It's on it's way!

SAGANews Volume 39 Issue 4 is in the mail.

This is a special issue as it starts the celebrations of the 40th Anniversary of SAGA. This issue is all about smocking. Enjoy!

Extreme Sewing

I am going to let this photo say it all.

Vintage Hangers

I found this collection of vintage children's hangers while I was away for a few days in western Pennsylvania. They are so different from the plain plastic ones you find today. A special hanger for special clothes!

Time to Renew

Now is the time to renew your membership to SAGA.

SAGA Membership Renewal Information

All memberships (except lifetime) expire on December 31. Improvements have been made to the renewal process that should make it easier for member renewal. If you renew on-line at www.smocking.org through PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account), your membership will be updated in the database immediately! This is the fastest, most efficient way to renew. Don't miss out on SAGANews by renewing late!

Other options for renewing are to download the membership form and mailing it to the SAGA Post Office Box. 

                                        The Smocking Arts Guild of America

                                                          3712 Ringgold Rd #309

                                                           Chattanooga TN  37412

You can also renew in a group with your chapter, by sending one check.  If you choose this option, be sure to include everyone's name and membership number with the renewal information. Be aware that this option will take longer to process as all mail renewals will be processed by hand.

Early Membership Renewal Incentive

All members who are paid through 2019 either through PayPal on

November 30, or postmarked by the USPS by November 30 will be entered into one of five regional drawings for enrollment into a SAGA Correspondence Course during 2019.

Where was I?

Last weekend I went somewhere for a wedding. Can you guess where that was and what part of the city from the photos?

Okay, so did you guess the Garment District in New York? (I know, there was a give away with the banner advertising the art festival). 

Just Pin It!

If you completed your Just Pin It! smocking sampler by October 15^th and you have not yet posted a photo on the Smock Along Facebook page, please send your photo to Carol Kick at artisan@smocking.org.  

You will be awarded two Artisan points; you do not have to have completed the construction, but all smocking stitches must be completed.

Carol Kick's Just Pin It! Example

A poster says it all!

The next SAGA Convention celebrating the 40th Anniversary in 2019 will be held in Dallas, Texas from September 17 through to September 22.