Education Reminder

You are still invited to participate in a class of your choice with a shop whose advertisement is found in our newsletter. This offer ends the last day of May 2009.

You may receive a $10 rebate from our treasury with the submission of receipt. Take advantage of this offer while it is still available.

Flowers of Spring

This morning when I went to the kitchen, the shade was up and the sun was shining brightly through the window. I first noticed the dirty window, so I pulled the shade down. My thoughts went to the fact that we get sun every other day here lately.

Next thoughts of the first flowers of Spring, which give great expectations for the coming season. Hollyhocks grow so tall and stately, did you ever make a doll from the blossoms? A full bloom would be the skirt and the bud would be the body. (The seed pod is more dolls next year).

The hardy fuchsia, which comes back out of the ground every year, brings the hummingbirds. Embroider a hollyhock this year along with a silk ribbon fuchsia and a hummingbird.

With Grinz and Giggles and Miles of Smiles.
Pennie aka Melon-E the Clown

Dues are Due!

Please send dues in separately from the June Luncheon fee. Send your dues to Leslie and your luncheon fee to Kathleen.

Please notice the little added statement at the bottom of the membership form. We are looking forward to accomplishing even more this coming year than we did last year; after all it is our 35th anniversary! If you have already sent in your membership and would like to add your name to this list, just give Pennie or Pat a call or email and then next June we will ask how many followed through. Perhaps you could bring your finished project to the June luncheon and we can show them off.

Sewing Expo Feb 26-Mar 1, 2009 Needle Arts Guild featured American Hero Quilts for wounded soldiers from Northwest Washington coming thru Madigan Army Hospital.

The Comforters satellite of Needle Arts Guild will feature the American Hero quilts in a booth at the Spring Fair in April Puyallup WA.

Needle Arts Guild Workshop - 2008

Midge DeSart taught us how to make these beautiful and yummy looking fabric chocolates:

Needle Arts Guild Workshop - 2008

Materials needed for the zipper heart project and also the step-by-step:

Close-up of the finished heart:

Isn't it beautiful?

Needle Arts Guild Workshop - 2008

A little sample of what we do at our workshops:

Pennie Smith teaching members ( Yvone and Lois) how to make the daffodil card: