The Heartland Region of The Embroiderers' Guild of America, Inc. presents

HeartBeats

A quarterly newsletter for Heartland Region Members March 2016, Volume 31, Issue 1

The mission of the Embroiderers' Guild is to stimulate appreciation for and celebrate the heritage of embroidery by advancing the highest standards of excellence in its practice through education, exhibition, preservation, collection and research (www.egausa.org).

Region Director Message Hello Region Members. I can’t believe another Heartbeats is ready to hit the street! Maybe because weather in most of the Heartland has been cold and snowy we have all enjoyed being in a nest with a needle in one hand. I have had some time to stitch now that Christmas is over and the family has all gone home. My little townhouse was busting at the seams over the Holiday, and we had a really good time. Since the fall meeting in San Antonio, I have participated in a teleconference on a committee that is discussing recruiting and retaining members. The company that ran the meeting will be coming out with some suggestions that we will talk about in March at the Kentucky meeting. Maybe after that, I will have something more to tell you about it. It seems to be very hard to come up with new ideas in this area, kind of like we have tried so hard in the past. But, I will let you know what comes out of this pow-wow. I have enjoyed your newsletters, and have read your minutes. Chapters are making efforts in stitching in public, teaching youth, and hosting public shows. All of these activities promote EGA and some may actually help with the falling membership numbers. Keep up the good work! If any chapter has a person they think would enjoy the focus of fundraising please let me know as that chair is still open. I am looking forward to the spring get-together in Dubuque, and I hope lots of you come! The ladies of this chapter have worked hard to give us a good experience. We really like the Shalom Center and its warm hospitality. Please let me know if you have any issues that should be on our meeting agenda for this event. Keep on stitching! Gini Adkins, Region Director

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FUTURE NATIONAL SEMINARS 2016 National Seminar November 2-6, 2016 Alexandria, VA—Hilton Alexandria Mark Center 2017 National Seminar Blue Ridge Rendezvous August 16-20, 2017 Ashville, NC

Upcoming Heartland Region Meetings Spring 2016 April 29-May 1, 2016

Tri-States Needle Arts Dubuque, IA Stitch Your Way to the Tri-States Shalom Retreat Center

Mini-Seminar

Fall 2016

Santa Fe Trail Kansas City Fountains of Fun Unity Village (Lee’s Summit)

Workshop

October 21-23, 2016

Spring 2017

March 15-19, 2017

Coulee Country Froggin in the Coulee Radisson Hotel

LaCrosse, WI

Seminar

Fall 2017

TBD

Needle Arts Guild Wichita

Wichita, KS

Workshop

Need Host Chapters for both Spring 2018 Mini-Seminar and Fall 2018 Workshop. Contact Marietta Mason, ARD [email protected]

Chapters in Heartland Region are invited to share information about their exhibits and workshops on the Heartland Region website at www.orgsites.com/ia/heartlandega . Send details to: Nancy Crow ([email protected]) or use the contact form at the bottom of the homepage.

How to Receive the HeartBeats Newsletter—FREE! The Heartland Region newsletter is available electronically to any Heartland Region member. The newsletter is a .pdf file located on a blind webpage that cannot be accessed through links on the Heartland Region website. The location (name) of the webpage is sent to members by email using a yahoo group— Heartlandheartbeats. Yahoo has changed what moderators can do, the most important one being that I CANNOT add any members to the Heartlandheartbeats yahoo group. What I can do is invite you to the group. Please send me your email and I will start the process. When you have responded to the invitation email, you will be entered into the newsletter distribution database. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE CHANGE—EFFECTIVE JUNE 2015 - $8 FOR 4 ISSUES If you want to receive the newsletter, via snail mail, please send $8 to me and I will mail out the newsletter on the same day that it is posted on the Yahoo group. Marilee Sagat ([email protected]), HeartBeats Editor

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Heartland Region Outreach Report

Submitted by Marietta Mason, Assistant Regional Director Fleur-de-Lis – In 2015 they presented a cross-stitch sampler to a young family moving into their Habitat for Humanity house. The house had been moved to a new location because of the extensive Bee Branch flood abatement work in Dubuque. They presented Blessing Stoles to Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque. Mercy provides the small stoles and the guild embroiders cross designs on them. The stoles are given to the families of babies and young children who are baptized or blessed while they are at the hospital. They also observed Stitch in Public Day by stitching at the Carnegie Stout Public Library in Dubuque. Prairie Rose – They have refreshed their Habitat for Humanity sampler with new colors for the upcoming season. They are also making and sharing bookmarks with teachers to reward young readers. Prairie Arts Chapter – They made Advent and Christmas banners for the church as a way to repay them for letting them meet without charge. Decatur Needle Arts – Held an exhibit at the Decatur Public Library. They will also be having a teaching pro-gram for Girl Scouts. Cedar Valley – Sent samplers to their sister chapter in New Zealand. Habitat for Humanity Samplers were presented to the Iowa City chapter for homes in Kalona. Needle Arts Guild of Wichita – Donated stitched ornaments to Harbor House, a women’s crises shelter, that were given to the children at the center during the holidays. Quinsippi Needleworkers – They have been named the 2015 George Irwin Arts award winner in the category of Arts Organization. Also, in December they delivered embellished Wee Care gowns to Blessed Beginnings.

Education Report

Submitted By Terry Hanson, Education Chair I’ll be taking over as committee chair again until this term is up. As you might know, this committee was chaired briefly by Cindy Clark who lost her fight with cancer this Fall. Coming up the Spring we look forward to a great program at the Spring Region Meeting at Shalom. Look for the information and registration form elsewhere in this issue of Heartbeats. The same can be found on the region website: http://www.orgsites.com/ia/heartlandega/ Upcoming in the Fall of 2016 the region sponsored class will be “Needlepoint 101”. It’s a great class covering the basics of needlepoint taught by a local Kansas City needlepointer. It might seem like a long way off but plans are being made for the region sponsored class for Fall 2017. Right now, two ideas have been put forward: the class cancelled last year due to Cindy’s illness “I Love Christmas Ornament: Program Building with NeedleArts Magazine”, and “Death Head Buttons”. Other ideas and names for possible teachers are welcome. HeartBeats, March 2016, page 3

Notebook/Leadership Report By Sandra Gordon

Looking Ahead Region Representatives will vote on select changes that will require revising region documents at the Heartland Region 2016 Spring meeting in Dubuque, IA. Watch for a list of the revised pages in the June 2016 HeartBeats. Modified pages will be available on Heartland’s website to download and add to your blue notebook. What blue notebook? Every chapter region representative and every region officer received a new blue three-ring binder notebook at the April 2015 Heartland Region Seminar in Bloomington, MN. The contents include various Heartland and EGA documents, including region by-laws and region policies and procedures

Fleur-de-lis Chapter, in celebration of their 25th Anniversary, will host a class on Saturday, October 1, 2016 in Dubuque, Iowa. The project will be the Thistle Purse designed by Linda Duree. Kits will be purchased from Linda, and the class will be led by Fleur-de-Lis members. Attendees will have the choice of the Thistle design or a custom design featuring the Fleur-de-Lis chapter logo. Sponsors for this event include: Fleur-de-Lis Chapter, Heartland Region & Gay Philips Education Grant. The class is open to all members of the Heartland Region, but class size is limited. Registration will close on April 15th. For more information, contact Ruth Lyon at [email protected] or Marian Walker at [email protected].

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REGION EVENTS April 22 - 24, 2016 SHOWCASE OF NEEDLEARTS sponsored by the Cedar Valley Chapter. An exhibit of traditional and contemporary needlework by our members. Location: Kirkwood Training & Outreach Conference Center, 3375 Armar Drive, Marion, Iowa. Friday, April 22nd, 10:00am - 7:00 pm Saturday, April 23rd, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday, April 24th, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Demonstrations of stitching techniques will be held throughout the exhibit. Door Prizes and Raffle Drawings. Raffle drawing will be held on Sunday, April 24th, 3:00 pm winner not be present to win. For more information visit our chapter website at www.orgsites.com/ia/cvcega.

March 18-20, 2016 Retreat at Sinsinawa Tri-State Needle Arts

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Source: As the Rivers Thread, Quinsippi Needlers Chapter Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 4, February 2016 Editor’s Note: While this event has past, I felt it was noteworthy to include this exciting award in this issue of HeartBeats.

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Region Director (Elected: Term ends May 2017) Gini Adkins 4801 Goldenrod Lane Lincoln, NE 68512 Lincoln Needleworkers Guild 402-421-6341 [email protected]

Finance Chair (Appointed: Term ends May 2017) Susan Ritter 842 Larpenteur Ave. West St. Paul, MN 55113-6542 651-488-3820 St. Paul Needleworkers [email protected]

Assistant Region Director/Outreach (Elected: Term ends May 2017) Marietta Mason 210 N Montbella Circle Wichita, KS 67230 NeedleArts Guild of Wichita 316-733-2095 316-204-5299 [email protected]

Program Planning (Appointed: Term ends May 2017) Solveig Walstrom 7431 Macon Drive Cedar Rapids, IA 52411 Cedar Valley 319-393-8982 [email protected]

Recording Secretary (Elected: Term ends May 2016) Darla Bohn 18244 Justice Way Lakeville, MN 55044 Coulee Country 952-378-4522 [email protected] Treasurer (Elected: Term ends May 2016) Vickie Patchin 10916 West 96th Place Overland Park, KS 66214 Santa Fe Trail Chapter 913–894-1741 [email protected] Membership & Banner (Appointed: Term ends May 2017) Rosanne Fulton 314 Oakland Ave. Council Bluffs, IA 51503 Omaha Needle Artists 712-256-2674 [email protected] Education Chair (Appointed: Term ends May 2017) Terry Hanson 205 E. Knollwood Way Platteville, WI 53818 Tri-State Needlearts 608-348-5300 [email protected] Region Fund-Raising Chair (Appointed: Position Open, Need Volunteer)

Bylaws/Parliamentarian Laura Kamienski 125 E. Boyson Road NE #411 Hiawatha, IA 52233 Prairie Rose 319-431-6379 [email protected] Webmistress (Appointed: Term ends May 2017) Nancy Crow 306 Country Lane Menden, IL 62351 217-740-2391 FAX 217-228-5354 [email protected]

Nominating Committee (Elected: Term ends May 2016) Joyce Furry-Sievers 716 Driftwood Drive Lincoln, NE 68510 Lincoln Needleworkers 402-488-5833 [email protected]

Newsletter (Appointed: Term ends May 2017) Marilee Sagat 7241 Emerson Ave. So. Richfield, MN 55423 St. Paul Needleworkers Day: 612-751-6885 Evening: 612-861-0066 [email protected]

(Elected: Term ends May 2017) Anita Wild 1025 Grove Terrace Dubuque, IA 52001 Fleur-de-Lis/Tri-State Needlearts 563-556-3094 [email protected]

HEARTBEATS is the official publication of Heartland Region and is published quarterly. Deadlines are as follows:

(Elected: Term ends May 2018) Deborah Powell 2305 W. 95th Street Leawood, KS 66206 Santa Fe Trail 913-302-5265 [email protected] (Nominating Committee Non-voting ) Sharon Beerman 2813 Eula Drive Urbandale, IA 50322-4257 Valley Junction 515-270-2365 [email protected] Historian (Appointed: Term Ends May 2017 Judy Erickson 7448 Florida Ave N Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 St. Paul Needleworkers 763-566-9707 [email protected] Officers Notebook/Leadership (Appointed: Term ends May 2017) Sandra Gordon 3175 B 17th Street S Fargo ND 58103-5914 701-235-5152 Member at Large [email protected]

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REPRINT PERMISSION: All EGA chapters have permission to reprint any material found herein except items that are copyrighted. These will be clearly marked. Prior credit is always appreciated. Distribution Policy: Heartland Region will send free hard copy issues of HEARTBEATS to the chapter officers that have provided email addresses. Any other member wishing to receive their own copy of HEARTBEATS by snail mail may subscribe at the cost of $8.00 for four issues. If the correct person in your chapter is not receiving Heartbeats, please send your officer updates to the Regional Director and the Regional Director will notifies National Headquarters. PLEASE SEND YOUR CHAPTER NEWSLETTERS TO Marilee Sagat OR EMAIL THEM TO HER AT [email protected]

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HeartBeats Marilee Sagat 7241 Emerson Ave. So. Richfield, MN 55423 [email protected]

Banner Schedule

The Heartland Region Banner can be reserved by Chapters for use at needlework shows, exhibits or events. Chapters are responsible for any shipping charges.

Please contact me for a banner reservation if your chapter is scheduled to host a regional seminar or meeting. Thank you.

Please contact: Rosanne Fulton 314 Oakland Ave. Council Bluffs, IA 51503 712-256-2674 [email protected]

HEARTBEATS The Heartland Region newsletter is available electronically to any Heartland Region member. The newsletter is a .pdf file located on a blind webpage that cannot be accessed through links on the Heartland Region website. The location (name) of the webpage is sent to members by email using a yahoo group—Heartlandheartbeats. If you wish to be receive an email with the newsletter link, send me your email and I will invite you to join the Heartlandheartbeats yahoo group. Email me, Marilee Sagat at [email protected].

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