Our August Ice Cream Social

For several years, we had no scheduled meeting for August. Too many of our members were off to a national or regional seminar. Over the years, seminars shifted to different times of the year but we kept August dark. Each year the debate raged whether or not we should meet in August. Should we honor or break with tradition? Was it too hot to meet or should we offer an air-conditioned place of respite? Did our members already have enough projects?

We decided to create a new tradition.

An annual ice cream social.

We thought a few members would show up.

We had a lot of folks show up.

LIKE EVERYONE SHOWED UP.

And a new tradition was born.

Our August  15 meeting will be ICE CREAM and bring your favorite needlework-related book to share. The book can be a designer's book you love, a collection of stitch diagrams, and antique (or copy because a bunch are in the public domain now) or fictional story featuring needlework. Come share with us and have some ICE CREAM. Bring something to work on too if you like, just be aware that the room will be awash in, you guessed it, ICE CREAM.

Projects are coming though. We will be working on the Mini Checked Pine from the December 2017 issue of NeedleArts magazine, our EGA publication, in our September and October meetings. The finished item is 3" square. Here is the list of items you'll need (in addition to your chart, of course):

o   2 pairs 8” stretcher bars

o   8” square of 18 count mono canvas either white or sand

o   artists tape to tape the canvas edge, if desired

o   tacks or a staple gun to attach canvas to bars

o   a hard lead pencil (has an “H” and number on it) OR a fabric market OR a Pigma Micron pen

o   at least 2 #22 tapestry needles

o   #28 tapestry needle or beading needle

o   1 skein DMC pearl cotton #5 color 712 (or any color you’d like to use for the background)

o   1 skein Caron Watercolours Emerald (or DMC pearl cotton #5 in a green for the tree)

o   Kreinik #12 braid color 202HL (or any color you like for the sparkles in the tree and the border, you may use two different colors OR DMC metallic pearl in gold or silver OR 3 skeins DMC Light Effects)

o   Gold or silver star sequin with bead for tree top is provided by the guild

 

We meet at the US Bank building, 333 N. Euclid, Ontario, CA. Social time (usually with a snack but this time there are no refreshments because, well, you know) from 6:00-7:00 with the meeting starting at 7:00. If you're new to the group, please arrive any time before 7:00. You are welcome to attend 2 meetings before you must join. Always bring standard stitching supplies. Membership is open to needleworkers of every level from beginner to expert. Come join us!