We have a full November meeting. There were 20 members present.
President Joan T. called the meeting to order and welcomed all. She shared a Certificate of Recognition received from EGA National congratulating us on our 50th Anniversary! There will be an article in the next NeedleArts magazine about our celebration!
Members are invited to meet for lunch on Friday, December 6 at noon at the Woodstown Dinner. Following lunch, all will go to the Library to decorate the holiday tree. We have the Showcase to decorate and non-holiday items can be placed in it. Members will also meet the first Friday in January, for lunch and to ‘un’decorate the Library tree. All members are welcomed to attend either or both days.
2024 Challenge
Joan had challenged us all to create a ‘golden anniversary’ name tag. We each received fabric and some golden Kreinik. Those who completed the challenge should bring in their completed name tags to display at the December meeting.
Contract Pieces
If you completed a ‘contract’ with yourself to complete a project in 2024 and have completed the project, let Pat L. know. Those who have completions will have their name entered into a drawing.
Regional
The Regional seminar will be in June 2025 in Gettysburg, PA. Check out your email from MAR for more information.
Group Correspondence Course (GCC)
We have 12 members interested to date. This will start sometime in the spring. The piece is a sampler by Denise Harrington Pratt
Programs
Linda has a couple pin-keep kits available from the September meeting if anyone would like one. The cost is $3.00.
Show ‘n Tell
We had a great amount of Show ‘n Tell on hand to feast our eyes on. These photos have been added to our Facebook page.
Stumpwork by BJ
Mirror, Mirror by Pat Y. And below by Pat Y.
Our program this month was lead by member Ann Clinton. We worked on a wool cardinal. Ann had us cut our wool pieces out. She gave us tips for blanket stitching the piece as well as tips on the best way to stuff the tinier sections of the piece. For the December meeting, participants should have the bird assembled and stuffed as well as the branch assembled and stuff.
For December, members are to bring in a memorable piece to share and show. It could be a special event is tied to the piece, it could be it was a gift from someone, a piece that has a special memory for you, etc. Ann will help us complete the cardinal piece. It is also our Holiday Celebration event. Members are asked to bring cookies or snacks to share. It is always a fun meeting to socialize.
For January, we will be having a guest speaker. This stitcher will show and share their wide variety of self designed pieces and unique finishes. Put your thinking cap on to keep up with this stitchers imagination.
In February, we will be starting a several month project working on a needlebook with a sampler of stitches. This piece will be stitched on linen. If you have never worked on linen, this is your chance to try something new. This will run from February to April and will be lead by Caryl C. Each month we will learn, practice and perfect a row or two of speciality stitchers. This will be a great way to learn some new stitches and to build your skill set. Once the stitches are completed, it can be used to create a needlebook which will be both a reference for the stitches and useful for keeping your needles.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
Next meeting - December 12, 2024. Doors open at 6:45 and meeting starts at 7 pm.
