The American Sewing Guild (ASG) is a not-for-profit education-based organization dedicated to people who believe sewing is a rewarding and creative activity.

Benefits of membership include ASG discounts with national and local retailers, ASG's quarterly magazine Notions, virtual membership groups and on-line chats with nationally recognized educators in the industry and local meetings and events.

ASG sponsors an Annual National Conference, drawing nearly one-thousand attendees from across the country. The next ASG conference will be in Atlanta, GA, from August 4-8, 2010.

The Maryland Chapter is again participating in the national Community Service project, making totes for military personnel overseas. Various Neighborhood Groups also continue participating in community service projects from previous years.

We have neighborhood groups (local meetings) at various times and locations around the state! You can visit any of them twice before becoming an ASG member. If there isn't a neighborhood group near you, you can start one yourself.

We have lots of great sewing-related happenings as well. Please see our Calendar of Special Events for details on the latest Maryland Chapter events.

For more info on ASG, or to sign up for membership on-line, go to www.asg.org.

For more information on the Maryland Chapter, send an email to maryland@asg.org.