The holidays have passed and the last of the decorations are being put
away in my house. This year I’m keeping out a few of the stitched
decorations to adorn the drawer pulls on a small chest of drawers that sits
right next to my computer. I really want to appreciate and see some of the
small items that have been hidden away all year. I’d love to hear from our
members on other ways to display needlework beyond the traditional ways of
hanging it on a wall or making it into a pillow.
This month and next month we will be meeting at Karen K’s home, because
both our January and February meeting days fall on holidays and the Live
Well center is closed. Our meeting will start at 6:30 this month, but
Karen’s home will be open at 5:00 for open stitching or an early start on
the project. Jean will have an ample supply of kits in many colors that can
be purchased for $5 at the meeting to participate in the Tubular Bead Fob,
Petite Project, or you can always work on a project of your choice.
In February plan to attend an open stitching and potluck starting at
noon. February will also kick off our Stitching for Literacy bookmark
project, so we’ll have supplies to share along with patterns, but it would
be great if all our members could look for some free bookmark patterns that
we could share. This project will be our Outreach for the year along with
the on-going Soldier Kissing Pillows.
I hope some of our members will consider entering a piece of needlework
in the Shoreline Stitchers’ Showcase that will be held April 28-29, at South
Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula. It is a Judged Needlework Show
& Boutique, and arrangements are being made for a group transport of pieces
from the San Diego area up to the show.
PSR is having a fund raiser. The bracelet is very elegant and the picture
does not do it justice. A sign-up sheet will be at the meeting and we expect
to pick-up the kits at the spring PSR meeting. If we get enough interest, we
may dedicate a meeting to actually working on the bracelet.
We are actively working on some future workshops. There is a rumor that
we may have another internationally known needleworker in the fall, since we
so enjoyed hosting Jane Nicholas last year.
As you all can see there is an abundance of stitching opportunities. None
of us can ever say that we are bored and don’t have anything to keep us
busy. For that I am extremely happy and ready to keep those needles flying
for the New Year.
Heather
