Extended Deadline: September 15th

Forms are available at the chapter meetings for
State Day 2009 Registration
The registration deadline has been changed to:
September 15th
The documents here in this post have been MODIFIED
for posting on this blog
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Questions & Comments should be directed to
E-Mail InStateDay2009
Please include Indiana State Day in the subject line

Volunteers Needed !!!

message from Mel & Sue H (State Day): This year our guild is sponsoring the annual Indiana State Day. As with any guild project, there will be a need of many hands to have a successful event. This will be an ongoing process with many tasks to accomplish.Web in an Autumn GardenEGA/Indiana State DaySaturday, October 17, 2009
$35.00
State Day Registration is 8:00 to 8:45 a.m. Central TimeClass 9:00 - 3:00 Central Time
Westminister Presbyterian Church8955 Columbia Ave; Munster, IN 46321

A block of rooms has been reserved
for out-of-town guests at the
Hampton Inn and Suites
(8936 Calumet Ave; Munster)
To reserve rooms used code "NAG" for group discount

ALSO, there will be a Friday Night Stitch-In
at the Hotel (Oct 16th)
from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

----How You can Help----
___Donations/door prize baskets: theme baskets - Use your imagination!
___Kit Assembly: Anticipating 50+ participants
___Table Angels: Guild member to sit at a table with five participants. Assist participants with stitching process, answer questions, be familiar with stitches being used in project. (will have pattern & stitching instruction ahead of time)
___Baking: Baked goods for am / desserts for lunch. Need items plated on Friday night for serving Saturday morning. Goal is to promote cookbook purchases by using recipes published in the NANI cookbook.
___Friday Night Set Up: arrange tables for registration, stitching, lunch, service table(s), prizes. Plate food (see above)
___Friday Night Stitch-In: Hospitality room reserved 7-9pm at Hampton Inn and Suites(8936 Calumet Ave; Munster) for out-of-town participants. Need two hostesseses, refreshments served.
___Saturday Morning: Greeters, Registration, Hostess
___Lunch Helpers: Distribute pre-ordered box lunches. Set up dessert table.
___Needlework Display: Need hostesses to watch display area & answer questions. Probably in separate room with boutique
___Clean Up: every area used

Suggestions? Questions? Comments?Sign up with Mel &/or Sue H.E-Mail INStateDay2009
. . . . . . . . . above photo: State Day Project WIPstitching by LeliaWIP = Work in Progress

August 2009 Web Wanderings

Have you seen the
August Web Wanderings?

This is only available electronically

Lots of great information on-line

Check it out!

Additional Benefit of Membership

Cards are available for EGA members thru EGA Headquarters for 10% off purchases at JoAnn Fabric & Craft Stores
EGA members need to send a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) to

The Embroiderers’ Guild of America, Inc.
Attn: Logan
426 West Jefferson Street • Louisville, KY 40202-3202
Include a note inside that the SASE is for the JoAnn Card.
These cards expire at the end of August 2010

Inquiries, Questions & Comments: (502) 589-6956 • Fax (502) 584-7900

August NANI Meeting:

BRING YOUR OWN PROJECTS



Grab your latest WIP** and
bring it along with you to the NANI chapter meeting

This is my current WIP -- (pictured),
an ornament (WIP) Santa's Stash,
designed by Lynda Watkins,
c.2003 Full Circle Designs

This pattern is in the 2003 JCS Ornament Magazine, pg. 49

**WIP = Work in Progress

Japanese Embroidery

Traditional Japanese Embroidery
Chicago, IL
In the Historic
Hyde Park Community

Class Instructor: Karen L. Plater

August 17 - 20, 2009
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.


Classes include students of all skill/phase levels. Each phase follows a format that builds from one phase level to another, culminating in a sound comprehension of all 46 techniques

Questions? Comments? Fees? Contact instructor,
Karen L. Plater
e-mail: KLPlater (at) cfl (dot) rr (dot) com

Register by contacting
Ruth Bloom
e-mail: Isbrwb (at) yahoo (dot) com


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(NeedleArtisans@gmail.com)

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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Thank you from Marjorie H

Last night we met to make the kits for the Camp Quality project --
There will be 78 campers this year at Camp Quality.
Thanks go to JanetC and her wonderful clubhouse

and to all the members that came:
CarolL, NormaA, SusanP, JameeJ, BettiP, ReneeS, CarolP, SueH,
BethV, KarenP, ClaudiaC and BarbP
What a great group!

We got it all done!

I had loads of fun and I think everyone else did, too. We stenciled and silk screened the designs onto felt and kitted thread and needles to embellish the painted designs.

While a couple tables messed with paints, one table patiently cut freezer paper stencils and another made up 80 baggies with colorful strands of perle cotton and needles and trimmed the painted designs to size.

It was hard for the stencilers and screeners to stop once the design ideas began to flow!

Photos from the evening are on my Flickr page, link here.

Our class at Camp Quality will be

Friday, August 7 from 9am-noon
We have room for more teachers if you'd like to join us.

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Questions or Comments .... Contact Marjorie

July 21st: Camp Quality Kit Assembly

Note from MarjorieH:

There will be a meeting to prepare kits for Camp Quality (CQ)
Tuesday, July 21st
7:00pm
at Janet's Clubhouse*
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO COME
We would like your thoughts & ideas for organizing and presenting the kits, plus teaching the project

I will demonstrate and give you a chance to try two techniques for putting designs on fabric:
freezer paper stencils and silk screen
We will use these techniques to print designs onto felt for the CQ project

FOR THE MEETING:

Please bring yourself in old clothes (acrylic paint doesn't wash out)
(If you don't have any of the items listed below, don't worry--come anywayWe'll have plenty of materials for everyone)
We could use fabric scissors, exacto knives (or small paper scissors), cheap acrylic paints in flower colors, browns or greens, old irons, ironing pads or boards, and cheap foam paintbrushes

DONATIONS NEEDED:

We can always use felt pieces (larger than 4" x 6")

We need size 18-20 needles (chenille or tapestry) for the kits
I think we have a good quantity of perle cotton now

*Location:
Janet's Clubhouse aka The Gerogetown Homes Clubhouse
3800 Georgetown Court
Hammond, IN
MAP here

Comments or Questions, contact Marjorie or
E-mail Needle Artisans