machine-workshop-with-skipped-stitches-december-16th-2023/47?cs=true&cst=custom">here</a> to purchase</span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Bring your own lunch<br /><br /></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Movie Night </b>- Members only - November 25th </span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Location: National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin St, Ottawa</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Time: 6:30pm Movie starts at 7:30pm</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Movie: Mrs Harris Goes to Paris</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Members sign up via google doc sent via separate email to members only<br /><br /></span></span></li></ul></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Spring Planning<br /><br /></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Workshop: Bundle Dying with Plants and Natural Dyes</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Montreal Shopping Trip</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Sewing Retreat</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Frocktails - On Hold</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Dates TBD - More updates to come<br /><br /></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Sewing SOS<br /><br /></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">We reviewed some of the SOS that had been discussed on Discord. Members are encourage to used the platform as a way to crowd source solutions to sewing sos.<br /><br /></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">October #OGGPOM - <b>#funwithfleece</b></span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">See below for more info<br /><br /></span></li></ul><li style="font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Sew and Tell! and Pattern of the Month (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): </span></li><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Thank you all for sharing your <b>#CORDUORY</b></span></li></ul></ul><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find November's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><span>) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;">here<span>!</span></a></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>Pattern of the Month for November:</div><div><br /></div><div><div>November's OGGPOM We are suggesting making a garment from Fleece, this fabric is perfect for winter garments, as it is warm, durable, moisture-resistant, warmer and lighter than its namesake wool</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Fleece is a synthetic insulating fabric typically made from a type of polyester</li><li>Invented in 1979 by Malden Mills, now known as Polartec. </li><li>It was named one of the 100 most important inventions of the 20th century by Times Magazine in 1999.</li><li>Being breathable and fast-drying, it’s a common option for sportswear and winter clothes.</li></ul></div></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>Remember when it comes to <b>show and tell</b> it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!</div><div><br /></div><div>You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes on Instagram using #OGGPOM so we can see what you're up to or #virtuallOGGPOM if you want them including in the slides if you are joining us via Zoom. </div></span></span></div>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-61916763413558209742023-10-18T09:45:00.002-04:002023-10-18T12:01:47.921-04:00October 2023 Meeting Summary <p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Welcome to the second meeting of the 6th Season of the Ottawa Garment Guild</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Guest Speaker</span></span></li><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">This month we hosted <strong>Esmeralda Smith Romero</strong>, the founder of <a href="https://oliveandelliot.ca/" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Olive + Elliot</a>, an online retail space dedicated to sustainable, Canadian textiles. From field to fashion, Esmerelda aims to make a sustainable lifestyle easier to practice by promoting brands that are environmentally responsible and socially just.</span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Name Tags </span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">This year we would like to have name tags for each member, we will keep hold of them in-between the meetings. This meeting we had some temporary ones and we asked members to let us know their pro-noun and instagram handle. </span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Snacks</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Thank you to Jenny for volunteering to bring snacks</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">more volunteers needed! email ottawagarmentguild@gmail.com</span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Fall Calendar - Sew-Ins (members only)</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">In Person </span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Location: St Marks' Church, </span><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa, ON K2C 1X6</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Time: 10-4pm</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Saturday Oct 28th - SOLD OUT</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Saturday December 9th - On sale soon </span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Virtually </span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Every third Sunday in the month via Zoom link</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">7:30pm to 9pm</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><strike>Sept 17th,</strike> <strike>Oct 15th,</strike> Nov 19th, Dec 17th </span></span></li></ul></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Fall Calendar</span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Workshop: Vintage Sewing Machine Repair with Skipped Stitches</span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Date and Location TDB</span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Fabric Sale </span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Location: St Marks' Church, </span><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa, ON K2C 1X6</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Time: 2pm</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Nov 12th </span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">If you are a guild member you can purchase a table <a href="https://ottawa-garment-guild.square.site/product/fabric-sale-table-fee-november-12th-2023/44?cs=true&cst=custom" target="_blank">here</a> for $10</span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Movie Night - Details to come look out for members only email</span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Spring Planning</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Workshop: Bundle Dying with Plants and Natural Dyes</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Montreal Shopping Trip</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Sewing Retreat</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Frocktails - On Hold</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Dates TBD - More updates to come</span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Discord</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">After a successful trial over the summer we are moving chats away from Facebook onto Discord.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">If you are a member and are yet to join the Discord server, please send ottawagarmentguild@gmail.com an email to receive the members only link.</span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">If you are new to Discord, Stephanie has produced this short video to guide us through this social media platform.</span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Sewing SOS</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Emily asked the group about setting snaps on thick sherpa fleece - something that terrifies us all greatly - lots of great suggestions including making a small hole for snap, use a mallet to flatten fabric before the snap is inserted. Good Luck Emily!</span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">October #OGGPOM - #Corduory</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">See below for more info</span></li></ul><li style="font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Sew and Tell! and Pattern of the Month (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): </span></li><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Thank you all for sharing your <b>#SewSmallSeptember</b></span></li></ul></ul><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find October's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><span>) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="text-decoration-line: none;">here<span>!</span></a></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>Pattern of the Month for October:</div><div><br /></div><div>October's OGGPOM <span style="font-size: 15.4px;">We are suggesting making a garment from <b>Corduroy</b> this fabric is perfect for fall garments, from pants, skirts, jackets, shirts, dresses even bags! </span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Corduroy is a textile with a distinctively raised "cord" or wale texture</span></li><li>Generally made from cotton</li><li>Perfect for fall! </li></ul></ul></div><div><span><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><div>Check out Corduroy Seamwork Projects: How to sew, wear, and style this classic napped fabric <a href="https://www.seamwork.com/articles/sew-the-look-corduroy-seamwork-projects?discount=half-off-unlimited&utm_source=snippets&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=snippets50" target="_blank">here</a></div><div><br /></div></div></span></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>Remember when it comes to <b>show and tell</b> it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!</div><div><br /></div><div>You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes on Instagram using #OGGPOM so we can see what you're up to or #virtuallOGGPOM if you want them including in the slides if you are joining us via Zoom. </div></span></span></div>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-44462953066009440282023-09-16T17:09:00.001-04:002023-09-21T10:29:08.633-04:00September 2023 Meeting Summary<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Welcome Back for the 6th Season of the Ottawa Garment Guild</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Guest Speaker</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;"><b>Helen Brady </b>from <a href="https://www.squarelemon.ca/">Square Lemon</a> made an inspirational talk about about the value of creative communities. Helen is the founder of Square Lemon. a not-for-profit corporation based in Ottawa with a mission to foster creative community in around that national capital region and celebrate local artistic and crafting talent. </span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Name Tags </span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">This year we would like to have name tags for each member, we will keep hold of them in-between the meetings. This meeting we had some temporary ones and we asked members to let us know their pro-noun and instagram handle. </span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Call out for Volunteers</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">We are looking for volunteers to bring snacks to each meeting</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">We need more volunteers especially if as a Guild we want to put on special events like Frocktails. </span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Fall Calendar - Sew-Ins (members only)</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">In Person </span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Location: St Marks' Church, </span><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa, ON K2C 1X6</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Time: 10-4pm</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Saturday Oct 28th</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Saturday December 9th</span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Virtually </span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Every third Sunday in the month via Zoom link</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">7:30pm to 9pm</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Sept 17th, Oct 15th, Nov 19th, Dec 17th </span></span></li></ul></ul><li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Fall Calendar</span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Workshop: Resin Button Workshop</span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Location: St Marks' Church, </span><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa, ON K2C 1X6</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Time: 1-3pm</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Purchase on the square store <a href="https://ottawa-garment-guild.square.site/product/resin-button-making-workshop-with-renee/42?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false">here</a></span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Workshop: Vintage Sewing Machine Repair with Skipped Stitches</span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Date and Location TDB</span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Fabric Sale </span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Location: St Marks' Church, </span><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">1606 Fisher Ave, Ottawa, ON K2C 1X6</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Time: 2pm</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Nov 12th</span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Movie Night - Details to come</span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Spring Planning</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Workshop: Bundle Dying with Plants and Natural Dyes</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Montreal Shopping Trip</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Sewing Retreat</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Frocktails - On Hold</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Dates TBD - More updates to come</span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px;">Discord</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">After a successful trial over the summer we are moving chats away from Facebook onto Discord.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Stephanie guided us through our members only space for online sewing discussion</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">An email will be sent out to members for their invitation link to join our Discord </span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">If you are new to Discord, Stephanie has produced this short video to guide us through this social media platform.</span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Sewing SOS</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Carmen asked us about alterations to swim suit patterns for shorter torsos. </span></span></li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">September #OGGPOM - #SewSmallSeptember</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">See below for more info</span></li></ul><li style="font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew and Tell! and Pattern of the Month (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): </span></li><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you all for sharing your <b>Double Gauze makes</b></span></li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show off!</span></li></ul></ul><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find September's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;">here<span style="color: #222222;">!</span></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>Pattern of the Month for September:</div><div><br /></div><div>Septembers OGGPOM <span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">We are jumping on the Instagram challenge hosted by </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/neighborhoodpatterns/" style="font-size: 15.4px;">@neighbourhoodpatterns</a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">and</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/madswick_studio/" style="font-size: 15.4px;">@madswick_studio</a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">, to use a pattern from a small indie designer that has less than 15k followers and/or use fabric from a small indie store. </span></div><div><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>Remember it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!</div><div><br /></div><div>You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes on Instagram using #OGGPOM so we can see what you're up to!</div></span></div><p></p>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-54752559079657443372023-06-30T22:36:00.000-04:002023-07-06T22:37:38.107-04:00June 2023 AGM Meeting Summary<p> <strong style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">June 2023 AGM Meeting Summary</strong></p><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em; text-align: left;"><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Opening Remarks and Announcements</span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Elections: Congrats to Claire and Leah our new President and Vice-President!</span></li><li style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The OGG Fabric sale raised $235.48 for the Ottawa Food Bank</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Presidents Report</span></li><ul style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Johanna thank everyone for a weird but wonderful 2 years</span></li><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">will be continuing on as Past President and hybrid meeting support</span></li><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hybrid will continue in the fall</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Financial Report</span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Details available on request, summary slide</span></li><li style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Member fees collected this year helped pay to purchase the needed tech for this year</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew and Tell!! and Pattern of the Month (#oggpom)</span></li></ul><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em; text-align: left;"><ul style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you all for sharing your SPRING inspir</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ed makes ! </span></li><li style="font-family: Montserrat; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show off.</span></li></ul></ul></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">You can find June's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="color: #222222;">) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;">here<span style="color: #222222;">!</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020;" /><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong>Pattern of the Month for SUMMER</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020;">Summer's OGGPOM challenges you to sew with <b>Double Gauze! </b>This is your chance to sew with something that may be new to you! Sew for yourself or others. Check out the recent <a href="https://lovetosewpodcast.com/episodes/episode-231-double-gauze/" target="_blank">Love to Sew</a> episode for tips on sewing with it.<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #202020;"><br />Remember it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!<br /></span><br style="color: #202020; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="color: #202020;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020;">so we can see what you're up to!<br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-11848022982997588042023-05-23T21:27:00.005-04:002023-05-23T21:31:52.227-04:00May 2023 Meeting Summary<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</span></p><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></div><ul style="color: #666666; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em; text-align: left;"><li style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><img height="382" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/yzYeOddIzMavUPbDXghg2AvEltLMP2_6uqQ0nPa2ILfAzngGe5zjt4XS2yDT5a51rL585TkOQfulm_BhJIwOhMErfHuGVFux6TSkMEBMPL8ppE6F_ZhX5GRKBJEVJ_sUPOK3UDdpGG1JEQYoOtf9icFYSw=w294-h382" style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;" width="294" /></li><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Opening Remarks and Events</span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">June meetings will be hybrid (in-person and virtual)</span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Will feature a handmade clothing swap and SNACKS</span></li></ul><li style="font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Frocktails planning is starting, but we are looking for more volunteers! Email us if you are interested.</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fabric Sale!!!</span></li><ul style="font-size: 15.4px;"><li style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Come pick up some new to you fabric this Saturday May 28th!!!</span></li><li style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1:30 to 4:30 at the same hall as our meetings (St. Mark's at 1606 Fisher Ave)</span></li><li style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">15 member vendors!</span></li><li style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Admission is free, but we encourage donations!</span></li></ul></ul><ul style="color: #666666; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em; text-align: left;"><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Elections</span></li><ul style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you to our nominees!</span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Claire Kerry for President</span></li><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Leah Stolarski For Vice-President!</span></li><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Members make sure to vote (check your inbox!) before June 3rd!</span></li></ul></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11c60fe3-7fff-83bd-9b10-042161a30b7e"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Alison from <a href="https://www.orpheusmusicaltheatre.ca/" target="_blank">Orpheus Musical Theatre</a> spoke to us about costuming in their theatre productions and everything that goes into planning!</span></span></span></li><ul style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The theatre is also always looking for volunteers to help sew for the productions! You can find their <a href="https://www.orpheusmusicaltheatre.ca/contact-us">contact details here</a> or reply to this email and we can pass your information on! </span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sewing SOS</span></li><ul style="font-family: Montserrat; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">Emily asked if snips could be sharpened: Answer is unfortunately no as they are too short and can't be taken apart to put in the machine, but the suggestion was to sharpen at home with aluminum foil.</span></span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew and Tell!! and Pattern of the Month (#oggpom)</span></li><ul style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you all for sharing your SPRING inspired makes ! </span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show off.</span></li></ul></ul></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">You can find May's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="color: #222222;">) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;">here<span style="color: #222222;">!</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020;" /><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong>Pattern of the Month for May</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020;">May's OGGPOM is to <b>One and Done! </b>Sew something that is just one piece! No coordinating! just one and done! Sew a dress, jumpsuit, onesie, anything!<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #202020;"><br />Remember it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!<br /></span><br style="color: #202020; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="color: #202020;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020;">so we can see what you're up to!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-15785429555681692392023-05-20T12:23:00.003-04:002023-05-20T12:24:02.405-04:002023-24 Elections - Meet your Candidates<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px;">Elections are coming up soon! Watch your email for a survey link. Voting will be open from Saturday, May 20, 2021, to Saturday, June 3, 2023. Meet the candidates for President and Vice President below!</span></p><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-451209001709748712" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 692px;"><h2 style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">Candidate for President: Claire Kerry</h2><p style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px;">I’m Claire Kerry aka <a href="https://www.instagram.com/brit_can_sew/" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">@Brit_Can_Sew</a> on Instagram.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px;"></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsCc-B4R5ClFm-GfsdJ1umsw69UUxq72xG9lBhlBFJOm7MZ70J-ZJyHJHTYtnntbhRBsVi27e8XfBw1zwyc6I82EkXdNUAWI0ad9Re3jrOyRvl_ZMmEnLxbKpQR6jB7KxvoKMdA5ARUxeXhLj80a5CNxytdF4Y8QBbcooHofmcyX7XjeKTct2NRTDqQ/s5000/Image%202023-05-07%20at%2012.14%20PM.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5000" data-original-width="3333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsCc-B4R5ClFm-GfsdJ1umsw69UUxq72xG9lBhlBFJOm7MZ70J-ZJyHJHTYtnntbhRBsVi27e8XfBw1zwyc6I82EkXdNUAWI0ad9Re3jrOyRvl_ZMmEnLxbKpQR6jB7KxvoKMdA5ARUxeXhLj80a5CNxytdF4Y8QBbcooHofmcyX7XjeKTct2NRTDqQ/w213-h320/Image%202023-05-07%20at%2012.14%20PM.jpg" width="213" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve been a member of the Garment Guild since the inception of the Guild, and have been a member of the Executive for the last four seasons, Vice President the past two years and Workshop and Sew-in Coordinator the previous two. As VP my main responsibility were organizing the speakers and the monthly #OGGPOM.<br /><br />I thoroughly have enjoyed being part of the Garment Guild board, over the past four years, contributing to ideas and working through the issues that the pandemic years have brought to the Guild. In running for the position of President I’d love to continue to build on the great work that the President and Executive have achieve this year in setting up Hybrid meetings, it’s been a steep learning curve, and I want to continue offering the hybrid meeting set up so we are as accessible to all Guild members needs. I’m excited for the management challenge of the role of President, I have been on several boards over the past 8 years I have learnt a lot and look forward to putting my experience into practice in this leadership role. I would like to gain feedback from Guild members to ensure we are meeting their needs in the way we structure meetings and the other activities we offer.<br /><br />The Garment Guild has played a big part in enhancing my sewing hobby, I have expanded my social circles, and my sewing skills have vastly improved over the past six years.<br /><br />Hopefully you feel my skills and passion match the requirements for the role of President for the 2023/24 season.</span></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-451209001709748712" itemprop="description articleBody" style="line-height: 1.5; position: relative; width: 692px;"><br /><h2 style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;">Candidate for Vice-President: Leah Stolarski</h2><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="2784" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkAl5JhCWeDiBwzxqnGrEYEzfR_n3wYD1aysyh3OaUqmal_DWrlBUyZrvsdVTLAT1BFTO4nTY5QDjRC1JKxUS1DPN92nsuYue2nGJ9V2uvA4zU_h9zEhhdQZX6Yyu1UIai3vpkn67a9yTk3ljnTMfA90wDzRa1HFMaNH4UXnxwslT2r7kbnzhCz0iKWQ/s320/leah.jpg" width="320" /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Greetings OGGers! I’m Leah and many of you probably know me. I have been an enthusiastic OGG member since the very first meeting and, prior to this year, an executive committee member since the 2019/20 season. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In my tenure as social media manager, I established our Facebook group and designed our promotional card you may have seen in local sewing stores. As special events coordinator, I helped the guild pivot at the start of the pandemic including planning a zoom trivia night, starting the sewing support groups, and running two online charity fabric sales that raised a combined $1488 for the Ottawa Food Bank. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally, as my big hurrah before heading to Southern California with my family for a year, I chaired our first post-pandemic Frocktails in April 2022. As I prepare for our return to Ottawa, I’m looking forward to serving on the executive as your Vice-President, fresh with new ideas to keep meeting the needs of this fantastic community of talented, creative, passionate sewists.</span></div></div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px;"><br style="font-size: 15.4px;" /></div></div>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-91793298715840816812023-04-27T23:49:00.000-04:002023-04-27T23:49:14.648-04:00April 2023 Meeting Summary<p><strong style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial;">April 2023 Meeting Summary</strong></p><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em; text-align: left;"><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Opening Remarks and Events</span></li><ul style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">May and June meetings will be hybrid (in-person and virtual)</span></li><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">June meeting will feature a handmade clothing swap</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Frocktails planning is starting - Planning for Late Sept/Early Oct - Looking for volunteers for the committee!</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Elections and Member Discussion Space</span></li><ul style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">President and Vice President spots for 2023-24 open up for nominations</span></li><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Looking for volunteers to test out Discord as a place for member discussion!</span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Email ottawagarmentguild@gmail.com if you are interested.</span></li></ul></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11c60fe3-7fff-83bd-9b10-042161a30b7e"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Katherine from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/winnipegsews/">WinnipegSews/Fabric Collective</a> spoke to us about the circular textiles. </span></span></span></li><ul style="font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fills the space between retail fabric and thrifted fabric, helping fabric find a new home to be loved!</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sewing SOS</span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Kate asked how to steam wrinkles out of ultra suede: Suggestions include: using a handheld steamer or hanging in the shower to steam.</span></span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Stephanie asked how to safely dispose of sharps like needles or rotary blade: Suggestions are to use a plastic container or something puncture proof.</span></span></span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew and Tell!! and Pattern of the Month (#oggpom)</span></li><ul style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you all for sharing your SPRING inspired makes ! </span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show off.</span></li></ul></ul></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">You can find April's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="color: #222222;">) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;">here<span style="color: #222222;">!</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020;" /><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong>Pattern of the Month for April</strong><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020;">April's OGGPOM is to <b>New to You! </b>Sew with something you didn't buy at a regular fabric store! Something you picked up at a thrift store, flea market, fabric swap or gifted from family. <br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #202020;"><br />Remember it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!<br /></span><br style="color: #202020; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="color: #202020;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020;">so we can see what you're up to!<br /><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-28522740131960250312023-03-20T22:48:00.001-04:002023-04-27T23:52:01.220-04:00March 2023 Meeting Summary<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>March</b></span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> 2023 Meeting Summary</strong></span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Opening Remarks</span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Happy 5th Anniversary to the Guild!!!!</span></li><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">April's meeting with be virtual only</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Upcoming events and sew-ins</span><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spring Sew-ins sign-up will go out shortly to members! back to Thursdays/Sundays for April/May/June</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Stay tuned for details on an OGG Hosted Fabric Sale! - Sunday May 28</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">June AGM will feature a handmade clothing swap!</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Frocktails planning is starting - Planning for Late Sept/Early Oct - Looking for volunteers for the committee!</span></li></ul></li><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11c60fe3-7fff-83bd-9b10-042161a30b7e"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Erica of </span></span><a href="https://sacredtreesewing.ca/" target="_blank">Sacred Tree Sewing</a> spoke to us all about making the Indigenous regalia for everyday life and ceremonies!</span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We loved hearing about how passionate she is to share her work and journey and how she was able to reclaim her culture through her work, building on her background in costume design.</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sewing SOS</span></li><ul style="color: #222222; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Don't forget to send along your SOS for next month!</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew and Tell!! and Pattern of the Month (#oggpom)</span></li><ul style="color: #222222; font-family: Montserrat; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you all for sharing your JEANS! you made through our Jeans sewing support group and all your other awesome makes.</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show off</span></li></ul></ul></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">You can find March's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="color: #222222;">) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;">here<span style="color: #222222;">!</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">-------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Pattern of the Month for March</strong></span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">March's OGGPOM is SPRING! Sewing something in bright colours, florals, stripes, whatever reminds you of SPRING! Help yourself get out of what has been the darkest winter in decades!</span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">so we can see what you're up to!</span></div></div>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-90429270562781754892023-02-20T10:13:00.002-05:002023-02-20T10:18:07.290-05:00February 2023 Meeting Summary<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong>February 2023 Meeting Summary</strong><br /><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li style="color: #222222; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Opening Remarks</span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This was our 50th meeting!</span></li><li style="color: #222222; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">March's meeting will mark the 5th anniversary of the Guild and will be back in-person with a hybrid option!</span></li><li style="color: #222222; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our <a href="https://ottawa-garment-guild.square.site/">membership fee </a>for the rest of the season is now reduced!</span></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;">Visit our fellow guild, the</span> <a href="https://ottawamodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/p/workshops.html" target="_blank">Ottawa Modern Quilt Guild</a> <span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222;">for info on a virtual bomber jacket making workshop they have now set for March/April!</span></span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Upcoming events and sew-ins</span><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew-in and Jeans sewing support group continues, Members, check your e-mail for info, or email us!</span></li></ul></li><li style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-11c60fe3-7fff-83bd-9b10-042161a30b7e"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mélyna Langevin of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gorgeouslyvintage/?hl=en" target="_blank">Gorgeously Vintage</a></span></span> spoke to us all about her passion for vintage sewing! </span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Included talkong about her sewing heros (her grandma, Edith Head), fav sews, key vintage techniques, and tips and tricks!</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sewing SOS</span></li><ul style="color: #222222;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Stephanie asked about tips for constructing with a serger.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Jessica asked about</span> serging seams before or after constructing the garments.</li></ul><li style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew and Tell!! and Pattern of the Month (#oggpom)</span></li><ul style="color: #222222;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you all for sharing your winter skirts! </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a><span> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show off</span></span></li></ul></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">You can find February's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span><span style="color: #222222;">) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165;">here<span style="color: #222222; text-decoration-line: none;">!</span></a></span></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020;" /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><strong>Pattern of the Month for February</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020;">February's OGGPOM is JEANS! Bring your jeans in progress or finished as a result of our Jeans sewing support group! Or show us <span id="docs-internal-guid-42f913f4-7fff-f5d3-5785-f6f69a86581a"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">your Top Down Centre Out pants fitting experiments!</span></span><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #202020;"><br />Remember it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!</span><br style="color: #202020; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span><span style="color: #202020;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020;">so we can see what you're up to!</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-19710560006216753822023-01-23T22:44:00.005-05:002023-01-26T19:50:07.566-05:00January 2023 Meeting Summary<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong>January 2023 Meeting Summary</strong><br /><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li style="color: #222222; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Opening Remarks</span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">February's meeting will also be exclusively on-line!</span></li><li style="color: #222222; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Our <a href="https://ottawa-garment-guild.square.site/">membership fee </a>for the rest of the season is now reduced!</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Upcoming events and sew-ins</span><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Members, check your e-mail for the Sunday afternoon winter sew-in registration link. </span></li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Info has also gone out to members for the Jeans sewing support group!</span></li></ul></li><li style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Ruth Collins <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ithacamaven/?hl=en">@ithicamaven</a> taught us all about her Top Down Center Out pants fitting approach!</span></span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You can learn more through her article at <a href="https://www.threadsmagazine.com/2022/04/13/practical-pants-fitting">Threads Magazine</a></span></li><li style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">or by watching <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsJ4xDmOeVrVwXg69r8Fs6Q/videos?view=0&sort=p">The Crooked Stitch</a> video reviews of the method over on YouTube! </span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sewing SOS</span></li><ul style="color: #222222;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Leah asked for recommendations on setting snaps that work and don't rattle.</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Suggestions were mainly that a big snap setting press was worth and and members shared their resources for one.</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 15.4px;">Kim asked for recommendations on a glue that didn't come apart when piecing PDF patterns</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew and Tell!! and Pattern of the Month (#oggpom)</span></li><ul style="color: #222222;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you all for sharing your #DopamineDressing items and other makes.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a><span> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show off</span></span></li></ul></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">You can find January's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span><span style="color: #222222;">) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165;">here<span style="color: #222222; text-decoration-line: none;">!</span></a></span></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020;" /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><strong>Pattern of the Month for January</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020;">January's OGGPOM is SKIRTS! with a focus on skirts for winter in fabrics like wool, leather or quilted fabric! </span> <br /></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You can find inspiration on our <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/ottawagg/2023-january-oggpom">Pinterest Board.</a></span></blockquote><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #202020;"><br />Remember it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!</span><br style="color: #202020; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span><span style="color: #202020;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020;">so we can see what you're up to!</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-46513798301100135902022-12-23T11:40:00.003-05:002022-12-23T11:45:29.108-05:00December 2022 Meeting Summary<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><strong>December 2022 Meeting Summary</strong><br /><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li style="color: #222222; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Opening Remarks</span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Next meeting (January) will be virtual only on ZOOM. No in-person option.</span></li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">Visit our fellow guild, the </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ottawamodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/p/workshops.html&source=gmail&ust=1671671942075000&usg=AOvVaw2OFeD_a_d5RQAzIq8gqd4e" href="https://ottawamodernquiltguild.blogspot.com/p/workshops.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Ottawa Modern Quilt Guild</span></a> <span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">for info on a virtual bomber jacket making workshop they have set for January!</span></span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Upcoming sew-ins</span><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sign-up will be out soon for virtual sew-ins to restart in January.</span></li></ul></li><li style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Our own </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stephanie showed us how to take your own measurements!</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">You can see her summary video on her YouTube under Couture, Costumes and Cats: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwYCEep53O0" style="background-color: transparent; text-decoration-line: none; white-space: pre;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwYCEep53O0</span></a></span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sewing SOS</span></li><ul style="color: #222222;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Drag lines at front armpit on a knit turtle neck - Likely needs an FBA, material is trying to make more space by creating a diagonal line.</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew and Tell!! and Pattern of the Month (#oggpom)</span></li><ul style="color: #222222;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you all for sharing Blazers and other makes.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a><span> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show off</span></span></li></ul></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">You can find December's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span><span style="color: #222222;">) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165;">here<span style="color: #222222; text-decoration-line: none;">!</span></a></span></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020;" /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><strong>Pattern of the Month for December:</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020;">December's OGGPOM is DOPAMINE DRESSING!</span> Making and wearing clothes you love to boost your mood!<br />This is an opportunity at the end of the year to sew something that you love! in special fabric your favourite pattern or in favourite colour <br /><span style="color: #202020;"><br />Remember it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!</span><br style="color: #202020; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span><span style="color: #202020;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020;">so we can see what you're up to!</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-66629722181621212552022-11-18T15:08:00.002-05:002022-11-18T15:09:05.522-05:00November 2022 Meeting Summary<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><strong>November 2022 Meeting Summary</strong><br /><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><ul><li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Opening Remarks</li><ul><li style="font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">You</span> can now subscribe to the <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=b3R0YXdhZ2FybWVudGd1aWxkQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ">OGG google calendar </a>to get meeting reminders!</li><li style="font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2e632e83-7fff-682a-6ecf-449d0837fad6"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Please follow on all our social media for announcements as well.</span></span></li></ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Blazer/Jacket Sewing Support Group!</span><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">T</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">uesdays from October 25th to November 22 (members check your e-mails!)</span></li><li style="font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Join us for the December meeting to see the final projects.</span></li></ul></li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Upcoming sew-ins</span><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Resumed in October, Check your e-mail!</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Fabrications Shopping Event November 28.</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Details will be sent by e-mail to members.</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jessicaharkonnen/">Jessika Harkonnen</a> spoke to us all about cosplay sewing!</span><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">most people start with cosplay then learn to sew.</span></li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Is a master cosplayer with lots of competitions won!</span></li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Talked about a number of costumes she's made and the materials and process.</span></li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Most are impractical, but they aren't meant for long term wear!</span></li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Not cheap! tips to be cost effective: Avoid satin, capes and trains are actually low effort to sew, buy a corset and embellish.</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sewing SOS<br /></span><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">How to iron a velvet garment? Don't! finger press, use steam, no crushing.</span></li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Tips on sewing vinyl. Use flock-back vinyl or upholstery vinyl.</span></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><ul><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sew and Tell!! and Pattern of the Month (#oggpom)</span></li><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thank you all for sharing your<span style="font-size: 16px;"> makes sewn with unconventional materials!</span></span></div></li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; font-size: medium; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show off</span></span></span></div></li></ul></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find November's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;">here<span style="color: #222222;">!</span></a></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Pattern of the Month for November:</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">October's OGGPOM is to <b>show us your Blazers! </b>made during the sew-along (or of course before!! Feel free to bring it at any stage, or use the opportunity to get fitting advice!<span id="docs-internal-guid-e8fc05db-7fff-e4dc-65c3-a1b31c15620c"><br /><br /></span>Remember it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!<br /></span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #202020;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020;">so we can see what you're up to!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-41547620781148052812022-11-05T23:22:00.003-04:002022-11-05T23:22:41.851-04:00October 2022 Meeting Summary<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><strong>October 2022 Meeting Summary</strong><br /><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</div><div style="color: #222222; text-align: left;"><ul><li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Opening Remarks</li><li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Reminder to share any updates or additions to the websites local resources page</li><li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Blazer/Jacket Sewing Support Group!<ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Tuesdays from October 25th to November 22 (members check your e-mails!)</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Join us for the December meeting to see the final projects</li></ul></li><li style="font-family: Helvetica; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Upcoming sew-ins<ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Resumed in October</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Check your e-mail!</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">IN person sew in planned for November, details to come by e-mail</li></ul></li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b1c79615-7fff-8f01-9cbe-a8491580ce2f"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stephanie Hylarides from </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/while.babies.sleep/?hl=en">While Babies Sleep</a> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.4px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">spoke to us all about sewing the quilts</span></div></span></li><ul style="font-family: Helvetica;"><li><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Tips on how to sew with them and how to pick the best kind of quilt for the garment you want to sew, like just using quilt tops for dresses, but whole quilts can be used for outerwear.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Why she chose to recycle quilts and bring them new life instead of letting them fill a landfill or sit hidden away.</span></li></ul></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: left;"><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Sewing SOS</p></li><ul><li><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Tips on where to shop in NYC and looking for help to take over a sewing student.</span></li></ul></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: left;"><ul><li style="font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Sew and Tell! and Pattern of the Month (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): <ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Thank you all for sharing your <b>"Sew your birth decade" </b>makes!</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show off!</li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find October's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;">here<span style="color: #222222;">!</span></a></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Pattern of the Month for October:</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">October's OGGPOM is to <b>sew with unconventional materials</b> Sew up something from a material you wouldn't normally make garments from like a quilt, bedsheet or tablecloth!<span id="docs-internal-guid-e8fc05db-7fff-e4dc-65c3-a1b31c15620c"><br /><br /></span>Remember it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!<br /></span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #202020;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020;">so we can see what you're up to!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-22536306478567831142022-09-26T22:39:00.000-04:002022-09-26T22:39:52.581-04:00September 2022 Meeting Summary<p><br /></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><strong>September 2022 Meeting Summary</strong><br /><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</div><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: left;"><ul><li style="font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Welcome back in person and meet our new executive!</li><li style="font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Plans for the 2022-23 Season<ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Meetings will be either in person/hybrid but could return to virtual only if needed.</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Please be patient while we adjust to hybrid meetings.</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Thank you to all members in person for wearing masks and your patience.</li></ul></li><li style="font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Blazer/Jacket Sewing Support Group!<ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">More details to follow, will be in Oct/Nov.</li></ul></li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Upcoming sew-ins<ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Members look at your e-mails for the sign up link!</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Will start up again October 2.</li></ul></li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b1c79615-7fff-8f01-9cbe-a8491580ce2f"><div style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Karrie & Shu-Tai from </span><a href="https://skippedstitches.ca/" style="font-size: 15.4px;" target="_blank">Skipped Stiches</a> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.4px; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">spoke to us all about v</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15.4px; white-space: pre-wrap;">intage sewing machines! </span></div></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Not a commercial repair shop. Focus is on maintenance circles and fixing up machines for donation. </span></li><li><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">The slides are available </span><a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAEpJkRhRrA/HQVV8Zuj7UCf2WLBcrlmKQ/view?utm_content=DAEpJkRhRrA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer" style="color: #007c89; font-size: 15.4px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">.</span></li></ul></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: left;"><ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;"><p style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Sewing SOS</p></li><ul><li><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Question about using picot elastic for shirring and about adjusting a pattern when the shoulders are not sitting right.</span></li></ul></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; text-align: left;"><ul><li style="font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Sew and Tell! and Pattern of the Month (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): <ul><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Thank you all for sharing your <b>Most Worn Summer Makes!</b> !</li><li style="text-size-adjust: 100%;">Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show off!</li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find September's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;">here<span style="color: #222222;">!</span></a></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Pattern of the Month for September:</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">Summer's OGGPOM is to <b>Sew Your Birth Decade!</b> Sew up something from a fabric or fabric from your decade or use a pattern with vintage roots that reflects what was popular in your birth decade! Don't worry, we won't check if it's the right decade ;).<span id="docs-internal-guid-e8fc05db-7fff-e4dc-65c3-a1b31c15620c"><br /><br /></span>Remember it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!<br /></span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #202020;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020;">so we can see what you're up to!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-74153498895500691992022-07-24T11:43:00.001-04:002022-07-24T11:43:31.361-04:00June 2022 AGM Meeting Summary<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><strong>June AGM Meeting Summary</strong><br /><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Updates</span></li></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><p></p><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Thank you to everyone for making this season a success</span></span></li></ul><ul><ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">All time high of membership - 94!</span></span></li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Frocktails returned!</span></li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: helvetica;">11 out of town speakers since we went virtual in April 2020.</span></li></ul></ul><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Congrats to our new executive committee members!</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15.4px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Stephanie Houle as Social Media Manager</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15.4px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Renee Michienzi for Special Events Coordinator </span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;">and events co-ordinators</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15.4px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you and goodbye to Leah! we hope to still see you online!</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Sew-ins have been scheduled July and August, check your e-mail for details! </span></li><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">A workshop and possible event are planned for August.</span></li><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Plans for next season: </span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We have secured St. Mark's Church for next season, but decisions about in person or remote will be made closer to September.</span></li><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Virtual option will be available for in-person meetings, but their format is still a work in progress.</span></li></ul></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Financial Update: Guild in good standing, members can request details.</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Constitution Changes.</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Thank you for all those attending and allowing us to reach quorum and get these passed!</span></span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">New updated version can be viewed here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iYBe-o-ehLCldSlM6EmH5XQUaS9yicB2r7RcA0sVTCc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">OGG Constitution Approved June 2002</a></span></span></li></ul><p></p></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Spea</span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">ker - Our own Laura-Lee talked to us about the Worth of our Sewing</span></span></li><ul><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Don’t worry about what you make is worth to anyone else. What is it worth to you.</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sewing SOS:</span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Where to find 1 inch swim elastic: Blackbird, Club Tissu, Etsy, Edgewater, C&M Textiles. ¾” elastic from Emerald Erin works for the Cottesloe bottoms.</span></li><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">How to make sure collars lie flat:</span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Make sure the facing is a teeny bit smaller than the outer collar, so it holds its shape</span></li><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If it's a stand-up collar, I find hand-stitching the base before topstitching helps keep it flat.</span></li></ul></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Pattern Sew and Tell! (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): <ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Thank you all for sharing your</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show! You can also share pictures in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/OGGgroup" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> to be included at the end of the meetings.</li></ul></li></ul><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find June's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;">here<span style="color: #222222;">!</span></a></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Pattern of the Month for June/Summer:</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">Summer's OGGPOM is to show off your <b>Most Worn Makes for Summer!</b> Share your <span id="docs-internal-guid-e8fc05db-7fff-e4dc-65c3-a1b31c15620c">Swimsuits/rash tops/vests, Maxi dresses, Jumpsuits, shorts! Think about what your cost of wear might have been and why it is your most work make.<br /><br /></span>Remember it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!<br /></span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #202020;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020;">so we can see what you're up to!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-75365832482966405882022-06-02T19:56:00.000-04:002022-06-02T19:56:46.895-04:00May 2022 Meeting Summary<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><strong>May 2022 Meeting Summary</strong><br /><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a short recap. Members are welcome to request the full minutes by e-mail.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Updates</span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Meet the candidates! </span></span></li><ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stephanie Houle as Social Media Manager</span></span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Renee Michienzi for Special Events Coordinator<br />and events co-ordinators</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">E-mail with details on how to vote sent out May 19.</span></span></li></ul></ul></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew-ins have been scheduled for May and June, check your e-mail for details! </span></li></ul><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Speaker - </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">Jonathan Wolford - Curatorial Director of the Fashion History Museum (</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.fashionhistorymuseum.com/">https://www.fashionhistorymuseum.com/</a>) </span></li><ul><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial;">He spoke to us all about the museum, what he has collected and exhibited over the years.</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sewing SOS:</span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Questions about where to get pinking sheers sharpened and how to finish and how to end off a seam.</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Pattern Sew and Tell! (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): <ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Thank you all for sharing your Frocktails makes!</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Congrats to our #OGGVirtualFrocktails2022 as well!</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show! You can also share pictures in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/OGGgroup" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> to be included at the end of the meetings.</li></ul></li></ul><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find May's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;">here<span style="color: #222222;">!</span></a></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Pattern of the Month for May:</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">May's OGGPOM is to Bring Back That Past Trend! Make and share those flared pants, fanny pack, or woven hoodie! Remember it doesn't have to be something you sewed this month, you are welcome to share any past makes!<br /></span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #202020;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020;">so we can see what you're up to!</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-70442510878937498942022-05-19T20:43:00.007-04:002022-05-19T21:05:43.061-04:002022-23 Elections - Meet your Candidates!<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Elections are coming up soon! Watch your email for a survey link. Voting will be open from Thursday, May 19, 2022, to Thursday, June 3, 2022. Meet the candidates for Social Media Manager and Special Events Coordinator below!</span></p><h2><span style="font-family: arial;">Candidate for Social Media Manager: Stéphanie Houle</span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQs7tkhuAVSVCyTd-k_OTgk8PABR8TIw6uL6j2ir7joG5ysuXMQWL7a672YZwEoYbQ_ZwpQeyfZoLVpkQWQfkmUZClfCVzKakVhAmasqUy1gkPvHPKVlOLroApuR838vK4ks3Pudkg3hQTapd-oTg5Asnwa8KW_naTIW2bdIztlgZdpdgKjDOtOpKMEQ/s2979/PXL_20220508_144847203.PORTRAIT-01.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2979" data-original-width="2448" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQs7tkhuAVSVCyTd-k_OTgk8PABR8TIw6uL6j2ir7joG5ysuXMQWL7a672YZwEoYbQ_ZwpQeyfZoLVpkQWQfkmUZClfCVzKakVhAmasqUy1gkPvHPKVlOLroApuR838vK4ks3Pudkg3hQTapd-oTg5Asnwa8KW_naTIW2bdIztlgZdpdgKjDOtOpKMEQ/w164-h200/PXL_20220508_144847203.PORTRAIT-01.jpeg" width="164" /></span></a></div></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My name is Stéphanie (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ecorcesdentelles/">@ecorcesdentelles</a>), I'm bilingual, energetic, and creative. I love sewing, photography, writing, baking and knitting</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My background is in portrait photography and journalism. I have spent my entire adulthood in Ottawa and I am so happy to be part of a group like the Ottawa Garment Guild.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It would be an absolute honour to be the Social Media Manager for OGG and to contribute to this wonderful community. I want to make your work shine and be a leader in both external and internal communications.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><h2 style="font-family: Times;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Candidate for Events Coordinator: Renee Michienzi</span></h2></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #1d1c1d; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HTyBdpkAasdnaYylV3ZYkHcK8czrDhqeAZyPGeLqIBKG8QJUebsor9hdx1fAV_iev66ICQ-cOxEClyTCx7ziRg8q9rEO64Yape1P5jcJBdxsRBMsKZtWTuUo0FAXxCcmPa3YjAzzZpYLZHqyRmuaGSdQG2o-tbfx_JLI1CVYQskRP8H90yFvU-LOVg/s3088/image_6483441.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5HTyBdpkAasdnaYylV3ZYkHcK8czrDhqeAZyPGeLqIBKG8QJUebsor9hdx1fAV_iev66ICQ-cOxEClyTCx7ziRg8q9rEO64Yape1P5jcJBdxsRBMsKZtWTuUo0FAXxCcmPa3YjAzzZpYLZHqyRmuaGSdQG2o-tbfx_JLI1CVYQskRP8H90yFvU-LOVg/s320/image_6483441.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Hello Ottawa sewists, Renee here!(@</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/oh.sew.renee/" style="font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">oh.sew.renee</span></a><span style="color: #1d1c1d; font-variant-ligatures: common-ligatures;">) Most of you will know me as the social media coordinator and I'm happy to step down and welcome a new member to the board in that role. After two years behind the screen I'm feeling up to the challenge of being the special events coordinator. I love the planning process and engaging the members in fun and exciting new events. In planning special events I plan to collaborate with the Board to bring fun & fashionable opportunities (hopefully in person!) in the upcoming year. It's been an absolute pleasure connecting with you all over social media, and I'm look forward to the new task.</span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h2><br /></h2>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-63108055665178077922022-05-06T10:48:00.000-04:002022-05-06T10:48:21.583-04:00April 2022 Meeting Summary<p style="text-align: left;"> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><strong>April 2022 Meeting Summary</strong><br /><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a recap:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Updates</span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Exec committee - need new social media and events co-ordinators</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Descriptions for the positions can be found on the website</span></span></li></ul></ul></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew-ins have been scheduled for May and June, check your e-mail for details! </span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Remember to check you junk mail for the links once you've signed up.</span></li></ul></ul><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Speakers - Gillian (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/craftingarainbow/?hl=en" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">@craftingarainbow</a><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">) and our own Renee (</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/oh.sew.renee/?hl=en" style="color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">@oh.sew.renee</a><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">) spoke to us about</span> Camera Confidence!</span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Everyone deserves to look and feel great</span></li><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Have several go to poses, Have tried and true locations</span></li><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Experiment! Use a try tripod</span></li><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Look for light and think about the intention of your photo (focus on the fabric, overall outfit, etc) </span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sewing SOS:</span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">How to reinforce seam in pants to avoid them coming apart inn brocade</span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Suggestion to </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">use some thin stay tape or selvedge on either side of the seam</span></li></ul></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Pattern Sew and Tell! (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): <ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Thank you all for sharing your previous makes!</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show! You can also share pictures in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/OGGgroup" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> to be included at the end of the meetings.</li></ul></li></ul><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find April's slides (and all of our past meetings</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222;">) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;">here<span style="color: #222222;">!</span></a></span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Pattern of the Month for April:</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">April's OGGPOM is to share your Frocktails inspired outfit!! Share what you wore to the event, or what you would have worn! Doesn't need to be something new!<br /></span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;">so we can see what you're up to!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-24628447112473153272022-03-24T20:30:00.000-04:002022-03-24T20:30:14.995-04:00March 2022 Meeting Summary<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><strong>March 2022 Meeting Summary</strong><br /><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a recap:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Updates</span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Frocktails!</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Umbrella Bar - 28th April - 7pm</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Have already sold ½ of the tickets available </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">There will be <b>plenty</b> of door prizes</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Safety first mentality - we want all members to feel safe attending. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">More information and details can be found at: <a href="http://www.ottawafrocktails.ca">http://www.ottawafrocktails.ca</a></span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Chatelaine magazine</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Looking to interview people who started or came back to sewing during the pandemic</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Contact the OOG mailbox for the contact info. </span></li></ul></ul></ul></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew-ins have been scheduled again for April, May and June, check your e-mail for details! </span></li><ul><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Remember to check you junk mail for the links once you've signed up.</span></li></ul></ul><li style="color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbara Emodi (<span id="docs-internal-guid-e10233c9-7fff-56bf-9ffe-dd160383918a"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rmt-3GymbgOUNHGHcSlmw">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8rmt-3GymbgOUNHGHcSlmw</a></span> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/bemodi ">http://www.instagram.com/bemodi </a></span>spoke to us all about stress free sewing!</span></li><ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial;">She written 2 sewing books </span></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Wanted to show how to fix common errors/bad instructions</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Quick Tips:</span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Break big steps into smaller ones. Every fractured step gives you time to correct steps</span></li></ul></ul></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Sewing SOS:</li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Best way to widen arms - Add a gusset</li><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Replace a collar and placket - Add a bib front?</li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Pattern Sew and Tell! (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): <ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Thank you all for sharing RTW inspired looks!</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show! You can also share pictures in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/OGGgroup" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> to be included at the end of the meetings.</li></ul></li></ul><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find March's slides (and all of our past meetings) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;">here<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">!</span></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Pattern of the Month for March:</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">March's OGGPOM is sharing s<b>omething you've made before and haven't shared yet! </b>Dig out that project you made pre-insta and that you still love!. We want to rest and save your time to make your Frocktails outfit!<br /></span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;">so we can see what you're up to!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-80690525181956709772022-02-20T23:38:00.001-05:002022-02-20T23:38:05.849-05:00February 2022 Meeting Summary<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><strong>February 2022 Meeting Summary</strong><br /><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a recap:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Updates</li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Meetings will remain virtual for the rest of the Season.</li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Membership rates are now reduced for the rest of the season.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> Tell your friends!</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">AGM - if you want to be part of the constitution review, join now!</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">General chat:</span></span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Amy B’s surprisingly good mug cake recipe:</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.ricardocuisine.com/en/recipes/5769-moist-chocolate-cake-in-a-cup</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;">Frocktails: </span><span style="font-size: 15.4px;">Definition - a chance to sew and tell in person and a chance to make something fancy</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Tickets will go on sale before the next meeting</span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sew-ins have been scheduled again for February and March, check your e-mail for details! </span></li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Nichole Couch spoke to us all about using a projector for sewing!</span></li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">General Concept</span></li><ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Projecting the lines of the pattern onto the fabric so you can cut directly</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Requirements: projector/(computer or mobile phone)/PDF viewer</span></li></ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Benefits</span></li><ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">One time cost for projector vs printer+ink+paper+mistakes</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Huge time saver</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">No need to store paper patterns</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Easier to line up grainline, pattern matching, marking notches and darts, etc</span></li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Great for pattern testing or multiples sizes</span></li></ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Join the Facebook group for more info and assistance</span></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProjectorsForSewing/about/ </span></span></li></ul></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Sewing SOS:</li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Best way to sew both ends of elastic together</li><ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">try bigger needle, triple zig zag, slower stitch</li></ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">Suggestions for a small bust and broad back adjustment</span></li><ul><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">Palmer Pletsch book</span></li><li><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">Hollow chest issue maybe? Start fitting from the back first.</span></li></ul></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Pattern Sew and Tell! (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): <ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Thank you all for sharing your makes that you love!</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show! You can also share pictures in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/OGGgroup" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> to be included at the end of the meetings.</li></ul></li></ul><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find February's slides (and all of our past meetings) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;">here<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">!</span></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Pattern of the Month for February:</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">February's OGGPOM is all about <b>Ready to Wear inspired!</b></span><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"><b>!</b> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Make something based on a ready to wear garment, combine patterns, hack a pattern, draft one from an existing piece of clothing!! Don't forget you can post about things you've already made to share too! No need to make new when sharing OGGPOMs<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;">so we can see what you're up to!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175688647045648733.post-74068619651570149992022-01-26T20:06:00.000-05:002022-01-26T20:06:04.761-05:00January 2022 Meeting Summary<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><strong>January 2022 Meeting Summary</strong><br /><br />If you weren't able to join us, please read on for a recap:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Updates</li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Meetings will remain virtual for the rest of the Season.</li><ul><li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Hoping to have some in-person events.</li><li style="font-family: Helvetica; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Looking to find a new venue that would allow for a better AV setup for online/in person synchronous events. Email us </span>(<span id="docs-internal-guid-ea761cb0-7fff-925f-2919-0c5a14ec9dbe"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ogg.eventscoord@gmail.com) </span></span>is you have any recommendations.</li><li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Membership rates are now reduced for the rest of the season. Tell your friends!</li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Sew-ins have been scheduled again for January to March, check your e-mail for details! </li><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Planning has started for Frocktails! Let us know if you have any ideas for outdoor venues.</li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Malvary Cole of the Lace Maker's Guild (<a href="https://www.ogl-gdo.ca/">https://www.ogl-gdo.ca/</a>)spoke to us about all the different types of lace and lacemaking!</li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Lace types: tatting, crochet, knitting, battenburg and more!</li><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">It has many uses! Insert it into other material, removable collars, jewelry.</li><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">She gave us a demonstration of bobbin lacemaking and the tools she uses.</li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Sewing SOS:</li><ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">A member is looking for information on the Cheyenne Tunic (Hey June) button down view. Wondering if it is much different from the Archer (Grainline Studio) and if anyone has a preference?</li></ul><li style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Pattern Sew and Tell! (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggpom/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggpom</a>): <ul style="line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.5em 0px; padding: 0px 2.5em;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Thank you all for sharing how you are planning for 2022!</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%;">Don't forget to use #oggpom for your OGGPOMs and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/oggsewandtell/" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">#oggsewandtell</a> on Instagram for other projects you would like to show! You can also share pictures in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/OGGgroup" style="color: #007c89; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%;" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> to be included at the end of the meetings.</li></ul></li></ul><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">You can find January's slides (and all of our past meetings) </span><a href="https://www.ottawagarmentguild.ca/p/meeting-minutes.html" style="color: #ee6165; text-decoration-line: none;">here<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica;">!</span></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextBlock" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 15.4px; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody class="mcnTextBlockOuter"><tr><td class="mcnTextBlockInner" style="padding-top: 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-size-adjust: 100%; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><hr style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;"><strong>Pattern of the Month for January:</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">January's OGGPOM is all about <b>Sewing what you love!</b></span><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"><b>!</b> </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Make something in a fabric you love, with a pattern you love, for someone you love, whatever! Don't forget you can post about things you've already made to share too! No need to make new when sharing OGGPOMs<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></span><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;">You are welcome to sew for yourself, a family member, a friend, or whoever you would like! Remember to post your makes in our Facebook group, or on Instagram using </span><strong style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;">#OGGPOM </strong><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15.4px;">so we can see what you're up to!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>OttawaGarmentGuildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058905270286952548noreply@blogger.com