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President’s Message • Correspondence Course Update • Region Cookbook • Volunteer Service Hours • UFO Updates • Other News
President’s Message
The Memorial Day sale was a wonderful day of stitching and sales. Our profit was over $425! Many thanks to all for donating items, time and money.
The PSR Meeting hosted by our chapter on June 5, following the week-long Seminar, was a huge success. Our National President attended and spoke about membership and organizational changes for EGA as a whole.
The Designers Across America “Stocking Ornament” has arrived. You may pick up your copy of the pattern, if you purchased it, from me at the meeting.
Don’t forget to stitch a bookmark for our Community Outreach program. We donate the bookmarks to the library reading program for the youths. You can use any pattern, fabric or technique you wish. We need to have about 50 more bookmarks by July 4, so please start stitching for this worthy cause.
July 4 – plan for another fun day of stitching and food! Join us in the Community Room and let’s enjoy the holiday!
Happy Stitching!
Karen
Group Correspondence Course Update
We will be starting the Stained Glass Pillow Group Correspondence Course in July. To see a picture of the piece and a description of the course, check it out online. The fees should already have been paid, and Heather is getting ready to send our registration materials in. Remember that participants are requested to provide their own materials and supplies, to include 14 count mono canvas, stretcher bars, and Persian-type wool or perle cotton, estimated cost is $26. It will be fun to watch this project take shape in everyone’s choice of color schemes.
Region Cookbook
The Pacific Southwest Region wants your recipes to compile into a Region Cookbook, to be used as a Region Fund Raiser. Specifically, salads, all kinds of salads. Cold salads, hot salads, main course salads, and dessert salads.
Volunteer Service Hours
Be sure to turn in your volunteer service hours 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
Tamara Willis has provided the following status for Un Finished Objects 2005 Program.
Older Projects (started prior to 1998) (4 pts) 12 Old Projects (started prior to 2005) (3 pts) 24 New (started and finished stitching in 2005) (1 pt) 21 Group Correspondence Course (2 pts) 2 Outreach bookmarks (2 pts) 0 New Technique (2 pts) 8 Chapter Programs (2 pts) 2 Model for Chapter Programs (2 pts) 0 Finished (2 pts) 36 Seminar / ANG / CATS (2 pts) 8
Other News
- The July meeting will be an open stitching night. Bring whatever project you are in the mood for and enjoy some stitching time with other addicts!
- This month’s member spotlight is on Heather Cowan.
- The San Diego County Fair is in full swing, but will soon be over. Three of our members took home prizes.
- Gloria Fedor won the most awards, for all of her five entries. First of all, for the Log Cabin needlepoint, she won First Place and Best of Division. Her Quilted Flamingo in shades and textures of pinks won a First Place, collection of Temari Balls won a First Place, the Needlepoint Cat won a Second Place and Needlepoint Pillow also won a Second Place.
- Gini Moore won two First Places for her Christmas Angel stocking (finished by Margi Thornburgh–thank you!) and GCC Star of Hearts (framed by Pat Smith-thank you!; thanks also to Ruth Wallis for sharing fibers!).
- Sandy Higgins’ finely detailed Stumpwork Box won a First Place in the Professionals’ Needlepoint category.
- Celebrate the 4th of July with us! We will be stitching and eating (if you want to participate in the potluck) at our usual location in the Clairemont Community Room. The festivities start at noon.
- 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, Needlecraft Cottage, Needle Nook of La Jolla, Needlepoint of La Jolla, Sandy’s Finishing Touches, Stitcher’s Treasures, and The Black Sheep.