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MID-EASTERN
Messenger
E M B RO I D E R E R S ’ G U I L D O F A M E R I C A
Elected Officers
Region Director
Terry Faber
PO Box 274
Mainesburg, PA 16932
570.549.2727
570.529.0240 cell
[email protected]
Assistant Region Director
Pamela Amy
5650 Footville-‐Richmond
Andover, OH 44003
440.858.2133
pamram.amy@windstream.
net Secretary
Gerry Stark
53 Patricia Lane
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
716.276.1064
716.491.0248 cell
[email protected]
Treasurer
Judy O’Neil
6 Winterhall Road
Orchard Park, NY 14127
716.662.9434
[email protected] D I R E C TO R ’ S M E S S AG E
I would like to thank you for your vote
of confidence in electing me to the
post of Director of the Mideastern
Region of EGA. I will do my best to
be worthy of your trust. I look
forward to working on the national
board as the MER representative.
For those of you who don’t know me,
I moved here from New Jersey 8 years
ago, where I was a member of the
Metropolitan Region. In order to get
to know MER better, a goal of mine,
during my tenure, is to pay a visit to
each chapter. As my friends know,
have car and map, will travel.
At our Region meeting at Villa Maria
in April, the new board had the
privilege of being installed by our
national president Gwen Nelson. We
then had a wonderful Spring Fling
with four national teachers. Our next
MER board meeting will be held in
Erie, PA on October 10-11, 2014,
before the National Seminar in
Phoenix.
I also have opportunity drawing
tickets for 2015 seminar, Stitchin’
Fiesta, to be held October 28 through
November 2 at the San Antonio (TX)
Marriot Rivercenter. The winner will
receive an all expense paid trip to the
seminar. Tickets are $10 each, and
the winning ticket will be drawn at the
closing banquet of this year’s seminar
in Phoenix. The winner does not be
present to win. If you want a ticket,
please contact me.
Have you visited the EGA website
recently? Did you know that EGA
has published a Needlework Glossary?
The glossary is comprised of usable
definitions of terms used in the field
of needlework. It was first published
in 1995, and can be downloaded from
the EGA website under “Member
Resources” or in hard copy by request
to Headquarters.
If you have any questions or
comments, please contact me. As your
Region Director, I am here to serve
you.
-Terry
Q U I LT S
OF
VALOR
by Ter r y Fa b er
In January 2013, at the MER winter sUtching retreat, Camp SUtch-‐A-‐Lot, at Villa Maria EducaUon and Spirituality Center near New Castle, PA, Sandy Pell introduced the a]endees to the Quilts of Valor project. The mission of the Quilts of Valor FoundaUon is to cover all combat service members and veterans touched by war with comforUng and healing Quilts of Valor. AddiUonal informaUon can be found at h]p://www.qovf.org/. Following the direcUons on the website, Sandy prepared quilt fabric and provided several machines to allow a]endees to piece together quilt blocks that would eventually be made into a quilt. The a]endees wholeheartedly threw themselves into the project, and willingly took breaks from their personal sUtching to work on the quilt blocks. The ﬁnished quilt was displayed at the MER spring 2013 board meeUng. The Region board decided to award the quilt to a wounded warrior with Ues to a region member. Two nominees were put forth, and, rather than trying to decide which one would receive the quilt, the Board decided that another quilt would be made at the next winter retreat, so that both nominees could be awarded a quilt. So, in January 2014, at Camp SUtch-‐A-‐Lot, not only did members work on the second quilt, but a number of sisters at Villa Maria also sewed several quilt blocks. This quilt was completed in Ume for the 2014 Spring Fling and board meeUng.
Terry Faber, RD, presented the ﬁrst quilt to Mary Ellen MarUn, a member of both Treasured SUtchery and Corning Chapter, on behalf of her son, Michael.
Michael Sean MarUn
Michael Sean MarUn served in the US Marine Corps from 2001 to 2005 and the US Army from 2005 Ull 2010. He served three tours in Iraq, from opening day to Bagdad, a total of 12 months, 12 months in Tikrit, and 18 months in Ramadi. He served an addiUonal 12 months in and out of Kuwait. Michael’s TraumaUc Brain Injury (TBI) was caused by a bomb outside of Ramadi. He also suﬀers from Post TraumaUc Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result of what he witnessed during his Ume abroad. Terry presented the second quilt to Anne Kaminski, a member of Treasured SUtchery, to honor her brother, Glen.
Glen Lehman was a Sgt First Class in the US Army. In Iraq, on November 1, 2008, he lost his right arm above the elbow and a porUon of the ulnar tendon in his lej hand, resulUng in limited mobility with the lej hand ﬁngers. A prostheUc arm now replaces the lost arm.
The MER agreed to conUnue with this rewarding program and will work on another quilt at the Camp SUtch-‐A-‐Lot, January 16 -‐ 18, 2015. If anyone knows of an eligible recipient, please contact Terry at [email protected] or 570-‐549-‐2727.
Anne Kaminski
E D U C AT I O N
by Ju dy B a d g er & Ju dy O ’ N ei l
Spring Fling
The MER Spring Fling was held in conjuncUon with the Spring board meeUng. There were 56 a]endees who parUcipated in four classes. Everyone appeared to have a great Ume and the faculty thoroughly loved Villa Maria. Each of them said that they would be extremely happy to come and teach for us again at Villa Maria anyUme.
Spring Fling Basket
Donors & Winners
Chapter Donor
Basket Winner
Treasured Stitchery
Marie Socha
On Saturday evening, EGA President, Gwen Nelson, gave a presentaUon on 24 pieces from the EGA collecUon, discussing their provenance, where known, and their appraised values. There was a wide scope of needlework types from crewel to embroidery to needlepoint, daUng from the 1700s to present day. A]endees had the opportunity to get up close and marvel at the detail of each piece.
Nydill
Barb Crawford
Nydill
Ginny Erickson
Keystone
Terry faber
Keystone
Mary Ann Benkowski
Keystone
Nancy Walsh
Keystone
Barb Crawford
Central New York
Sandy Pell
Buffalo
Colleen Brennan
Thank you to everyone who served on the commi]ee and to those who a]ended and helped to make the weekend such an enjoyable event!
Mohawk valley
Marie Socha
Southtowns
Terry Faber
B.C. Stitchers
Mag Stoll
B.C. Stitchers
Colleen Brennan
B.C. Stitchers
Joyce Shannon
Keystone
Jean Hubsch
Region Scholarships
Corning
Judy Miller
CongratulaUons Raven Fagelson! Raven is a member of the Three Rivers Chapter and has been awarded one of the MER EducaUon Scholarships for 2013. Raven is working toward a Master Crajsman Award and the GCC that she has chosen will help her achieve that goal. When the GCC is completed Raven will Three rivers
Doris Albrect
Three rivers
Deanna France
Three rivers
Suzanne Moulton
Gwen
Please see, to the right, a list of baskets donated and their winners. CongratulaUons to the winners and a special thank you to the chapters who parUcipated. You all helped add to the fun!
write an arUcle for the Mid-‐Eastern Messenger.
All MER members are encouraged to apply for an EducaUonal Scholarship. Please follow this hyperlink for the applicaUon or look on MER’s website.
Na2onal Scholarships
CongratulaUons for Raven Fagelson and Susan Goodier! Raven applied for and was awarded the Penny Evans Scholarship and Susan was awarded the Mary-‐Dick Diggs Scholarship. Susan’s scholarship will be applied to a course at the Royal School of Neeldework. Well done!
Group Correspondence Course
The next GCC MER will pay the registraUon fee for is Spring Splendor by Kay Stanis. This is a beauUful surface embroidery piece on Dupioni Silk using a variety of threads (silks and metallic) and sUtches. This is designed for the Intermediate to Advance proﬁciency level. See a detailed descripUon on the EGA website.
Students must submit completed registraUon form by August 30th. List name, address, phone and email informaUon, EGA member number, and Chapter S E C R E TA RY H I G H L I G H T S
At the Spring board meeUng on April 25th, treasurer, Susan Ankeney reported that there are funds totaling $77,054.14 in the region accounts and the treasurer’s report has been ﬁled for audit.
Region Director, Be]y Berkebile, reported that a $350,000 bequest has been received by EGA naUonal. Each region will receive $5,000 to be used for the beneﬁt of their members. A commi]ee will decide how to use the rest of the funds.
Be]y introduced Gwen Nelson who is our NaUonal EGA president. Gwen presented on Children’s Alopecia Project (CAP) which has become a NaUonal name. Include a check for $30 made payable to MER EGA to cover the cost of text. Mail registraUon form and check to GCC Coordinator, Judy O’Neil, 6 Winterhall Road, Orchard Park, NY 14127. Her telephone number is 716.662.9434 and email [email protected].
Supplies cost approximately $72. Students have the opUon of buying their own supplies or purchasing supplies and/or a kit directly from Kay. If you order supplies from Kay, please DO NOT order the text from her. The text will be distributed at the 2014 Fall Seminar – October 10 and 11 in Erie PA. The course runs for twelve (12) months. Judy will provide speciﬁcs for returning completed needlework at a later Ume and please don’t hesitate to contact her with any quesUons.
from the s pring board meeting
sponsored charity. Gwen explained that CAP is not a charity developed to ﬁnd a cause or a cure as there are other funds for that. NaUonal charity funding does not come from the NaUonal budget but is raised through projects chosen by the President. Gwen chose CAP because she has a 13 year old granddaughter with alopecia. Three projects have been designed by members to raise money for CAP. The ﬁrst is a beaded pin designed by Marie Campbell, the second is a hat band designed by Judy Jeroy with insects done in surface embroidery sUtches and the last is a blackwork hat band with a pulled thread ﬂower designed by Jane Ellen Boswick. They are available for sale through NaUonal’s online store.
Terry Faber reported that in January some of the a]endees at Camp SUtch A Lot worked on a quilt for Quilts of Valor. The project was organized by Sandy Pell. The quilt was given to Terry as a member of her chapter has a son who was injured in Iraq. Mary Ellen MarUn is a member of Corning and Treasured SUtchery chapters. Her son Sgt. Michael MarUn was in the military for 10 years and served 2 tours of duty in Iraq and at the end of the second he was injured when an IED exploded. He suﬀered a traumaUc brain injury and subsequent PTSD. Mary Ellen stated that it took several weeks before she was able to take a picture of him in which he was not crying while he held the quilt. Terry stated that he is very grateful and thankful for what the region did.
Judy Badger reported that our 2013 Camp SUtch A Lot was a success. Villa Maria is reserved for Camp SUch A Lot for 2015.
MER sponsored GCCs has been a success. Twenty-‐six members signed up for Star Studded Samplings with the pieces being turned in during this spring meeUng. Fijeen members signed up for Poppies with sUtchers just beginning. RegistraUon for Morning Glories closed on March 25th. The registraUon for Spring Splendor will start now and close in September. Judy O’Neil is the coordinator for Spring Splendor.
The region will sponsor four new GCCs next year.
It was decided that all correspondence courses will be mailed using priority mail so the package can be tracked and they will be insured. Judy Badger also recommended that each piece be placed in a zip lock bag with the members name and address on it in case the shipping box breaks open as the Post Oﬃce will a]empt to return items where they are able to.
Be]y Berkebile asked chapters and members to send items to Julie Fera for the region history.
The region newsle]er will be posted on the region website.
Jackie Droleski asks that each chapter turn in outreach reports to her describing all projects so that she can place them in her report and send them to NaUonal.
Ann Sheqg conUnues to work on the planning of a new Region banner. All chapters will be expected to contribute to the sUtching of the banner and every chapter will be asked to design and sUtch a square that will properly represent their chapter including their chapter name. MER would also like to incorporate chapter pins on the banner in some way.
Be]y Berkebile reminded members that the reporUng forms for the change of oﬃcers in the chapters should be sent to the Region Director and she will send a copy to the Region Secretary. The Region Director is also selling drawing Uckets for a chance to win a free registraUon to the 2015 NaUonal Seminar in San Antonio. The cost of each Ucket is $10.
The Fall Region MeeUng will be hosted by the Chemung Valley Chapter. It will be held at the Avalon Hotel and Conference Center in Erie, PA on October 10th and 11th.
Be]y Berkebile asked that all members ﬁll out a resume form found on Region’s website. The resumes help the nominaUng commi]ee when they are looking for oﬃcers
BC SUtchers Chapter has designed a sampler and is selling it for $10. They are also selling drawing Uckets to win the sUtched sample. A picture is under Chapter Reports and Deanna France will assist in purchasing if interested.
A new nominaUng commi]ee was elected. The commi]ee members are: Laura Crawford, Be]y Berkebile and Deanna France. We will need to elect a new region secretary in the spring of 2015.
Judy Badger reported that MER sponsors a scholarship to a region member each year. Last year’s scholarship went to Julie Fera who took a GCC that was oﬀered as a lightning round through Needle Arts. This year’s scholarship is going to Raven Fagelson who is enrolled in the Master Crajsman Program for Crewel Embroidery. She is planning to use the scholarship to take a surface embroidery GCC to help her learn techniques for her Crajsman Program. The scholarship pays up to $200 for the course and materials. Any region member may apply for the scholarship.
We sUll need a chapter to sponsor next spring’s Li]le SUtches. Central NY chapter may be interested.
The EducaUon Chairman will research ﬁnding a traveling teacher for the region to teach in the summer of 2015.
NominaUng Commi]ee Chairman, Mary Redline presented the slate of oﬃcers which was as follows: Region Director, Terry Faber; Assistant Region Director, Pamela Amy; Treasurer, Judy O’Neil. The slate of oﬃcers was unanimously approved.
Gwen Nelson, NaUonal EGA President, thanked the outgoing oﬃcers for their service and installed the incoming oﬃcers.
-‐Gerry
C H A P T E R R E P O RT S
BC S2tchers Chapter -‐ Deanna France
The BC SUtchers have been acUve in outreach projects this past six months. We supported Toys for Tots, sUtched baby bibs for a local charity and sUtched Kissing Pillows. As usual we decorated a Christmas tree with our sUtched ornaments at the Roberson Science and Art Museum and did a public SUtch-‐In at the museum during the Christmas season while the visitor traﬃc was heavy.
We are sUll selling the pa]ern for Friendship Sampler which was created by the chapter and incorporates, among others, sUtches like Hardanger, rhodes, blackwork, smyrna, pulled thread, holbein, herringbone and layered herringbone, square ray, star and saUn sUtches. We are also selling Uckets for a chance to own the original, framed sampler.
The EducaUon Commi]ee has been busy. One group completed a class on “Snow Queen” by Carl Tinson and several members parUcipated in a class on Portuguese white work.
As part of the Workshops category we are parUcipaUng in several GCCs; Bargello Challenge, Poppies and the Star Studded Sampler which is completed. Four members completed and returned the Naversom GCC which was lost.
We will conUnue informal meeUngs during the summer as it helps us keep things on course. And, of course, provides a lot of fun!
Buﬀalo Chapter -‐ Penny Schummer
The November meeUng was spent sUtching Kissing Pillows. Kits were provided by our chapter. We have a number of ladies who ﬁnish them.
In December, we had our Christmas party at the Protocol Restaurant. The lunch was great and we had many baskets and poinseqas for opportunity drawings. Everyone in a]endance received a charm of ruby slippers. Next year is our 40th anniversary as a chapter. Members are asked to create something using the charm from Meg Stoll. The crajed items will be judged at the May Tea. A wonderful prize awaits the winner!
Our January meeUng was cancelled due to bad weather. Pam Moeller taught a red ornament done on canvas at the February meeUng. The nasty weather cancelled our March meeUng! Julie Fera will teach her own design on canvas at the April meeUng.
Central New York Chapter -‐ Mary Ann Benkoski
Our Spring Fling will be held April 12 at the Chi]enango Landing Canal Boat Museum. Susan Ross will present a program that incorporates sUtches with shells. The shells are a]ached to a piece of upholstery fabric and then sUtches are added. In February, as an outreach program, the members again made drawstring bags and presented them to Social Services to be used by children who are being removed from their home due to diﬃcult circumstances.
Redwork was the focus of the March meeUng.
CreaUng a Yubinuki, a Japanese ﬁnger thimble, will be the focus of our April and May programs.
In July the group will begin the Heart Etui from the June 2010 Needle Arts and will conUnue working on this project through the September meeUng. This project includes trapunto, crazy quilUng, ribbon work and cording.
Our annual joint dinner will be held in June. The program will include the installaUon of oﬃcers and Billie Awards. Other details are not available at this Ume.
The group is looking into the possibility of hosUng a teacher in the Fall of 2015.
Chautauqua Chapter -‐ Marilyn Bedford
Chautauqua has been working on an ethnic sampler and other small items. Our meeUngs have been hampered by the weather as many members were unable to a]end them. It was decided that whatever the weather, the meeUngs would be held, if possible, for those members who live in Jamestown and do not have to travel far and those who had to drive a distance would come as they were able.
The Saturday sUtching at the Lakewood Library conUnues with members working on the ethnic sampler or projects of their own.
The Youth Outreach program at the Warren Library is almost complete for the year as the girls have ﬁnished their project and are ready to start on a new one for the next season.
Members are working on and collecUng items for the fall show at the Prendergast Library.
Chemung Valley Chapter -‐ Jackie Droleski
MeeUngs are held the third Wednesday of each month (September -‐ June) 6:30 to 9:00 pm at the Steele Memorial Library (Main Branch) conference room, Elmira, NY.
November -‐ Chapter members who took part in the Friendship Band Sampler or Round Robin Surprise Band Sampler got to see their completed project. Each member individually reviewed their band sampler by going (over) each moUf sUtched on their band. Everyone who parUcipated was pleased and we hope to repeat this project in the near future. Ajer the band sampler review, the club presented our Chapter President, Mary Ruth Ostrander, with a beauUful baby sampler honoring the birth of her son.
December -‐ Our Christmas party was held at the Lib’s Supper club in Elmira. The dinner was delicious, the conversaUon was sparkling and the ornament exchange was delighuul.
Jackie Droleski a]ended the Just Cross SUtch Seminar in Williamsburg, VA in early December. She was enrolled in the Joanne Harvey class studying and execuUng the Mary Balch Sampler.
One of the most presUgious groupings of American embroideries to have been worked in New England during the later part of the 18th and into the 19th centuries can be a]ributed to the Balch Academy in Providence ...
Corning Chapter -‐ Jean Hubsch
The chapter holds monthly (except July & August) meeUngs on the ﬁrst Monday of the month at the Corning Senior Center. These are from 10 am to 1 pm. There is a project most months and those not parUcipaUng in the project have a separate area to sUtch on their own. The business meeUng is held at about noon, followed by a “Show and Tell” of recent completed work. There are also monthly “SUtch-‐ins” at a local hotel to visit and sUtch, on the third Wednesday of the month. The newsle]er “Corning Needle News” is published monthly. Website www.corningega.org. Membership is 22 primary members, 10 plural and 3 life.
Program -‐ November, needlepoint mug rug led by Laurie Corbe] as a reprise of a project taught 35 years ago. December, luncheon & ornament exchange. January & March, Toccata Five, led by Barbara Hornick-‐Lockard. February, raised beadwork needlecase designed by member Terry Faber. April & May, Irish Quaker Sampler reproducUon led by KaUe Tomlinson.
EducaUon -‐ One member is doing the Poppies GCC oﬀered by MER. Several plural members are also doing Poppies through another Chapter.
Other -‐ The Chapter is providing a “raﬄe” basket for the 2014 Spring Fling. New program chair is Judi Gulick. During late 2014 and 2015 the chapter is celebraUng its 40th anniversary. “Hand Wrought” exhibit is September 12 -‐ November 2 at the Glenn CurUss Museum in Hammondsport, NY.
Crawford County Chapter -‐ Elaine FerUg
This winter we had evening sUtching meeUngs at member’s homes. We are geqng ready to ﬁnish our year long sampler project which includes hardanger and pulled thread. Diﬀerent public venues have been searched for so we can demonstrate sUtching as a way to let people know more about EGA and our chapter.
Genesee Valley -‐ Suzanne Moulton
No report submi]ed
Keystone Chapter -‐ Laura Crawford
No report submi]ed
Mohawk Valley -‐ Mary Redline
Our round robin chapter sampler was unveiled at our December meeUng to the delight of all who parUcipated. There was a wonderful variety of materials, colors and sUtches.
Ajer compleUng two large samplers in two years, which raised money for two very worthy groups, we decided to take a year oﬀ before embarking on another.
We are working currently on an old hedebo piece, designed and being taught by one of our members. Another member works with seashells, making beauUful plaques with them, interspersed with needlework sUtches. We also had a workshop with her supplying the shells and threads.
We are hoping to plan some workshops with beads for this year. Our membership has grown slightly to 25 at this wriUng.
Na2onal Trail S2tchers Chapter -‐ ChrisUne Harris
As of April 1, we have 25 members and 1 dual member. We meet on the 4th Tuesday from September through May, except in December, when we have a Christmas luncheon. In May, we have a mini-‐retreat weekend at Grandvue Park. In June, we have an all day sUtch-‐in and luncheon at Sandscrest Retreat Center. In September, our famous (infamous) ﬁve-‐day retreat at the Poor Farm. Many members parUcipated in Camp SUtch-‐a-‐Lot at Villa Maria in January.
We taught a children’s project at Artsfest in Wheeling and conUnue to host the needlework show at the Ohio County Fair in Oglebayfest. Seven members a]ended NaUon Seminar in Louisville, KY. Our public sUtch-‐in which was to be held at Elmhurst ReUrement Home had to be postponed unUl May because of a virus at the home and bad weather.
In face, bad weather caused cancellaUon of two meeUngs this winter, but we made it to CSAL and we conUnue with ongoing projects such as Habitat for Humanity samplers and Bookmarks for Literacy. Several members have parUcipated in the GCCs oﬀered by the Region and Molly Ruminski was coordinator for Star Spangled Sampler. Our fall program was Karen Phillips-‐Shwallon’s Basket of Flowers from Neeedlearts Designer Across America series. In November, we made a quilted Christmas ornament and currently, we are learning Brazilian embroidery. Several members are parUcipaUng in Spring Fling.
Nydill Chapter -‐ Judith Miller
The Nydill Chapter conUnues to meet on the third Saturday of each month in the Clarion Free Library. We also have sUtch-‐ins there twice each month.
In appreciaUon of the library’s hospitality, we have donated a cross sUtched and quilted alphabet quilt to the children’s library. It hangs on the wall not far from the story Ume rug.
Before and during the Christmas holiday, we hung a very large, lighted wreath behind the circulaUon desk of the library. On the wreath, were hung ornaments sUtched by our members. Now the ornaments are being replaced with our sUtched bookmarks.
Due to diﬃcult weather, we were unable to meet and sUtch on a regular basis. We are all looking forward to our June picnic at the camp of one of our sUtchers.
Presque Isle Chapter -‐ Virginia Erickson
No report submi]ed
South Towns Needle Nuts Chapter -‐ Judy O’Neil
Chapter meeUngs are held the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 in the evening March through November at the East Aurora Senior Center, East Aurora, NY. The board meets on the ﬁrst Monday of the month at 6:30 in the evening February through November at the Orchard Park Library, Orchard Park, NY. STNN Chapter has 59 members and can be found on facebook and twi]er.
Sixty-‐eight kissing pillows were completed for outreach. These will be given to the Niagara Falls Airbase for deployed service members and their families. Members are conUnuing to sUtch bands for the toiletry bags that are ﬁlled with donaUons for a family shelter in Orchard Park.
Casual sUtch nights were held in January and February since the chapter does not meet in those months. Also, the last Tuesday of the month, members meet for an informal sUtch night.
Members completed sUtching a patrioUc theme 3” x 3” square ornament. These ornaments were placed on a large wreath and given to the Senior Center where we meet. This was the third seasonal wreath we have presented to the center which is hung in their lobby.
At the November meeUng the chapter elected a president, Cindy Vogel, and secretary, Kathy Schaﬀ. These oﬃcers will be installed at our April meeUng. Also, at the November meeUng gij cerUﬁcates were given to one member who completed their UFO project and one member who brought in a completed class project.
At the March meeUng members approved the new by-‐laws. One member presented a program on the various threads used in needlework. We all learned and saw ﬁrsthand how you can subsUtute a specialty thread and get a diﬀerent look for a pa]ern.
During the April meeUng the new president and secretary will be installed. In Ume for Easter, the class project is a Bargello Easter egg.
Fijeen members are conUnuing to complete the round robin winter/holiday project. Each month the projects are switched to a new member of the group.
The Buﬀalo chapter has invited the STNN members to join them at their weekend retreat in April.
During a sUtch in public day, six members sUtched at the Orchard Park for three hours where we had informaUon about EGA and our chapter. Interest was low.
Three Rivers Chapter -‐ Shirley Mucha
Oﬃcers: President, Lisa Caniglia; Vice President, Nancy Walsh; Secretary, Sue McAdoo; Treasurer, Althea Schneider; Region Rep, Shirley Mucha; Membership Chair, Colleen Brennan; Newsle]er Editor, Raven Fegelson; Outreach Chair, Becky Trzeciakowski; EducaUon Chair, Ann Sheqg.
Our chapter meets the fourth Saturday of every month at the Northland Library in the North Hills of Pi]sburgh. We have approximately 36 members including two plural members. Visitors conUnue to be more frequent since we changed the locaUon of our meeUngs. There are typically one or two guests at each meeUng. due to changes in the library’s regulaUons for reserving space, we are exploring other opUons for future meeUngs.
We now have a newsle]er editor who is preparing The Point on a quarterly basis for our members. Treasurer reports are provided at each meeUng and an audit has been completed.
Outreach AcUviUes -‐ Our bi-‐annual public needlework demonstraUon and exhibit at Phipps Conservatory in October of 2013 was well received. Beginner kits with instrucUons were provided for those interested in learning. The March exhibit was cancelled due to weather condiUons and is rescheduled for September. We conUnue to have our weekly public sUtch-‐ins at the Panera Bread party room in Mt. Lebanon. ConsideraUons for other sUtch-‐in locaUons include Mt. Lebanon and St. Clair Libraries and Barnes & Noble book store.
Bookmarks have been sUtched and are in the process of being ﬁnished for donaUon to the Northland Library Literacy Program.
Habitat for Humanity Projects are being sUtched. The chapter is considering maqng and framing the sUtched pieces as part of our educaUonal program.
We conUnue to embroidery 13” x 13” squares to be donated for creaUng a quilt for use by children who are terminally ill. Plans include using a Noah’s Ark theme, with individual chapter members sUtching their favorite animal. There will be 18 squares in all and a label will be a]ached lisUng the Three River Chapter informaUon. The completed squares will be sent with a donaUon from the chapter for assembling and ﬁnishing the quilt.
We conUnue to collect empty prescripUon and over the counter bo]les to donate for use in third world countries, sponsored by Ma]hew Twenty-‐ﬁve Ministries.
EducaUon Projects -‐ Five members of our chapter registered for the Star Studded GCC.
The Cube Project is sUll in process and includes opportuniUes to learn six diﬀerent techniques. We most recently have focused on blackwork and schwalm embroidery. There will be future classes focusing on cypher, pulled thread and ﬁnishing techniques.
Several members of our chapter have begun Mystery Sampler by Jana P. Kerr. It includes 15 lessons of varying sUtches done on a 3” conUnuous band. The pa]ern was obtained from a 2005 EGA magazine. Costs have been covered by the chapter for interested members which currently total 20.
We are pursuing the Chapter’s interest in bringing in a naUonal teacher for a chapter sponsored seminar. Available teachers were reviewed and discussed at our most recent meeUng. We are in the process of obtaining responses from members regarding their interests in speciﬁc teachers and techniques using Survey Monkey.
Mystery round robin band sampler project will done on linen with the owner furnishing the fabric, ﬁbers and beads in colors of her choice. A sheet will accompany the sampler, lisUng the name, ﬁbers and sUtch completed as each band is ﬁnished and passed on to the next sUtcher. The owner will not see the sampler unUl it is completed. MeeUngs have been held to discuss the speciﬁc guidelines for this upcoming project. This project is currently on hold to give priority to the cube project.
Treasured S2tchery Chapter -‐ Jacqueline Droleski
President, Beverly Hunter; Vice President, Mary Lou Allis; Secretary, Be]y Ann Winston; Treasurer, Mary Ellen MarUn. MeeUngs are held on the fourth Friday of each month at 10 in the morning at the Bradford County Library in Burlington, PA.
Five members a]ended EGA NaUonal Seminar in Louisville, KY in October of 2013; Be]y Ann Winston, Beverly Hunter, Jackie Droleski, Mary Ellen MarUn and Terry Faber.
In December, we had a lovely Christmas dinner party at the Villa Sena Restaurant in Towanda, PA. The group did an ornament exchange ajer dinner.
Be]y Ann Winston and Jackie Droleski a]ended the Just Cross SUtch Seminar in Williamsburg, VA. They were enrolled in the Mary Balch Sampler class taught by Joanne Harvey. One of the most presUgious groupings of American embroideries to have been worked on in New England during the later part of the 18tha into the 19th centuries can be a]ributed to the Balch Academy in Providence, RI. The Academy was conducted under the accomplished hand of Mary “Polly” Balch. Many of the Balch Academy samplers and silk work embroideries possess some of the most sophisUcated and pleasing visual design characterisUcs as well as intricate needlework techniques.
The superlaUve designs created at the school were inﬂuenced by her childhood sampler executed in Newport in 1773. Mary Balch was the daughter of Sarah Rogers and Timothy Balch. She was born in 1762 in Newport, RI and moved with her family to Providence in 1776. To give support to her family, Mary aided her mother in teaching. By 1785 she had taken over the responsibiliUes of the school located near Brown University. The Balch Academy was in operaUon from 1785 to 1814. Mary passed away in 1831. Her adopted daughter Eliza Walker maintained the school for ten more years.
January and February -‐ Beverly Hunter lead a Winter SUtches Sampler class with a very interested design by Jeanne]e Douglas.
March -‐ the group started the GCC Poppies by Luan B Callery.
Jackie Droleski exhibited her Polish embroidery at the Cross Cultural Embroidery Exhibit enUtled “SUtched Across the Valley.” This exhibit was presented by the Chemung County Historical Society and the ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes. The exhibit is at the Chemung County History Museum located at 415 East Water Street in Elmira. The exhibit started March 6 and will end June 19. The opening recepUon was held on Thursday, March 6th. The exhibit features embroidery from Hungary, Mexico, Peru, Ukraine and other tradiUons.
Treasured SUtchery conUnues to collect empty pill bo]les, as well as making new born baby hats for the local hospitals and bookmarks for the library.
National News
EGA received $350,000 from the
estate of Gay Montague Phillips.
A committee was formed to
determine the best way to use the
funds for the benefit of EGA
members. The committee
recommended sponsoring
touring teachers, give each region
an education grant and free
program for each member. The
board voted to set aside a total of
$135,000 for education and
program.
Three designs were approved for
the President’s Special
Project which will
benefit Children’s Alopecia
Project (CAP). These projects are
available in the EGA store. Look
for Trim-a-Hat by Jane Ellen
Balzuweit, Zinnia Pendant or Pin
by Marie Campbell, and Garden
Party by Judy Jeroy.
The 2014 seminar, Dreams and
Legends, will be held October
18-24, 2014 at the Pointe Hilton
Squaw Resort in Phoenix,
Arizona. Over 400 members
registered during early
registration. The 2015 seminar,
Stitchin’ Fiesta,
will be held
October 28 November 2 at
the Marriott
Rivercenter, San
Antonio, Texas.
See Terry for an
opportunity to
win an all expense paid trip to
Stitchin’ Fiesta!
The International Embroidery
Conference will be held in
Williamsburg, Virginia, from
March 14, through 16, 2015. All
EGA members and textile lovers
are invited to attend. The cost is
$325 for four days with six
lecturers. Registration will begin
later this year.
The 20th National Exhibit,
Through the Needle’s Eye, is a
juried exhibit with over 75 entries
from members across the country
showcasing the needle arts and
the artists. The needle art pieces
are completed by a needle with
an eye and include quilting and
beading art as well as
contemporary and traditional
forms of embroidery art. The
Needle’s Eye will travel throughout the United
States for three years. To date, the schedule is:
June 1 – August 15, 2014 Dacotah Prairie
Museum in Aberdeen, South Dakota
September 2 – September 29, 2014 Cookeville
Art Center in Cookeville, Tennessee
January 12, 2015 – March 16, 2015 Stevens
County Museum in Morris, Minnesota
This information and more is available at EGA’s
website. The membership only area accessible
with your membership number and password.
Please contact EGA headquarters directly for
help with your password. They can be found on
facebook too!
EGA would like to remind you that inquiries can
be made via email to [email protected], the
february President’s mailing was eliminated, new
petite projects are in the works and the 2013
National Seminar raised approximately
$102,000, the Education catalog will be included
with the June Needle Arts.
Camp Stitch-a-Lot
Mark your calendars for another great stitching
retreat! January 16 - 18, 2015
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Fall Board Meeting
Chemung Valley Chapter invites you to the 2014 Fall
Board Meeting on October 10 & 11 at the Avalon
Hotel and Conference Center, 16 West 10th Street,
Erie, PA 16501
Newsletter
The deadline for submissions for the fall
newsletter is November 10, 2014.
The blue text and the underlined blue text
indicate hyperlinks to various places in the world.
These links will take you where you need to go.
Sometimes they aide you in sending an email or
they might take you to a much needed form or
maybe to a great website that you might find
interesting. So, be sure to click around!
Welcome Terry
As your former RD, let me tell you, it has been a
pleasure representing you. These last three years
have gone by very quickly. We have
accomplished much in a small amount of time.
Please give Terry help and cooperation as you
have given. - Betty B.
Chautauqua Region Chapter is hosUng a
Needle Arts Exhibit at the
James Prendergast Library, Jamestown, NY
October 24 -‐ November 28, 2014
Committee Chairs
Nomina5ng
Be#y Berkebile
517 East Lu#on Street
New Castle, PA 16101
724.544.9745
[email protected] Historian
Julie Fera
5664 Rockledge Drive
Erie, PA 16511-‐2638
814.899.6987
[email protected]
Ways and Means
Ann She_g
812 Somerville Drive
Pi#sburgh, PA 15243
412.279.6299
[email protected]
Educa5on
Nancy Walsh
278 Pa#erson Avenue
Bridgeville, PA 15017
412.221.0560
[email protected] Parliamentarian
Judy Badger
991 State Route 168
New Galilee, PA 16141
724.336.5661
724.601.5581 cell
[email protected] Policy & Procedures
Marilyn Bedford
PO Box 10691
Erie, PA 16514-‐0691
814.899.2508
[email protected]
Newsle:er
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5224 Skyline Drive
Keuka Park, NY 14478
315.536.6447
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Outreach
Jackie Droleski
217 Chapman Place
Elmira, NY 14901
607.733.4770
607.742.6432 cell
[email protected]
Bylaws
Virginia Erickson
4013 Myrtle Street
Erie, PA 16508
814.864.9581
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WebMistress
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410 Banbury Crossing
Gibsonia, PA 15044-‐9583
724.443.4738
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