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Luncheon & More
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Corning Country Club
Stitched for Christmas but useful all year round, work will continue on this charming etui worked onto pristine white linen with variegated thread in shades of forest green, white, gold and red.
There's a lot to look forward to in June! Business meeting, installation of officers, summer challenge reveal and a presentation of 2023-24 projects.
For lunch, members will choose from the menu and pay for it individually. The chapter will treat everyone to a dessert of their choice.
Stitchings for the coveted Billie Award should be completed and brought to be shared for proper kudos! |
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Stitcher's Choice
Monday, July 10 and Monday, August 7, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Corning Senior Center
Members are encouraged to stitch whatever they like during the summer months, business meetings are on hold until September. |
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Auction Fun
Monday, September 11, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Corning Senior Center
The auction last year was such a huge success that we have decided to repeat the fun in September. Patty, Velda and Joy will accept donations at all in-person meetings until the August Stitch-in. |
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Four-Leaf Cover
Monday, October 2, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Corning Senior Center
The design Four-Leaf Clover by Marylyn Doyle will provide stitchers with an introduction to metal threads and goldwork techniques like couching and chipping. To learn more about Marylyn, look for her featured as a "Designer Across America" in the December 2021 issue of Needle Arts magazine. Within, she offers ten tips for stitching goldwork. |
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Box Assembly Demonstration & Four-Leaf Clover
Monday, November 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
Corning Senior Center
Assemble "Christmas Spirit," the festive box that was begun in May and finish up "Four-leaf Clover." |
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Christmas Luncheon and Ornament Exchange
Monday, December 4, 2023
Details TBD. |
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 Christmas Angel
January and February 2024
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Christmas Angel was first designed and taught by Patty Kahl in the early 1990s. This delightful angel incorporates pulled thread and surface stitches on easy-on-the-eyes 19 count cork linen. The use of gold threads and beads give her a bit of sparkle.
Instructions will be available as a pdf for download and a materials kit to purchase by the November meeting for distribution at the December meeting.
Patty will teach Christmas Angel during the January and February remote Zoom meetings.
Look to sign up in the fall! |
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Bluebells Under the Birches
March and April 2024
Corning Senior Center
Bluebells Under the Birches is a pattern found in the book Where Meadows & Gardens Grow the embroidery of Jo Butcher, published by Inspirations magazine. The pattern is not available by itself, but by the purchasing of the book.
Where Meadows & Gardens Grow includes a total of twelve lovely projects, that use Jo's trademark layering technique, a simple watercolor wash, a handful of embroidery stitches and a palette of the prettiest colors. Other designs include Seascape, Hollyhocks, Topiary in the Border, Amongst the Daisies, Irises, Cottage Garden, Alliums & Topiary, Silver Birches, Foxgloves, Cow Parsley, and Poppies & Cornflowers.
Bluebells Under the Birches incorporates back stitch, fly stitch, seed stitch, straight stitch and whipped back stitch. The finished design measures 4" x 8".
The cost of the book is approximately $50, ordering information will be available in the fall.
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