PenWAG

June 13, 2026 | Sara Eberhart Simulcast Program: Program: Cyanotype: A Blue View
2026-06-13 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Campbell Community Center Roosevelt Room (Q80) (with Zoom Simulcast), 1 W Campbell Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, United States
Program: Cyanotype: A Blue View
www.sarakatestudio.com | Instagram: @sarakatestudio
The history of the cyanotype process goes back almost as far as photography itself. Sara Eberhart will explain the historical beginnings of this alternative photography process and introduce you to how a few contemporary artists use this medium on paper and fabric. As a visual artist, Sara will demonstrate the cyanotype process on paper and provide materials recommendations.
Guest Registration: $10.00Add to cart

June 2026 Monday Muse
2026-06-15 19:00 - 20:30 | PenWAG Online Clubhouse
Our monthly just-for-fun Zoom schmoozefest!
Log-in details are sent via email to all Active PenWAG Members

July 11, 2026 Simulcast | Show and Tell Spectacular!
2026-07-11 10:30 - 12:00 | Saratoga Senior Center with Simulcast, 19655 Allendale Ave, Saratoga, CA, 95070, United States
July Simulcast: Member Show and Tell
Our July meeting is all about the most wonderful items our members have made this year. It can be clothing, jewelry, quilts, wall hangings, paintings, em-broidery, beadwork, dyeing of fabric – really anything they’ve been working on.
Calling all PenWAG members, please show us what you have been working on! Remote members and Bay Area members, we want everyone to join in. Our July meeting a slide show of the most wonderful items you have made this year. It can be clothing, jewelry, quilts, wall hangings, paintings, em-broidery, beadwork, dyeing of fabric – really anything you have been working on.
Even if you will be at the meeting in person you need to submit an email and pictures.
Please send ONE email for each item you want to submit. Email should have several pictures of item, your name, and a description of the item, plus any details you want to share. Then send the email to Showandtell@penwag.org

July 11, 2026: 10:30-noon PST
Saratoga Senior Center
19655 Allendale Ave
Saratoga, CA 95070 United States
This is an hybrid seminar and Zoom simulcast, free to all active PenWAG members.
Guests may join; a $10 contribution is requested to help defray our costs
Guest Registration: $10.00Add to cart

July 2026 Monday Muse
2026-07-20 19:00 - 20:30 | PenWAG Online Clubhouse

August 8, 2026: Dress A Girl Around The World : (Sewing for Others)
2026-08-08 10:00 - 15:00 | Saratoga Senior Center, 19655 Allendale Ave, Saratoga, CA, 95070, United States
DRESS A GIRL AROUND THE WORLD
A PenWAG Community Project

• Want to be a part of a fun super-easy charity project?
• Want one that doesn’t require you to haul a sewing machine or other large equipment?
• Want the opportunity to see and socialize with other members and friends?
• … and create something invaluable for girls all over the world?
SIGN UP VIA THIS FORM!

DRESS A GIRL AROUND THE WORLD
is a project to gift a girl with a pretty new dress – maybe their first ever – and instill pride and confidence for that child to thrive. Thousands of dresses have been sent to over 80 countries.

EASY PEASY– Sewing machines, irons, will already be set up.
Just walk in, grab a kit with a precut
dress, and sew.
Take the opportunity to chat with your friends. Make new friends!

August 8, 2026: 10AM-3PM PDT
There is NO COST to participate in this Sewing For Others project for members or guests, but we ask that you sign up in advance!
We are using a simple spreadsheet to sign up for the event:

August 2026 Monday Muse
2026-08-17 19:00 - 20:30 | PenWAG Online Clubhouse

September 12, 2026 | In-Person Event: Stash Exchange!
2026-09-12 10:00 - 13:00 | Saratoga Senior Center, 19655 Allendale Ave, Saratoga, CA, 95070, United States
The Stash Exchange!

Our annual opportunity to reduce (or grow) your stash of materials and hobnob with fellow PenWAG members!
September 12, 2025: 10AM-1PM PST
Saratoga Senior Center
19655 Allendale Ave
Saratoga, CA
This is an in-person event, free to all!
OPEN TO ALL from 10AM to 1PM

Spread the word! Download and print our PDF flyer for the Stash Exchange.

September 2026 Monday Muse
2026-09-21 19:00 - 20:30 | PenWAG Online Clubhouse

October 10, 2026 | Margaret Peot Zoom Webinar: Broadway & Beyond: Fabric Painting for the Theater
2026-10-10 10:30 - 12:00 | PenWAG Online Clubhouse
Margaret Peot
Zoom Webinar: Broadway & Beyond: Fabric Painting for the Theater
Margaret has painted and adorned fabric for costumes for the Lion King, Hadestown, Moulin
Rouge, Wicked, Aladdin and many more. With over 30 years experience painting for Broadway
shows, dance, arena events, ice shows and film, she has a lot of stories to tell! She will talk
about the process – from a designer’s painted sketch, through samples, fittings, painting, paint
corrections, to a finished costume. She specializes in applying metallic decoration on fabric and
other surfaces. and will share sketches, working with drapers, white fittings, painted fabric
samples and completed costumes.
$10.00Add to cart

October 2026 Monday Muse
2026-10-19 19:00 - 20:30 | PenWAG Online Clubhouse

November 14, 2026: Linda Schmidt Simulcast Program: Flamboyancy Rising
2026-11-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Saratoga Senior Center with Simulcast, 19655 Allendale Ave, Saratoga, CA, 95070, United States
Linda Schmidt Simulcast Program: Flamboyancy Rising Fashion Show
Linda will bring 20 or more complete ensembles, which range from casual to formal, funky to elegant, and are truly art to wear. My philosophy about garments is that the garment should reflect your own personality, be comfortable, be washable, and truly wearable, no matter your size or shape. In the immortal words of Rachel Kinsey Clark – If you’ve got it, DECORATE it!
If you’d like to volunteer to model some of these garments, please let Judi Seip, PenWAG’s Program Chair, know! (programs@penwag.org). Otherwise, we’ll just pull them off the coat rack and show them that way.
www.ShortAttentionSpanQuilting.com
BIOGRAPHY:
Linda Schmidt started making her first quilt at the age of 8, and has made most of her own clothes since she was 12. She comes from a long line of quilting women and still uses some elements of traditional quilting, but most of her work involves art quilts, wearable art, portraits and landscapes.
Linda has won over 300 ribbons and prizes at textile and quilt shows (including participating at a PenWAG ArtWear show); and has taught, spoken, judged quilts and garments and exhibited nationally and internationally since 1990. She has had many of her quilts published in magazines & books, has taught online classes since 1993 for QuiltUniversity and The Academy of Quilting.com, and was chosen as Quilter of the Year by the Professional Quilter Magazine in 2003.
She is also a 4-time Fairfield and Bernina fashion designer, writer, & musician, and retired from her 26-year position at the City of Dublin in 2017. She has three children, three guitars, three flutes, one piano, 5 million beads, one husband, a suddenly useful BA in French, and a 5-bedroom house she cleans herself. She gardens, cooks, does Zumba three times a week, and writes good music and bad poetry in her spare time.
She has come here with garments to show and stories to tell, so let’s get to it!
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December 12, 2026 | Carol Ziogas Simulcast Program: The Layering & Meaning of Japanese Kimonos
2026-12-12 10:30 - 12:00 | Maker Nexus, 1330 Orleans Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, 94089, United States
Carol Ziogas, Kimonomomo
Subtle Arts: The Layering & Meaning of Japanese Kimonos
What makes a kimono formal? What can sleeves tell us about the wearer? How many layers are there?! Explore the significance of details in kimono design and how they influence modern styles in both Eastern and Western clothing today through Carol’s collection of 19th and 20th century kimono and related garments.

Kimono generally means “something worn”, but within that meaning there are many variations. Such a garment can tell you from a glance the gender, marital status, social standing, interests, and wealth of the wearer, as well as the season, location, and event for which they might be wearing that particular kimono. From a tattered Buddhist pilgrim’s coat to the formal dress of a young city socialite, kimono speak a language that has stood for centuries in Japan, and continues to evolve today. Each layer within a kimono ensemble serves a purpose, and nothing goes to waste. Explore a selection of these pieces including fine silks, cotton, and bast fibers native to Japan, and broaden your understanding of how this classic garment can teach us more about Japanese art, history, and culture from a very human perspective.
www.kimonomomo-shop.com
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Monday Muse (template)
2030-01-21 19:00 - 20:30 | PenWAG Online Clubhouse
