October Meeting

We had a stitch-in for our October Meeting ..... but they can sometimes be the best.   You have a chance to really talk to your fellow stitchers.   At our regular meetings when we have a speaker  you don't always get the warm and fuzzy interaction.

Our Nominating Committee was pleased to announce our slate of officers for 2015-2016.
      President - Susan D.
      Vice President and Programs - Stacy S.
      Treasurer - Sali C. P.
      Secretary - Caryl C.
The election will be held at the November meeting with these officers taking office January 1st.   Thank you ladies for your volunteer efforts to make our guild a wonderful place for all!

Some other upcoming events -

Chessie & Me Classes - If you signed up for either class, please visit the "classes" tab above regarding a change in venue.

The Morven Museum Sampler Exhibit   Several of our members attended the opening of the exhibit and highly recommend seeing it.  There are over 100 pieces on display.  Our own Patti H. will be speaking on Gloucester County Samplers on March 1.  Check out the museum’s website for additional information.  http://morven.org/shop

Sampler ID Day  The Sampler Consortium and the Sampler Archive Project will host one more Delaware Sampler Identification Days on November 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Historic Odessa Foundation in Odessa.

Winterthur’s Diligent Needle Exhibit   The exhibit has opened and will run through July 5, 2015.  The seminar will be held October 24 and 25.

The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum   Marnie B. recently visited Colonial Williamsburg and saw many southern samplers that are part of an exhibit The Material World of the Early South.

The Swam Sampler Guild Stitch-a-long  If any of you have signed up for our own Theresa B.'s Delaware Inspiration Sampler stitch-a-long, the Swam Sampler Guild has extended the deadline until 11/1/14.    You can sign up for both using Paypal at this link:

http://swansamplerguild.org/stash-enhancement.html   or you can email Cathy DeCaria at Cathyswan1@yahoo.com.

Vikki Clayton is doing a conversion to her silks for the Delaware Inspiration Sampler.  She is offering a solids version for $65 and a variegated version for $73, these prices include a 20% guild discount.  If you are interested in purchasing these silks here is a link:

http://www.hand-dyedfibers.com/oscnuked/modules.php?name=catalog&file=product_info&cPath=40&products_id=3759

UFO's  Don't forget to continue to bring your completed UFO's into the meeting for the UFO Challenge.    This challenge will run until the end of the year.

November Meeting - We are asking stitchers to bring in their most challenging piece to share in a group discussion.  

And now for some Show and Tell

The frog is some of Patrick's handiwork. 

This small sampler is by Francine.

Hey!  Look here!  Some of the stitchers finished the little wool needle book from the September meeting.  These belong to Francine, Marnie, Jean T. and Caryl C.

The ornaments, pin pillow and the box are from turbo stitcher Caryl C.  Love the tape measure loop!

I think Caryl has already brought in some of the companion pieces to this pillow.

Stitch on Guild members!