In October, we are beading.
Marty has some recommendations for where to purchase your supplies - see the list in the newsletter.
Local shops:
Burke Gem and Beads, 9415A Old Burke Lake Rd, Burke
Beadazzled, 444 West Broad Street, Falls Church
Star’s Beads, 139A Church St, NW, Vienna
Websites to buy beads
https://www.dimarca-online.com/
https://www.firemountaingems.com/shop/delica-
beads?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7ubiivP14wIVQZyzCh2jxQXSEAAYAyAAEgKrP_D_BwE
September meeting, where we started on the process of creating a crazy quilt name tag designed and taught by Diane.
We are grateful to have so many members who are willing to share their talents and time with us!
And on a personal note, I'm not saying I painted my powder room to match Ambrosia Honey, but it sure looks good.
August was a little blackwork project led either be Donna P. or Beverly.
We had plenty of IFFs to share!
July Stash Sale! We had a tremendous time buying and selling and visiting.
And we had a great potluck salad luncheon, too!
We love our opportunities to show off our IFFs.
June finds us retreating at Graves Mountain Lodge. We love the food here! and I marvel at the dogwood dishes every year.
Our weather wasn't the brightest, but it never really rained. What do we care? We're inside stitching.
If you've done this before, you might know to plan a stop for ice cream at the Moo Thru.
Our June program was cording and Caroline, Donna P. and Diane led us in a fine overview of making our own cording. I don't have photos because I was in New Hampshire.
In May, Donna L. started a house renovation. Top photo is my paint chip, Habanero Chili from Sherwin Williams which is the color in my powder room if anyone is interested. I pulled it out of my purse at work to see if I could match some threads. Oh yeah.
So I got distracted by all this and didn't take any photos in May. Also didn't help that I was teaching Kurdy Biggs' "Blooming Jessicas."
April's class was on Italian tassels by one of our past presidents, Anne. These photos are from the morning meeting.
Anne shared some of her Italian needlework books with us and I took photos of the covers.
In March, we brought in Kurdy Biggs for a workshop.
We had such a fun time.
Our workshop piece was Creme de la Creme. We could make a square. Or a box that opened. Or even six separate ornaments. And we had to decide before we started stitching. Always difficult to begin with a decision.
March, of course, means volunteering at the Woodlawn Needlework Show. Oatlands combined with a few a Potomac ANG volunteers to be docents. Got to love that some people are dedicated enough to stitch an entire chair!
And a shout out to my favorite piece in the Show from one of our founding members!
From one month to the next, we never know what we'll see. Here's a sampling from our February meeting. Remember Phyliss' class in biersbont? Here's a lovely table runner in that technique.
A fine selection of ornaments.
Framed finishes - I believe the one of the left is Herringbone Happenings and the sanddollar is Beachcomber's Booty, a class that was offered at a MAR Smart Day by Ann Strite-Kurz.
And here's a lovely finish of Marie Campbell's necklace designed for the MAR Get Stitching Gettysbug Seminar.
Welcome back to the Oatlands Chapter of the EGA's blog.
It's been a while since Donna L. posted and now we're going to play catch up.
Back in January a new board was installed. Kathy gratefully and gracefully ended her two year term and now we have the two Donnas as co-presidents.
We had a lovely potluck luncheon and a wonderful presentation on Slovakia's Embroidery Traditions by Inez Giles, Ph.D.
As usual on our Saturday meetings, there were lots of beautiful pieces showing off the talent of our Chapter!
