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President’s Message • Volunteer Service Hours • UFO Updates • Other News
At our board meeting recently, we learned a new word: Completionist. What does it mean? One who completes one project before moving on to another. I’m not sure it applies to anyone in our chapter, but it does get one thinking about “stitcher’s jargon” and all the words we have made up or adapted to describe some aspect of needlework. UFO, orts, frogging . . . we really do have a language all our own. Which word is your favorite? Do you ever use a stitching word in the presence of non-stitchers and get strange looks in return?
Gini Moore was the one who expanded our vocabulary. She learned the word in conversation with a visitor to our table at the Quilt, Craft, and Sewing Festival. Thank you to all who volunteered and to Margi Thornburgh for continuing to organize everybody.
With the arrival of warm weather, I found myself reaching for the PSR’s Simply Salads cookbook the other day. At the Region meeting earlier this month, we were given order forms for the next two cookbooks, Comforting Casseroles and Delicious Desserts. Each book is just $5.00. See page 6 of this newsletter for more information. We’ll be taking orders at the next two meetings.
The 2009 Region Seminar theme has been chosen: Pampered Stitchers. Look for details soon from Karen Krampe on the contest to design the Seminar logo. Put on your creativity hats!
Meanwhile, stay cool, stitch long, and prosper. Ina
Be sure to turn in your volunteer service hours on our sheet at chapter meetings. These hours are vital in helping EGA maintain its non-profit status. Thanks to everyone !!
Dear Members: Total Points Accumulated as of the April 28, 2008 meeting. These totals represent 18 projects. Congratulations to Elizabeth Hendricks on her first completed project!
Older Projects (started prior to 2002) (5 pts) 5 Old Projects (started prior to 2008) (3 pts) 24 New (started and finished stitching in 2008) (1 pt) 7 Group Correspondence Course (3 pts) 0 Model for Chapter Program (5 pts.) 0 Chapter Program (4 pts) 0 New Technique (2 pts) 22 Finished (2 pts) 24 Seminar/Workshop/ANG/CATS or Fair Entry (2 pts) 4 Total: 86
- Our May meeting will be a special daytime meeting. We will have an afternoon of Chatting and Stitching, lunching and learning starting at noon. Especially bring your UFOs for a stitching-dedicated afternoon. Bring nutritious and/or simply delicious goodies to share. The business portion of this month’s meeting will begin around 4:00 p.m.
- In June, enjoy an English Needlework Slide Show in our (cool) meeting room and see photographs taken by Ina Gibson during her anniversary trip to England in November of 2007. The stories she shared were interesting and it will be wonderful to see the slides of what she saw.
- 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: Needle Nook of La Jolla, Needlepoint of La Jolla, Sandy’s Finishing Touches, Stitcher’s Treasures, and The Black Sheep.