Joan called our October Meeting to order. A new plural member was welcomed. Evalyn Gelhaus is from Voorhees, NJ and was a member of the Creative Needlework EGA Guild in Collingswood until they recently folded.
Joan reminded us to all be watching and reading these emails from Regional and National. There are a lot of opportunities for members to be found in each of these emails: classes, lectures, stitch ins, etc. The Mid Atlantic Region (MAR) Seminar will be in Gettysburg, PA in June 2025 and registration is now being accepted. EGA members from other regions will be able to sign up starting sometime in November. Check it out and see if there is anything that might interest you. Gettysburg is a beautiful area, full of history and a great place to visit.
Lamplighters is planning a Group Correspondence Course (GCC) for next year. The project being considered is Love and Laughter. Twelve members have expressed to date, We will continue to have the sign up sheet available until the end of the year. If you are interested and cannot attend the meeting, just reply to this email and will see that your name is added to the list. 100% commitment is not needed until January.
Members will meet the first Friday of December at noon at the Woodstown Dinner for lunch. Following lunch, members will go to the Woodstown Public Library and decorate the library tree. If you cannot meet for lunch or to decorate, please bring you holiday ornaments to the November meeting.
We had a lovely Show ‘n Tell and the photos have been posted to Facebook. I am not sure who stitched what but I do recognize some of the designs.
Beautiful finish of Jeannette Douglas’s year of bouquets from 2023. Stitched by Linda W.
For our October program, Linda shared how to finish our anniversary pin keep. If you missed the meeting and purchased the kit, you can pick it up at the November Meeting.
For November, we will be starting our wool cardinal piece. We will work on it at the November and December meetings. There are there more kits available to purchase at the November meeting. I will let you know when I send the meeting reminder if their is anything other than normal needlework supplies that you will need to bring to the meeting.
For December, we will have holiday treats - cookies and candies, etc. - and finish up the cardinal piece. Linda is encouraging everyone to think about a piece that memorable to you. It might be a special project, your first piece, the hardest piece, an heirloom, a favorite, the most fun……. Bring it to the December meeting and let us know what is special about it to you.
Next meeting - November 14, 2024
Doors open at 6:45
Meeting is from 7 pm to 9 pm
Zoom will be available if there is interest. Please contact Caryl Carthew if you would like to join by Zoom and she can provide you the link.
Robin Thompson
Membership
