August 6–13, 2021 Registration Brochure Kansas City Marriott Downtown Kansas City, MO CREDITS MESSAGE FROM Editorial Contributors Barbara Evans Seminar Faculty Linda Rand VP for Membership Committee President Cathe McEnerney Kate Matthews THE PRESIDENT Development Committee Chair Janice Geipel Graphic Designer It’s exciting to share with you the great VP for Operations Pat Rogers Gianna DeWitt events that will take place at Seminar 2021 Candy Chadderton Auction Committee Chair in Kansas City. I’m looking forward to eating VP for Education Elizabeth Franks Front Cover Designed by great barbecue, listening to jazz, catching Jessica Tew ANG Executive Director National Seminar Coordinator Dianne Lustig a Royals baseball game, and touring some Deanna Wilson Diane Neuberger ANG Meeting Planner Stitched by of the fountains in the city. This Seminar Local Seminar Co-Coordinator Linda Kilgore Jo Henderson brochure will provide details on the plethora Clair Seem Judging Certification Program Finishing by of classes offered by nationally renowned Local Seminar Co-Coordinator Chair Pat Eaton teachers, presenting projects large & small to teach you new needlepoint techniques, take your skills to the next level, and bring you on an educational journey of needlepoint excellence. I’m thrilled to be going back to our longer KEY DATES Seminar format! This means more teachers, FEBRUARY 8 THROUGH JUNE 11, 2021: OPEN REGISTRATION more classes, and perhaps time to take a • Registration will be available for members, and open classes will be filled as break from stitching to see the city. Can’t registrations are received on a first-come, first-served basis. stay for the entire Seminar? Sign up for a • Registrant confirmations/ invoices will be sent out. single day of classes or more — why not • A deposit of 25% of the total fee is due at the time of registration. The spend the weekend with us? remaining balance is due by June 4, 2021. If registering between June 4 Be sure to register early to ensure you are in and June 11, 2021, then full payment is required. the classes you want as they fill up quickly. FEBRUARY 15 Don’t see a class you want? Join us anyway • Registration opens for non-members for a full week of camaraderie and stitching. There’s nothing like a hotel with hundreds of JUNE 4 stitchers gathered together! If you haven’t • Deadline for postmark of Exhibit entry forms. attended Seminar before, join us this year. • Remaining 75% of total registration fee is due. Eight days of taking classes, meeting new friends, reconnecting with old friends, JUNE 11: REGISTRATION CLOSES getting creative inspiration from the Exhibit, • Online registrations must be received no later than June 11 to be and just spending a week of total immersion considered for registration. in all things needlepoint. • Requests for changes to classes must be made in writing to the ANG Registrar and received by this date. I would like to challenge all ANG members • Registrations received after this date will be subject to return. to consider entering a stitched piece in • Registration may close early if all classes are full. The ANG Registrar will the Seminar Exhibit. Entry details can be maintain a waiting list through June 11 (all classes and changes are subject found in this issue and on the website. to availability). You can also request a Judge’s Critique of your piece, which will provide you with • Deadline for ordering ANG tote bags. great information to advance the quality • Deadline for Teachers’ Showcase tables, and Needlework Expo! tables. of your stitching. • Seminar cancellations before June 11, 2021 will receive a refund less the non-refundable deposit of $150 for members and $200 for non-members. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to participate in the educational and cultural • After June 11, 2021 no refunds will be given. opportunities to be found at Seminar 2021. JULY 11 – JULY 27 We will continue to monitor the COVID-19 • Exhibit entries should be shipped to arrive between July 11 and July 27. situation and will provide you with updates JULY 16 to Seminar activities going forward. • Deadline for making hotel reservations at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown. Stitch from the heart with me in Kansas City! AUGUST 5 12:00 NOON • Onsite check-in begins! Welcome! Linda Rand President Elect 2 Seminar Registration Brochure LOCAL SEMINAR COMMITTEE WELCOME Everything’s up to date in Kansas City The Greater Kansas City Needlepoint Guild is happy For the young at heart, there is the new Power and Light to welcome you to the 2021 ANG National Seminar, entertainment district, which is close to the downtown Those of you who attended the 2000 National Seminar Marriott, our host hotel. will soon see that the revitalization of the downtown has The National WWI Museum and Memorial opened brought many welcome changes to this vibrant city in in 2006 to national acclaim at the site of the Liberty the heartland of America. Memorial and is well worth a visit. From the top of the The city now has a trolley which goes from the historic Liberty Memorial, you can see where the Kansas River Union Station down to the River Quay area, with stops meets the Missouri River, and imagine the brave souls along the way at the Crossroads Arts district and floating up and down the river to populate this open the Power and Light district ending up close to the land at considerable peril. Steamboat Arabia museum. Our theme “Stitch from the Heart” also honors the We are proud of our pioneer heritage as illustrated in the Hearts for Hospice project which our guild sponsors. Steamboat Arabia museum, a time capsule of life on the Many of you have contributed a multitude of hearts frontier in the mid-19th century. This pioneer heritage is and several chapters have started their own Hearts for demonstrated by the welcoming attitude of the people, Hospice philanthropic project in their respective chapter. and the great food starting with our renowned BBQ and Mark your calendar for August 6th to August 13th and steaks and beyond that with many culinary delights in join us for the Kansas City ANG Seminar 2021. We look the restaurants all over the city. forward to the pleasure of meeting you and our many The Plaza is a delightful entertainment area, with many volunteers will strive to make your stay enjoyable and stores, restaurants, and a river walk. The Nelson Atkins memorable. Museum of Art is within walking distance of the Plaza, Diane Neuberger and Claire Seem with collections from every period and every continent, Kansas City Seminar Coordinators and is particularly known for the Asian collections. Contents 2 | Message from the President Class Descriptions 32 | Calendar at a Glance 3 | Local Seminar 8 | Four-Day Classes 34 | Registration Information Committee Welcome 9 | Three-Day Classes 37 | Registration Instructions 4 | Special Events 12 | Two-Day Classes 38 | Registration Guide 5 | Quest XXVII 25 | One-Day Classes 39 | Exhibit Information 6 | Special Awards 2021 7 | Proficiency Levels Find exhibit, hotel, and tourism information, along with teacher biographies and more at www.needlepoint.org. 3 SPECIAL EVENTS Meet the Board potential members will hear about how Life Patron Luncheon Are you interested in learning more about the chapter operates, and everyone will THURSDAY, AUGUST 12 11:45 A.M. – 1:15 P.M. ANG? Do you have a question to ask or find out about the exciting programs to The Life Patron Luncheon will include a comment or suggestion that you would be offered in the upcoming year. a screening of the award-winning short like to make to the Board? Please reach documentary film Torah: Stitch by Stitch. out to us at Seminar! Board members will Golden Start Breakfast The film recounts one woman’s ambitious be wearing blue name tags and would TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 7 - 8:30 AM project to write a complete Torah in cross love to hear from you. We look forward to This is an invitation-only even for major stitch. With a beautiful original score, the meeting you! Golden Needle Society donors. We film explores some of the 1500 stitchers will have further information for you in 27 countries that have come together First-Timers Reception as we get closer to the Kansas City to complete this project. SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 4 – 5:00 P.M. Seminar. For more information about the Check into the hotel and take your Society, please contact: development@ Farewell Gala things to your room, then come join us needlepoint.org. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 6:30 PM for the First-Timers Reception. Here All too soon, another Seminar is about to you will meet your Board and the ANG Expo! be in the books. Celebrate with friends Staff, learn about the events we have TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 7 – 9 P.M. old and new at the Farewell Gala. At planned, get special tips for the coming Once again, it’s a shopping dream this event we will announce the winners days, and get your questions answered. come true for needlepointers. All the of the People’s Choice and Delegate’s Just in case you miss this meeting stitching supplies you have been needing Choice awards and our scholarships, you’ll find most of the information in and wanting in one place. Admission and we’ll recognize our members the Participant’s Handbook in your is free for this event, and all attendees who have completed their certification registration packet. Welcome to Seminar! and the general public are welcome. If programs. you would like to sell at Expo!, please All Jazzed Up Welcome refer to the Registration Guide on page Auction, Auction, Auction! Banquet 38 for table costs.