It’s Spring !! Thank Goodness – did anyone tell the weather?? Stitching needs to remain an indoor sport and even an earthquake will not deter us ! This months meeting will be the next to last dealing with Tumbling stripes. More and more members could not put it down and are finishing it in different ways. Framed, in the top of a box, as an ornament, on the back of a jacket…. no limit to the imagination. Woodlawn is now over and our Amy B has just returned with our submissions. She emailed everyone that participated as to where you can collect your pieces. The ANG elections are over and the vot ..read more

March 31, 2024 Hi Everyone — A few weeks ago, I was stitching with Erin, one of our newer NJNA members. Erin told me about a beading exhibit at the Morris Museum. So, the two Sues (C and R) and I decided to make an outing to see the Jan Huling “Everything is Alive” exhibit. I haven’t posted for a long while, but I know we have some beading fanatics in NJNA, so I wanted to share a few pictures and encourage you to get out to see the exhibit if you can. It runs through May 26. The star of the show is the Preying Mantis. Isn’t she beautiful? Look at all those beads! Here’s a picture that will giv ..read more

This weeks meeting was another chapter in Tumbling Stripes – we are rounding the bend to the half way point of the project. There are two more months to go. Some have already finished and there are stunning combinations of color. Such a fun project to stitch, I think it’s a hit ! Coming in June and July will be the Jelly Fish Ornament – the one I have been waiting patiently for. Later this year our next big adventure is with Ann Marie Anderson of Beautiful Stitches fame. If you enjoy her creations then it’s time to become a member of NJNA as we are going to be having her – in person – to teach ..read more

Hope you remembered to attend the meeting since it was on a different day this past month. June is the next time that our meeting will be on a different day of the month – I’ll remind you !! If you missed then you missed the next part to be stitched on Tumbling Stripes. Everyone is stitching the next four stripes and spoiler alert – the next 3 are the following month. You also missed the talk Jacqui C. gave on using a laying tool and the different kinds you can buy. Loved her description of how the threads should line up on the tool like they are the Rockette’s !! Yes – we actually have fun at ..read more

Don’t feel bad you are not alone – many forgot that this months meeting is actually next week! We will have the next part of Tumbling Stripes on the 28th. I have seen some that are being worked on and the color combos are wonderful. I am sure we will see more during the meeting. Also, just a quick shout out to Janet K for her generous donation towards the new member gifts, thank you again. Nothing says Spring like birds in birdhouses which is what the new cover of the Needle Pointers Magazine looks like. They are catching up with some of their publishing issues and said the magazine will be in ..read more

What’s new at NJNA – we have 3 new members !!! We all want to welcome Charlotte, Eileen and Patricia – hoping you have as much fun as we all do here at NJNA. This month we will be continuing with our Tumbling Stripes program. Now that everyone has basted (yech!) it’s time to get to the good stuff – stitching the stripes. Soon we will see those color combinations come alive. We are also trying something new with this class. As a member of NJNA you got an email letting you know that the classes held at the meeting have been recorded. We all know that life can get in the way of our stitching at t ..read more

The first meeting of the year is now in the books and we are off to a big start with Tumbling Stripes. I am looking forward to seeing what colorways everyone has chosen. This project will be the topic for the next 3 months and you will see – it will stitch up quickly. Next project on the agenda will be the Jelly Fish (Sea Jelly) – the one I am waiting for !!! Such a great looking small project. This year has so much more packed into it as we go thru the months – all the more reason to send in your dues or even join in the fun and become a member. Just an FYI – the library had booked another ev ..read more

Welcome to 2024 at NJNA and it looks like it’s going to be a promising year ahead. Earlier in the month we had our Holiday Luncheon at The Grain House and again it was a lovely event. Thank you Cathryn with help from Jacqui along with that neat little treat at each seat. We all enjoyed our meals but mostly the company and lets not forget the Show and Share. There were some really amazing pieces that our members stitched this past year. Several people also brought their 2023 Stitch of the Month which was fun to see the different colorways. The new chapter project was debuted – Marilyn Owens “Tu ..read more

This week was the last meeting of this year. When the clock strikes Midnight on Dec 31 some how we will have made it to 2024 – WOW ! Did you ever think?? What this really means is a new year of fun and interesting new projects to explore. We are all looking forward to the luncheon on Saturday January 6th. Not only will it give us a chance to see people in person that we haven’t seen possibly since last years luncheon BUT we also get to see up coming programs, new board members and best of all – show and tell. I know, what people talk about most after a wedding or in this case a lunch is the f ..read more

This past weeks meeting gets you off to a running start on your name tag. I had never heard of Tink Boord-Dill alphabets before but what a find ! Tink Boord-Dill Needlework Alphabets – Needlework and Knitting Alphabets for Discerning Makers (tinkbd.com) They are also on Etsy. The list of options for an alphabet is mind blowing. Get creative and we are all going to be looking at each others name tags at the January luncheon. (Better start soon!) The meeting also had other interesting news – that meeting was Linda M’s final meeting as President of the chapter – we can only say Thank You for all ..read more