Salt City Stitchers

EGA Statement of Purpose

"The purpose of this organization shall be to foster the highest standards of excellence in the practice of the art of embroidery through an active program of education and study and to preserve the heritage of the art of embroidery." (EGA Bylaws, Article II)

Jean's Message

Dear Stitchers,

Spring is my favorite time of year and this has been one of accomplishments. We have elected ladies to fill the vacant positions: Mary Hickox, First Vice President, Bobbie Hemphill, Day secretary and Nancy Hough, Treasurer. Thanks to these ladies for volunteering, and many thanks to Shirley Hausner for her work in filling the positions. Also, many thanks to all the dedicated ladies who helped so generously in making a successful year for Central New York Chapter. Without volunteers, it would be difficult to keep a Chapter viable and growing. I know everyone has many demands on their time and the time you give to CNYEGA is much appreciated.

Our outreach programs were very successful and the number of items we finished for the hospitals is really impressive. You will find them listed later in the newsletter. If you still have fabric or yarn it’s not too late to complete them. Joan will take them to the hospitals whenever you finish.

Next month is our June luncheon and dinner. I hope you can make it to one or both events. The committees have planned delightful menus and special programs. Don’t forget to bring your Billie award. We delight in seeing all those old projects finished.

Stitch-ins are scheduled in July and August at Lois Lewis’s camp on Skaneateles Lake. Come in the morning, bring a sandwich, your stitching and stay for the day. Its such a pretty spot and we always have a great time.

Also, please be thinking of the techniques you would like to explore next year and we will try to fulfill your wish. A list for suggestions will be circulated at the September and the Program Committee will meet on September 20th and complete the planning for 2004.

Take care this summer, have fun with your families and do lots of stitching.

Happy stitching,

Jean

CENTRAL NEW YORK CHAPTER OF THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD OF AMERICA, INC.

Chapter Officers

Committee Chairpersons and Members

Bylaws - Bobbi Yonai(chair)

Evening Meeting Coordinator - Dixie Nohara

Historian - Jean Hughes

Hospitality - Amanda Noel, Lily Kent, Judy Cain

Library - Joan Murphy, Kathy Frankosky

Newsletter - Susan Kaplan

Nominating - Sue Harris, Sue Sears, Connie Stanley

Outreach - Jean Hirth

Parliamentarian - Marceline Pelley

Publicity - Kathy Fonda

Sunshine - Julie Rimel

Ways & Means - Mary Ann Benkoski (Chair)

Workshops - Pat Schmidt

Dues: Annual dues are $35.00

Name Tags: Each member is required to wear a hand-stitched name tag at meetings and workshops. There is a $0.50 fine imposed for not wearing a name tag. New members may attend two meetings before the fine is imposed.

Newsletters: The CNY EGA newsletter is published four times a year: at the beginning of March, June, September and December. Advertising is accepted; please contact the newsletter editor for information. Deadline for each newsletter is the day EGA meeting prior to publication.

Reprinting: Any EGA chapter may reprint any original material contained herein. Any copyrighted material will be clearly marked and may not be reprinted without the author's permission.

Calendar of Events

Shows/Events

February 2004 - Needle Art Exhibit

There will be an open exhibit for the month of February 2004 at the Baldwinsville Library. Kathy Fonda will be looking for volunteers to help her organize a “Stitch a Valentine” project for people who stop by and are interested in trying embroidery. This is an excellent opportunity to display our work and share our love of needlework and a great chance to gain new members.- Kathy Fonda

Day Programs for 2003

Evening Programs for 2003

Membership

The following memberships are due for renewal before June 30, 2003:

Marie North has renewed her membership.

The following did NOT renew membership:

Betsy Banks

Alice Blouin

Patricia Kaserman

Linda Lienhard

Janice Smith

Kathleen Stern

Dues should be paid to the Joan Murphy at the evening meeting, Nancy Hough at the day meeting, or by mail using the form at the end of the newsletter. Please note that late payment may result in missing an issue of Needlearts and the newsletter!

Billie Awards – Billie Houghton

If you did not sign but decide you will finish a piece for the June luncheon/dinner, please phone me at (315) 637-6894.

Outreach - Joan Murphy/Mary Hickox

So far this year we have been very busy with our outreach programs. I want to thanks all for their help and contributions. The following is a current count by item.

Stoma cover - 28

Dolls - 48

Preemie hats - 33

Walker bags - 45

Hospital gowns - 83

Baby blankets - 2

Please keep working on all of the above as they are ongoing. Also, keep working on Christmas ornaments for the Liverpool Christian Church thank you gift to be done by November.

June Day Luncheon – Lillian Kent

On the 18th of June the daytime group will be having their luncheon at The Craftsman Inn in Fayetteville. Located on Rte. 5 across from the mall. The entree choices are either, chicken crimini (boneless breast of chicken sauteed with crimini mushrooms in a sherry sauce ) OR grilled salmon served with a dill and citrus buerre blanc...cost per meal is $18.50. Also, our guest speaker is Michael Danial, the Corporate Historian from Stickley. Persons interested in attending this luncheon who are not daytime members, please contact Lillian Kent.

June Evening Banquet

The evening dinner meeting will be held in the Stickley Room at Traditions at the Links, East Syracuse. We will begin with hors d'oeuvres (both hot and cold tempters) on the terrace. A buffet dinner will be served at 6:30 pm., including Caesar Salad, carved roast beef, two pasta choices with vegatables, Chicken Francaise, Rice Pilaf, Sauteed Garden Vegetables, and Chocolate Outrage Cake. Our guest speaker is Paula Schultz, owner of Cottons Etc. in Oneida, and winner of several awards for her original creative clothing designs. Start saving your pennies to join us on June 17^th. Cost of dinner is $29.00. Dinner reservations should be paid at either meeting or sent to Nancy by June 1. Directions are provided at the end of newsletter.

News From MER - Judy Cain

The MER meeting held recently in Erie brought lots of news about upcoming meetings, which should be of interest to many of us. The fall MER Region Meeting will be held in Clarion, PA, on October 10 and 11, 2003. Chapter members are welcome to attend the meeting if they are interested.

Next year will bring not a 4-day seminar, but another Little Stitches. This will put our 4-day seminars in the odd-numbered years, which will work nicely with EGA National Seminar, to be held in our region in 2009. In 2004 our Little Stitches will be held in early September, somewhere in central Pennsylvania.

Our next 4-day MER seminar, "Celebrate At the Point," will make the teachers among us very happy; it's been scheduled for July 15 through 19, 2005, at the Wyndham Hotel near the Greater Pittsburgh Airport. I'm told it's also easy to get to if you're driving. Volunteers are needed to chair the following committees: Angels, Audit, Boutique, Exhibit, Faculty, Favors, Merchandise Night, Registration Notebook, Registrar, Treasurer, and Web page. If you would like to volunteer to chair one of these, you may contact Judy Badger; her e-mail address is JLBadger@ccia.com. If you don't have e-mail, just let me know that you're interested and I'll notify her.

EGA National Seminar 2009 will also be held in Pittsburgh, at the Omni William Penn Hotel. The dates are approximately October 2 - 12, 2009.

The new publication "American Hearts" is now available from EGA National Headquarters. It consists of six hearts in six techniques: Brazilian, canvas, counted, crewel needlelace, hardanger, and Schwalm; it was designed by EGA stitchers from the South Central Region. It is available for $15.00 via the website or directly from headquarters. It is on the EGA website now and will appear in the next issue of NeedleArts. This publication will also benefit women's heart health research, as did "Charmed Heart."

The Traveling Teacher for the region has been cancelled due to lack of interest.

If you'd like more information on any of these, please get in touch with me and I will get the information for you.

Ways and Means Wares:

Bookmark $1.50

Letter Opener 1.50

Tape Measure 3.00

Mini Carry All 3.50

Total $9.50

OR Mini Carry All Set (includes all of the above) $9.00

Tote Bags with machine embroidered CNY EGA Logo $20

All items will be available at both Day and Evening Meetings. Checks are acceptable and should be made out to CNY EGA. The bookmark is also a magnifier and has rulings on it. The tape measure is fiberglass, so one inch won't grow to two! It also has one of those click and reels right back in gizmos. Great for your purse, or his tackle box. The letter opener works very well as a letter opener. Judy Cain keeps coming back for more of these.

What about taking the mini carry all, adding a cute mini project, or just a piece of cloth and some thread for doodling and give it as a present to your granddaughter, your niece, or a friend who's shown some interest, along with a promise to spend some time teaching them. This would be a present for both of you!

Lastly remember, profits go into our educationfund so we can have more teachers to get us hooked on more stitching things so we can spend more money supporting our stitching habits!

And you'll probably need another tote bag to carry it all in!

Editor's Note - Susan Kaplan

Deadline for the next issue, which covers September 2003 through November 2003, is August 23th.

The Links at Erie Village

Directions:

Take Route 690 or Route 481 to 690 and exit at Bridge Street. Turn left onto Bridge Street (Route 290) and continue 3.5 miles to N. Burdick Street. Turn right onto N. Burdick Street. Entrance is .25 mile ahead on the left at the Medical Center building (first left past Doow Lumber).

Or

North on N. Burdick Street from Route 5 at Fayetteville Town Center. Stay right at the next stop sign to stay on N. Burdick Street. Go 1.5 miles past Erie Village community (over the hill) and turn right at the medical center building.

PAYMENT FORM

To: Nancy Hough

From:

__________________ $35 for membership renewal

__________________ $ 5 each for chapter pins

__________________ $ June Luncheon ($18.50) or Dinner ($29.00)

__________________ $ Other _____________________________(Please indicate)

___________________ $ Total enclosed (Make check payable to CNY EGA.)