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Monday Jul 06
• DAYTIME CANVAS
1:00pm-4:00pm Hostess: Charlotte Baker
Wednesday Jul 08
• STATE FAIR LATE ENTRY DEADLINE
www.iowastatefair.org
Thursday Jul 09
• STITCHIN'
10:00am-2:00pm Hostess: Mary Hutton
Saturday Jul 11
• NEW KID
9:30am-3:30pm Marion Public Library MAP
•HARDANGER GROUP
9:30am-12:00pm Marion Public Library MAP
2009-2010 Officers:
Links to EGA & Heartland Region
President:
Barb May
Vice President:
Lori Barton
Treasurer:
Virginia Jensen
Secretary:
Cynthia Madsen
Membership:
Marj Grimm
Workshops:
Anne Hanson
Assistant Region Director:
Solveig Walstrom
Region Representative:
Patty Andrews
Past President:
Nancy Sutherland
Web Admin:
Sally Olsen
INSIDE EGA & CEDAR VALLEY THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD OF AMERICA, INC. HEARTLAND REGION FALL REGION MEETING AT LACROSSE SPRINGTIME IN THE VALLEY QUINSIPPI NEEDLEWORKERS MEADOWSWEET CC DESCRIP SWISS SAMPLER
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Cedar Valley Chapter
of the Embroiderers' Guild of America, Inc.
Select About Cedar Valley Chapter on the left to learn more about our organization.
Select the link in the lower left side bar for information about the Heartland Region Fall Select Inside EGA & Cedar Valley in the lower left side bar to see
We've got books leftover from our garage sale. Click on the left side bar to see a list.
Select Pincushion or Postcard Exchange on the left to see our needlework exchanges
with our sister chapter, The North Shore Embroiderers' Guild in New Zealand.
Select CVCEGA 2009 Pincushion Exchange on the left
to see the latest exchange among members.
Meeting in LaCrosse, Wisconsin hosted by Coulee Country Chapter October 23-25, 2009.
an article on page 3 about our EGA fundraising activities. Thank you to our Past Presidents
Nancy Sutherland & Karen Rajtora, and Sandy Norfolk our publicity chair.
Then request the books you want to buy at our July meeting.
You may also arrange to pick up the books or have them mailed.
July 16: Friendship is the Point !!!!! NOTE LOCATION CHANGE !!!!!
!!!!! A.M. & P.M. Meetings at First Presbyterian Church,
Third Ave & 5th St SE, Cedar Rapids !!!!!
July’s Program is a Friendship Bookmark Sampler.
Think small and share your stitching skills with other members. In July, Robin Rossignol will give tips and techniques for determining stitch placement and pattern repeats. Bring your calculator and pencil with eraser. Yes, sometimes you just have to use math when you stitch.
If you want to participate in the exchange, you must supply the pre-finished banding. An 8 inch length of pre-finished banding that is 2.5 to 3 inches wide is recommended. Banding may be aida, linen or evenweave. The thread count per inch is your choice.
You may supply threads and give guidance on color, choice of techniques and stitching placement.
It’s not too late. The first exchange will be in August. If you want to participate and do not have banding, please go to your local needlework shop. Rose Mary has several styles to choose from. Cynthia Madsen is the exchange coordinator for the morning group and Julia Ackerman will coordinate the evening group.
 Friendship Sampler |
 Felt balls, needle felting & embellisher |
August 20: Pointless! Stitching Around
At the August 15 meetings, you can forget your stretcher bars, hoops, and evenweave flat fabric. Members will each be given one 3.5 cm felt ball to embroider. (1 3/8”) To stitch a small project at the meeting, please bring:
- scissors,
- your choice of threads, such as pearl cotton, silk ribbon, metallic braid, or beading thread,
- sharp needles for your thread (try a curved needle if you have one).
- sequins,
- beads,
- buttons,
- charms, if you like.
You may order additional felt balls for $1 apiece to use for tiny temari balls or snowmen or spherical ornaments. Order felt balls at our June and July meetings or contact Sally Olsen before July 16.
Sally will demonstrate how you can make 3-dimensional objects by needle felting wool roving. She will show how a piece of felt fabric can be changed from flat to dimensional using an “embellisher” or how it can be changed from solid to lacy “Swiss cheese”.
September 17: Marion Makes Her Point
!!!!! 6:30 P.M. Meeting Only !!!!!
Royal School of Needlework Lecture
This program is only for Cedar Valley (including former Plum Grove) chapter members and plural members. If you are not a member, please consider visiting in July and August and joining.
October 15: Use the Point! Tudor Rose
Petite Project 2 Needle Shading
November 19: What's the Point?
Bring food for the food bank
Fabric Painting
December 12: Fun is the Point
Edgewood Road NE Hy-Vee Saturday A.M. Only
Holiday Brunch & Ornament Exchange
January 21: Name that Point
Silk Ribbon Embroidery Petite Project
February 18: It All Points North!
Santa & Moose designed by Pat Thode
March 18: Point Your Mouse
A.M. & P.M. Meetings at Kirkwood Training & Outreach Services,
3375 Armar Drive, Marion
Designing Embroidery with a Computer
April 15: Prickly Point!
Punched Paper Embroidery
May 15: Distant Points
Saturday Brunch & Annual Meeting at Cedar Rapids Country Club,
550-27th Street Drive SE, Cedar Rapids
Our next workshops will be with Marion Scoular.
This is a beginning to intermediate course in learning how to compensate when stitching pulled stitches, this floral design maybe completed as a neckroll pillow, a traditional pillow or framed. The piece will be edged with dainty but substantial picot edging. Complete instructions will be included for covering the pillow but not handled in class. Kit cost $30 All the student needs to bring is enthusiasm!
This class is for all levels. An introduction to the joys of Blackwork will be experienced in this simple design of overlapping hearts. Stitched over two threads of white Lugana (12 1/2 stitches per inch), with a selection of over 200 patterns, you will have two choices.....
1. Common Denominator, six patterns, stitched in one colour.
2. Colour interaction, twelve patterns, stitched in primary colours which will be specified in a student letter.
No two students’ designs will be alike! This decision may be made in class, as long as you have the appropriate threads. The technique of this non-reversible, creative embroidery will be thoroughly explained, including outlining. Kit cost $18 What will you choose????
This beginner class is a simple cutwork rose on a finger tip towel. Knowledge to be gained includes neat starting, finishing an joining of threads; secure working of bars; how to negotiate points; three different types of picots and how to cut safely. You will also learn methods of drawing the design on the fabric. A companion design, a hummingbird is available. Kit cost $20
For a copy of the registration form, click here to download THIS MS Word file.
Contact Anne Hanson if you have any questions about workshops.
Swiss Sampler
The next correspondence course has been selected. It is "Swiss Sampler" and the information is on page 27 of the 2009-2010 Education Catalog. The cost is $32.50. There is some room for a few more participants, so anyone who has not yet signed up but is interested can still do so. Phyllis Olson will collect the fees on or before the June meeting so that we can get the application process started.
Detailed descriptions and photographs are available in the Education Supplement.
Follow the links in the lower left sidebar to the Correspondence Course section of the EGA web site.
Meadowsweet
The next meeting of the Meadowsweet Correspondence Group will be on Sunday,
May 31, at 1:00 p.m. at the Governor's Room in Deer Ridge in Meth-Wick.
Please call Karen Rajtora for complete information.
Contact Phyllis Olson for additional information about correspondence courses from EGA.
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