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2012 Membership Information…

By Threadbender, on January 29th, 2012%

A reminder that our annual dues are due to National the end of May. LindaF will be glad to accept payment anytime, but asks that they be paid no latter than May 19th.  If received after this date, there may be an interruption in your Needle Arts magazine.   Dues are as follows:

*Primary -$52.00
*Life- $15.00
*Plurals in Sun Region- $12.00
*Plurals out of Sun Region- $15.00

Don’t worry if you don’t recall what category you are in.  LindaF  will be handing out individual reminders at the March meeting.

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President’s Message — February 2012

By Threadbender, on January 29th, 2012%

Hello, Sister Stitchers,

Amazing how life speeds like the Indy 500.  I hope everyone is taking time to enjoy their families and day to day activities.  As you know by now, we lost a dear member, Jane Jones this month.  Jane had been a Chain Stitchers member since 2008 and will be dearly missed.

February 4th is Stitch in Public Day for the Embroiderers Guild and I’m hoping everyone will participate in their own way.  We MUST keep our passion in the eyes of the young as they will carry forth this wonderful art.  Even if you stitch at the doctors office, in your community room or in the company of friends, please expose our art in your own way!  I will definitely be stitching that day on my vacation so I’ll be thinking of you. (Editor’s note – and if you can get someone to take a picture of you while you’re stitching, please do. They’d look great on our website!)

We have some exciting programs for the balance of the year.  JenniferN has lined up some very good talent and I’m excited about it.  Don’t forget to check her list.

Keeping this short and sweet I hope you stay happy and healthy!

Your Stitching Sister,

ClaireN

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Moonlight Sonata -- Our 2011 GCC

By Threadbender, on July 17th, 2011%

CaroleK has agreed to be the leader for our 2011 Group Correspondence Course.  Students will meet once a month for five months in the clubhouse at CaroleK’s community.  Contact her or Threadbender for directions.  Class will be held from 9:30AM to 12Noon.  A refrigerator is available for anyone who wants to bring their lunch and stitch until 1:30PM

Meeting will be held on

September 12, 2011
October 24, 2011
December 5, 2011
January 16, 2012
February 27, 2012

JenniferN will collect the pieces for teacher comment.  Students wishing to have the teacher comment on their work should give it to JenniferN before March 15, 2012

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The Chapter Library Is Open For Business!

By Threadbender, on April 10th, 2011%

Deby’s finished cataloging our books and videos.  We’ve added a “Library” page to the site (the click-able tab is above the chapter banner).

The library is open for borrowing at our 2nd Tuesday evening meetings at St Philip Lutheran Church or you can contact Deby or me directly and we’ll arrange to get the book/video to you.

(And, if you’re looking to lighten your personal bookshelves, don’t forget to think of your chapter library!)

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President's Message -- February 2011

By Threadbender, on February 5th, 2011%

President’s Message

I am honored and excited to be your President for the next 2 years.  Needlework is my passion and now I get to lead my flock, no matter where we may go.

There are so many talented ladies in our chapter I know we will compliment each other and have fun doing it.  I have some ideas we are already implementing and I really expect and hope many other ideas come from you.  Communication is my focus and you are a part of it.
February 5 is NATIONAL STITCH IN PUBLIC DAY and I want you to join me stitching at the Mt. Dora Arts & Crafts Festival!  We had thought about Lake Square Mall, but Carol Newton came up with the most wonderful thought…..why not stitch in front of 350,000 instead of about 35?  That’s a “no brainer” for me, but I can’t do it alone, so I need you!  We are hoping to do it both days, Saturday and Sunday.  Would you please obligate for at least one hour either day?  I will be providing the set-up of the tent & table, signage on Saturday and then the tear down on Sunday.  You just bring your stitching and a folding chair and your wonderful smiles.  Piece of cake, right?  Here’s the catch:  If you don’t participate, you will be requested to bring a potential “member” to at least 1 meeting in 2011.  So let’s get out there and have some fun!
Part 2 to the above….Carol Newton came to me with a fundraising idea.  Do you really want to sell “opportunities” for a gift card again, or make ornaments for a tree we don’t know if it will sell?  Well, Carol is DONATING a wonderful Longaberger basket that has sleigh rails.  She made an adorable Santa and wrapped real packaged gifts with a total value of approximately $150!  Yes, we are going to sell “opportunities” for this Santa & Sleigh at the Feb. 5 & 6 Festival and all other events we can possibly participate in. This money will be our gift to Hospice this year!

Santa will be traveling to our meetings and anywhere else we feel he’ll do us some good.  So, think about how you can help promote him.

This is my first presidential plan!  Now aren’t you excited?

Your stitching sister
Claire

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A new look...

By Threadbender, on November 21st, 2010%

It had to happen.  After five years, it’s time to update the chapter’s webpage.  Technically, we’ve moved from static pages and client-side management to a server-side CMS (Wordpress, to be specific).  Not that it really matters…except anyone who’d visited the old site is probably finding this one very…different.

In part, that’s because this one’s not finished (not that the other one was ever really “finished” either).  For the moment, I’m just trying to get the information up, then I’ll work on how it looks.

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