|  | The dates for chapter meetings in 2025 are the first Saturdays of
		    the even months, except August.  Some of the meetings will be at
		    Thistle Needleworks, 506 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield,
		    CT. 
		    Click
		    here for directions to the Thistle Needleworks store. 
		     
		       
 
		    Chapter
		    News
 Pequot
		    Colony Stitchers:  The Pequot Colony Stitchers, a group of CRVC
		    members primarily in south-eastern Connecticut, meet irregularly via Zoom
		    at 10am on the third Wednesday of each month.  All CRVC members are
		    welcome.  Contact Stephanie Thorp at
		    stephthorp@sbcglobal.net
		    at least 3 days in advance to be sent the Zoom link for meetings.
 
		     
		       
 
		    New
		    England Region - EGA -- Region Day 2025Saturday,
		    November 1st, 2025
 Doubletree
		    by Hilton, Nashua, NH
 
 Join
		    us for the New England Region EGAs Region Day 2025!  Choose from
		    two exciting in-person classes or Studio Time, enjoy a delicious buffet lunch,
		    and shop at Stash Sale tables.
 
 *** Registration for Studio Time has been extended to October 11, 2025
		    ***
 
 Click
		    here to view the Region Day 2025 Information Sheets and the Registration
		    Form.
 
		     
		       
 
		    America's
		    Tapestry
 
  Have you heard about
		    America's
		    Tapestry? 
 The Connecticut Panel is now being worked on in Connecticut.
 
 The stitching area of the Connecticut Panel of America's Tapestry
		    is approximately 36" x 48". 
		    Click
		    here to see addition information about the Connecticut Panel.
 
 Our members are welcome and, indeed, urged to add their talents to this
		    piece.  Contact Laura Kasowitz at Hartford Stitch
		    (laura@hartfordstitch.com
		    or 860-785-3093) for more information.
 
		     
		       
 
		    CRVC
		    Display
 An email call for pieces for the November display in Granby, CT, went out
		    on September 9.  It included what we're looking for this time around,
		    and how to get the pieces to Kathryn Lord in a timely fashion.  The
		    theme is Favorite Techniques, and you can contribute 3-4 small to
		    medium works, along with Title-Designer-Stitcher-Technique info.  They
		    will be shown in a secure display area at the Granby Public Library, 15 North
		    Granby Road, Granby, CT.  Kathryn needs the pieces by Wednesday October
		    22 in order to work up a layout.  They will be returned after December
		    1.
 
 If you didn't get the email, or it got buried, let Kathryn know and she'll
		    resend to you!
 
 Any questions or to arrange pick-up, email Kathryn at
		    hglord@cox.net or call 860-653-0301
		    (it's a landline - do not text).
 
 In conjunction with our November display at the Granby Public Library,
		    15 North Granby Road, Granby, CT, CRVC will host two come-one come-all
		    stitch-ins there.  They will be from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Wednesday,
		    November 5 and Saturday, November 15.  If you can make it to one or
		    both, bring along whatever you're working on for a couple of relaxing hours
		    of stitching and chatting with library patrons.  Wear a name tag,
		    please!
 
		     
		       
 
		    Members'
		    Recent Stitching Projects
		     
		     
		       
 
		      
		      Early
		      CRVC HistoryBack in the early days, CRVC was led by an executive board that consisted
		      of the president, vice president, recording secretary, corresponding secretary,
		      treasurer, and 4-6 directors. The worker-bees, if they may be
		      called that, were the program chair, newsletter editor, hospitality chair,
		      and others who cannot be remembered (sorry). These members attended board
		      meetings but did not participate except to give a report of their
		      activities.
 
		     
		       
 
		    EGA
		    News -- Membership Dues
		     
		    Members
		    can renew their membership online.  Please go to the National EGA website
		    
		    "EGAUSA.org" and
		    click "Join Us" for instructions.
 Select Connecticut River Valley (CRVC) as your primary chapter.  Have
		    your EGA member number handy.
 
 National Dues $55, CRVC dues $15, New England Region dues $3.  Total
		    annual membership $73.  For additional information, please contact Linda
		    Berry, CRVC Membership chair, 860-521-9709 or
		    lindaberry343@gmail.com.
 
 Plural members will still send their CRVC dues directly to Linda Berry.
 Plural Membership, Primary Chapter in New England Region $15.
 Plural Membership, Primary Chapter not in New England Region $18.
 Please send check payable to CRVC-EGA directly to Linda Berry, 343 Seabury
		    Drive, Bloomfield, CT 06002.
 
 CRVC Plural Members can use the
		    CRVC
		    Plural Membership Form.
 
		     
		       
 
		    CRVC
		    Fund-Raising
		     
		    For
		    many years CRVC had a library of needlework books.  Several years ago,
		    the decision was made to dissolve the library and sell off the books.
		     
		    The
		    remaining books from the CRVC library, as well as other books and needlepoint
		    canvases that have been donated to the chapter, are now available for
		    purchase.  The
		    available
		    items can be seen/ordered as listed below.
 
		    The
		    proceeds from the sale of these items will come to CRVC with the funds going
		    into the education fund.  You can make a purchase at a really good price
		    and benefit the chapter at the same time.
		     
		       
 
		      
			CRVC Pre-Internet
			
			  
			  If
			  you have, or remember once owning, a CRVC 3-ring binder like this one then
			  you will remember when it held a copy of the CRVC By-laws as well as the
			  membership list. And............... you might have kept your copies of the
			  newsletter in it, since it was published in 5.5" x 8.5" form, hole-punched,
			  and mailed to every member. The newsletters had cover art and
			  spacers between the paragraphs of news that were drawings from
			  member Lynn Payette.  
			  
			  
			    
		     
		       
 
		    CRVC
		    Board Meetings
		     
		    During
		    2025, CRVC Board Meetings will be held via Zoom on the first or second Tuesday
		    of odd-numbered months.  All members are welcome.Contact Judie Solomon at
		    JudieStichr@aol.com or
		    860-633-7281 if you want a Zoom invitation to any meeting.  See the
		    Master
		    Calendar for actual meeting dates and location.
 
		     
		       
 
		    CRVC
		    Bylaws
		     
		    The
		    CRVC Chapter Bylaws (Revised 2023) are available
		    for viewing.
		     
		     
		       
 
		      
		      CRVC
		      WebsiteIn the spring of 2003, when she was CRVC president, Julia Harvey approached
		      a members husband whom she knew had created a website for that
		      members business, asking if he would create and maintain a website
		      for the chapter. He agreed and, to this day, is the webmaster for the chapter.
		      As an adjunct to that job, he also sends out each newsletter and adds it
		      to the website.
 
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