october 2015 meeting summary
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NewJerseyNeedleArtistsAmericanNeedlepointGuildOctober21,2015Meeting
HiEveryone–Fifteenmembersattendedlastnight’smeeting,includingtwonewmembersandavisitor.WewelcomedbackMallyfromlastmonth;sheisoneofournewmembersandwearehappytohaveherwithus.Wealsowelcomedtwovisitors,AndreaandJanet.Andreafounduswhenshegoogled“needlepointinBedminster”.Andreahasbeencross-stitchingforyearsandrecentlydiscoveredtheEdwardianNeedleandtheworldofneedlepoint!ShedecidedtojoinANGandNJNAandwearethrilledtohaveheraboard.Ifyouweren’tatthemeeting,youwillseeabeautifulexampleofherworkintheshowandtellsection.JanetusedtobeamemberofNJNA–about25yearsago!SheisgoodfriendswithPamGandwasrecentlyintroducedtoHeidiwhoencouragedhertocomebackandseewhatwewereupto!Canyouimaginethatshehasneedlepointed37Christmasstockings?(And,no,sheisn’tthepersonwhopostedherlistonFacebook!)Janetsaysshedoeshavealist,however,andisintheprocessofcollectingpicturesofall37stockings!Shemustbeafaststitchertoosinceshetoldusshecompleteda4-footby6-footpiecethatshebought30yearsagoandstartedthispastJanuary.Itmakesmethinkthatthereisstillhopeformyunstartedstash!WehopethatJanetwilldecidetojoinourgroupandshowoffherhandiwork!LestIforget,NJNAalsowelcomesEllenSainesasanewmember!Ellen,amemberoftheMonmouthChapterofEGA,attendedtheANGseminarinMyrtleBeachandgottomeetafewofourmembers.WearehappytohaveherbecomepartofNJNAandhopethatshewillbeabletoattendsomeofourmeetings!Lastmonth,wetoldyouthatwewerelookingforanominatingcommitteetocanvasandproposeaslateofofficersfornextyear.Linda,Tina,andSueChaveagreedtoundertakethistask.Pleaseletthemknowifyouareinterestedinbecominganofficeroranadhocmemberofourboard.DianereportedonsomeoutcomesoftheOctoberboardmeeting.MostexcitingistheboardappointmentofTinatobetheNJNAWorkshopCoordinator.TinahasalotofexcitingpossibilitiesforworkshopstobecoordinatedbyNJNAinthecomingmonths.DianesuggestedthatwetrytocoordinateaworkshoparoundbeingpilotstitchersforSusanHoeksta’sPennsylvaniaDutchSampler.Asign-upsheetwassentaround.Theboardalsodecidedthatweshouldhavenametagsforourmeetings.The“official”NJNAtagisavailableonthewebsite,butthesizeappearstobeoff.Dianeistryingto
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findtheoriginaldesigntoreplacewhatiscurrentlyonthewebsite.Theboardalsothoughtthatitmightbetimeforustodesignanewnametag–thatsoundslikefuntome!Spoileralert:Yournametagdoesnothavetobestitched(fornow)andyoucanbringanotherformofnametag.BUT!–Carolwillhave“Hello,Mynameis_____”stickersifyoudon’tbringonetoourmeetings.Dianeannouncedthattheboardhaddecidedtotryanewprojectformatfornextyear.Ronaisspearheadingthiseffort.NJNAwillannouncesixsmallprojectsinDecember2015.YoucansignupforanyorallofthemattheDecembermeeting.TheannouncementwillincludewhatNJNAwillprovideandwhatyouhavetoprovideforyourself.Anincentivewillbegiventoanyonewhofinishesatleastthree.Theprojectswillbedoledoutatmeetingsthroughouttheyear!Theboardalsodecidedtotryachangeinformatforshowandtellnextyear.Whenyoubringinanitemforshowandtell,youwillfilloutacardwithcertaindetailsaboutthepiece.Thecardswillbecollectedandwewillhaveadrawingorcategoriesforincentivestobegivenout!SueCreportedthatMaryD-ShadhersurgeryonMondayandisdoingwell.ShehasbeenmovedtoKesslerinChesterforrecoveryandSueplanstostitchwithMaryonFriday.WewishMaryaspeedyrecoverybecausewemissheratourmeetingsandSOTMandSerengeti!Rosiereportedourbankbalanceof$1,983.93!Carolsummarizedtheremainingprogramsfor2015.
• November:Dianewillteachusneedlefelting!• December:HolidayParty
TheNJNAHolidayPartyisafunnightwheremembersbringeitheranappetizeroradesserttoshare.Ifinterested,wehavea“DirtySanta”gamewhereparticipantsbringaneedlepoint-relatedgift(limit$20)toexchangeinanorganized,yetrowdy,sessionthatincludesthievery!Iseethatsomefolksarestillholdinggrudgesfromyearspast!!!TheSOTMgroupcontinueswithRubyRazzleDazzlefortheremainderofthisyear.Thoseofuswhowenttoseminargotasneakpeakatnextyear’sANGSOTMprojectanditseemslikeitmightbeagoodoneforourgroup.Staytunedformoredetails.ThenextNewJerseyNeedlefesthasjustbeenannouncedonFacebook.NJNAwillcoordinateatleastonetableforit.Thisisaday-longevenheldinPluckemin,NJandwealwaysenjoyseeingwhatalltheotherstitchersareworkingon!Dianetaughttheangelwingsstitchforourstitchnotebooks!ThisstitchwasinventedbyRoPaceandsheusesitintheborderofour“FlowersofItaly”project.It’san
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interestingstitchandIfounditpresentedquiteachallengewhenturningthecornerfromstraighttodiagonal!
Heidi’s“FlowersofItaly”showstheborderdoneinangelwingsstitches!
Nineofus(elevenwithnewmembers)attendedtheANGnationalseminarinMyrtleBeachthisyear.Itwasagreattimeoffellowshipwithstitchingfriendsandanopportunitytotryoutsomenewtechniquesandprojects.Thistableshowsafewofourseminarprojectsinvariousstatesofcompletion!
Atablefullofseminarprojects!RobinhascompletedthreeandDeehascompletedtwooftheirseminaprojects.Thefinishedonesareshowninmoredetailundertheshow
andtellportionofthisreport!
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Earlyregistrationfornextyear’sANGnationalseminarinNewOrleansisunderwayontheANGwebsiteuntilOctober30.Therearesomespectacularchoices,manyofwhichlookevenbetterinperson!Onasadnote,Mrs.StitchesinMendhamandTheAardvarkinMorrisPlainsarebothclosingbytheendofthisyear.Wewillmissthemgreatly.IhopeyouenjoyourShowandTellpieces!Cheers!Rosie
FINISHED!
Thisbeautifulcollectionofbirdsisacountedcross-stitchdesignthatwasstitchedby
ourguestandnewestmember,Andrea.ThedesigncameasakitbyDimensionsthatAndreagotatMichaels!Thestitchingisbeautifulandhasathree-dimensionaleffect.I
canalreadytellthatAndreawillbeagreatadditiontoourgroup!
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IthoughtweshouldfeatureEllen’sfour(!)Halloweenprojectssinceit’sOctober!I
rememberwhenEllenwasstitchingthispumpkinbyRuthChowandIloveditthen.EllensentittoTJWilsonforfinishing($55,abargain!)andaddedarealpumpkinstem
tomakeitherown!Wonderful!
ThispumpkinisEllen’sowndesign!Isn’theadorable?
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ThesetwocoordinatingpillowsweredesignedbyBrendaStoffandstitchedbyEllen.
Ilovehowwhimsicalthecatsarewhentheyarebeggingfortreats!EllenalwayssaysthatherMomfinishesthemintopillows,butwelearnedlastnightthatit’sajointeffortwithMomdoingthemachinesewingandEllenclosingupthepillowswithhandsewing!
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Barbara“NewJersey”Ljustpickedup“DallasMedallion”designedbyToniMineri
fromtheframers.Itcametoourmeetingbeforeitevenwenthome!Wethinktheframer(andBarbara)didawonderfuljobonthisbeautifulpiece.
Tinabroughtin“TriplePlay”whichisaPatFisherdesignthatTinastitchedfora
friend.Luckyfriend!ThiswouldmakeagreatworkshopandIforonewouldlovetostitchit!
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HeidipresentedthisfinishedpillowofKathyRees’s“Colorways”.Sheplanstouse
thispillowinherFloridabeachhouseandshechoseasimplepillowdesigninordertoallowthecolorsinthethreadstoshine!Ithinkit’slovely.
Thispictureshouldbeafeaturedimage!Diane’sdaughterisexpectingababy(the
firstgrandchild)earlynextyear.Dianewantedtoforegotheusual“BabySleeping”doorhanger.Whenshecouldn’tfindwhatshewanted,Dianedesignedthiswonderful
“AngelSleeping”completewithbuttonsandsparklythreads.Shebroughtitintoshowusbeforeshefinishesitwiththepurplebackingandcolorfulcordingbecauseshewill
giftittothesoon-to-benewMombeforeournextmeeting!
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Thisis“MountainStar”stitchedbyNJBarbaraL.ThispiecewasdesignedbyCaroleLakeforherANGchapter.Ilovethevariegatedthreadthatwasusedinthis!So–
here’stheinsidejoke–thereweretwo(!)BarbaraL’satseminaranditcreatedabitofconfusion.So,ourBarbaraLaddedthestatetohername!!!
Aswehaveseeninpriormonths,Robinhasbeenenrolledinacourseaboutmaking
tamariballs.Thisoneisthefourthandfinaloneinthecourse.Thisisafamousdesigncalled“KikuHerringbone”anditisfrequentlyboughtasasouvenirinJapan.Robindoesnotplantotakethenextlevelclass.Evenso,shehasalovelycollectionforherefforts
onthisclass.
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ThisisthefirstofthreeofRobin’sfinishesfromtheMyrtleBeachseminar.Itis
called“Undulations”andwastaughtbyGailStafford.Robinchangedthecolorofthelightpinkthread.
Here’sRobin’ssecondfinish“ColorPlay”byJenniferRiefenberg.Eachofthe
hexagonswaspaintedthesame,butdifferentover-dyedthreadswereplacedontoptocreateakaleidoscopeofcolors!Robinsaidthatpawingthroughthebuttonboxto
choosetheembellishmentswasafun,differentpartofthecourse.
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RobinandDeebothenrolledin“Starfire”taughtbyJeanetteRees.Jeanettebrought
aselectionofkitstoclass,eachoneinspiredbyadifferentbatikfabric.Thepiecealsoallowedaflexiblearrangementofwherefabricandwherestitchingwasplaced.
Compareandcontrastthetwoabove!Canyouguesswhodidwhichone?Hint:theybothchangedtheircolors!TopisDeeandBottomisRobin!