MAY-AUGUST 2010
MUSINGS FROM MARIJO - A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDENT
CALENDAR
May
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The weather lately has reminded me that summer is almost here. I'm looking forward to a slightly less hectic pace and more outdoor time - at least until the heat and humidity send me back to air conditioned indoors. For EGA, summer means we will again be meeting on the fourth Saturday of June, July, and August at the Gaines Township library for all day stitch-ins. I'm especially eager to come to the Casalguidi workshop in August. (Note: If you don't want to do the workshop, you are still welcome to come and stitch your own project in August.)
The other summer business for EGA is establishing a slate of officers for our chapter. Vonnie H., Kelly L., and I have volunteered to be the Nominating Committee. We need to elect a new President, Vice President, Region Rep/Education Chair, and Treasurer. When one of us calls you this summer and asks you to fill one of these offices for two years, please give your chapter some of your time so we can thrive and grow.
CALENDAR
May
June
7 - Sampler Group Monday at 12:30 - Call Susie H.
26 - Summer Stitch-In Saturday at 9:30 am at Gaines Township Library
July
15 - Last day to reserve instructions or kits for August Casalguidi workshop
24 - Summer Stitch-In at 9:30 am at Gaines Township Library
August
10 - Newsletter information due
20 - Board meeting Friday at 9:30 am at Marijo's
28 - Summer Stitch-In Saturday at 9:30 am at Gaines Township Library. Dick will be walking us through the creation of a Casalguidi Altoid box. See below for information.
REMINDER
ANNUAL POTLUCK
7 - Sampler Group Monday at 12:30 - Call Susie H.
26 - Summer Stitch-In Saturday at 9:30 am at Gaines Township Library
July
15 - Last day to reserve instructions or kits for August Casalguidi workshop
24 - Summer Stitch-In at 9:30 am at Gaines Township Library
August
10 - Newsletter information due
20 - Board meeting Friday at 9:30 am at Marijo's
28 - Summer Stitch-In Saturday at 9:30 am at Gaines Township Library. Dick will be walking us through the creation of a Casalguidi Altoid box. See below for information.
REMINDER
Some of our members are allergic to or sensitive to perfumes, aftershaves, and other scents. Our EGA meetings will be perfume/aftershave/scent-free out of consideration for those who have these sensitivities.
ANNUAL POTLUCK
We will hold our annual potluck dinner at the Heather Hills Retirement Village. We'll set up at 5:45 pm and dinner will begin at 6:00 pm. Eileen Bennett is going to give a presentation on the Michigan Sampler Survey, which should be outstanding. You will need no stitching supplies for this. As Peg noted when she was our Newsletter Editor/Doyenne: "You, of course, may want to show off your latest project so we can all see (and decide we absolutely need another project for our stashes). This meeting is always a good time to invite a friend who is interested in embroidery and might be a potential member. A non-member may attend one meeting before joining."
Desserts - G-K
Main Dishes - M-R
Side Dishes - S-Z
NEWS YOU CAN USE
PAYING YOUR DUES
CORRECTION
Membership Directories will be available at the September meeting, not the May meeting as announced earlier.
ELECTIONS, ELECTIONS, ELECTIONS!
NEWSLETTER ADVERTISERSSign-up sheets for what to bring were passed around at the April day and evening meetings. Otherwise, plan to bring dishes based on the following groupings determined by the first letter of your last name.
Salads - A-FDesserts - G-K
Main Dishes - M-R
Side Dishes - S-Z
NEWS YOU CAN USE
PAYING YOUR DUES
EGA dues of $43 are due no later than the May potluck dinner so that Claudia has time to mail them to EGA headquarters. Please send them to Claudia D. - her address is in the Membership Directory.
CORRECTION
Membership Directories will be available at the September meeting, not the May meeting as announced earlier.
ELECTIONS, ELECTIONS, ELECTIONS!
For the coming year, we need nominations for President, Vice President, Region Representative, and Treasurer. The Nominating Committee members are Kelly L., Vonnie H., and Marijo. Please contact any of them if you'd like to be considered for one of the open positions. [No, you may not nominate anyone else without their permission - mandatory service (aka the draft) was abolished in 1972.]
AUGUST WORKSHOP - CASALGUIDI ALTOID BOX
EGA LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
There are several EGA events happening in June.
June 4-6 Stitchin' on the Ridge Ridgecrest, North Carolina - 2010 CAR Region Seminar. Teachers are Lynn Payette, Deanna Powell, Denise Pratt, and Sandy Rodgers. Registration deadline is May 15. The brochure is available on the region website www.egacarolinas.org
June 8-12 Stitching Safari Dallas, Texas - 2010 South Central Region Seminar. One, two, and three-day classes are offered. Instructors include Margaret Bendig, Tanja Berlin, Lynn Payette, Marnie Ritter, Carolyn Sherman, Catherine Theron, Terry Dryden, Deborah Forney, Pam Gardner, Carole Lake, Tony Minieri, Sylvia Murariu, Gay Ann Rogers, and Cindy Valentine. More information is available on the region website www.egascr.org
June 17-19 Mystery by Design Salt Lake City, Utah - Rocky Mountain Region Seminar. Eighteen classes offered over the three days, including a mystery class called Summer Surprise. Author Monica Ferris will be the guest speaker at the Opening Banquet and attending one of the Thursday classes. More information can be found at www.slcega.org
EGA NATIONAL NEWS
National has announced that a new National Outreach Program is available Stitching for Literacy Bookmark Challenge.
Celebrate reading and stitching. We are thrilled to announce EGA's participation in the Needle and ThREAD: Stitching for Literacy 2010 Bookmark Challenge. The Challenge seeks to promote both literacy and embroidery by donating hand-stitched bookmarks to schools and libraries where they are awarded to kids for reading accomplishments. More information can be found under Outreach at www.egausa.org
WEST MICHIGAN LACE SHOW
The West Michigan Lace Group is holding its annual trunk show at the Hampton Inn North (Alpine and 96) on Monday, May 10. Kathy Kirchner owns a lace supply store near Detroit. She always brings an interesting selection of fibers; books about knitting, crocheting, tatting, and bobbin lace; and assorted gadgets. The show is open to the public from 4:00 pm to about 8:00 pm. Call Marijo for more info or just come.
NEW ENGLAND'S STITCHERS' RETREATS
PAT'S PEREGRINATIONS
- Where I share interesting stitching related things I've found -
Speaking of Casalguidi
Sharon b's Stitch Dictionary has a wonderful discussion of the technique and its Italian history: http://inaminuteago.com/stitchdict/stitch/castalguidi.html
Eye Candy
For the Needlepoint lovers among us -
One person's attempt to stitch a different bargello design every day for a year: http://bargelloneedlepoint.com
For the lover of needlebooks, biscornus and other smalls, there are two places to go and drool: the World's Largest Collection of Smalls -
http://theworldslargest collectionofsmalls.blogspot.com
And the World's Largest Collection of Smalls Too -
http://theworldslargestcollectionofsmallstoo.blogspot.com
For those of us who are finishing-challenged, Focus on Finishing is a site with step by step tutorials (with pictures!) on how to do various methods of finishing -
http://focusonfinishing.wordpress.com/
CHAPTER NEWSLETTER
Our chapter newsletter is provided to our members in different ways: through US mail; via email; and online at www.ega-ggr.blogspot.com When you can't access your email or find your newsletter, you can always find our newsletter online at our blogspot.
AUGUST WORKSHOP - CASALGUIDI ALTOID BOX
Dick H. will be taking us through the Casalguidi project that he took earlier this year. Jane Ellen, the instructor, has agreed to provide the kits or the instructions for the project. To get only the instructions costs $10, and the full kit (instructions, Altoid box, lining, padding, needles, thread, magnetic strip, and fabric) costs $30 plus shipping. Please contact Dick by July 15 with your choice so that he can get them ordered and delivered by August 28. Please contact Dick with any questions.
EGA LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
There are several EGA events happening in June.
June 4-6 Stitchin' on the Ridge Ridgecrest, North Carolina - 2010 CAR Region Seminar. Teachers are Lynn Payette, Deanna Powell, Denise Pratt, and Sandy Rodgers. Registration deadline is May 15. The brochure is available on the region website www.egacarolinas.org
June 8-12 Stitching Safari Dallas, Texas - 2010 South Central Region Seminar. One, two, and three-day classes are offered. Instructors include Margaret Bendig, Tanja Berlin, Lynn Payette, Marnie Ritter, Carolyn Sherman, Catherine Theron, Terry Dryden, Deborah Forney, Pam Gardner, Carole Lake, Tony Minieri, Sylvia Murariu, Gay Ann Rogers, and Cindy Valentine. More information is available on the region website www.egascr.org
June 17-19 Mystery by Design Salt Lake City, Utah - Rocky Mountain Region Seminar. Eighteen classes offered over the three days, including a mystery class called Summer Surprise. Author Monica Ferris will be the guest speaker at the Opening Banquet and attending one of the Thursday classes. More information can be found at www.slcega.org
EGA NATIONAL NEWS
National has announced that a new National Outreach Program is available Stitching for Literacy Bookmark Challenge.
Celebrate reading and stitching. We are thrilled to announce EGA's participation in the Needle and ThREAD: Stitching for Literacy 2010 Bookmark Challenge. The Challenge seeks to promote both literacy and embroidery by donating hand-stitched bookmarks to schools and libraries where they are awarded to kids for reading accomplishments. More information can be found under Outreach at www.egausa.org
WEST MICHIGAN LACE SHOW
The West Michigan Lace Group is holding its annual trunk show at the Hampton Inn North (Alpine and 96) on Monday, May 10. Kathy Kirchner owns a lace supply store near Detroit. She always brings an interesting selection of fibers; books about knitting, crocheting, tatting, and bobbin lace; and assorted gadgets. The show is open to the public from 4:00 pm to about 8:00 pm. Call Marijo for more info or just come.
NEW ENGLAND'S STITCHERS' RETREATS
ABC Stitch Therapy & Stitch Therapy Needlepoint of Grantham, New Hampshire, is sponsoring two retreats in 2010 that will be held in the historic Enfield Shaker Museum in Enfield, New Hampshire. The Spring Retreat will be held from May 20-23, 2010, with Belinda Karls-Nace of Blue Ribbon Designs, who has designed a project piece to be mounted on the box lid of a handmade oval Shaker box, along with several accessory smalls to go into the box. The Autumn Retreat will be held from October 8-11, 2010, with Thea Dueck of The Victoria Sampler, who will present a Christmas themed design, including complete finishing instructions.
PAT'S PEREGRINATIONS
- Where I share interesting stitching related things I've found -
Speaking of Casalguidi
Sharon b's Stitch Dictionary has a wonderful discussion of the technique and its Italian history: http://inaminuteago.com/stitchdict/stitch/castalguidi.html
Eye Candy
For the Needlepoint lovers among us -
One person's attempt to stitch a different bargello design every day for a year: http://bargelloneedlepoint.com
For the lover of needlebooks, biscornus and other smalls, there are two places to go and drool: the World's Largest Collection of Smalls -
http://theworldslargest collectionofsmalls.blogspot.com
And the World's Largest Collection of Smalls Too -
http://theworldslargestcollectionofsmallstoo.blogspot.com
For those of us who are finishing-challenged, Focus on Finishing is a site with step by step tutorials (with pictures!) on how to do various methods of finishing -
http://focusonfinishing.wordpress.com/
CHAPTER NEWSLETTER
Our chapter newsletter is provided to our members in different ways: through US mail; via email; and online at www.ega-ggr.blogspot.com When you can't access your email or find your newsletter, you can always find our newsletter online at our blogspot.
