Thursday we 'Celebrate' our new members. While I like to send each of you a private message when you join it is also nice to announce you to the group as well. So please say Hi to them and help them get off level 1 so they can access the Classroom. So a warm welcome to: @Cathy Davidson @Cathy Davidson brings over 30 years of sewing experience and is here to deepen her pocket square knowledge. Cathy, some others you might like to connect with: @Jana Barthold hold has been sewing since age 12 and is drawn to quiet, creative hobbies. @Rosemarie Reynolds is calling in from Australia, newly retired and excited to finally have time for all those sewing projects. @Erica Sandwall has 35 years of sewing under her belt and a forensic accounting background — talk about attention to detail. @P Guerrieri has been sewing for over 60 years and started embroidering at age 4 in Virginia. @Auli Takala lives above the Arctic Circle in Finland working in Web3/blockchain and rekindling a passion for sewing and knitting — she runs Summit Backstage Mastermind, North knit Loft , and Upgraded | Blockchain&crypto. @Janey Richards lives on a boat in northern Australia, loves mixed media, fishing, and photography, and hand-sews. @Tracey Wright lives near Vancouver and fell completely in love with sewing in Fall 2024. @Wendy clark Clark loves everything to do with sewing. @Claire Amelia is a creative engineer with 20+ years of sewing and founder of The Atelier Hub where serious sewers gather — HINT: you will be hearing more from her soon!!! Please introduce yourself here, if you haven't already done so.

Have you thread the needle and sewn your first rolled hem stitch? Let's celebrate if you have! For those that are nearly there - the lessons are in the Classroom - How to sew a pocket square 🪡

I finished hemming one yesterday afternoon in a couple of hours. It was for our anniversary.

Thursday we 'Celebrate' our new members. While I like to send each of you a private message when you join it is also nice to announce you to the group as well. So please say Hi to them and help them get off level 1 so they can access the Classroom. So here are our new members since my last 'newbie group welcome': @Auli Takala @Virginia Schobel @Helen Howells @Cassondra Cormier @Cindy Lietz @P Guerrieri @Erica Sandwall @Rosemarie Reynolds @Jana Barthold @Rawan Naser (although they think they might be in the wrong group - still welcome 😁) Please introduce yourself here, if you haven't already done so. I’d love to hear… #1 — Who are you, where are you from? #2 — What’s one thing you’re hoping to learn here? #3 — Who do you have in mind for your pocket square? #4 — And for fun a GIF of his favourite hobby You have landed in a community that is incredibly warm, curious and quietly creative. People here have an appreciation of excellence and love learning new techniques, playing with fabric and colour and making small, meaningful things for the people they love. I am happy to have you here. Welcome, Jane

For June we are doing 2 things: 1. Colour Combinations 2. A sew along making a pocket square together (so make sure you are at level 2 to access tutorials) Taking all the work we have done this month with our Moodboard and @Tracy Holmes Colour Cubed workshop (locking in 5 days) you will be crafting a quality, fit for purpose gift like no other! That is pretty special.