ASG National Conference 2007

Sacramento, CA
July 25-29, 2007
The capitol of California is in Sacramento and the beautifully restored Capitol building is across the street from the Hyatt Hotel and Sacramento Convention Center, home to the 2007 ASG National Conference.
Photos by
Barbara Effenberger and Diana Hunt.
Registration - a mass of tickets, badges, ribbons, options!
As Host Chapter, Volunteer Coordinator Jeane White (left) and volunteer Holly Saylor staff the hospitality table, providing information to our visitors. Chicago ASG member, Jeanette Bussard, checks her packet.
Sacramento Chapter's Carol Zelinski (right) had fun demonstrating various techniques to fold up the ASG Windshield Screens. The Florida visitor behind her provided a very elegant method that was adopted by many.

Left pic: Anna Sipes (left) sells the sunscreens.

The Convention Center had an outdoor coffee shop to provide a place to sip and stitch in the cool, clear Sacramento mornings.
Noted authors and teachers gave many seminars. Diane Ericson provided an excellent seminar on Creativity.
Chapter Presidents were tapped to help take seminar tickets and collect kit money. On the left, ASG-Bellevue WA President, Ashley Engeland helps Marsha McClintock from Saf-T-Pockets.
Karen Foster from Salt Lake City shows off foiled designs from the McClintock workshop. Below is Sacramento's Holly Saylor trying out a pinch-pleat technique with organza.
Below, Lynne Giovanetti models her jacket and skirt set which won a second place in the Creativity Contest.
Heidi Cooper from ASG-Sacramento shows off her first place winning garment in the Creativity Contest.
The meals were a great place to reconnect with sewing friends.
A visitor uses the bandaids at the Hospitality table to ease her blisters, a common Conference malady.