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Lake Michigan Sampler Guild!


This is a very special year for the Lake Michigan Sampler Guild. We’re celebrating our 20th anniversary! There will be special programs, projects and surprises all year long, so make sure you add our 2018 meetings to your calendar.

The Lake Michigan Sampler Guild is a non-profit organization of enthusiastic needlework lovers. If you like antique needlework, want to learn more about samplers or love to stitch, then join the Lake Michigan Sampler Guild! We invite you to be a guest at our next meeting held at the Community Center in Wheaton, IL. Come and meet others who share your love of stitching and samplers!

News

  • 20th Anniversary Party Photos

    20th Anniversary Party Group Photo
    We had a beautiful fall day for our anniversary party. The turnout was fantastic and everyone who attended had a wonderful time. What a splendid afternoon!  Click on the title of this post to see photos of the party.

  • Friendship Sampler Gallery

    Friendship Sampler by Judy Conti
    The Friendship Sampler was designed by Marsha Parker of the Scarlet Letter to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Lake Michigan Sampler Guild. Thank you, Marsha, for helping to make our anniversary special.  Click on the title above to see photos of all of the finished samplers.

New in the gallery:

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Upcoming Programs

Victorian Rose Basket Needlebook Part 1


Sunday, Januay 13, 2019
Time: 1:30-3:30
Location: Barrington Library (confirmed)

Please join us for our first meeting of 2019 where we will be starting a three month project. Rae Iverson of Moss Creek Designs has graciously given LMSG permission to kit and stitch her Victorian Rose Basket Needlebook. The first month we will learn how to do the pulled stitches on the cover.

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Victorian Rose Basket Needlebook – Part 2


Sunday, February 10, 2019
Time: 1:30-3:30
Location: Palatine Library (not confirmed)

Please join us for our second meeting of 2019 where we will be continuing a three month project. Rae Iverson of Moss Creek Designs has graciously given LMSG permission to kit and stitch her Victorian Rose Basket Needlebook. This month, we will learn how stitch the basket.

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Victorian Rose Basket Needlebook – Part 3


Sunday, March 17, 2019
Time: 1:30-3:30
Location: Barrington Library (not confirmed)

Please join us for our 2018 March meeting where we will be concluding a three month project. Rae Iverson of Moss Creek Designs has graciously given LMSG permission to kit and stitch her Victorian Rose Basket Needlebook. This month, we will learn how to finish the needlebook. Note the meeting date is the third Sunday.

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