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in French Jacket Sew Along, Uncategorized · August 29, 2023

Elevate Your French Jacket: Exploring Notions and Trims for Exquisite Detail

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A French jacket is the epitome of timeless elegance, embodying the artistry of haute couture. It is a masterpiece that speaks volumes about meticulous craftsmanship and attention to detail. One of the most captivating aspects of creating a French ... Read the Post...

in French Jacket Sew Along, Uncategorized · August 15, 2023

A Guide to Choosing the Perfect Sewing Pattern and Fabric for Your Jacket

Sewing your own jacket is a rewarding and creative endeavor that allows you to showcase your unique style and craftsmanship. One of the most crucial steps in this process is selecting the right sewing pattern and fabric for your project. This guide ... Read the Post...

in French Jacket Sew Along, Uncategorized · August 5, 2023

The Timeless Allure of French Jackets

The French Jacket When it comes to fashion, few cultures possess the intrinsic sense of elegance and sophistication quite like the French. Throughout history, the French have been revered as trendsetters, and their sartorial contributions continue ... Read the Post...

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Chicago Sews is an inclusive Meetup social group for all sewist from novice to pro. Learn from and laugh with other sewist from the Chicagoland area.

Ahhh... Spring! The birds are chirping, daylight Ahhh... Spring! 

The birds are chirping, daylight lasts longer, and our calendars are filling up with all of the fun and fancy special occasions. Weddings, graduations, proms, Mother’s Day brunch, and of course, upcoming summer vacations!

Let’s get an early start on our plans for summer sewing! Are you thinking about making a vacation outfit, accessory, or mini-capsule this year? Do you need some ideas to inspire you and get those creative juices flowing? Then, pop on in to our virtual SIP & SEW - our monthly sewcial “happy hour”!

Event: Sip & Sew: Spring-into-Summer 🏖️🏝️☀️
Date: Fri May 2nd
Time: 6pm cst

Here’s what you can expect:
✨ Share your tried-and-true patterns for summer garment essentials
✨ Show & Tell – share your favorite handmade travel accessory
✨ Shoutout – Gauze? Cotton? Linen? Silk? Boardshort nylon? Shoutout your favorite summery fabric and tell us why you love it

Hope to see you!

-Mia, Alisha, & Beth
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Hey Sewing Pals! 
This Part 2 of our two-part mi Hey Sewing Pals!

This Part 2 of our two-part mini series, in honor of National Quilting Month + Earth Day!

🪡 PART 1: Sewing our remnants and scraps together, to make fabric! Done ✅ 
🪡 PART 2: Turn that fabric into a new garment, or accessory! Come hear all about it.

During Part 1, we sewed our remnants and scraps together, to make fabric. At THIS event (Part 2), we will turn that fabric into a new garment, accessory, or anything you want to make. It can be a patchwork project, or a colorblock garment.

And if patchwork and colorblock isn’t your thing, no worries! You can spend the time working on whatever you’d like. We know that sewing time is precious, and we honor that time!

Bring your own sewing machine. We will be providing the following:
•	Iron and ironing mat
•	Ironing mat
•	Cutting mat
•	Rotary cutter

Hope to see you!
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<🚨 All slots are full - but hop on the waitlist <🚨 All slots are full - but hop on the waitlist for Friday.  Follow “event signup” link in bio.>

Join SIP & SEW - our monthly sewcial “happy hour”!

Do you ever feel like your sewing space is getting a little out of hand? Are you in need of a fresh start to get your creative energy flowing again? Well, we have just the event for you!

Event: Virtual Sewing Room Cleaning Party 🧹🧼🪣
Date: Fri Apr 4th
Time: 6pm cst

Join us for a fun and productive session where we’ll tackle the task of cleaning and organizing our sewing rooms together. Whether you’re looking to declutter your fabric stash, organize your tools, or just give your space a fresh new vibe, this event is for you!

Here’s what you can expect:
✨ Live Tips & Tricks on organizing sewing supplies
✨ Show & Tell – share your space and get inspired by others
✨ Q&A session – ask all your sewing room organizing questions!
✨ Fun Community Vibes – it’s more than just cleaning; it’s about creating a space you love to sew in!

If your sewing space is already spotless, come hang out with us anyway! You can work on whatever sewing project you have in front of you. Also, we need you to tell us how you keep your space so fresh and so clean. 😁

By the end of the event, we’ll all be ready to sew in beautifully organized spaces! We can’t wait to see you there and clean up together!

Hope to see you!

-Mia, Alisha, & Beth
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We had an incredible time exploring the *Dressed i We had an incredible time exploring the *Dressed in History* exhibit at the Chicago History Museum yesterday! ✨ The way the collection was curated was absolutely amazing, showcasing the evolution of fashion through history, through a lens that is uniquely Chicago. From stunning couture garments to fascinating stories of everyday garments, every detail was captivating. We had the privilege of a guided tour that made the experience even more special—learning about the significance behind each piece was truly eye-opening. Highly recommend checking it out if you get the chance! 👗📜 #DressedInHistory #ChicagoHistoryMuseum #AmazingExhibit #FashionThroughTime #CuratedExperience @chicagomuseum #InsiderExclusiveEvent
#ICYMI Thanks to everyone who came out for some Pa #ICYMI Thanks to everyone who came out for some Patchwork + Colorblock fun yesterday!  This is Part 1 to our two-part mini series, for using our scraps and remnants to create something new! And as usual at our events, you’ll see a myriad of sewing-related actives… including hand-mending, and fitting!  Thank you @sewoncentral for hosting us, and we can’t wait to come back! #chicagosews #chicagoquilts #sewoncentral
🪡 Garment Sewists Needed! | Parametric Pattern 🪡 Garment Sewists Needed! | Parametric Pattern Project 🧍🏻

Are you passionate about sewing and frustrated with standard clothing sizes that don't reflect real bodies? We invite experienced sewists to participate in a groundbreaking research project that aims to redefine apparel industry sizing standards using cutting-edge technology!

What's Involved?
🪡Get a personalized 3D body scan using just your smartphone
🪡Receive a custom-fitted button-up shirt pattern generated from YOUR exact measurements
🪡Sew your shirt using provided fabric and participate in a virtual fitting session
🪡Contribute to research that could transform how clothing is sized and patterned

Interested? Sign-up right away (link in bio); the window closes on March 15th.
Needing a little【P】【a】【t】【c】【h】【w】【o】【r】【k】inspo?  Here you go!  Bust out those scraps and let’s stitch them together!  Our 2-part mini series launches this weekend!  See bio for event details. 🧵🧩

Patterns Shown:

1) #V2100 Knit Dress
2) @vikisews Nuala Sweatshirt 
3) Suzy Quilts Scrappy Oven Mitt 
4) KnowMe Cropped Top & Pants #ME2033 
5) #M8448 Asymmetric dress
6) #M7549 Cropped jacket
7) #M8513 Knit Jumpsuit and Dress
8) Suzy Quilts Modern Patchwork Apron 
9) Les Claudinettes - 4 removable collar pattern 
10) Vogue #V8877 Color Block Tops

#chicagosews #nationalquiltingmonth #earthday
🧩PICK UP THE PIECES!! 🧩 In honor of Nationa 🧩PICK UP THE PIECES!! 🧩

In honor of National Quilting Month + Earth Day, we’re hosting a 2 month long, 2-part 【P】【a】【t】【c】【h】【w】【o】【r】【k】 mini series!


🪡 PART 1: Sewing our remnants and scraps together, to make fabric!
🪡 PART 2: Turn that fabric into a new garment, or accessory! 


Go through your stash and pull out your scraps, because it’s time to get super creative! Let’s turn our remnants into raiment. Our offcuts into outfits. Our fragments into fabric!


Machines and supplies will be on hand and available for use, if you don’t want to tote your whole sewing studio. Specifically, Sew On Central also makes available the following:
•	large cutting table
•	smaller cutting tables
•	17 sewing machines
•	2 sergers
•	a large pressing area
•	... and all the necessary supplies for sewing!

Bring your pieces, because we’re going to piecemeal our way into a precious new thing. 🧩 And.. we’re going to reveal our completed wall hanging collaborative quilt from last year. 😁 So come hang!

Hope to see you at @sewoncentral!

See the event signup link in the bio… only 2 spots left!!
On Friday March 7th: Join SIP & SEW - our monthly On Friday March 7th:  Join SIP & SEW - our monthly sewcial “happy hour”!

In honor of National Quilting Month + Earth Day, we’re kicking off our 2-part 【P】【a】【t】【c】【h】【w】【o】【r】【k】 mini series! 

🧩🌎

Come hear all about it. Want a head start? Go through your stash and get your scraps ready!

If you’ve never attended our Sip & Sew events, you’ll find that they are very low key and casual. Most attendees are sitting at their machines, cutting away at fabric (and/or patterns), or perhaps hand-stitching a project. The conversations are always lively and engaging, and we hope you’ll join!

Bring whatever you’re currently working on, drink of choice and come hang out with us. This is a free virtual event and open to anyone, whether you’re living in Chicagoland or not.

Hope to see you!
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#ChicagoSews
Our February BYOM event at Sulzer Library was a bl Our February BYOM event at Sulzer Library was a blast!

We welcomed several new faces and reconnected with longtime members, making it a perfect mix of fresh energy and familiar community vibes. The hum of sewing machines, creative projects in progress, and great conversation made for an inspiring afternoon! 

If you missed this one, don’t worry—our March meeting is already up on Meetup! Grab your machine and come sew with us. See you next time! 
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#ChicagoSews
PROGRESS CHECK ✅ How are those goals for the mon PROGRESS CHECK ✅ How are those goals for the month and new year coming along?? It’s been over a week since our last Sip & Sew, during which several of you committed to getting things done!  So, are we on target?  #SewAccountable 🧵😁
Calling all CHICAGO-AREA stitchers: 
📅 Get re Calling all CHICAGO-AREA stitchers:

📅 Get ready for another in-person event, this Saturday! Bring your sewing machine, fabric, notions, and any other supplies you need for your project.

This is an open sew, BYOM (bring your own machine) event! It’s always a good time getting together to sew, cut out patterns, get opinions, hand-baste, whatever!

As per usual, we will “sewcialize”, enjoy vittles and beverages!

Come hang - it’s free, but a $5 donation will be happily accepted.

🧵 Location: Sulzer Regional Library Branch | 4455 N. Lincoln Ave | Chicago, IL
🧵 Time: 2:00 pm
🧵 What To Bring: Your own machine, project supplies, and extension cord and/or power strip.
🧵 What Will Be Provided: Iron, ironing mat
🧵 What If This Is My First Event?: Yay... 🎉 we can’t wait to meet you! We know it can feel a little intimidating, coming to an event where you know absolutely no one. But, trust us.. you’ll make friends right away! 🤝🤗Beginner sewists are welcomed as well.
🧵 HOW DO I RSVP?: See the “event signup” link 🔗 in bio

Hope to see you!!
Mia, Alisha, and Beth

#sewing #meetup #chicagosews #chicagosewsmeetup
Hey Sewists, you are NOT on your own! 🤲 Join S Hey Sewists, you are NOT on your own! 🤲

Join SIP & SEW - our monthly sewcial “happy hour”! We’re chatting about all the sewing things, and we specifically want to know what sewing goals you want a little 🅰🅲🅲🅾🆄🅽🆃🅰🅱🅸🅻🅸🆃🆈 help with. 🎯. We’re in this together!

If you’ve never attended our Sip & Sew events, you’ll find that they are very low key and casual. Most attendees are sitting at their machines, cutting away at fabric (and/or patterns), or perhaps hand-stitching a project. The conversations are always lively and engaging, and we hope you’ll join!

Bring whatever you’re currently working on, drink of choice and come hang out with us. This is a free virtual event and open to anyone, whether you’re living in Chicagoland or not.

Hope to see you!
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Psst: Don’t forget, we’re on social as well as the web. Check us out:
•	Instagram: @chicagosews
•	Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoSews
•	Web: https://chicagosews.com/
•	Get our Newsletter: https://chicagosews.substack.com/
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See you soon!
#ICYMI 🎥 Highlights from Saturday’s Bring-You #ICYMI 🎥 Highlights from Saturday’s Bring-Your-Own-Machine Open Sew meetup event!  We love seeing all your projects and appreciate you for coming out!! 🧵❤️

Shout out to the first-time attendees.  We’re growing! 🌱. And many thanks to the staff at CPL’s Manning Branch … solid team!
🚨Only a few spots left! Calling all CHICAGO-AR 🚨Only a few spots left!

Calling all CHICAGO-AREA stitchers:

📅 Get a jump-start on your 2025 sewing projects! Bring your sewing machine, fabric, and notions for our first “Open Sew” of the year.

This is an open sew, BYOM (bring your own machine) event! It's always a good time getting together to sew, cut out patterns, get opinions, hand-baste, whatever!

As per usual, we will "sewcialize", enjoy vittles and beverages!
Come hang - it’s free, but a $5 donation will be happily accepted.

WHERE: Manning Branch Library | 6 S Hoyne Ave | Chicago, IL
TIME: 1:00 pm
WHAT TO BRING: Your own machine, project supplies, and extension cord and/or power strip.
WHAT WILL BE PROVIDED: Iron, ironing mat, cutting mat, scissors, and rotary cutter.
WHAT IF I'M A BEGINNER?: We Got YOU! During the first hour, all newbies will get individual, hands-on help from one of our seasoned sewists.

Hope to see you, and Happy New Year!!
Cheers!

Mia, Alisha, and Beth
✨ Happy New Year, Sewists! ✨ Welcome to all o ✨ Happy New Year, Sewists! ✨

Welcome to all our new Chicago Sews Insider members—we’re so excited to have you join our creative community! 🎉

Not a member yet? There’s still time to snag the discounted rate of $100 for the year (before it increases to $120). 

Let’s make 2025 our most creative year yet! 🎉 Sign up today through the link in our bio—don’t miss out!

#ChicagoSews #SewingCommunity #NewYearNewProjects
As 2024 comes to a close, we want to thank each an As 2024 comes to a close, we want to thank each and every one of you for making Chicago Sews such a special part of our lives this year. From the laughter at our Sip & Sews to the creativity and inspiration during the #WeSewBombers Sew-Along, this community has been a source of connection, joy, and shared passion. You’ve turned a simple love of sewing into something so much bigger—and we’re endlessly grateful for it.

We can’t wait to see what we create together in 2025! Let’s kick it off right at our first Sip & Sew of the year this Friday. Bring your projects, your ideas, and your smiles—it’s going to be the perfect start to another amazing year.

Thank you for being the heart of Chicago Sews. Here’s to more stitches, more stories, and more joy in the year ahead!

Happy Sewing & Happy New Year
Alisha, Mia, & Beth
Hello Friends, and 🅷🅰🅿🅿🆈 🅽🅴🆆 🆈🅴🅰🆁!! Please join our first SIP & SEW of 2025.

If you've never attended our virtual Sip & Sew events, you'll find that they are very low key and casual. Most attendees are sitting at their machines, cutting away at fabric (and/or patterns), or perhaps hand-stitching a project. The conversations are always lively and engaging, and we hope you'll join!

Bring whatever you’re currently working on, drink of choice and come hang out with us. This is a free virtual event and open to anyone, whether you're living in Chicagoland or not.

Hope to see you!
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Psst: Don't forget, we're on social as well as the web. Check us out:

Instagram: @chicagosews
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoSews
Web: https://chicagosews.com/
Get our Newsletter: https://chicagosews.substack.com/
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See you soon!

🤗
Mia, Alisha, & Beth

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Join the Insider Frockroom! Imagine a space where Join the Insider Frockroom!

Imagine a space where you can sew, share, and connect—all from the comfort of home. The Chicago Sews Insider Frockroom is a virtual sewing space open for 24 hours every Sunday, exclusively for Insiders.

✨ Sew with friends
✨ Share your progress
✨ Build connections within our vibrant sewing community

This weekly event is one of the many perks of becoming a Chicago Sews Insider. Ready to elevate your sewing experience?

Join now and be part of the community!

Check the link in bio to learn more.

#ChicagoSews #InsiderFrockroom #SewingCommunity #VirtualSewingSpace #CSInsiders
📢 Exciting News from Chicago Sews! 💡 Did yo 📢 Exciting News from Chicago Sews!

💡 Did you know? At our in-person events, you can explore our pattern lending library! Whether you're looking for inspiration or want to share your own favorite patterns, feel free to take or leave a pattern.

✨ And for our Chicago Sews Insiders, we've got something extra special! Gain access to an expanded pattern library, featuring a stunning collection of vintage patterns. Perfect for adding a touch of history to your sewing projects!

Want access to exclusive perks like this? Become a Chicago Sews Insider today!

 Don’t miss the chance to check these out at our upcoming events. Stay tuned and happy sewing! 🧵

#ChicagoSews #PatternLibrary #SewingCommunity #VintagePatterns
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