Contest

It would be amazing if someone from our chapter won this!

Washington Post's holiday crafts contest: the Washington Post is having a contest.

Here's what it said in the Local Living section of Thursday's paper:

Local living wants to celebrate the spirit of the winter season with beautiful handmade crafts, such as ornaments, garlands, cards and gifts. With our Holiday Crafts Contest, we invite you, crafty person, to share an original creation with us. 

Your  homemade craft can be sewn, woven, knitted, molded with plain paper or papier-mache or created with any materials you like. It can decorate a tree, hang on a wall, sit on a table or be wearable. it should be themed for any of the winter holidays or simply be winter-appropriate.

What are we not looking for? Anything made from a kit, copied from a book or Web site, or otherwise unoriginal. Your kids' school craft, however adorable, probably won't make the cut either.

The best crater will win a prize and be featured int a Local Living article in December. Enter by submitting high-resolution photos online along with your contact information and where you live; the deadline is November 30.

You can find all the contest rules at washingtonpost.com/holidaycrafts. Questions? E-mail Localliving@washpost.com. We hope you'll participate and inspire us.

Our Guest for the Holiday Luncheon

I am so excited about our program for the luncheon!

We're having a special guest with a special program.

If you'd like to see more about her, click here:  Unlacing the Victorian Woman.

No Meeting November

It's that time of year for a month without a regular meeting. 

Things that will still be happening:

Board meeting at Barbara's house:  November 10 at 7 p.m.

Stitching in Public:  at Panera's in the Reston Town Center November 17th at 6:00 p.m. - buy your dinner or just a drink and sit and stitch with some friends!

Holiday Luncheon

Please don't forget that money and coupon for the Holiday Luncheon are due to Melissa by November 22nd. You can find a coupon in October's newsletter. 

We are all thrilled to know that this year we will be warm and dry at the River Creek Club in Leesburg. 

See the coupon for menu choices. 

We've got a wonderful program lined up and you won't to miss this one!

October 27th

Some photos from the morning meeting. Barbara running the business meeting.

We're listening! Don't want to miss anything.

Marty's teaching hardanger to this side of the room.

Julie's been stitching for Christmas. Lovely!

Marge has been stitching for Christmas, also!