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Excerpts from the July 2007 edition of Needle Affairs
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President's Message •
Volunteer Service Hours
• UFO Updates
• Other News
President’s Message
A great big thank you to all who helped make our "Red, White and
Wonderful" Sale such a great success! I hope all of you who made purchases
are having as much fun with your new items as I am. Thanks especially to
Karen Krampe for all the hours she spent organizing, research, and pricing
items, as well as all of our hard-working volunteers.
For those of you with an interest in historic samplers, be sure to check
out our newest book in the chapter library, Quaker Schoolgirl Samplers from
Ackworth. We have also added a set of the Region Stitch Sampler books to the
library. If you ordered one of these sets for yourself, they will be
available at the June meeting.
How are your kissing pillows coming along? I love them; they are easy to
stitch anywhere. So far I have done mine at work, at a bassoon recital, and
at Sea World. And they are quick to finish! I have completed two so far.
This is an ongoing program, but we do have a goal of 20 pillows ready for
Camp Pendleton by our September meeting.
You will have one more chance to order the PSR Simply Salad Cookbook at
the June meeting. Packed full of recipes contributed by PSR members, this is
a must have item for only $5.00 (which includes tax!). You will want to buy
more than one. Our chapter's orders must be turned in to Regional by July 4.
May your stitches be many – your frogs be few. Ina
Volunteer Service
Hours
Be sure to turn in your volunteer service hours on our sheet at chapter
meetings. These hours are vital in helping EGA maintain its non-profit
status. Thanks to
everyone !!
UFO Updates
The latest numbers in our 2007 UnFinished Object program as of May 28,
2007.
| Older Projects (started prior to 2001) (5 pts) |
5 |
| Old Projects (started prior to 2007) (3 pts) |
78 |
| New (started and finished stitching in 2007) (1 pt) |
10 |
| Group Correspondence Course (2 pts) |
9 |
| Model for Chapter Programs (5 pts) |
5 |
| Chapter Programs (4 pts) |
12 |
| New Technique (2 pts) |
22 |
| Finished (2 pts) |
32 |
| Seminar / ANG / CATS (2 pts) |
18 |
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Total: |
191 |
Other News
- Our June program will focus on thread
painting. Margaret C. will explain the difference between crewel
embroidery and the thread painting ("soft shading") done in the Pansy kits
that will be used for this project. Margaret wants participants not to start
any stitching, because she won't be following the instructions in the kit.
You should already have received your kit and separated the floss before the
meeting.
- July will feature Karen Krampe offering a
hardanger class in your choice of a snowflake or tulip motif. Both are
simple, will take about 2 hours to stitch, and do not require cutting your
fabric (yay!!). Bring a 5" square of 22 count hardanger fabric and any color
of overdyed floss. In October, Sandy Higgins will lead us in finishing the
ornament over a button form. You can use these finishing techniques for any
round design UFO that is smaller than 2 1/2" in diameter.
- San Diego County Fair News
- Muchas Manos de San Diego donated prize and ribbon was awarded to Susan
S., for her First Place winning Christmas Theme hardanger piece. We all hope
to meet Susan soon since the prize was a year's chapter membership, in
addition to the ribbon with Heather Cowan's stitching on the rosette.
- Chapter members who won:
- Shirley Chin who was awarded a Third Place for her hand-painted
needlepoint canvas work, Prickly Pear, from the 2006 ANG Seminar. Shirley
also won a Third Place for a needlepoint Christmas Stocking.
- Plural member Pat Clancy received an Honorable Mention for a needlepoint
purse, stitched in Field of Poppies, an ANG project (finished by Sandy
Higgins).
- Margaret Cobleigh very deservedly won a First Place for her stunning
crewel work picture, Enchanted April.
- Gini Moore won two First Place awards: for the set of two blackwork
Jacobean Tiles, and for a set of three Tatted Icicles.
- Other friends and family were recognized: Herb H. received an Honorable
Mention for his beaded picture. Anne G., of another EGA chapter, received a
Second Place for Treasures from the Sea, from the 2005 EGA PSR Seminar.
- 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: Framesmith,
Needle Nook of
La Jolla,
Needlepoint of
La Jolla,
Sandy's
Finishing Touches,
Stitcher's
Treasures, and The Black Sheep.
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