Vice President’s Message • Volunteer Service Hours • UFO Updates • Other News
It’s the middle of summer and our President is deeply involved in all of the various activities that Boy Scouts, three boys and a husband can toss at her. I’m pretty sure that September and the start up of school is looking really good to her about now as she is sleeping on the ground somewhere in wilderness.
On the stitching front, Star of Hearts has arrived and Ruth is making sure that all those who signed up are getting their copy. An additional $5.00 is due. With only a brief glance, this looks like an exciting project. There are possibilities of using the pattern to make some individual heart projects that could be used for little Valentine’s Day gifts, Christmas gift tags, or even small ornaments.
Has the mystery revealed itself to all that are working on it? There may be some who haven’t opened Part 3 yet, so they are still wondering. Hope you all had fun with it, because I sure learned a lot and have a new respect for all of the designers out there that supply us with such wonderful projects. They are worth their weight in gold.
Several members attended the Stitching Festival in Riverside from August 14-16. They will have lots to share at the September meeting. Also, this month, we will try to increase our stash of bookmarks. Ina will be teaching darning patterns that will work very well on bookmarks. We are gathering them to present to the library to use as incentives for their summer reading program, and any that you make are appreciated, with your time counting toward our chapter’s volunteer service hours.
Now is a good time to start planning for all those finishes that we’ll all get done before the November meeting. That’s your last chance to “be on target” with your UFO’s.
Keep those needles flying… Heather
Be sure to turn in your volunteer service hours to Ruth Wallis, our Regional Representative. These hours are turned in to EGA Headquarters and are vital in helping EGA maintain its non-profit status. All volunteer hours count whether it’s for Meals on Wheels, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, museum docent or hospital pink lady!
The final counts are in! Twenty members are participating in our UFO program. They have pledged to complete the following:
94 Category I Complete the stitching on projects begun BEFORE 01 January 2003 137 Category II Complete the stitching on projects begun AFTER 01 January 2003 136 Category III Complete the finishing (framed, made into a pillow, etc.) on a project stitched at any time So far, participants have shared the following projects with us:
31 Category I Complete the stitching on projects begun BEFORE 01 January 2003 51 Category II Complete the stitching on projects begun AFTER 01 January 2003 52 Category III Complete the finishing (framed, made into a pillow, etc.) on a project stitched at any time The numbers are climbing. Just 3 more months to stitch.
- In September, Gloria will be teaching a birthday plaid. It is a neat way to translate numbers into a great-looking stitched piece. For more info, check out our programs page.
- 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: Craft Cottage, Fabrication, Framesmith, Needle Nook of La Jolla, Needlecraft Cottage, Needlepoint of La Jolla, Sandy’s Finishing Touches, Stitcher’s Treasures, and The Black Sheep.