January 2010

HELLO AND WELCOME!

Everyone is invited to our meetings.
Our next Meeting is

Thursday, February 18, 2010
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Come, join us and connect with other sewing enthusiasts.

Meeting Location:
TACtile Arts Center
7777 E Hampden Ave
Denver, CO 80231
Tamarac Square Shopping Center

Message from the President

Dear SRN members,

Happy New Year! Hope everyone is healthy and hearty.

December's holiday meeting was not the largest turn-out, but it was fun, delicious, and we got some great new online marketing ideas from LeNore and Christine. There also was a gift exchange, and we sent a get-well card to Carla, our treasurer.

We presented the slate of new officers for the new year, who will start in March, and they were approved by acclamation. They are:

President - Toni Fitzwater
Vice President (Program) - Susan Matthews
Treasurer - Carla Gosney
Membership - LeNore Kerber
Newsletter - Sharon Ryan
Marketing - Stephanie Rosenbaum
Special Projects - Karen Niemi
Reps to TACtile Board of Advisors - Gwenith Gernert, Stephanie Rosenbaum, and alternate Susan Matthews (quarterly meetings)

There will be a meeting of our new and old Boards on Tuesday, February 23. Then the new officers will take over in March.

I wore my latest creation, an 1880's gown, and I have to tell you, ten days later I wore it to the Solstice celebration my dance community has, and my sweetie wore his cutaway and vest that matched me, that I had made, and we were "pursued by papparazzi" all night!

We are proceeding with planning for being at the Sew Expo the first weekend in February. Judy Farmer is lining up the volunteers for our booth. We will confirm that at our January 28 meeting. Hope to see you all there!

All the best,
Marci Heiser, President

Program Information

Insite provided by Debbie Tejada, the owner of Tejada Design, and the web company that hosts our web site. She has 15 years of experience in illustration, logo, print and web design.

Be sure to come and meet our new web page owner and find out about web site options.

Don't forget to bring your show and tell, so the membership can see what everyone else is up to.

Happenings and Events

TACtile Art Center, Rocky Mountain Region continues to offer Tactile experiences. Check out their web site, they have lots of things planned including Fashion, Textile Arts, Business Labs and Beginner classes. The upcoming events for the next month are:

Make a Beautie! with Connie Lehman
Saturday, January 30, 2010 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
This is a doll making class using lots of fibers and emblishments.

Needle Felting with Rochelle Jay
Snow make up classes from Nov & Dec
Sunday, January 31st, 1-4pm

Nuno Felting Anne Evans
Friday, February 26, 1:00 - 5:00
Check out the web site for information on this fun scarf creating class using silk and wool.

Rocky Mountain Sew Expo

February 4-6, 2010
Thurs. - Sat. 10 am - 5 pm

Denver Merchandise Mart
451 East 58th Ave.
Denver, CO 80216

http://www.rustybarn.com/festival- dates.html

SRN Member Corner

Carla Gosney writes "Thank you so much for the get well card. It was a nice surprise. Laughter is always good medicine! I hope to be at the next meeting."

If anyone has or knows of anyone that has yarn they would like to find a home for, please contact Carla. She can put it to good use in the crochected items donate to the Littleton hospital.

Wanted: Donation or modest cost adjustable dress form

The volunteer who organizes Denver's Brides Against Breast Cancer gown sale needs a form to do repairs to the donated dresses before the next event in 2010. She's beginning the work now since there will be hundreds of dresses donated.

Brides Against Breast Cancer receives donated bridal gowns from shops and gently used gowns from brides. These gowns are sold over a weekend event to multitudes of caring new brides. The events are run by volunteers and all proceeds go to grant wishes for women with terminal breast cancer.

If you can provide a dress form or want to sell one, contact:

Christine Hoyt
CH Studios Custom Clothier
2518 S Patton Court
Denver, CO 80219
303 757 8181
info@chstudios.com

Promoting Sewing Skills

Our membership is a great source of knowledge. Several of our members are sharing their talents by teaching individually and in businesses. Who better to learn from than our members.

If you are involved in a sewing education opportunity and want it in the news letter, forward the details to toni_fitzwater@msn.com, the editor, so it can be included.

Member Information

USE OF SRN LOGO ON MEMBER SITES

As a member of The Sewing Referral Network, you can play a big part in helping to grow the organization!
The Board of Directors has approved the use/display of the new SRN logo on member sites for more exposure. If you need a Web-ready JPG image of the logo, please email MaryJo Regier at mj@mjregiercopywriter.com with "SRN logo request" in the subject line.

If you do display the SRN logo on your private business site, please use the format guidelines below, along with a link to the SRN website (either link the logo or the URL or both!), to ensure professional exposure consistency:

Proud Member of
[insert SRN logo jpg]
www.sewingreferralnetwork.com

MEMBERSHIP PAID REFERRAL POLICY

A one-time fee of $10 is paid for each referral that becomes a paying customer (Project minimum is $25). The $10 is paid to the person that referred that customer to you. Whether you have too much business or need more business-referrals can work for you!

Recommended Links

MaryJo Regier http://www.mjregiercopywriter.com

TACtile - Textile Arts Center http://www.tact ilearts.org/

Has Your Email Address Changed?

Please click the link at the bottom of the newsletter that reads Update Profile/Email Address . Then send an email to LeNore Kerber, lkerber@earthlink.net, so she can update the membership roster and website.

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