If you’ve registered for a Zoom class and you haven’t received the event email
within 24 hours of the event, please check your spam folder first,
then email education@asgchicago.org
Laurie Albrecht
Designing and Making In-The-Hoop Accessories and Projects for the Home
Use your embroidery machine for more than making pretty designs and monograms.
Laurie will discuss various designs that can be purchased already digitized
and also how to use machine embroidery software to design and make your own original projects.
Laurie Albrecht, an ASG Chicago member, has been teaching sewing and machine arts
classes for over 35 years. Laurie was introduced to her first embroidery machine in 1993.
In 2001, she began working with embroidery software so she could make and edit her own designs.
In 2011, she became a Licensed Martha Pullen Instructor,
combining her love of vintage and heirloom sewing and English smocking with machine embroidery.
Laurie began using DIME software products in 2017. She is currently a freelance online
software instructor for DIME by OESD and teaches locally at Thimbles Quilts in Lockport.
Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon CDT
No charge for ASG members; $20.00 for nonmembers
Sign up here by May 12, 2026
This will be a Zoom program.
The Zoom link will be sent a day or two before the event.
A recording will be available afterwards.
If you’re unable to sign up online, contact Jane Plass at education@asgchicago.org or 630-441-6707.
Sign up here by June 16, 2026
This will be a Zoom program.
The Zoom link will be sent a day or two before the event.
A recording will be available afterwards.
If you’re unable to sign up online, contact Jane Plass at education@asgchicago.org or 630-441-6707.
https://fineartoffiber.org/artist/edrene-heiss
Saturday, July 11, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CDT
This is an in-person workshop at the Allegion corporate office.
(947 Hawthorn Dr., Itasca, IL 60143) (20 person maximum)
Class fee: $30 for ASG members; $50 for nonmembers
Plus $40 required kit fee
Sign up here first, then pay via PayPal or check
Registration and payment due by June 28, 2026
If you’re unable to sign up online, contact
Jane Plass at education@asgchicago.org or 630-441-6707.
Questions? Contact Jane Plass
at education@asgchicago.org or 630-441-6707.
September 19, 2026 ASG Chicago presents Marla Kazell on “Casual Couture” via Zoom. Watch for
more information in future newsletters.
October 24, 2026 ASG Chicago annual meeting/luncheon/fashion show at Venuti’s in Addison, IL. More information to follow.