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Excerpts from the June 2006 edition of Needle Affairs
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President's Message •
2006 County Fair •
Volunteer Service Hours
• UFO Updates
• Other News
President’s Message
Our April chapter program was wonderful! Many thanks to Margi, for
teaching us the beaded nametag holder. It was great to finish a piece and I
know several others enjoyed the completion stage. Let's all bring our
finished beaded strings to the chapter meeting on May 22 for a group photo
to add to our website.
Hope to see everyone on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29 in the Clairemont
Community Center for our stitching potluck all afternoon.
Looking ahead to our August program, a beaded needlecase, you can get a
preview on Jennie Might's website,
www.blackgiraffe.com. Jennie has also
offered a 40% discount on her books. We will be taking orders for her books,
wooden needlecases and bead kits at the June meeting. Bring your checkbook!
Did you know that 2006 is Muchas Manos de San Diego's 30th Year
Anniversary? We plan to celebrate during our September Meeting with a
special program – a complete kit for the Breast Cancer Prayer Pocket. We
hope to see as many of our members as possible.
Happy Stitching! Karen
2006 San Diego County
Fair
The San Diego County Fair is coming soon! The theme is Ride the Tide to
Fun. It opens this year on Saturday, June 10, and ends on Tuesday, the
Fourth of July.
EGA and ANG chapters will have a table in Home and Hobby, in the
Grandstand, with demonstration shifts from 10:00 – 1:30 and 1:30 to 5:00.
See
Margi Thornbugh to sign up. Demonstration volunteers will receive a free
admission ticket to the fair for every shift worked. Free parking is
available at the Horse Park Lot or park for the $8 fee in the main lot. The
demonstrators' tickets will be given at a chapter meeting or mailed to you
if you can't come to a meeting.
Stitched pieces are needed to display in the EGA/ANG booth for this
event. Our booth is very secure. The pieces are anchored to the wall and we
make sure they are not easy to remove. All types of stitchery are needed to
show the full picture of all the various chapters have to offer. Please
label them clearly so they can be returned to you with little delay. Contact
Margi Thornbugh to loan your stitched pieces.
The fair is always a lot of fun and a wonderful opportunity to let the
public know about our guilds and local chapters.
Volunteer Service
Hours
Be sure to turn in your volunteer service hours to Tamara during the chapter meeting.
These hours are vital in helping EGA maintain its non-profit status. All
volunteer hours count, even if for an organization other than EGA. Thanks to everyone !!
UFO Updates
The latest numbers in our 2006 UnFinished Object program.
| Older Projects (started prior to 1999) (4 pts) |
0 |
| Old Projects (started prior to 2006) (3 pts) |
33 |
| New (started and finished stitching in 2006) (1 pt) |
12 |
| Group Correspondence Course (2 pts) |
2 |
| Fundraiser Quilt Ornaments (2 pts) |
0 |
| New Technique (2 pts) |
0 |
| Chapter Programs (2 pts) |
10 |
| Model for Chapter Programs (2 pts) |
0 |
| Finished (2 pts) |
24 |
| Seminar / ANG / CATS (2 pts) |
6 |
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Total: |
87 |
Other News
- The May program will be an eight-sided tufted
pillow presented by Tamara. Important correction: be sure to
bring 2 pieces of fabric--your stitched piece for the top and a matching
sized piece for the bottom.
- In the June program, Karen Krampe will lead
an informative discussion of all the "Gadgets You Need to Know About"! She
has the inside scoop on every gadget you could imagine. If you have any
unusual or old tools or gadgets, bring them along for a Show, Share, and
Tell.
- 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,
Needle Nook of
La Jolla,
Needlepoint of
La Jolla,
Sandy's
Finishing Touches,
Stitcher's
Treasures, and The Black Sheep.
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