Christmas in July 2021

 What a great opportunity to get to see everyone face to face.   

As usual, we had three teachers and three Christmas themed projects to work on.  

But first,  a little Lamplighters business.

• We are guaranteed our room at Holy Spirit Parish until December 2021.   The church is working on a new room rental rate structure.  The Guild will meet and decide how to proceed once we have the new fees.  Alternate sites were discussed but no decisions was made.  
• September meeting will be the finishing of our Beelieve Strawberry free patterns from Theresa Baird at Hearts Ease Examplar Workes.   Members will need to bring stitched piece, stuffing,  finishing supplies, felt, ribbon, buttons
• Salem County Fair will be the first week in August.  Make sure you sign up online and then drop off your needlework items.  Sign up can also be done in person.   On line sign ups save time when at the fair check in site.    Good luck to everyone who enters!   Hope we bring home some winners!

For the Christmas in July projects we had 16 present.   One new member brought her daughter as a guest.

First was Debra N. would taught this perforated paper piece.    Deb put together a great kit will all the necessary floss and beads.    A perfect ornaments for those with grand daughters.

She packages everything nicely and even included a cute little needle threader in each of our bags.

Our second teacher was Marian S.   This ornament was super easy but had us keeping our thinking cap on as it was stitched over three instead of over two.

Within the directions was an alternate way to stitch and finish the piece making it more of a spring time piece.

EZ-PZ to finish the stitching in one day.

After lunch, we had a piece from Pat Y.    Pat was double booked and arriving late so Linda W. started us off.    Pat had sent a variety of finished samples to check out and a generous supply of snowmen buttons to add as embellishments.   Everyone approached this differently.   Some stitching in a straight line, etc.  The end results will be worth waiting for when we are back to meeting in person again.

If you have never joined us for a Christmas in July ornament event, please consider it next year.  

Next meeting -  September 9th,  Meeting starts at 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m.