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Excerpts from the July 2004 edition of Needle Affairs
President's Message •
Volunteer Service Hours
• UFO Updates
• Other News
President’s Message
Ladies, we have a busy couple of weeks ahead of us coming as it does just
after the San Diego County Fair. I am reminding all of us about the Jay
Patterson/Rainbow Gallery fund raiser. I look forward to seeing each of you at
the fund raiser and have your helping hands. Are you excited about this day? I
am!
My congratulations go to each of you who entered the fair. You have much to
be proud of. Our participation each year does a great job in showing what can
be done. Always we strive to raise the level of excellence. Thank you for
entering. I also want to thank all of you who helped out at our booth. You are
appreciated!
Ruth
Volunteer
Service Hours
Be sure to turn in your volunteer service hours to Ina Gibson, our Regional
Rep. These hours are vital in helping EGA maintain its non-profit status. All
volunteer hours count, even if for an organization other than EGA.
Demonstration shifts at the San Diego County (Del Mar) Fair will count towards
these service hours. We also needs LOTS of help for our July 17th Rainbow
Gallery Seminar fundraiser.
UFO Updates
Tamara Willis is keeping track of our stitching points and reports the
following points earned by members through June 8, 2004.
| Older (started prior to 1998) |
0 |
| Old (started prior to 2004) |
63 |
| New (started & finished in 2004) |
83 |
| Group Correspondence Course |
4 |
| Seminar |
2 |
| Outreach Bookmarks |
148 |
| Chapter Program |
10 |
| New Technique |
4 |
| Finished (made into a pillow, framed, etc.) |
194 |
| Guesstimate of Total Stitches |
36,914 |
Other News
- In July, Nancy Horne will be teaching us how to select stitches for
canvas. Nancy will describe the different sizes (mesh counts) of canvas,
threads appropriate to the mesh size; choosing painted canvases, styles of
canvas (artist or stitch painting). She will also present various textural
stitches with suggestions on how to decide which stitch(es) to use. Nancy will
bring books and sample stitches on display. We will have a chance for hands-on
work to experiment with some of the stitches. For more info, check out our programs page.
- Come celebrate the 4th of July with Muchas Manos! With thanks to
Gloria Fedor, we have been allowed to use the Clairemont Community Room on
Monday, July 5. We will be stitching and working on preparations for our
Rainbow Gallery program (Saturday, July 17). The room will be open from
12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. – and possibly later. Bring food and drink to share as
well as your stitching.
- Winning Members at the 2004 San Diego County (Del Mar) Fair!
Honorable Mention:
Ina Gibson Sixteenth Century Garden
Gini Moore Big Ben
Third Place:
Gloria Fedor Patriotic Heart (EGA's
Charmed Heart pattern)
Second Place:
Gloria Fedor Peyote Stitch Ornament
(Cats)
Gloria Fedor Whisper
Ina Gibson "Believe" Pillow
Shirley Fetterolf Halloween Box
First Place:
Sandy Higgins Hardanger Small Piece
Collection
Gloria Fedor Love Stamp
Shirley Fetterolf Stitches Sampling
(winner of the ANG Award)
Gloria Fedor Two Peyote Stitch
Ornaments (winner of Best of Division)
Gloria Fedor Venetian Maze
Gloria Fedor Molecules of Fiber
Gloria Fedor Twisted Colors Pillow
The stitching on these entries was, of course, all stitched by the members
listed above. But other members were instrumental in getting the projects
started and/or completed. Margi Thornburgh finished Ina's Believe pillow and
Gloria's Twisted Colors pillow. Gloria's Love Stamp was the Mystery Project
from 2003, designed by Nancy Horne and Heather Cowan. Member Pat Smith framed
Gini's Big Ben and other entries. And congratulations to Jim, Ina's husband,
on a third place win for his baseball scene, Bottom of the Sixth.
- Don't forget to support the businesses that advertise in our chapter
newsletter! Let them know you are a member of Muchas Manos and
appreciate their support. In this month's newsletter, our advertisers
were:
Fabrication,
Framesmith,
Needle Nook of La Jolla, Needlecraft Cottage,
Needlepoint of
La Jolla,
Sandy's Finishing Touches,
Stitcher's
Treasures, and The Black Sheep.
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