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TODAY !!!
• BOARD MEETING
7:00pm-8:30pm Governor's Room at Deer Ridge in Meth-Wick MAP
Saturday Jan 10
• NEW KID
9:30am-3:30pm Marion Public Library MAP
Tuesday Jan 13
• BEADING GROUP
7:00pm-8:30pm Hostess: Joan Ackerman
Thursday Jan 15
• A.M. MEETING
9:30am-11:00am Christ Episcopal Church MAP
•P.M. MEETING
7:00pm-8:30pm Christ Episcopal Church MAP
2008-2009 Officers:
Links to EGA & Heartland Region
President:
Nancy Sutherland
Vice President:
Barb May
Secretary:
Lori Barton
Treasurer:
Sandra Lnenicka
Membership:
Marj Grimm
Workshops:
Anne Hanson
Past President:
Karen Rajtora
Region Representative:
Solveig Walstrom
Web Admin:
Sally Olsen
THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD OF AMERICA, INC. HEARTLAND REGION SPRINGTIME IN THE VALLEY HEARTLAND FALL MEETING AT QUINSIPPI NEEDLEWORKERS CREWEL CONFIDENCE GCC DESCRIPTION MEADOWSWEET CC DESCRIP
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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 EGA National Tapestry on the left to view portions of panel 3 stitched by more than 60 of our members.
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.
Congratulations to Lody Steward of Haverhill, IA for winning the award given by Cedar Valley Chapter at the Iowa State Fair.
January 10: New Kid from 9:30 - 3:30 at the Marion Public Library, 1095 6th Ave, Marion IA 52302.
Bring your Colourations, Smocking, Crazy Quilt Heart, Hardanger ornament or whatever project you
are currently working on. We will also discuss plans to revive the Hardanger interest group. Pack
a lunch or plan to go out to one of the local Marion restaurants. If you have any questions,
contact Sheila Rickards.
January 15: Sponge Painting Perforated paper hearts
described the project, "How to Really Impress the Dickens Out of Your Friends". The finished project
is a lovely heart shaped "basket" that will make a great Valentine gift in February.
Supplies:
One 9"x12" sheet of perforated paper
(Paper comes 2 pieces per package. Share with someone if you don't want the extra piece.)
Acrylic craft paint
Red, blue and green floss to blend with paint color
Seed beads to blend with floss colors
Paint and sponges will be furnished
Contact Sharon Kolosik or Cheryl Strohbehn for additional information.
January 18: Paints & Dyes Workshop Refer to page 5 of your Dec-Jan newsletter.
February 19: Or Nué Flower
March 19: Off the Wall Finishing Techniques
April 16: Penny Rugs and Felting
April 22 - 26: Region Seminar, Marriott Hotel, Cedar Rapids
May 16: Annual Meeting and Brunch with Secret Pal pin cushion exchange
"Antique Sewing Tools" Marie Huff & Dorothy Wharton
at Cedar Rapids Country Club
Caela Conn Tyler Workshops planned for October 2008 will be rescheduled. Our next workshops will be at the region seminar our chapter is hosting in April. Select the link to the left for
Springtime in the Valley
for pictures of the projects and detailed information.
Contact Anne Hanson if you have any questions about workshops.
The current GCC is Crewel Confidence. Please call Berniece Quint for complete information.
Sign up now for
Meadowsweet . Check the GCC notebook or page 34 of the 2007-2008 Education Catalog for photos of this project. If you are interested in taking this class, we must receive your payment of $29 no later than November 20, the date of our next monthly meeting. Checks should be made payable to Cedar Valley Chapter EGA and sent to Phyllis Olson, 5400 Cedar Drive NW, Cedar Rapids IA 52405.
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.
We plan to start this project sometime after the new year, but we need to send in our enrollments soon because it takes some time to get all the paperwork in place.
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