May 2009

Greetings!

Next Meeting is Thursday, May 28, 2009 from 11am to 1pm.
Please join us to connect with other sewing enthusiasts who share your passion.

Meeting Location:

Textile Arts Center
7777 E Hampden Ave
Denver, CO 80231
Tamarac Square Shopping Center

Message from the President

Dear SRN Members:

Welcome to the several new members we have. More members are joining us for each month's luncheon meeting at the TACtile Arts Center. Nice to see new faces, as well as catch up on the "news" from people we may have known for many years. Hope to see you at a meeting soon.

We again had a fun speaker in April, Loren Korel, owner and designer of The Heavenly Sewing Chair. taught us a lot about sitting for sewing, and the chairs he designs and sells through local outlets. (My chiropractor would approve, I know!)

Our new brochures will be available at this week's meeting, so be sure to come and pick some up to distribute to our various venues, whether new or old. And tell Pat Kramer where you are taking them, so she can add the names to our list.

The "Wonderful Wednesdays" at TACtile are probably going on a break for the summer. I encourage you who don't make it to the luncheon, to visit TACtile, there is always something fabulously "tactile" to look at and touch. Also, there is a full schedule of classes for the summer, including some for kids being taught by costume folks from DCPA. Look up the schedule and descriptions on the TACtile website. Their free email list gets you the latest news and happenings. For instance, May 30 will be a "knit-in" at Tamarac Square; June 11 the city of Denver will include the arts organizations at Tamarac Square in their Arts Tour. Check it out!

Also, Interweave Press of Loveland is now a member of TACtile. Some of you may be familiar with their books. TACtile would like SRN, and other member guilds to suggest books we would like to see available for sale at TACtile. So let me know, or contact TACtile yourself and make suggestions.

I would like to thank publicly our SRN Board of Directors who have given, or are giving, so much of their time to have SRN continue to operate successfully for the benefit of all of us. In March, Donna Sproul retired as the newsletter editor, and Toni Fitzwater took over. Betsy DeHaven retired as treasurer and new member Carla Gosney took that on. Toni handed the membership responsibilities to LeNore Kerber. Judy Veyera took on the marketing (brochures etc.) job from Karen Niemi, who is staying on the Board for special projects. Tracy Kreiling continues as V.P. in charge of getting our monthly speakers. Susan Matthews continues on the Board and has been negotiating to get us that business seminar from Dhyan Atkinson soon. Ladies, thank you so much for your dedication; without you, it wouldn't happen!

I am looking forward to seeing many of you on Thursday, May 28! Marci Heiser, President of SRN

Marci Heiser
President of SRN

This Months Event

Mark your calendar, so you are sure to attend the May meeting.
We are sure to have a great program.

Upcoming Happenings

SPECIAL ONE-DAY WORKSHOP FOR SEWING PROFESSIONALS:

The Five Essential Skills You Need To Find Clients!

This workshop was cancelled because of the snow storm April 4. It will be rescheduled. There are a few spaces still available.
Contact Susan Matthews to get on the list.

It will still be a great deal - one day, 9:15 am to 4:00 pm - $99 - including lunch and materials.

2009 CAPITOL QUILT SHOW

June 2 - August 20, 2009 at the State Capitol
The show is free and is open to visitors during the normal building hours,
7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

"ORANGE BLOSSOMS AND ILLUSION"
Wedding Dress Exhibit.

Radius Gallery in the visitor center at the Lakewood Heritage Center.
801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood;
hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday
Admission is free,
through August 8, 2009.

If you know if an exhibit or show that would interest our membership, forward the details to toni_fitzwater@msn.com, the editor, so they can be included.

Membership Showcase

Karen Niemi won a Denver Post Stimulus contest of $1000, way to go Karen.

Spring Brochure

Judy Veyera, the advertising chair, will have the Spring- Summer Brochure.

Use of SRN Logo on Members 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 e-mail 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

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/

Membership Roster

Members may pick-up membership rosters and brochures at any meeting. If you can't make a meeting and need brochures, please contact one of the SRN Board Members for alternate pick up locations. New rosters will be printed for the July & November 2009 meetings (subject to change). If you can not attend a meeting and want a roster or brochure, please email the request to the membership chair. Brochures will be mail to you, and rosters will be emailed to you in an Excel file.

Notice
- Membership Dues were due by March 1st,

All SRN members should forward their dues to
Carla Gosney,
7280 S. Broadway
Centennial, CO 80122

NOTE:
If dues are not received by May 1, you will be deleted from the Membership Roster, Website, Brochure, and Newsletter Mailing.

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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