I know it is early to think about Christmas, but if you want to bring a little joy to someone else at Christmas time, now is the time to start thinking about using those special sewing and smocking skills. Tree for Troops is a national non-profit organization that delivers fresh Christmas trees to military bases and families around the world. When I was President of SAGA (Smocking Arts Guild of America), we adopted as one of our charitable programs making ornaments for Trees

Happy New Year! I hope that you had a wonderful holiday season and are looking forward to a bright and hopeful new year. A great way to start off the new year is thinking about others. This past Tuesday I spent the day with my sewing sisters at a Wee Care workshop putting together Wee Care kits for our chapter to work on through out the year. Wee Care is the charitable project of the Smocking Arts Guild of America (SAGA). Gowns, vests, diaper covers and blankets are sewn for

A step by step tutorial on how to stitch the Wave Stitch used in hand smocking.