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Our lovely GLR banner designed by Charlotte McDonnell,  Monguagon Chapter. Stitched by the Monguagon Chapter members.  9/2008   R.O.S.E. Guild members holding Group Correspondence Course in Stumpwork,"Fantasy Remembered," taught by Luan B. Callery. L-R: Shirley Irvin holding her framed work, also holding Gerry Leidlein's work; Mary Jane Dolehanty; Linda Force; Cordelia Zinken. 9/2008 Marshall Chapter EGA: September 6-7, 2008 was our second annual needlework exhibit, "A Tour of Stitches".  This was held at the Marshall Public Library on the same weekend as the famous Marshall (MI) Tour of Homes.   For a small chapter of 20 members we did very well to exhibit about 100 pieces of needlework.  9/2008 Green Bay WI Chapter celebrates National Embroidery Month: Stitch in Public at the Harmony Cafe, part of Goodwill Industries. 2/09 Marshall Chapter: Our 2008 year long project was The Legacy Sampler designed by the Madison Area EGA.  The chart and instructions are professionally done.  Some members chose to work on a different project.  14Jun09 Back row:  Suzanne Knox, Kay Owens, Thelma Taylor Front row:  Vida Zeigler, Andrea Bailey, Bette Lee Serbantez, Joan Ivany, Dee Vela NORTH COAST CHAPTER BANNER         Created to display at the County Fair, the Rocky River Quilt Show, etc., the banner was revealed at the May 2010 dinner. It was stitched and quilted by: Christine Osberg, Dona Stovicek, Rose Wyar, Connie Kosick, Karyl Kitchen and Kathy Miller. 15 chapter members contributed project donations.          Mike Farmer (new member of the North Coast Chapter as of July 2010) won two red ribbons (2nd prize in class) at the Lorain County Fair. He entered two needlepoint pieces, one in the general category and one "from chart." The two pieces are "Gathered In," a Sandy Rodgers piece that was a Chapter project in his ANG Chapter. The other is "Twister”, designed by Patricia Spencer, was in a book from Nordic Needle.   At the Fall 2010 GLR meeting, Needle Artisans of Northwest Indiana displayed a selection of outreach projects developed and taught by chapter members at Camp Quality Illinois. Items from the display span the decade of our participation in this project.  [OCT2010] GLR Regional Director gavel carved from Wisconsin cherry wood. Notice that the head is a thimble and the handle is a needle. Mary Jo Prieve, GLR Director 1998-2000, commissioned the gavel to be made by Land Bacon of Verona, Wisconsin.  His wife, Phyllis, is a member of the Madison Area Chapter, as is Mary Jo. [OCT2010]           Want to see photos here of YOUR Chapter's stitching? Send them to: EGAGLRweb@aol.com     Updated 27 September 2011; Contact Webmaster Copyright © 2010 Great Lakes Region of the Embroiderers' Guild of America Inc. All Rights Reserved ----------------------------- The textured background image is from: http://www.grsites.com