The Banded Stitch Sampler is the guild's year long project for 2025. Each month, we will learn and add a new stitch. Much like school girl samplers from long ago, our sampler can be used as a refrence for adding decorative stitches to your own work. Banding is provided by the guild.

In January, we have a special project: The Embelished Egg designed by Judy Harper. Learn to stitch on canvas using a variety of threads and stitches. All materials will be provided by the guild. 

On Saturday, April 26th, we will be joining the San Ramon Historic Foundation at their annual Sheep Shearing Day. Karen has designed an adorable "stitch and take" project for younger attendees. It is sure to be a fun filled day encouraging our community's youth to pick up a needle and thread. Event is located at the Forest Home Farm at 19953 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon. 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM  RSVP with Amy.

Join us on June 20th at the Alameda County Fair. We will be demonstrating various stitching techniques and will have a display of finished work. To volunteer, contact Joann at VintageStitchersEGA@gmail.com.

One of the VS traditions is to have an ornament exchange at the December meeting.  Participation is voluntary. 

Your ornament can commemorate any holiday/celebration you choose, e.g. Christmas, Halloween, Easter, July 4th, etc.   Ornament should be no bigger than 5 inches square.  Please wrap your ornament in packaging that reflects the ornament theme.