Hi again. Here is a brief book club report from the 9/18 meeting! 10 members were online in Zoom for about an hour. We discussed the book for about 45 minutes. Three generations of individuals involved were tthe main characters in the rotating chapters. Most felt the plots were too predictable. There were a few individual characters who were interesting. Rose, who was a very young seamstress in the late 1950s was the character with the most sewing and needlework skills described but we questioned whether Brenda Janowitz, the book’s author, really knew about sewing. It was interesting to read about different time periods, hear about Monaco and New York City, as well as a little about clothing styles between the late 1950s and late 2010s.
There was a a PowerPoint slide show then shared about Princess Grace’s wedding dress, her outfit for the civil ceremony, and the outfit also for the leaving on the honeymoon cruise. Please email ASGbookclub@seattleasg.org with a request for the PowerPoint show!
The last 15 minutes included brief chapter announcements, including a reminder about the upcoming Annual Meeting and Fashion Show Fling on Sat Oct 26 and how the Dolls for Kids project is going. And, there was also brief discussion about the additional Book Club’s Zoom meeting on October 16th. The group at last Wednesday evening’s meeting talked about having a few themes with anyone attending sharing about about “go to” how-to or technique sewing related books (or podcasts, movies, etc) OR having attendees share about their one to three favorite or go-to resources. And, what’s highlighted in the last sentence was the unanimous choice! Teaser here: Marion will be sharing about some fav books about buttons!
And, while it’s fun to have a book club meeting in Zoom which can reach to all corners of the chapter, many of us are thrilled we can see each other in person at the 10/26 annual meeting and fashion show fling!
Please post any feedback, suggestions, or requests here related to the chapter’s Zoom Book Club SIG (special interest group).
Happy reading and sewing!