Spring Stitching ...

At our last chapter meeting,

ChrisR was stitching this lovely

project -- It reminded me of a cross word

puzzle with flower names!

the fibers are awesome floral colors ---

looking forward to seeing this project take shape.

Thx for sharing Chris!!!

Pattern from May/Jun 2011

Just Cross Stitch magazine

Thx for sharing ....

Chris R shares her Blackbird Designs

Spring Fling

finish .... she said she would

have ironed it had she known I was going to 

snap a picture!!!!

What a beautiful sampler - Job well done.

Stitch - in - Public Flyer

Note from Renee R:

Our display, of the 2011 Education Projects,

is in the display case 

at the Munster Public Library entry. 

Anyone can stop by and see it.

My thanks to Chris R for helping with it.

(Photos  to follow later this week)

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Additional information here:

Stitch in Public Day

Chris shares ...

Little House Sampler
by Brighneedle.


Pictured above is Chris R's latest needlework project ...

Chris said she is
" Really loving it! "



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Thx Chris, for sharing!

Time to vote

During the November Chapter Meeting, we will be voting
for NANI officers:

President: Karol J
Vice President: Beth V
Treasurer: Cathy W
Secretary: Pat B

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Following the business meeting, and refreshments,
we will have open stitching time.

You may want to consider
stitching on an outreach program:
a kissing pillow,
Hospice square,
ornament for Hospice, or
bookmark.

This time could be used
on a personal stitching project or
on class projects started during the year,
or get help if you are stuck on something!

Should anyone have extra supplies
in their stash,
to donate towards the Kissing Pillow Project,
please bring them along
to the November meeting.

All donations would be appreciated.
If not, members who are stitching Kissing Pillow patterns
will need to bring their own supplies.

Supplies needed are:
6" x 6" OR 5" x 5" squares of 14 ct white aida
Blue Floss (DMC 797)
Red Floss (DMC 321)
White Floss (DMC Blanc)

Thx

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additional announcements/reminders:

Per Marjorie: Jane will be happy to help people with the crewel and she'll be bringing extra threads.

Renee S will be collecting completed forms for the Secret Stitcher Program. Forms are due no later than December 15th; however, she would like to have them asap.

Cindy L will be collecting completed forms for the Scholarship Program. Forms are due by November 20th.

Sue H will be collecting money for the holiday party. The deadline for reservations is November 29th.

Additional details were sent
via e-mail and/or can be found in the
November/December newsletter

Need a form? e-mail Needle Artisans

Common Threads

Outreach Program
Outreach Coordinator: Chris R
The Hospice of the Calumet Area
has a Common Threads card line,
Hospice Card Artisans (hca2).

In addition to needlework squares
made by our own NANI members,
there are notecards with knitting,
quilting, needlepoint (canvas) themes
being sold as fundraiser for Hospice.



Pictured on this post
are two of
the notecares.

(more pictures here)

I purchased
them at the
Center For Performing Arts
giftshop in
Munster, IN


Our chapter continues
to stitch squares of needlework
for the notecards.

Click on this link
for more information and details.

Please continue giving Chris R
your stitched squares of needlework
for this outreach project.

NANI Outreach

We have a variety of outreach projects ongoing or coming up. So many it's hard to keep track of them all. Here's an overview:

Stitching:
Hospice of the Calumet Area: We need 2" square stitched designs for their cards* and hand-stitched holiday ornaments, any design or style.*

Hammond Reads: Bookmarks, primarily aimed at children. Standard bookmark sizes are between 2" and 3" wide and 6" and 8" long but other sizes and styles are welcome.* Any designs or materials that you wish. Some designs and more information are available at Stitching for Literacy. This is an EGA outreach project. [We are also collecting new and lightly-used books of all types, for all ages, for Hammond Reads to distribute.]

*Marjorie Holme will have precut pieces of Hardanger fabric, donated to the outreach projects by Karen Uebler, for the Hospice cards, ornaments and Hammond Reads bookmarks at the June meeting. These are all nicely portable projects ideal for summer stitching.

Threads That Bind: We are collecting hand-stitched ornaments for our show boutique. The deadline is the September meeting. All profits go to the chapter. (more details in an upcoming post)

Your finished embroideries! Please don't forget to submit one or more (or many) pieces for display in the show.

Members' Boutique: more details on this opportunity to support the guild and also make a little money for yourself will be in an upcoming post.

Volunteering:
There will be a number of volunteer opportunities for our show. We hope everyone will participate before and during the show. Watch this blog for more details on volunteer sign up for the show.

Camp Quality Illinois: We will be teaching at the Camp on Friday August 6. We will need volunteers one night to help kit the project (date to be determined) and as many volunteers as possible to come and stitch with the kids on the morning of August 6. Camp Quality Illinois is in Frankfort, IL.

Beginning Stitching at the YMCA: We plan to expand our experimental program at the YMCA and make it more organized and formal. It was slow at first but we ended up with nicely sized classes of children and adults. We plan to teach this fall on Thursdays at 6:30pm from September to Thanksgiving. September's project will be a beginning cross stitch sampler, designed by Jamee Jecmen. October will be "tattoo your jeans": how to decorate your clothing with embroidery, something popular with teens right now. November will be simple holiday ornaments. We would like volunteers to commit to coming for one month to work with the beginning students.

Ornaments for Outreach Program

Please continue stitching ornaments for our local Hospice OrganizationFinished ornaments should be turned in to Chris R by the October NANI meeting



For additional information, please see LINK TO THIS POST
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Beaded ornaments in both pictures were made by Lelia,
using aida fabric & Mill Hill beads
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Outreach Program

Outreach Program - Note cards:

They're Here!!! The sale of these cards will benefit the local Hospice!!!




Please continue to stitch & donate squares to be mounted on the cards. This is an ongoing outreach program.
Please turn in all your squares to Chris R

Need more information??? See post HERE or contact Chris

Comments? Questions?
Send an e-mail to: NeedleArtisans (at) gmail (dot) com

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Needlework Squares stitched by Lelia
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Community Outreach Program

Community Outreach Program: donate needlework squares
Coordinator: Chris R

Fruit Basket Motifgift from Ruth Ann Russell to the Hospice group for their cards

Please turn in your needlework squares to ChrisR. These squares will be used for the on-going outreach program for Hospice

If you would like to use the fruit basket or floral motif graphs, e-mail NeedleArtisans@gmail.com or Chris R for the patterns

If you have no idea what I'm talking about ... see THIS POST
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The motif pictured above was stitched by Lelia on 32-count Weatherd Barn linen, with DMC floss as charted. It was suggested the corner motifs might look better with the 'flower petals' in DMC 356 & the 'little centers' in DMC 3821. Feel free to change colors - use the ones you like : )

Community Outreach Program

Community Outreach Program: donate needlework pieces (ongoing)
Coordinator: Chris R


During the April chapter meeting, a Representative from Hospice of the Calumet Area presented Common Threads card line, Hospice Card Artisans (hca2). It was explained to NANI members that there are notecards with knitting, quilting, needlepoint (canvas) themes being sold as fundraiser for Hospice.
NANI members were asked about having a needlework theme note card -- cards with donated pieces of hardanger, cross stitch, crewel, beading. The squares of needlework would need to be around 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 " to 2 1/2 x 2 1/2". They can be finished or unfinshed.
ChrisR has been gathering needlework terms (words / phrases) to use on the face of a needlework notecard. These terms will be silkscreened on good quality stock. Donated needlework will embellish the cards by being mounted on the face of these notecards. They will be sold during Hospice Fundraisers (& at the Center for Performing Arts, Munster, IN).
This will be an on-going Community Outreach Project, donations already being collected -- please give your needlework pieces to Chris R.
Ruth Ann Russell, Designer/Proprietor of C Street Samplerworks, has designed two motifs and given them to hospice program for the card line. The photo above is a versatile floral - suggested DMC 223, 931, 520 & 822. Ruth Ann thought it would be easy to stitch in different color combinations. "It could be stitched in all cross-stitch, or the petals could be satin stitch, the centers eyelet, or whatever the stitcher cared to use."
In addition to the florl motif, Ruth Ann charted a fruit basket motif! She used DMC 3790+3045 for the basket, 520 for leaves, and 3821+356 for fruit. This is also a gift to the hospice group for their cards. I will have a photo up later this week.
To request charts designed by Ruth Ann Russell: Please contact Chris R or send e-mail to: NeedleArtisans@gmail.com
Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Contact Chris R
- - - - - - - - - - Floral Motif above designed by Ruth Ann Russell, C Street Samplerworks. Stitched on 32-ct weathered barn linen. Fibers used: DMC 931, 223, 520, 3823. Stitched by Lelia.

Community Outreach Program

Community Outreach Program:Please donate completed holiday ornaments by October 1st
Coordinator: Chris R
ChrisR will be collecting hand made, holiday ornaments (now thru the October NANI meeting.)
The ornaments must be finished and ready to sell. Any size, any technique.
These ornaments will be donated to The Hospice Artisans and used as a fundraiser for the Hospice of the Calumet Area (priced by them).
More information in the May/June issue of Flying Fingers, Page 3
Questions? Comments? Contact ChrisR