Hill Country Smocking Guild 
information can be found: 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/hillcountrysmockingguild/

The Hill Country Smocking Guild (HCSG) 
is a group of dedicated individuals 
who share a love of fine handwork. 

We Call Austin, Texas home. 

Monthly meetings except: 
June, July, and December 
Meetings include:
 techniques in the fabric arts,
and friendship. 

We welcome others who share these interest.

April 2018 - Hill Country Smocking Guild Meeting

Hill Country Smocking Guild

Meeting Minutes/Notes

April 16, 2018

In attendance:

Kim D.                   Helen                    Melissa A

Sabitha                 Lise                        Mary

Roberta               

Guest – Jacque

Old Business – Helen wants to set up a Facebook page for the chapter

New Business – 

- Helen wants to apply for a grant to help bring in an instructor

  

- Dates for summer meetings were set.  Both will be at Helen’s house in south Austin.

- June 15-16, a capri set from Sew Beautiful magazine

- August 10-11, heirloom items sewn on a serger

Door Prize – set of projects bags won by Jacque

Show and Share Items –

Mary – two Wee Care sets in pink 

Roberta – dolls dressed by her grandmother, one about 2 inches long and the other about 16 inches long also a doll dress pattern from the early 1900s

Melissa – finished all the choir costumes

Helen – a small machine embroidered Wee Care gown, knit outfit for 5 inch doll

The program was a smocked dress and pants set for 5’’ inch doll.  Helen offered these additional program notes:

1) The dress is a bishop with the sleeve built into the pattern piece.

2) The front is slightly shorter than the back due to the neck curve

3) The neck of the dress is bias bound. Use a bias strip about ¾ inch by 6-7 inches long

4) Pleat four (4)  ½ rows

5) Deal with folding and ironing the sleeves  before drawing up the smocking threads

6) The panties have elastic on the back only – Helen recommends 1.5 mm beading elastic.

Respectfully submitted,

Lise Waring

Secretary

Hill County Smocking Guild

March 2018 - Hill Country Smocking Guild Meeting

Hill Country Smocking Guild

Meeting Minutes/Notes

March 19, 2018

In Attendance:

Mary              Kit

Melissa A.      Sabitha

Lise                Helen

Deanna          Kim I.

           Kim D.

The minutes were accepted as posted.

Our income for the month of February was 25 cents in interest.

Old Business - After the February meeting, the audit committee reviewed the books for 2016 and 2017. There were no questions or concerns.

New Business - Helen suggested that we consider having a local Facebook page.

Door Prize  - Kim I. won a 2.5 X 10 inch hot ruler.

Show and Share:

-Helen brought several Wee Care gowns, one pink, one blue, and one mint with pink ribbons

-Lise showed a package of needles with two eyes she got at the Dallas Quilt show.

-Kit showed an ornament that she had made from mini lace-making bobbins

-Melissa brought an example of the reversible be/ladybug costumes she is working on for her school choir performance

-Mary showed a dress and shirt she had made for a border print

Program:

Helen distributed flannel blankets that need crocheted edging.

A full Wee Care set consists of a bonnet, gown, and a blanket. Everyone is encouraged to bring their completed sets to the April and/or May meetings.

Respectfully submitted by, 

Lise W.

Secretary

Hill Country Smocking Guild

February 2018 - Hill Country Smocking Guild Meeting

Hill Country Smocking Guild

Meeting Minutes/Notes

February 19, 2018

In attendance:

Sabitha

Deanna               Dot

Melissa A            Mary

Helen                  Lise

               Kim

Officer Reports

Lise emailed the final financial report for 2017 to everyone and brought all the Treasurer’s items to the meeting to turn over to Melissa A.

Old Business:

Mary announced that the annual reports were submitted to our regional representative.

To celebrate February 'Smocking Month'. The guild set up a demonstration table at the wonderful 'Austin Sewing Machines and Quilting' shop in Round Rock. There were beautiful displays of children's garments with smocking. And some hands on practice cloths. A HUGE thank you to our wonderful host at Austin Sewing Machines and Quilting. (A big thank you to Kim, Deanna, and Helen for arranging the demonstration and creating the practice cloths)

Correspondence/Communications

Virginia reports that she is moving to Gonzales and is spending lots of time on renovations on the new property.

Door Prize

Dot won a sewing machine cover and needle holder.

Show and Share

Helen brought a needlebook from a class taught by Jan Curtain from Australia at Sewing at the Beach.  The purpose of the class was to practice bullion knots.

Melissa reported she is working on 75 costumes for a choir performance at her school.

Lise reported learning how to do kumihumo braids while she was a convention in Boston in January, and showed the quilted table runners she had made for her daughter.

Mary brought 2 projects she has been working on - 1 sewing machine cover that looks like an old camper and a mini-tuffett (a pin cushion)

Program

Helen led a program on small Grady gowns.  Everyone was given a gown in a kit to match the fabric and thread of the bonnets that we made in November.  Several suggestions for smocking designs were also provided.  

 

 

Everyone is to bring a crochet hook to the next meeting, as we will be crocheting edging onto a blanket to coordinate with the gown and bonnet.  Helen will email us with information about what size hook we will need.  All the blankets will have white edging on them, as that was the color of thread most readily and cheaply available.

 

Respectfully submitted by,

Lise W.

Secretary

Hill County Smocking Guild

January meeting is Cancelled due to impending bad weather!

In advance of potential dangerous driving -

 tonight's Smocking Guild meeting is cancelled. 

It is always hard to decide now or later, but I'm trying to give everyone advance notice.

So - now you can stay home, stay warm, and work on projects. We will enjoy our regular February meeting. Dues can be paid then.

Mary

November 2017 - Hill Country Smocking Guild Meeting

Hill Country Smocking Guild

20 November 2017 Meeting Minutes

Call to order-

Meeting was called to order 7:05.

Minutes from last month are available online.

Committee reports-

No committee reports.

Communications-

No communications.

Financial report-

Will be emailed to members.  

Old Business-

Reminder that the holiday party is December 17th at Deana’s house.

New Business-

Election of officers for 2018

Slate of officers presented by nominating committee:

            President Mary

            Vice-President: Helen

            Secretary:  Lise  

            Treasurer:  Melissa Atterberry

Deana moved and Helen seconded to accept the slate of officers as presented.  All voted in favor and the motion passed.

Show and Share-

Lise went to the Houston Quilt show and ran into Toni and caught up.  She told her about the holiday party and took Carol’s class. Who will not be teaching next year.  Lise is bringing the pattern for the blanket next time.  She also met and took a Judith Baker Montano class in embroidery.

Sabitha- brought a beautifully smocked black, white, and gold dress that she made.  She also brought the pleater that she bought.

Door Prize-

Deana won the door prize which was flower head pins.

Lise won the second door prize which was a package of floss for Wee Care.  The colors are light pink 3689, dark pink is 604, light blue is 3325, and the dark blue is 809.  The accent or leaf is 369.

Program-

Program presented by Helen is Wee Care bonnet with fagotting.