After Keepsakes gets done with Stitch-Con in June they put
on Summer Stitch. Summer Stitch is held two Saturdays in July. You can attend
both Saturdays or just one. It is a day of stitching with fifty other stitchin'
friends in Evandale, a burb of Cincinnati. Lunch is brought in by a local
vendor. Drinks and door prizes are provided. There is a small trunk show for
products to purchase. Most products are items left-over, held-over from Stitch-Con.
The cost of attending is only $50 per Saturday. This is a nice small affordable
stitching event.
Summer Stitch Link
This year the event was held in a new space due to
construction. I really enjoyed the new space. There were large windows to let
in a ton of light. This space had a full kitchen, and the bathroom was a wonderful
size for a "Bigger Girl". The space was on the ground floor which
allowed easy access. The table and chair space were great. I could walk around
the table with plenty of room. There were plenty parking spaces.
I sat right by the door and large windows. The ac ran along
the wall on the floor under the windows. The ac was able to be controlled by
us, so staff were able to maintain the area. I did get a little chilly from
time to time but it was not that big of a deal. I forgot my sweater! Fault is
my own. One downside was again my fault. I travelled with many bags for my project
and because I chose that seat by the windows and floor ac, I could not lean my
bags against the wall. Again, totally my fault.
This year there were many people who traveled in for the day. There were several people from Indianapolis Indiana. There was a mom and daughter from Columbus, and many more. It was a wonderful time to meet up and stitch.
The day was amazing. I made new friends and spent time with
old friends.
While at Summer Stitch I worked on a piece of my own
creation, Ladybugs. I dyed a yard of Zweigart 14ct aida from Hobby Lobby in
Lemon Yellow. I dyed it a bright pale-yellow color. I fell in love with this
color. It allows the red, black, and white to POP.
Sadly, I ended up hating the letters I used. ~ More to
Come~
Side Note/Thought
**** I kept designing and not liking the design. I changed colors, size, and so much more. I ended up creating three new lady bug designs before ever going back to just name LadyBug which i again redesigned. ****
I did sign up for both Saturdays, however the second
Saturday was cancelled by Keepsakes. Staff came down with Covid. They called on
Wednesday to cancel and explained that refunds would be issued next week. Though
this made me sad I completely understood.
Unfortunately, Covid did not stop with just staff. Several
Friends who attended the first Saturday did end up with Covid. I ended up sick
also with muscle aches and pains, but no respiratory impact.
Summer Stitch is was a great networking opportunity. ~No I do not mean for Business~ Stitchers shared information about stitching groups and events in the area or close areas. I took note of all and joined several groups. Here is some of the information that was shared.
Cincinnati OH has a Stitching Guild. They meet regularly and have many trips to view stitching.
https://www.queencitysg.org/
There is a Cincinnati Area Cross Stitch Facebook Group. They welcome anyone in the area including Indiana and Northern Kentucky. They have a monthly group meetup and post other gathers on their Facebook page.
They usually meet the last Friday of the month at Moonflower Coffee Collective.
There is a Sip and Stitch posted on Cincinnati Area Stitchers for July and August at Joseph Beth.
There were so much knowledge shared.... It was wonderful. My whole goal for attending these events are to make friends who share my hobby. ~ actually it is to meet people who will meetup at stitching events so i don't drag my husband to them. ~
Until the next post..... Happy Stitching !
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