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Colorado Chapter EGA
October 2010
Program: Twinkling Lights
by
Caela Conn Tyler
Save The Date
The October program will be a fun and bright
ornament project lead by Caela Conn Tyler.
Caels will have your beads ready.
Next Meeting:
Thurs Oct 28, 2010 9:30 am
Bethany Lutheran Church
4500 E. Hampden Ave
(corner of Hampden and Dahlia )
Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113
Be sure to bring:
Perforated paper
Needles
Lunch Reservations deadline
#8 Kreinik braid
Wed Oct 20
Floss - Ecru/color to match perforated
paper OR beads
Next Months Meeting:
November 25, 2010
you can see bead colors at
http://sj-designs.net/
Gold Accentuate OR DMC fine metallic
Presidents Message
Hi there!
I am filling in for Karen (yes, I can take editorial
liberties with the newsletter). First, I would like
to thank Karen for filling in for the President‘s
position with Gail moving south. Karen is coordinating about a million things, including being
critically involved with the upcoming Regional
Seminar (2011) and with the upcoming National
Seminar (2012). This is all in addition to her being our Vice President in charge of Programs.
We all really appreciate all that you contribute to
the group, Karen!
Thanks, too, goes out to Henri Jonas, Barbara
Loftus, and Joanna Lord for accepting the nominations for the upcoming President, VP of Programs, and Treasurer elections next month.
Without folks willing to step forward, we cannot
continue as the vibrant, giving, fun group that we
are!
Thanks, too, to all continuing officers, coordinators, volunteers that go above and beyond to keep us rolling along.
Hope you all get to enjoy some
of our lovely autumn days as
the lovely whites of winter
quickly approach.
- Jennifer
Area Groups
Boulder The Boulder EGA will meet on Monday Oct 18, 2010 at St. Andrews
Colorado Chapter
Colorado Chapter Officers &
Volunteers
President And 1st VP Programs
Karen Race
2nd VP Membership
Scottie Erikstrup
Secretary
Debbie Klein
Treasurer
Henri Jonas
Region Representative
Nancy Miller
Newsletter Editor
Jennifer Riefenberg
Education Liaison
Barbara Loftus
Member Care
Darlene Locke
Historian
Joanna Lord
Presbyterian Church. The church is located at 3700 Baseline Rd in Boulder.
The meeting starts at 9:30am.
We will continue on the Beaded Nutcracker project focusing on increasing and decreasing.
Join one of these groups for
Helen Schmalhorst will provide refreshments
friendship and stitching!
South South Area meetings are held on the 1st
Tuesday of the month at 10:00 AM in members‘ homes. Most months we sit and
stitch and then enjoy lunch. Salad by Committee is the standard lunch. Please bring
one item to go in the salad prepared by the hostess. October meeting is on November2 at the home of Pat Phillips
Saturday Saturday: Meetings are held at 10:00 A. M. on the fourth Saturday at
All Saints Lutheran Church, 15625 E. Iliff, Aurora. Call Trudy Pohawpatchoko for
directions or information.
Thanks to Carolyn Burke for teaching ‗Stitching on Paper‘ at the September Meeting.
October Program – Trick or Treat! We will be having a challenge on who can bring
the oldest UFO, so dig through your stashes and see what you can find! Be it scary
or sweet we all want to see your hidden treasures.
Don‘t forget – our Holiday meeting is on Dec 4 – no meeting in November.
Outreach
Madonna Ousley
Hospitality
Beverly Bell
Show Tables
Janet Dean
Parliamentarian/Audit
Ann Pinfield
Scholarship/Nominating/Webmaster
Vicki Shigley
Publicity/Advertising
Jeanette Short
The Foothills Chapter invites you to beautiful Denver, Colorado, August 4-6, 2011
for some Star Spangled Stitching, and is pleased to announce that the photographs,
class descriptions and the pre-registration form for the RMR 2011 Seminar are now
on the Region website at: www.rmrega.org.id100.html
There is something for everyone with classes on needlepoint, design, counted thread,
pulled work, beading, mixed media, Temari and Silk & Metal. Learn from Marnie
Ritter, Catherine Jordon, Susan Goodman, Toni Gerdes, Kay Stanis, Barbara Suess –
just to name a few. Indulge in Studio Time with Caela Conn Tyler.
Preregistration is open now until November 1, 2010. Remember great classes, bookstore, boutique, exhibits and great friends (old and new) await you!
Future Programs
By Karen Race
November will feature our MAGIC items. Be finishing all of those ufos for this meeting! It is always fun to see what everyone has been working on!
No December meeting/program….
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Lunch Reservations:
Please contact Beverly Bell on or before the Wednesday prior to each monthly meeting under the following circumstances: * Permanent List Members ONLY if not attending; Non-Permanent List Members if
you ARE attending Beverly will have the permanent list at the meeting.
Henri Jonas reports a total income of $480.45 from the White Elephant Sale,
$114.55 of it going into the Workshop Fund. $365.90 will be donated to EGA
Colorado Chapter The Embroiderers‘ Guild of America National. Our bank accounts total $13,732, year to date expenses are $7,774, and
year to date income is $8,181.
Membership Meeting, August 24, 2010
Bethany Lutheran Church
Member Care
Meeting Minutes
Karen Race, President, called the meeting to order at
9:50 a.m. Vickie Shigley moved that the August minutes be corrected to show that the slate of officers for
2011 will be voted on in October and installed in November. The slate of officers is Henri Jonas as President, Barbara Loftus as First Vice President of Programs and Joanna Lord as Treasurer. Darlene Locke
moved that the minutes be approved as corrected, Janet
Dean seconded the motion and the motion passed by
acclamation.
Programs and Education
Today‘s program is Scottie‘s Halloween project.
October is ―Twinkling Lights‖ taught by Caela. Ornament colors must be ordered by the end of today. Payment will collected no later than the October meeting.
November is
MAGIC
projects.
January
and February will
be the
Colorado
Sampler
by Jennifer
Reifenberg. The
Chapter will provide the linen and we will use threads
from our stashes.
Seminar 2012
As a fundraiser, Caela Tyler has luggage tags for sale
with the word ―stitch‖ in different languages. They are
$6 each. Caela needs a PR Chair and Door Prize Chair
replacement for the seminar.
Membership
Scottie Erikstrup reports 25 members in attendance.
The new rosters are available for pick up at the desk.
Treasurer
Darlene Locke has sent a letter to Janice Wood on the loss of her son in a car
wreck. She has also sent a card to Kay Plante, whose brother has died. Lois
Kershner has been diagnosed with cancer.
Hospitality
Beverly thanks Joanna Lord, Nancy Miller, Vickie Shigley and Doris Niesen for
bringing refreshments today.
Newsletter
Jennifer Riefenberg: The deadline for the October newsletter is October 10.
Scholarship
Vickie reports that Darlene and Henri have applied for scholarships and she
urges all of us to take advantage of the fund. Scholarships are not based on need.
The applicant agrees to share what they learned or some other skill with the
group.
Seminar 2011
For Jean DeHaven by Nancy Miller. The 2011 Seminar ―Star Spangled Stitching‖, sponsored by the Foothills Chapter, will be held August 3-6 at the Doubletree Hotel in Denver. Pre-registration ends November 1. Pictures of the classes
and pre-registration forms are available today. Karen Race has nightshirts and
pendants for sale as a
fundraiser.
Region Report
Nancy Miller reports that registration for the Region sponsored Sashiko GCC,
―Plumb Blossom‖, closes September 30. The third and fourth embroidery tips
handouts are available today: ―Alternatives for Threading a Needle‖ and
―Selecting Fabric for Surface Embroidery‖.
Bookmark Project: National and the Region are encouraging all of us to participate in the Stitching for Literacy Bookmark program by stitching at least one
bookmark. These will be donated to a school or library of our choosing during
Children‘s Book Week in May 2011. Please pass on any ideas to Madonna, Barbara Loftus, or Scottie.
Outreach
Nancy Miller for Madonna Ousley. The board approved our Gateway Giving
Program for 2011. September and October donations are any type of towel
(hand, bath or dish). Thanks to all you have donated!. We now have a total of 67
ornaments.
Barbara Loftus moved that the meeting be adjourned, Janet Dean seconded the
motion, the motion passed by acclamation and the meeting adjourned at 10:10
a.m.
The nomination slate of officers for the 2011-2012 term is:
President – Henri Jonas
VP Programs – Barbara Loftus
Treasurer – Joanna Lord
We will vote at the November meeting by majority vote. Installation of officers will follow.
Nominations chair, Vicki Shigley
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Show Table Highlights
by Janet Dean
Fall is upon us and more leaves are beautiful outside and the stitching exceptional inside!
Deb Klein shared four lovely items with us. The T-Shirt quilt she made for her son's H.S. graduation, Scotch-ya from Marnie
Ritter, and beaded bracelet designed by An Scheer and a heart ornament she made 30 of for her church's breast cancer survivor
tokens. Just beautiful and so inspiring.
Darlene Locke shared her Swaroski crystals she brought back from Germany and the Saturday EGA groups Creative Embroidery
on Paper that Carolyn Burke taught.
Crolyn Burke shared Purple Passion, her needlepoint from Toni Gerdes' Pilot Class.
Joan Hale shared a lovely Sudberry House tray with a crochet edged doily with hand embroidery that she put together out of her
stash.
Caela Tyler shared two of her own designs that she will be teachi8ng at ANG in San Antonio. They are Fiesta a street scene and
El Mercado a native wrapped in a beqautiful blanket (serape maybe). Both are gorgeous.
Vicki Shigley shared a pillow she made with a round inset
designed by Lois Kershner, she is teaching this design at
ANG.
Show off at the monthly meetings!
Joanna Lord shared her bracelet from ANG, two Sampler
Guild Shaker pieces that she stitched the inserts for and she
shared a lovely needleroll that members of Millrace EGA made for her that was featured in Fine Lines magazine.
Scottie Erikstrup brought in a sample of the "Soldier Kissing" pillows she is making for an Outreach project. She has copies of the
pattern, by Geraldine Trappey, if anyone is interested in doing some stitching for our soldiers. Thank you Scottie!!
Thank you all for sharing your Fall Glories with us.
Education News
Scholarship Report
As of this date no one has applied for a scholarship and I urge
you to apply for a scholarship which can pay for all or part of
class fees only, not kit fees. We have a wonderful opportunity
with the 2011 RMR seminar here in Denver hosted by Foothills
Chapter. The scholarship is not a needs based scholarship, our
chapter has money set aside for Scholarships and it would be a
great way to take a class and then share what you learned with the
chapter. That is the only requirement. It doesn‘t have to be a
lecture, but it could be something as simple as a show and tell
about what you learned. You could write an article for our newsletter or teach a mini class. It is up to you.
Scholarship chair
Vicki Shigley
And, more information ...
PROSPECTORS
A new Prospectors exhibitor registration form is now available on the RMR website. The deadline for submission to next year‘s
exhibit is July 1, 2011. The form must be filled out by the exhibitor and sent to Dee Meek by the deadline date or your piece cannot be displayed. The theme for the 2011 RMR Prospectors exhibit is ―Star Spangled Designs‖.
Colorado Chapter has always been well represented in this exhibit. Start thinking now about the piece you want to design and
enter.
Member Updates: None that I know of :)
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October Refreshments
Madonna Ousley
Karen Race
Kay Plante
Jackie Rhoades
Jennifer Riefenberg
If you cannot attend the meeting, please make arrangements for someone else to bring
goodies or trade months. Thank you !
Around the Region
By Nancy Miller
CONGRATULATIONS
Colorado Chapter has received congratulations from Barbara Ing for being the oldest
chapter in the RMR. We have been in existence 45 years this month. Thanks to all of
our enthusiastic members, we are still an active chapter that is always looking ahead to
the future.
RMR SEMINAR 2011
Be sure to send in your ―Star Spangled
Stitching‖ pre-registration form and $35
check before November 1 to insure your getting your first choice class. You can count
on this seminar being
one of the
best. The
registration
form, pictures of the
projects and
the class
descriptions
are on the
RMR website.
RMR SPRING MEETING 2012
The Spring board meeting will be held in
Santa Fe, NM April 1 & 2, 2011. All RMR
members are invited to attend and look over
the seminar hotel as well as participate in
making favors and fundraising items for the
2012 seminar. The Buffalo Thunder resort is
fabulous and will be a great place to spend a
long weekend with EGA friends.
Board Meetings
The Board of Directors meeting date has not
been scheduled for October
For future meetings, please let Karen know if
you cannot attend. Also, written reports for the
minutes are appreciated.
Outreach
Thanks to all
board members
who so
graciously give
of their time and
energies!
by Madonna Ousley
Many thanks to the members listed below that donated to our Outreach campaigns during the months of July and August.
Gateway Battered Women‘s Services received a cash donation made by Gerry
Daubert and Janet Dean; bath towels, hand towels, wash cloths, and dish towels from Nancy Miller, Vivian Wilson and Madonna Ousley; and toiletries
were donated by Deb Klein and Vivian Wilson.
The following members contributed ornaments to the Ornament Disaster Relief
project:Jean DeHaven. Scottie Erikstrup, Henri Jonas, Barb Loftus, Nancy
Miller, Doris Niesen, Marnie Ritter, Vickie Shigley and Vivian Wilson.
Thank you all for supporting your Chapter's Outreach programs!
Upcoming Gateway Donations
October---Any type of towel- bath, hand, wash cloth, dish towel
November--PJ‘s for women and children, and or Gift cards
Henri Jonas took the Ornament
Disaster Relief donations to a new
level contributing 10 stitched and
finished ornaments to add to our
stockpile. Thank you Henri!
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Thank you to our advertisers for
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Don’t Forget the Disaster Ornaments—an ongoing project...
Each Issue of Needle News, space permitting, will provide a new idea to stitch an ornament to help those who have lost
something of meaning due to a disaster. Lets make a difference! (see project idea below…)
Disaster Ornament for October (reprise)
Thanks to The Caron Collection for the free patterns!
Byzantine by the Caron Collection
For full instructons go to:
http://www.caron-net.com/free_byzantine.html
Remember, these patterns can be worked on ANY ground material ! This would
work great on perforated paper OR linen OR Monaco OR ….
Post Meeting Stitching Time!
Please join Board members after the meeting for an afternoon of open stitching or join in with the Outreach ornament ―interest group.‖ In an effort to
more quickly build up our stash of ornaments, Board members will be using
this time to stitch their contributions for this worthy cause. If you need an
ornament to stitch, please refer to ornaments in each of our newsletters.
In addition, the Joan Thomasson Angel ornament canvases are available to
stitch and Madonna will available a few kitted ornaments for you to stitch
during the afternoon’s stitch-in.
Finally, Marnie Ritter has designed a special ornament for Outreach; see
Marnie if you would like to purchase her lovely ornament kit. $18
Don’t Forget the Upcoming Consortium Workshops!
None Scheduled until January…..
Caring and Sharing
by Darlene Locke
From out local chapter, no news is good news.
We do want to send our best wishes and thoughts to Lois Kershner, a dynamite teacher and friend, who has
been diagnosed with cancer. We wish her the best of luck and please keep her in your thoughts!
Remembering out dear friends
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Colorado Chapter EGA
Scottie Erikstrup
Visit our Website!
www.coloradoega.org
EGA Mission: The Embroiders‘ Guild of America, Inc. is a not-for-profit educational organization created to foster the art of
needlework and associated arts, and to encourage a high standard of design and technique in embroidery and needlepoint
The Colorado Chapter website is THE
place to stay informed about EGA.
www.coloradoega.org
Star Spangled Stitching the 2011
Rocky Mountain Regional Seminar is coming up quickly. See
page 2 for details:
Denver, Colorado, August 4-6, 2011
Scholarships Available
Would you like to go to a seminar or take a class to further your skills in the needle
arts but feel you just can‘t afford the entire cost? Help is at hand! Money is available to Colorado Chapter members to give them a boost, although financial need is
NOT a requirement. How? Apply for a Scholarship!
Scholarships may be applied to cover the partial or full cost of a class, workshop,
seminar, correspondence course (group leaders note!) or other approved activity in
the amount requested, dependent upon availability of funds, number of applicants,
and the approval of the scholarship committee. Funds do not cover kit fees and/or
transportation.
There are a few simple rules regarding the use of the funds, including an agreement
to share your experience supported by your scholarship. Some ways to share,
among others include: give a talk or presentation at the chapter meeting as a program, conduct a ―Back to Basics‖ program using information from the class, serve
as a leader in a future group correspondence course, support and aid in future fundraising activities for the scholarship fund, write an article for any of the newsletters
or EGA publications.
The form is under the chapter website under ―Forms and Special‖ notices.
The following forms are on the national website, www.egausa.org under the Scholarship and Awards page.
Bobby Pilling Memorial Award
Marjorie Jones Scholarship
Penny Evans Scholarship
Mary-Dick Digges Scholarship
No one has applied for a scholarship from our chapter this year! Be the first!