JULY-AUGUST 2011
NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK
This morning is especially lovely! There is a wren singing as the day dawns, the sun is peaking up over the horizon, I am enjoying a wonderful cup of coffee and stitching. What could be better?
I hope everyone is having some quality stitching time these days. It is easy to get caught up in the business of summer; mowing the lawn, pulling weeds, preparing for vacation, getting children to and from practices and games. Even stitching for a few minutes a day is quality stitching time in my book!
I hope everyone is having some quality stitching time these days. It is easy to get caught up in the business of summer; mowing the lawn, pulling weeds, preparing for vacation, getting children to and from practices and games. Even stitching for a few minutes a day is quality stitching time in my book!
How are you doing on your UFO challenge pieces? I’ve finished the stitching on two of mine, and have begun work on a third. My plan is to stitch several and then decide how I want them to be finished. One is definitely going to the framers, but the others are undecided.
Please note that summer stitch-ins begin next Saturday at the Gaines Township Library. This is a good time to invite people to come in and find out about EGA. I am looking forward to getting some sunshine and stitching done in the next few weeks, and hope the same for all of you!
Until next time, Happy Stitching!
CarolynPlease note that summer stitch-ins begin next Saturday at the Gaines Township Library. This is a good time to invite people to come in and find out about EGA. I am looking forward to getting some sunshine and stitching done in the next few weeks, and hope the same for all of you!
Until next time, Happy Stitching!
CALENDAR
July Dates
9 – Stitch-In, Saturday from 9:30 AM to close at Gaines Township Library
28 - Board Meeting, Thursday, 5:00 PM at Heather Hills Retirement Village
28 - Evening Meeting, Thursday 7:00 PM at Heather Hills Retirement Village
August Dates
13 - Stitch-In, Saturday from 9:30 AM to close at Gaines Township Library
15 – NEWSLETTER INFORMATION due
25 - Board Meeting, Thursday, 5:00 PM at Heather Hills Retirement Village
25 - Evening Meeting
Thursday 7:00 PM at Heather Hills
Retirement Village
DAY PROGRAMS
July and August: No scheduled day group meetings.
September: Bring your UFOs to work on. Please contact Margie if interested in being the hostess for this meeting.
EVENING GROUP PROGRAMS
(Note: the Evening Group meetings will continue through the summer months.)
July: Drawn Thread book mark from March Needle Arts magazine – check magazine for supplies.
August: Pulled Thread pincushion – supply list will be available at July meeting.
September: Pat P will be teaching a Dragonfly Necklace/Pendant. (See below.) The kit will be available in assorted colors for $12. Please bring sharp embroidery scissors.
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.
GREAT UFO CHALLENGE EVENT
For those unfortunate enough to have missed the sign-up at the May potluck (as your editor did), you may still participate by providing your list of UFOs to any of the GGREGA officers. You can take your own “before” photos or bring the evidence to a meeting or stitch-in where it will be photographed. The period of the challenge is May 2011 through May 2012.
CHAPTER NEWS
Chapter Secretary Needed
Our elected chapter secretary resigned in April, and we need someone to fill out the current term, which will run through the end of the year (but the last regular meeting is the October meeting). If you’re able to help, please contact Carolyn or Kelly.
Saturday Stitch-Ins
Everyone thought these were such a good idea, they’ll be held on the 2nd Saturday of the month for the rest of the year – excluding December. The location will continue to be the Gaines Township Library.
2012 WorkshopsSaturday Stitch-Ins
Everyone thought these were such a good idea, they’ll be held on the 2nd Saturday of the month for the rest of the year – excluding December. The location will continue to be the Gaines Township Library.
The Board is researching option for needlework teachers for 2012 and beyond. If you’ve enjoyed a teacher or wanted to take a class from someone, please let a Board member know. Both Betsy Morgan and Sherri Jones have been suggested – do you have any one else to recommend?
Program Director for 2012 Nancy will have completed 4 years as our Program Director in December. At that time, a new Program Director will be needed. As Nancy is a hard act to follow, a Program Committee has been suggested as an option. The committee would consist of 2 or 3 people and each one would be responsible for the meeting program on 2 0r 3 evenings throughout the year. Please let your Board know if you are in favor of this idea or have alternative suggestions.
Christmas Party PlanningYes, it’s that time again. Jane W, Betty H, Alice R and Kelly L have volunteered as the Planning Committee. The possible dates for the party this year are December 1st or 8th. Possibilities being investigated are (1) catering a dinner at the Methodist Church downtown and (2) talking with Hollie’s Landing about alternatives to a private room requiring a commitment for 30 dinners. If you have alternate suggestions for the Christmas Party, please contact one of the Planning committee members.
The History of Embroidery – A Web WanderYour editor recently ran across 2 republished articles on the History of Embroidery by Chottie Alderson. The newsletter that republished the articles did so under the heading “An Article
Worth Repeating”. I think you’ll agree with those sentiments!
http://theneedlebug.com/2010/05/anarticle-worth-repeating/
and
http://theneedlebug.com/2010/05/article-ii-worth-repeating/
GREAT LAKES REGION MEETING - Indianapolis, IN - September 24
The GLR Semiannual Meeting of the Region Board will be held September 24 at 9 a.m., prior to the afternoon workshop. After the meeting, we will break for a plated lunch. Following lunch, Jane Ellen Balzuweit will present the workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. She will teach a new design in pulled thread, Woven Ribbons. Woven Ribbons is worked on 25-count white Dub-lin linen in size 8 and 12 white pearl cotton. The design fits a 3.5-inch Sudberry box, or may be finished as a needlebook or pincushion. In addition to the fabric (a six-inch square) and threads (10 yards each of the No. 8 and No. 12 pearls), the Woven Ribbons kit will include full instructions with a photo, and a needle. Students should bring a 4- or 5-inch hoop. Kit cost is $13.50; teaching fee is $15.00 per student. Please see the GLR website for the registration form.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
EGA Group Correspondence Courses
NeedleArts Quarterly Offerings*Florentine and Tulips taught by Gale Stafford - $60
* Moonlight Sonata taught by Cynthia Valentine - $70
2012 GLR Correspondence Course Selections
*Spring Splendor (Silk and Metal) Kay Stanis $60.00
*Floral Whimsy (Beading) Peggy Wright $68.00
*How To’s of Swedish Naversom Phyllis Maurer $70.00
*Florentine and Tulips (Canvas) Gail Stafford $60.00
*Moonlight Sonata (Hardanger) Cindy Valentine $70.00
*Roses (Blackwork) Carol Algie Higginbotham $60.00
*Star Studded Samplings (Blackwork Sampler) Ilse Altherr $62.50
*Crewel Choices Judy Jeroy $60.00
*Summer Dream (Stumpwork) Luan Callery $60.00
*Blue Heaven: Temari II Barbara Suess $70.00
EGA offers many educational opportunities through its Group Correspondence Courses.Chapters are not able to offer every course that would meet all the interests of every member of their group. To that end, the GLR offers a select group of classes each year that allows chapter members to pursue their interests without having to form a group from their home chapter. The GLR GCC Coordinator serves as the liaison between the class participants and the designers/teachers. You will not have a local group leader and you will be stitching on your own. Many exciting new classes are being offered for 2012 as well as some outstanding perennials. Many techniques and all skill levels are represented. For details regarding course content and the approximate cost of supplies, please refer to the Group Correspondence Course section of the
Education Catalog that is available online at the EGA website, www.egausa.org.
Registration deadline is Nov. 1, 2011. Send the registration form (attached at the end of the
newsletter) to the GLR GCC Coordinator who will order and distribute instruction materials and
remind you of deadlines to submit your work for evaluation. The deadline to submit pieces for
evaluations is Oct. 15, 2012. The cost includes the instruction materials and postage with delivery confirmation. Classes that have too few enrollees may be dropped. You will receive your manuals in late January or early February 2012. You are responsible for purchasing your supplies. Supply sources are provided with each course. If you have any questions, please email kkristen858 at att.net
Education Catalog that is available online at the EGA website, www.egausa.org.
Registration deadline is Nov. 1, 2011. Send the registration form (attached at the end of the
newsletter) to the GLR GCC Coordinator who will order and distribute instruction materials and
remind you of deadlines to submit your work for evaluation. The deadline to submit pieces for
evaluations is Oct. 15, 2012. The cost includes the instruction materials and postage with delivery confirmation. Classes that have too few enrollees may be dropped. You will receive your manuals in late January or early February 2012. You are responsible for purchasing your supplies. Supply sources are provided with each course. If you have any questions, please email kkristen858 at att.net
Regional Needlework Activities
Sep 5-10 2011
EGA National Seminar 'Flamingo Fandango' hosted by the Sun Region
Sep 8-10 2011
Fifth International Embroidery Conference, Naples Grand Resort, Naples FL
Sep 23-24 2011
The Needle Arts Guild of Toledo (NAGT) will host its 36th Annual Needlework Show at the Sanger Branch of the Toledo Public Library, 3030 W. Central Avenue, Toledo, OH 43606. The exhibit, judged by Pat Donaldson, is free and open to the public. Entry fee schedules, rules and other details may be obtained at http://www.needle-artstoledo. org/showinfo.htm. Special
arrangements may be made for mailed submissions by contacting the show registrar at NeedleArtsToledo at aol.com.
2011 National Button Convention
August 1 – 6, at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.
Programs:
Monday Evening
100 Years of the Automobile Button — William Hentges
Thursday Evening
The Lure of the Orient: Asia, Art and Buttons —Maggie Whitson
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
• The Beauty of Fabric Buttons
• Flights of Fancy: Insects, Art & Buttons
• Dragon’s Blood: Asian Cinnabar Buttons
• The Mikado and the Buttons it Inspired
• Hi Ho, Hi Ho – Off to Work We Went
• Once Upon a Button: Children’s Stories and Kate Greenaway
• Once Upon a Time in Japan – one family’s journey
• Classification of Clear & Colored Glass
Show Schedule (subject to change without notice): http://www.nationalbuttonsociety.org/2011_NBS _Show.html
August 4-6, 2011 –“Star Spangled Stitching” presented by Foothills Chapter
arrangements may be made for mailed submissions by contacting the show registrar at NeedleArtsToledo at aol.com.
2011 National Button Convention
August 1 – 6, at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.
Programs:
Monday Evening
100 Years of the Automobile Button — William Hentges
Thursday Evening
The Lure of the Orient: Asia, Art and Buttons —Maggie Whitson
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
• The Beauty of Fabric Buttons
• Flights of Fancy: Insects, Art & Buttons
• Dragon’s Blood: Asian Cinnabar Buttons
• The Mikado and the Buttons it Inspired
• Hi Ho, Hi Ho – Off to Work We Went
• Once Upon a Button: Children’s Stories and Kate Greenaway
• Once Upon a Time in Japan – one family’s journey
• Classification of Clear & Colored Glass
Show Schedule (subject to change without notice): http://www.nationalbuttonsociety.org/2011_NBS _Show.html
August 4-6, 2011 –“Star Spangled Stitching” presented by Foothills Chapter
in beautiful Denver, Colorado as the 2011 Rocky Mountain Region Seminar. Classes with nationally known teachers in pulled work, needlepoint, silk and metal, counted thread, photo transfer, mixed media, beading and temari will be offered. Registration runs through May 15. For more information, hotel link and class list with pictures go to www.rmrega.org/id100.html
Michigan State Day, "A Michigan Picnic"
will be hosted by the White Pine Chapter on Saturday, August 14, 2011, at the Bavarian Inn Lodge & Conference Center, Frankenmuth MI.
Wisconsin State Day
with Catherine Jordan hosted by Madison Area Chapter, August 19-21, 2010, Madison WI.
Indiana State Day 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011 Indiana’s State Bird – THE CARDINAL taught by MARSHA
GOMOLA Technique: Stumpwork Proficiency: Beginner with no prework required. Registration deadline: September 1, 2011. Workshop fee and lunch $35.00, Kit fee $25.00 for a total of $60.00. Contact: Jane Farber 317‐251‐0789, NeedleJane@aol.com or Marilyn Jarrett 317‐873‐2290 , MFJarrett@aol.com
CHAPTER NEWSLETTER
GLR Correspondence Course Selections
Spring Splendor (Silk and Metal) Kay Stanis $60.00
Floral Whimsy (Beading) Peggy Wright $68.00
How To’s of Swedish Naversom Phyllis Maurer $70.00
Florentine and Tulips (Canvas) Gail Stafford $60.00
Moonlight Sonata (Hardanger) Cindy Valentine $70.00
Roses (Blackwork) Carol Algie Higginbotham $60.00
Star Studded Samplings (Blackwork Sampler) Ilse Altherr $62.50
Crewel Choices Judy Jeroy $60.00
Summer Dream (Stumpwork) Luan Callery $60.00
Blue Heaven: Temari II Barbara Suess $70.00
In its continuing mission to stimulate the appreciation of embroidery and to advance the highest
standards of excellence in the practice of embroidery, EGA offers many educational opportunities through its Group Correspondence Courses. Chapters are not able to offer every course that would meet all the interests of every member of their group. To that end, the GLR offers a select group of classes each year that allows chapter members to pursue their interests without having to form a group from their home chapter. The GLR GCC Coordinator serves as the liaison between the class participants and the designers/teachers. You will not have a local group leader and you will be stitching on your own. Many exciting new classes are being offered for 2012 as well as some outstanding perennials. Many techniques and all skill levels are represented. For details regarding course content and the approximate cost of supplies, please refer to the Group Correspondence Course section of the Education Catalog that is available online at the EGA website, www.egausa.org.
Registration deadline is Nov. 1, 2011. Send the registration form below to the GLR GCC Coordinator who will order and distribute instruction materials and remind you of deadlines to submit your work for evaluation. The deadline to submit pieces for evaluations is Oct. 15, 2012. The cost includes the instruction materials and postage with delivery confirmation. Classes that have too few enrollees may be dropped. You will receive your manuals in late January or early February 2012. You are responsible for purchasing your supplies. Supply sources are provided with each course. If you have any questions, please email me at kkristen858@att.net. Send the registration form below with your check made payable to Great Lakes Region EGA to Kris Kyles, GLR GCC Coordinator, 3346 Langdon St., Green Bay, WI 54311.
COURSE TITLE COURSE FEE
1.
______________________________________________
2.
______________________________________________
3.
______________________________________________
Your Name _____________________________________
EGA Membership # _____________
City, State, Zip___________________________________
GLR Chapter ____________________________________
Michigan State Day, "A Michigan Picnic"
will be hosted by the White Pine Chapter on Saturday, August 14, 2011, at the Bavarian Inn Lodge & Conference Center, Frankenmuth MI.
Wisconsin State Day
with Catherine Jordan hosted by Madison Area Chapter, August 19-21, 2010, Madison WI.
Indiana State Day 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011 Indiana’s State Bird – THE CARDINAL taught by MARSHA
GOMOLA Technique: Stumpwork Proficiency: Beginner with no prework required. Registration deadline: September 1, 2011. Workshop fee and lunch $35.00, Kit fee $25.00 for a total of $60.00. Contact: Jane Farber 317‐251‐0789, NeedleJane@aol.com or Marilyn Jarrett 317‐873‐2290 , MFJarrett@aol.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.
GLR Correspondence Course Selections
Spring Splendor (Silk and Metal) Kay Stanis $60.00
Floral Whimsy (Beading) Peggy Wright $68.00
How To’s of Swedish Naversom Phyllis Maurer $70.00
Florentine and Tulips (Canvas) Gail Stafford $60.00
Moonlight Sonata (Hardanger) Cindy Valentine $70.00
Roses (Blackwork) Carol Algie Higginbotham $60.00
Star Studded Samplings (Blackwork Sampler) Ilse Altherr $62.50
Crewel Choices Judy Jeroy $60.00
Summer Dream (Stumpwork) Luan Callery $60.00
Blue Heaven: Temari II Barbara Suess $70.00
In its continuing mission to stimulate the appreciation of embroidery and to advance the highest
standards of excellence in the practice of embroidery, EGA offers many educational opportunities through its Group Correspondence Courses. Chapters are not able to offer every course that would meet all the interests of every member of their group. To that end, the GLR offers a select group of classes each year that allows chapter members to pursue their interests without having to form a group from their home chapter. The GLR GCC Coordinator serves as the liaison between the class participants and the designers/teachers. You will not have a local group leader and you will be stitching on your own. Many exciting new classes are being offered for 2012 as well as some outstanding perennials. Many techniques and all skill levels are represented. For details regarding course content and the approximate cost of supplies, please refer to the Group Correspondence Course section of the Education Catalog that is available online at the EGA website, www.egausa.org.
Registration deadline is Nov. 1, 2011. Send the registration form below to the GLR GCC Coordinator who will order and distribute instruction materials and remind you of deadlines to submit your work for evaluation. The deadline to submit pieces for evaluations is Oct. 15, 2012. The cost includes the instruction materials and postage with delivery confirmation. Classes that have too few enrollees may be dropped. You will receive your manuals in late January or early February 2012. You are responsible for purchasing your supplies. Supply sources are provided with each course. If you have any questions, please email me at kkristen858@att.net. Send the registration form below with your check made payable to Great Lakes Region EGA to Kris Kyles, GLR GCC Coordinator, 3346 Langdon St., Green Bay, WI 54311.
COURSE TITLE COURSE FEE
1.
______________________________________________
2.
______________________________________________
3.
______________________________________________
Your Name _____________________________________
EGA Membership # _____________
City, State, Zip___________________________________
GLR Chapter ____________________________________
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