JANUARY 2012
NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK
Greetings!
Happy Stitching!
Carolyn
JANUARY CALENDAR
16 – Sampler Group - Monday at 12:30 PM - Call Susie H.
20 – NEWSLETTER INFORMATION due
26 - Evening Meeting - Thursday 6:45 PM at Heather Hills Retirement Village
27 - Day Meeting - Friday 9:00 AM at First United Methodist Church
DAY PROGRAM
Bring your collection of antique and unusual buttons to share with the group, and your UFOs to stitch on.
HOST: Dick H.
EVENING PROGRAM
OUR MEMBERS
CHAPTER NEWS
2011 CHRISTMAS PARTY
UPCOMING PROJECTS
NOTES FROM THE PRESIDENT'S DESK
Greetings!
Welcome to 2012! How excited are you about the New Year? An analogy I recently heard says it all: a new year is a clean piece of paper. There isn’t anything written on the page and it’s ready to be filled with all the possibilities that present themselves.
We had a busy 2011, and had a great many accomplishments. I’m looking forward to all the exciting things that are being planned for the New Year. The possibilities are endless! It’s going to be a wonderful year!
I would like you to remember that we have members who need our continued good thoughts and prayers.
Until next month,We had a busy 2011, and had a great many accomplishments. I’m looking forward to all the exciting things that are being planned for the New Year. The possibilities are endless! It’s going to be a wonderful year!
I would like you to remember that we have members who need our continued good thoughts and prayers.
Happy Stitching!
Carolyn
JANUARY CALENDAR
16 – Sampler Group - Monday at 12:30 PM - Call Susie H.
20 – NEWSLETTER INFORMATION due
26 - Evening Meeting - Thursday 6:45 PM at Heather Hills Retirement Village
27 - Day Meeting - Friday 9:00 AM at First United Methodist Church
DAY PROGRAM
Bring your collection of antique and unusual buttons to share with the group, and your UFOs to stitch on.
HOST: Dick H.
EVENING PROGRAM
Jane will go over the Stitch Notebook cover pattern – It will be available for purchase at the meeting for $5.00.
OUR MEMBERS
We want to express our heartfelt sympathy to Susan D. and her family on the recent passing of her mother. This has been a difficult time for her family.
CHAPTER NEWS
2011 CHRISTMAS PARTY
The GGREGA Christmas Party was held on Thursday, December 8.. We were at Pietro's in Grand Rapids, and were able to enjoy a wonderful evening of visiting with fellow members. Members of the Program Committee and the daytime representative were installed, gifts were given and everyone enjoyed their meal.
Many thanks to the Christmas Committee for their time and effort in creating a great Christmas party: Jane W., Betty H., Alice R. and Kelly L.
UPCOMING PROJECTS
Gay Ann Rogers has agreed to make the Canvaswork Needle Book project that Nancy showed at the Christmas Party available to our EGA chapter. The cost will be $35.00 plus shipping. The supplied list and exact cost will be in the next newsletter.
UPDATED MEMBERSHIP LIST
An updated membership list is now available. Contact the Newsletter Editor or Membership Chair.
NEWSLETTER ITEMS
UPDATED MEMBERSHIP LIST
An updated membership list is now available. Contact the Newsletter Editor or Membership Chair.
NEWSLETTER ITEMS
Any member may submit items to be published in the newsletter. Anything received by the 20th of the month will be included in the following month’s newsletter. The items can be of general needlework interest or specific to this chapter.
INFORMATION FROM EGA NATIONAL
On-line course offerings from January to February 2012 are:
1. Cutwork, Shadow Work and Trapunto written by Luan Callery
2. Embroidery with Mixed Media by Laura Smith
NeedleArts offering from December 2011 to February 2012 are:
1. Assisi by Marion Scoular
2. Lady Larkspur Necklace by Jeanette Carmichael
More information and registration forms may be found at
http://www.egausa.org/html/correspondence_courses.html
INFORMATION FROM GLR EGA
GLR OPPORTUNITY BASKETS REQUESTED
Once again, we are asking for baskets to be donated to GLR for the Opportunity Baskets during Seminar 2012 in Green Bay. All Region chapters are encouraged to bring or send a basket from your chapter to assist the general operating fund. Raffle tickets are sold and participants drop them into the basket of their choice with one winner per basket. Have fun with your chapter members creating a themed basket or even a one-piece type of entry!!!
Carmen Heare, Fundraising Chair
UPCOMING 2012 EVENTS
February is National Embroidery Month
Feb 4 ―Stitch in Public Day
April 15-18 - Fiber Forum Retreat at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN.
April 22-26, 2012 – GLR Seminar Stitch Down in Titletown in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Information about the Seminar is here:
www.egaglr.org/GLR2012Booklet.pdf
Registration form is here:
www.ega-glr.org/GLR2012RegistrationForm.pdf
July 28 - Michigan State Day hosted by the Marshall Chapter.
Sept 21 - GLR Executive Committee and GLR Executive Board of Directors at the Indianapolis
Marriott East
Sept 22 - GLR Semiannual Meeting at the Indianapolis Marriott East
Oct 28- Santa Fe Enchantment‖EGA Seminar 2012
Nov 2 - in Santa Fe, NM Hosted by Rocky Mountain Region
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.
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.
INFORMATION FROM EGA NATIONAL
On-line course offerings from January to February 2012 are:
1. Cutwork, Shadow Work and Trapunto written by Luan Callery
2. Embroidery with Mixed Media by Laura Smith
NeedleArts offering from December 2011 to February 2012 are:
1. Assisi by Marion Scoular
2. Lady Larkspur Necklace by Jeanette Carmichael
More information and registration forms may be found at
http://www.egausa.org/html/correspondence_courses.html
INFORMATION FROM GLR EGA
GLR OPPORTUNITY BASKETS REQUESTED
Once again, we are asking for baskets to be donated to GLR for the Opportunity Baskets during Seminar 2012 in Green Bay. All Region chapters are encouraged to bring or send a basket from your chapter to assist the general operating fund. Raffle tickets are sold and participants drop them into the basket of their choice with one winner per basket. Have fun with your chapter members creating a themed basket or even a one-piece type of entry!!!
Carmen Heare, Fundraising Chair
UPCOMING 2012 EVENTS
February is National Embroidery Month
Feb 4 ―Stitch in Public Day
April 15-18 - Fiber Forum Retreat at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN.
Registration is open to all EGA members and also those outside EGA from now until February 1. Our teacher will be felting artist Geri Forkner. She will focus our workshop on “Felted Surfaces for Embroiderers'”. You can download the informational handout at the Fiber Forum website:
http://www.egausa.org/html/fiber_forum.html
http://www.egausa.org/html/fiber_forum.html
April 22-26, 2012 – GLR Seminar Stitch Down in Titletown in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Information about the Seminar is here:
www.egaglr.org/GLR2012Booklet.pdf
Registration form is here:
www.ega-glr.org/GLR2012RegistrationForm.pdf
July 28 - Michigan State Day hosted by the Marshall Chapter.
Sept 21 - GLR Executive Committee and GLR Executive Board of Directors at the Indianapolis
Marriott East
Sept 22 - GLR Semiannual Meeting at the Indianapolis Marriott East
Oct 28- Santa Fe Enchantment‖EGA Seminar 2012
Nov 2 - in Santa Fe, NM Hosted by Rocky Mountain Region
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.
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.
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