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CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY CHAPTER
NEWS
June
2025
WEBSITE ADDRESS:
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We have a very full agenda ahead -- Mark these dates on your calendar
Saturday, June 27, 2025 -- Deadline for registration for SOME Stumpwork Embroidery class
Monday, July 7, 2025 -- Deadline for registration for NER Region Day 2025
Friday, July 25, 2025 -- Deadline for registration for CRVC "Blue Hills" workshop
Saturday, September 6 & 13, 2025 -- SOME Chapter class on Zoom
"Berried Treasure" with Celeste Chalasani
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
Saturday, November 1, 2025 -- NER Region Day 2025
Doubletree by Hilton, Nashua, NH
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 CRVC "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 & 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, and 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.
SOME Chapter Event -- "Berried Treasure" with Celeste Chalasani
Saturday, September 6th & 13th, 2025
Stumpwork Embroidery Class on Zoom
The Southern Maine Chapter (SOME) is sponsoring a Zoom class with Celeste Chalasani in September called
"Berried Treasure". Click here
to view the class flyer. The deadline for sign up is June 27.
If you have any questions, please contact Betty Bell, SOME Chapter Program Chair at
scogginbell2@gmail.com.
New England Region - EGA -- Region Day 2025
Saturday, November 1st, 2025
Doubletree by Hilton, Nashua, NH
Join us for the New England Region EGA’s 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 is open through Monday July 7, 2025 ***
Click here
to view the Region Day 2025 Information Sheets and the Registration Form.
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.
America's Tapestry
Have you heard about America's Tapestry? The Connecticut Panel
is now being worked on in Suffield by members of the Pioneer Valley Chapter who live in CT, and will
be there until the end of June. If you are interested in working on it there, please contact
Sue Polumbo at BigGregP@aol.com.
In July, it will return to West Hartford, where you can volunteer to stitch on it. If you would
like to work on it in Wethersfield, we can arrange for it to be at
Thistle Needleworks for a week or two
during the summer. If so inclined, please contact Judie at
JudieStichr@aol.com.
In September, it will go to Fairfield County for additional stitching. The design may be rendered
in cross-stitch, crewel stitches, applique, or the technique of your choosing which you feel will best work
best for the motif(s) you stitch upon.
The stitching area of the Connecticut Panel is approximately 36" x 48".
Click here to see
addition information about the Connecticut Panel.
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
Recent stitching projects done by our members.... (click on an image for an enlarged view)
This "EGA Petite Project" piece
was stitched by Laurie Sulger
CRVC Fund-Raising
The remaining books from the dissolved CRVC library, as well as other books and needlepoint canvases
that have been donated to the chapter, are now available for purchase.
Click here to
view/order the available items.
"Water Spiral" / "Earth Spiral"
stitched by Kathryn Lord
Stitched by Kathryn Lord
from the April workshop
"Brrr.... Snowman" stitched by Pat Karpenko
from the December "Snow Day" workshop
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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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 "Connecticut Panel for America's Tapestry -- click for an enlarged view")
.jpg;^Favorite Medallion #1^ stitched by Laurie Sulger') "'Favorite Medallion #1' stitched by Laurie Sulger -- click for an enlarged view")
 "'Water Spiral' and 'Earth Spiral' stitched by Kathryn Lord -- click for an enlarged view")
 "'Butterflies' from the April workshop stitched by Kathryn Lord -- click for an enlarged view")
 "'Brrr.... Snowman' stitched by Pat Karpenko -- click for an enlarged view")