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President’s Message • Volunteer Service Hours • UFO Updates • Other News
What a great time we had in Chicago! The National Seminar was an amazing experience – great classes, great food, great friends and great shopping. While I hatched birds, Gini made chocolates, and Susan learned to build two beautifully decorative boxes. I’m sure we’ll have a show-and-tell opportunity at an upcoming meeting. We loved it all, and came home with suitcases that were much heavier than when we left – after multiple visits to the bookstore, boutique, local stores, and merchandise night! Seminar next year in Louisville, Kentucky, promises to be an even bigger, better party as EGA celebrates its 50th Anniversary. If you haven’t already pre-registered, make sure you send in your registration on the first day of regular registration. You won’t want to miss this Golden Gala.
No sooner did I unpack from the Chicago trip than I re-packed to go to the Region Meeting on September 16 in Orange County. There was much good news reported, including a special surprise which I will share at our meeting.
Keep stitching those Kissing Pillows! Although we have a chapter goal of 20 to be done by our September meeting, remember this is an ongoing outreach program.
May your stitches be many – your frogs be few. 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 !!
The latest numbers in our 2007 UnFinished Object program as of August 27, 2007.
Older Projects (started prior to 2001) (5 pts) 20 Old Projects (started prior to 2007) (3 pts) 99 New (started and finished stitching in 2007) (1 pt) 36 Group Correspondence Course (2 pts) 15 Model for Chapter Programs (5 pts) 10 Chapter Programs (4 pts) 70 New Technique (2 pts) 30 Finished (2 pts) 82 Seminar / ANG / CATS (2 pts) 24 Total: 414 Congratulations, Ladies !! There was an increase in every category this month! This is a great reflection of how hard we have been working on our Pansy thread painting projects, beaded glasses holders, and Kissing Pillows. Hurray for us!!
- September brings us beginning shuttle tatting by Gini. You may remember the lovely ornaments Gini tatted for our Quilt Show fundraiser. The chapter will give members one tatting shuttle and a ball of white size 8 pearl cotton. Please bring any other color of size 8 pearl cotton from your stash, a size 7 metal crochet hook, an open mind and patience!! To comply with copyright, each of you should print the following patterns from the internet, for yourself, ahead of time: (1) www.geocities.com/leen_tats; choose Patterns; Victorian Edging, (2) www.geocities.com/birgit_ph; scroll down and choose Li’l Heart – near the bottom of the page; and (3) www.craftsnlace.net/hearts and choose Janice’s Pattern. (Web non-users can ask a family member or friend to print for you.)
- In October, Sandy H. will show us more of her professional techniques for finishing fabulous ornaments on a round button form. The satin stitch/ hardanger designs that Karen K. distributed a few months ago are designed to fit the 2 3/4″ diameter button forms. Or bring any other small stitched piece of that size.
- 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: Framesmith, Needle Nook of La Jolla, Needlepoint of La Jolla, Sandy’s Finishing Touches, Stitcher’s Treasures, and The Black Sheep.