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President’s Message • 2006 County Fair • Volunteer Service Hours • UFO Updates • Other News
Thanks to Tamara for teaching the Eight-Sided Tufted Pillow finishing during our May program!
The Pacific Southwest Region (PSR) Meeting took place on June 3 and classes were announced for the Region Seminar May 7-11, 2007. Take a look at the website www.psrega.org for class descriptions and cruise registration. Pre-registration for classes is September 1-29, 2006, so mark your calendars!
The ANG Shoreline Stitchers Showcase Needlework Show and Exhibit at Loyola Marymount University was spectacular. Over 450 pieces were on display including several from our members Gloria Fedor and Gini Moore.
Don’t forget to stitch a quilt-theme ornament for our chapter fundraising. We would like to have at least two ornaments from each member. Remember this is for our chapter fundraising during the Quilt Show August 31 through September 2.
July 4 plan for another fun day of stitching and food starting at 10:00 a.m.. Please join us in the community room and let’s enjoy a quiet holiday.
Happy Stitching! Karen
It’s always interesting to wander through the Home and Hobby displays when you are a creative person and especially part of a stitching organization like our guild. You may see that someone has stitched a design or a chart you already own, inspiring you to start it, or somebody else has finished one of our Group Correspondence Courses. For Guild members the recognition of other members’ accomplishment is something we all look forward to. And so – Congratulations to Gloria! She won a first for Wakefield, and three seconds for the Stained Glass Pillow (GCC), Study in Gold and Silver, and Copper Hearts. All of these were beautiful, Gloria!
Gini was awarded third place for Christmas Memories (a CATS class) and second place for Honey, I Shrunk the Wreath, and a first place for the cross-stitched Green Man on a hand-dyed fabric.
We want to mention also a first place winning beads-on-canvas design of tropical fish stitched by Herb – husband of our member Sandy, and Margi’s dad.
Be sure to turn in your volunteer service hours to Tamara Willis, our Regional Rep. These hours are vital in helping EGA maintain its non-profit status. Hours must be EGA-related (except Meals on Wheels). Thanks to everyone !!
The latest numbers in our 2006 UnFinished Object program.
Older Projects (started prior to 2000) (4 pts) 0 Old Projects (started prior to 2006) (3 pts) 36 New (started and finished stitching in 2006) (1 pt) 17 Group Correspondence Course (2 pts) 2 Fundraiser Quilt Ornaments (2 pts) 2 New Technique (2 pts) 4 Chapter Programs (2 pts) 14 Model for Chapter Programs (2 pts) 6 Finished (2 pts) 32 Seminar / ANG / CATS (2 pts) 6 Total: 119
- In the June program, Karen Krampe will lead an informative discussion of all the “Gadgets You Need to Know About”! She has the inside scoop on every gadget you could imagine. If you have any unusual or old tools or gadgets, bring them along for a Show, Share, and Tell.
- Our July program, Finishing Quilt Ornaments, will help us reach our quilt ornament goal. We will be finishing our stitched quilt-design pieces to hang on a small tree. Bring your sewing machine, if you can, and invisible nylon thread, felt, ultra-suede, ribbons, buttons, beads, charms, glue or anything else you think you may need to complete your ornaments. Remember you will get one ticket for each ornament, for the opportunity to win a veritable Pandora’s Box of goodies to enhance your collection of stitching supplies. It has been announced that one of the items included is one ticket towards the drawing for the expense paid trip to the 2007 National Seminar in Chicago.
- 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, Needle Nook of La Jolla, Needlepoint of La Jolla, Sandy’s Finishing Touches, Stitcher’s Treasures, and The Black Sheep.