The Fashion Sewing Group  It's about the clothes.

• January-March 2012 -- I've Been Meaning to Tell You...
• November-December 2011 -- A Dress or Not a Dress...is that the question?
• September-October 2011 -- Fall Fashion Workbook
• July-August 2011 -- The Era of Confidence
• April-June 2011 -- Time to Spring into Action
• January-March 2011 -- Spring on Your Mind?
• November/December 2010 -- It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year..
• September/October 2010 -- The Luxury of Sewing
• July/August 2010 -- How, What, Wear and Why
• May/June 2010 -- Summer Essentials
• March/April 2010 -- What's Black and White and Chic Everywhere?
• January/February 2010 -- Decisions, Decisions...
• November/December 2009 -- A Special Holiday Season
• September/October 2009 -- The Keys to Fall Fashion
• July/August 2009 -- It's Time to...
• May/June 2009 -- About that Fabric
• March/April 2009 --Spring 2009
• January/February 2009 --FAQS
• November/December 2008 -- Time to Winterize
• September/October 2008 -- Fall 2008 Sew Inspired
• July/August 2008 -- The Collar Workbook
• May/June 2008 -- Sew Quick, Look Great
• March/April 2008 -- Spring 2008
• January/February 2008 --Your Sewing Reload Button
• November/December 2007 -- Really Giving Thanks...
• September/October 2007 -- Fall 2007 "plus a Dash of Daring"
• July/August 2007 -- Sleeve Index
• May/June 2007 -- Keeping Our Fashion Cool
• March/April 2007 -- It's All Up to Us
• January/February 2007 -- The Ticket to Springtime
• Listing of all Newsletters

January - March 2012
I've Been Meaning to Tell You...

•Starting the year with good fit
•Fitting and Your Style
•Making a Real Raincoat
•Sewing and fabric care tips

November - December 2011
A Dress or Not a Dress...is that the question?

•How to turn jacket patterns into dresses
•The easiest dress ever--from the 1960 knit cardigan pattern
•Elegant ways to turn everyday clothes into holiday including using sequin sprinkled fabric

September - October 2011
Fall Fashion Workbook

• Fall styles your way
• New dream fabric, wool imposter
• A classic, an easy cardigan jacket and another sweater re-design
• A minimalist's coat

July - August 2011
The Era of Confidence

• Pearls of sewing wisdom from Chanel
• Jacket Fitting Diary
• Pants architecture
• Shirtwaist dress

April - June 2011
Time to Spring into Action

• The Big Ideas: Fabric, Color, Prints, Jackets, and Pants
• The New (old) Skirt
• Fake-a-Blouse
• Handbag DIY
• Plus more Spring tricks and how-to's

January - March 2011
Spring on Your Mind?

• Pants, Jacket and Blouse Trends of the Season
• Custom Made Trims
• A Jacket with the ease of a Sweater
• Look at This...designer details and ideas
• A Technicolor Dream Coat and more...

November/December 2010
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year...

• Turning a Scarf into More
• Sew a "Scarfigan"
• The Coat Story this Winter
• Just Charming
• Knit Sleeves and Collar and more clever ideas

September/October 2010
The Luxury of Sewing

• Fall 2010
• THE Key Fall Collection? Celine!
• What to Sew & Wear First...
• A Great Easy Cardigan Re-design, Sleeveless Jackets, Eighties Reconstruction...
• If You Love the Detail of Couture

July/August 2010
How, What, Wear and Why

• Fixing sewing dilemmas
• Making classic Modern
• The transition to fall begins now

May/June 2010
Summer Essentials

• Essentials for Pants, Tops and Dress-Up
• Plus, The Just-in-case Essential
• Summer Fabrics and Special Sale

March/April 2010
What's Black and White and Chic Everywhere?

• What You'll Want
• The Matched Suit
• The Utility Jacket
• Good News Accessories, Spring/Summer Jackets, Wrap design and more...

January/February 2010
Decisions, Decisions...

• What to sew first...
• The Wrap and Tie Cardigan
• The Sweater Jacket
• The T-Shirt Tunic

November/December 2009
A Special Holiday Season

A holiday to be generous, comfortable and elegant

September/October 2009
The Keys to Fall Fashion

• The Matching Suit
• Pants
• The Cardigan
• The Short Coat, the not-so-basic dress and more

July/August 2009
It's Time to...

• Start a new sewing strategy, use up fabric, update what you have
• Realize your pants potential
• Look at new designers - meet Thakoon
• Create another look from the basic jacket pattern

May/June 2009
About that Fabric

• Eco Fabrics
• Ancient Printing Methods Go Modern
• Summer in the City - Chicago Event

March/April 2009
Spring 2009

• Spring Color Stories and Fabrics
• Do you know your Harem from your Dhoti?
• Lapels Made the Jacket a Star Again
• Sharpen Your Pencil Skirt
• Finishing Touches Matter
• The Most Useful Piece? The Cardigan

January/February 2009
FAQS

Fashion Answers to Questions from Subscribers

November/December 2008
Time to Winterize

Winterize...
• Your Pants & Legs
• Layers
• Your Neckline
• For a Holiday Occasion
• Your Coat

September/October 2008
Fall 2008 Sew Inspired

• The Jacket is the It Piece
• A Blouse is Another It Item
• Fall Fashion Review
• Your Husband's Vest -- a Sleeveless Jacket
• 1945 - 10th Anniversary
• New fall buttons and fabrics

July/August 2008
The Collar Workbook

• The Collar's Fashion Factor
• The Three Basic Types of Collars
• New Collar Templates
• Every Woman's Blouse, and more

May/June 2008
Sew Quick, Look Great

• Contour Waistband with Flat Front Pants
• City Shorts from Your Pants Pattern
• Easy to Sew Washable Summer Fabrics

January/February 2008
Your Sewing Reload Button

• The New Suit...
• "The Secrets of the Chanel Jacket"
• Newsletter Index from 2001
• Estimating Fabric Yardage

• Double faced or double cloth, quick sewing processes
• A reversible hoodie vest from pattern 1945C
• Knit Fabric Flower construction and inspiration
• An easy evening shawl from velveteen
• Knitting for Women Who Sew--a scarf edge trim

September/October 2007
Fall 2007 -- "plus a Dash of Daring"

• Fall Fashion Overview
• Fall Fabric and Color Review
• Self-Fabric Trim Ideas and trapunto accents for your knit garments
• Sew a Knit Like a Woven
• New Dress from Jacket 1945 Pattern and more

• Defining sleeve and cuff styles--more than 40 examples
• Sleeve choices for flattering your figure
• How to evaluate sleeve fit
• Sleeve finishes for vents--including a quick flat vent method used at Chanel and more
• The 1945 sleeve redesign with a pleated panel that extends the length of the sleeve

• Warm weather sportswear inspirations
• Cuff pattern for 1945 jacket to shirt/blouse conversion
• Pucci and his prints

March/April 2007
It's All Up to Us

• Springl Fashion Overview
• Spring Fabric and Color Review
• Highlights from February 2007 NY Fall fashion week at Zang Toi and Ralph Rucci
• Turn the 1945 jacket into a warm weather shirt/blouse with collar and neckband
• How to use a crinkled woven like a knit
• 1945 with contrast facings and cuffs

January/February 2007
The Ticket to Springtime

• Resort review
• Make a New Outfit - How to Rethink your Clothes
• Small sewing projects found in the Details
• Another Interesting Skirt
• Chanel influence, and coat project