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| Needle holder, needle, and little clamps |
The SAGA Convention in Hampton, Virginia, is over, and most attendees have packed and are off to home. I am staying over tonight as my flight to Denver is Monday morning. I had a wonderful time, meeting old friends and making new ones. Being in Northern Colorado, I'm a bit isolated from all of my stitching friends back in California, so it was nice to reconnect with them and those that I only see at Conventions. Several of the local chapters provide table favors with the meals, so this post will be show you what useful things we received. The theme for this Convention was "Anchored in SAGA" as it was held in Hampton, Virginia, on the East Coast. One of the chapters digitized the logo and embroidered it on felt to create needle books. There were also quilt clamps and a very large needle for making very large bullions.
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| Smocking Plates |
We were given smocking plates at three meals.
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| Luggage handle cushion, coaster, visor tissue holder |
Little sewn items: a luggage handle cushion with room for address information inside an acrylic window, a coaster in nautical theme fabric, and a tissue holder with elastic so it can be stretched over a car visor.
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| Organza pressing cloth, pleat counter, wax |
The organza pressing cloth was actually a door prize I won (the only thing, alas), a very handy pleat counter and wax for sewing threads. I use a lot of wax so this will be handy.
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| Don't forget the beer! |
No, this wasn't a table favor. One of the ladies didn't manage to drink the beer she bought, so I'm bringing it home for Mr CS. I'm sure he will love it. He's been babysitting since I left on Monday so will be glad to get a bit of relief.
I took four different classes all on embroidery, and I will blog separately about each one, which I hope will make me complete them. So, more to come!
Oops, one last thing. Follow this
link to the SAGA Smock Along FB page. The mayor of Hampton showed up to visit the Convention. He actually knew what pleating was and posed in front of the Wee Care gowns. What a guy!
Looks like a good haul -- that wax is a really useful gift, and something that can be hard to find. Can't wait to hear about the classes! Safe journey home. :D
ReplyDeleteI use wax a lot more than I used to, even ironing it into the thread before sewing. Several years ago I made hundreds of wax shells for our local chapter and still have a few left.
DeleteWhat wonderful (and useful) treats...
ReplyDeleteYes, this was a good year, sometimes the favors aren't quite so handy.
DeleteSounds fabulous. Its always so great to gather with like minded passionate people!
ReplyDeleteIt was fabulous! It's so much fun to meet all my friends again.
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