Programs in 2024

October daytime program - Lynn Elliott

Lynn Elliott will present a trunk show of embroidery and handwork that appears on vintage regional costume (folk or ethnic costume) dolls and a few modern artists’ dolls. Pieces will be chosen that show how a wide variety of stitches were used for facial effects and for clothing decoration and embellishments. The fineness of work on some pieces is amazing, especially knowing that many were once sold as inexpensive tourist souvenirs. Selections will come from Lynn’s varied collection of over 800 primarily vintage and mainly cloth dolls from around the world.

November program--Cross stitch on Bitty Baskets

Combine your love of cross stitch with sewing to make a cute Bitty Basket! This program is
based on crossed-stitched fabric baskets as demonstrated in the Fat Quarter Shop
FlossTube found here. It's a great way to fill up your home decor all year long. Suggested
cross stitch patterns are available for free from the Fat Quarter Shop Petite Stitches
collection found here.

This project involves cross stitching your selected design on 10-count aida cloth and then
together with coordinating fabric, construct the bag using either a sewing machine or
sewing by hand.

Supply list:

10-count aida cloth, approx 9” x 18”. We will know by October meeting if fabric will be provided for you.
Selected Petite Stitches (or other 2.5” x 2.5” design) cross stitch pattern.
Floss for the cross stitch pattern.
A fat eighth (9” x 18”) of coordinating fabric. In the photo above, the fabric is green with white dots.
Basic cross-stitch supplies.
Basic sewing supplies.
Either a sewing machine or hand sewing supplies to construct the final bag.

2023 program schedule

February: Yo-yo buttons. DONE

March: Paper on canvas project. DONE

April: Sashiko presentation. DONE

May: Ornament pattern swap, May fabric stash sale. DONE

June: Duos Beaded Bracelet DONE

July: Lessons Learned DONE

August: Pumpkin quick to stitch DONE

September: EGA Petite Project: Gold Work DONE

October: Guest speaker Lynn Elliott: Embroidery presentation

November: Cross stitch on Bitty Baskets

December: Holiday Party and ornament

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Workshops

For our guild workshop in September Ann-Marie Anderson-Mayes, from Beautiful Stitches, presented two counted canvaswork embroidery classes in person at Stitched Up Needleworks. Members from both SCVC EGA and ANG / SBN attended. Ann-Marie’s passion is to create beautiful hand embroidered items. She believes in building creative confidence so that everyone can discover the joy of making and creating. Each stitch is a small brush of love on the fabric.

Information about next year’s workshop forthcoming! Stay tuned!