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CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY CHAPTER
NEWS
April
2025
WEBSITE ADDRESS:
www.crvc-ega.org |
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We have a very full agenda ahead -- Mark these dates on your calendar
Tuesday, May 6, 2025 -- CRVC Board Meeting at 10 am
on Zoom -- contact
Judie for Zoom link
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 -- Deadline for "Garden Day" Surface Embroidery pattern on fabric
Saturday, June 7, 2025 -- CRVC Meeting & Program
"Garden Day" Projects -- in person at
Thistle Needleworks and on Zoom
Friday, July 25, 2025 -- Deadline for registration for "Blue Hills" workshop
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 -- CRVC Board Meeting at 10 am
on Zoom -- contact
Judie for Zoom link
Saturday & Sunday, October 4 & 5, 2025 -- CRVC Meeting & Workshop
"Blue Hills" workshop with Dawn Donnelly
November 1-30, 2025 -- CRVC Display at Granby Public Library
Theme for 2025 is "Favorite Techniques"
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 -- CRVC Board Meeting at 10 am
on Zoom -- contact
Judie for Zoom link
Monday, November 24, 2025 -- Deadline for registration for "Zelda the Zebra" workshop
Saturday, December 6, 2025 -- CRVC Meeting
To be Announced
Saturday, January 31 & March 7, 2026 -- CRVC Meeting & Workshop
"Zelda the Zebra" with Toni Gerdes
CRVC Meetings and Stitch-Ins --
CRVC Meeting
Saturday, June 7th, 2025 "Garden Day" Projects
To be held at Thistle Needleworks and on Zoom -- 10am - 4pm
Choose one of four Spring-y projects to stitch with friends:
CRVC Meeting
Saturday & Sunday, October 4th & 5th, 2025
"Blue Hills" workshop
with Dawn Donnelly
Blue Hills Stitches/Techniques: Exploring handmade paper by painting, wetting, tearing and cutting it
into shapes. Working with Reverse Square Herringbone, French Knots, Branscombe Edge, Criss Cross Hungarian,
Butterfly chain Stitch, Oriental, Rhodes Stitch and creating a fake Bullion.
Design size: 6¼" x 8¾"
Ground Fabric: 14 Count Mono Canvas
Class Length: 2 days
Skill Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Kit fee: NER Region members - $150
Non-NER region members - $170
Plans for lunch for Saturday and Sunday, and Saturday night dinner will be announced at a later date.
Deadline for registration – July 25, 2025
To be held at the Seabury Retirement Community, Bloomfield CT.
The class fee is covered by CRVC using funds granted
by the NER Region from profits of the 2023 national seminar. See the coupon at the end of this newsletter.
CRVC Meeting
Saturday, December 6th, 2025 To be Announced
Details to follow.
CRVC Meeting
Saturday, January 31st & March 7th, 2026
"Zelda the Zebra" with Toni Gerdes
 Zelda is an exuberant Patchwork Zebra with her stripes of many
colors. The jewel tone color palette makes Zelda exquisite. Zelda’s "false" eyelashes will
have her flirting with you. Several Rainbow Gallery metallics, Caron threads, Straw Silk & Planet
Earth Threads, along with beautiful beads, will be used to create her captivating design. The stitches
will include old favorites, as well as a few surprises. The background will be a white-on-white diagonal
pattern that emphasizes the design and enhances Zelda’s whimsical personality.
Technique: Canvas Embroidery on 18ct. White Mono canvas
Level of Proficiency: Intermediate
Design Area: 11" x 9"
Kit Cost/Contents: $175; line drawn canvas, instructions, threads, and embellishment
This workshop will be in person at Thistle Needleworks and on Zoom.
See the coupon at the end of this newsletter. The deadline for registration is November 24, 2025.
CRVC Display
It's never too early to start thinking about which of your pieces you'd like to see in our next display,
which will be November 2025 in the main branch of the Granby (CT) Public Library.
The theme this time around is Favorite Techniques. Sure, we enjoy learning new things, but
we all have a favorite (or two) that we return to again and again, be it canvas work, blackwork, Japanese,
surface embroidery, ribbon, beading, or cross stitch. At our first display in Granby 14 years ago,
we had examples of 26 techniques!
We'll be collecting pieces in October and returning them in early December. Drop-off and pick-up
options will be publicized in September.
All members are welcome to attend CRVC Board meetings.
These meetings are held via Zoom.
Contact Judie at least 24 hours in advance at
JudieStichr@aol.com
for the links to these Zoom meetings and other CRVC Zoom meetings.
All members are welcome to attend the Pequot Colony Stitchers meetings.
These meetings are held via Zoom.
Contact Stephanie at least 24 hours in advance at
StephThorp@sbcglobal.net
for links to these Zoom meetings.
Members -- send
pictures of your
finished pieces
to Judie to be
included in the
next newsletter
**** Activity at the Outreach event at the Granby Public Library on April 1 ****
Table #1 at the Cossitt Branch
of the Granby Public Library
Table #2 at the Cossitt Branch
of the Granby Public Library
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CRVC Program Registration Form
"Garden Day" Projects -- June 7th, 2025
In person at Thistle Needleworks and on Zoom
Mail the completed form and check payable to CRVC-EGA to:
Linda Berry, 343 Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002
lindaberry343@gmail.com
Deadline: May 20th, 2025 for Surface Embroidery pattern on fabric only
Surface Embroidery project in the September 2024 issue of NeedleArts
____ I will attend the meeting - please bring my pattern to the meeting -- $5.00
____ I will not be attending the meeting - please mail the printed fabric to me -- $8.00
Name:
__________________________________________________________________
Address:
__________________________________________________________________
Email:
__________________________________________________________________
Phone#:
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CRVC Program Registration Form
"Blue Hills"with Dawn Donnelly -- October 4th and 5th, 2025
At the Seabury Retirement Community, Bloomfield CT
Mail the completed form and check payable to CRVC-EGA to:
Linda Berry, 343 Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002
lindaberry343@gmail.com
Deadline: July 25th, 2025
"Blue Hills"with Dawn Donnelly
____ $150.00 (NER member)
____ $170.00 (non NER member)
Name:
__________________________________________________________________
Address:
__________________________________________________________________
Email:
__________________________________________________________________
Phone#:
________________________________________ |
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CRVC Program Registration Form
"Zelda the Zebra" with Toni Gerdes -- January 31st and March 7th, 2026
In person at Thistle Needleworks and on Zoom
Mail the completed form and check payable to CRVC-EGA to:
Linda Berry, 343 Seabury Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002
lindaberry343@gmail.com
Deadline: November 24th, 2025
"Zelda the Zebra" with Toni Gerdes
____ Kit fee: $175
Name:
__________________________________________________________________
Address:
__________________________________________________________________
Email:
__________________________________________________________________
Phone#:
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 "'Poinsettia' stitched by Tere Foley -- click for an enlarged view")
 "'Pomegranate Stocking' stitched by Kathryn Lord -- click for an enlarged view")
 "'Pomegranate Stocking' stitched by Judie Solomon")
 "'Sparkly Snowman' stitched by Kathryn Lord -- click for an enlarged view")
 "'Winter Snowman' stitched by Laurie Sulger -- click for an enlarged view")
 "A Needlebook stitched by Linda Berry -- click for an enlarged view")
 "Front Cover of Needlebook stitched by Linda Berry -- click for an enlarged view")
 "Table #1 at the Cossitt Branch of the Granby Public Library -- click for an enlarged view")
 "Table #2 at the Cossitt Branch of the Granby Public Library -- click for an enlarged view")