2025 :  This is the "Year of Carol Algie Higginbotham (CAH) featuring her designs

2025
November 12 - CAH Cleopatra
December 10 - CAH Bargello & Blackwork Sampler, Holiday Luncheon

2026
January 14 2026 - CAH Geometric Surprise Sampler - Part 1

2025

EGA National Seminar, Needlework Faire
November 12-16, 2025
Anatole Hotel, Dallas, TX

2026

ANG 54th Anniversary Seminar
July 18-23, 2026
Grand Hyatt Denver, CO

EGA National Seminar Wish Upon A Stitch
October 9-14, 2026
Orlando, FL

2027

EGA National Seminar 2027
September 15-19, 2027
Lowes Ventana Canyon, Tucson, AZ
Hosted by Pacific Southwest Region
resort info: https://www.loewshotels.com/ventana-canyon/discovere

ALL TEACHERS BELOW HAVE AGREED TO VIRTUAL (ON-LINE) CLASSES

IF WE CAN’T MEET IN PERSON except for Pilot classes.

In all cases, dates listed are original dates for in-person classes

Groups io dates are dependent on kit shipping

Contact Pat about classes marked “pilot” and for pictures/PDF

All classes are in Ontario, unless otherwise noted

Any chapter interested in contacting a teacher to schedule a workshop or program in

conjunction with these workshops, please contact: Pat Correz at Workshop@inlandempire-ega.org

Pictures/descriptions available via email.

2025

Toni Gerdes

October 23 & 24 - Holiday Candles

October 25 & 26 - Peng Ling Panda

2026

Sue Reed

Early 2026 - By the Wayside

Nancy Cucci

March 7 & 8 - Hearts Gone Wild

Janet Casey

April 15 &16 - Creepy Candles

April 17 - Jingle

April 18 - Hot Choc

April 19 & 20 - Heart Ribbons Ornamental Delight

Margaret Bendig

July 11 - Baroque
July 12 - Cluck Cluck

Jennifer Riefenberg
August 28 - to be selected
August 29 & 30 - Heron

Toni Gerdes

October 21 & 22 - Northwest Tunic

October 23 - Noel

October 24 & 25 - Bob the Bedazzled Bison

If you are an Inland Empire Chapter EGA member and are interested in starting a "Stitch and Chat" please send me the details at webmaster and I will include it on our website.

High Desert Group or Stitch-In

Contact Shan at shansaathoff@gmail.com

Please use EGA in the subject line.

High Desert group will be meeting at the Hesperia Library

From 1-3 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month to sit and stitch.

EGA - Embroiderers’ Guild of America - National Headquarters - EGAUSA.org

PSR - Pacific Southwestern Region - EGA divided USA into 12 regions and each region has

individual chapters - each chapter has a Region Representative - all members can attend

meetings (many on Zoom these days) but only the Region Rep and President can vote - our

Region Rep is Pat Correz - psrega.org

PSR website has info from region and chapters...many events offered to all in region

PSR annual free design...sent every fall to each region member. Design by national teacher

funded by PSR as gift to all members. Previous designs available for sale.

IEC - Inland Empire Chapter - our chapter - each chapter has officers, dues, programs and

special events for members of each chapter - dues vary from chapter to chapter

NEEDLE ARTS magazine....sent by national organization quarterly to all members.

GCC - Group Correspondence Course - offered by EGA national to chapters/regions/

individuals - group of members agree to one program, share cost of program or sponsored by

chapter or region. Each individual purchases text and supplies - work on project together and,

if desired, sends project to teacher/designer for critique. Can be taken as an individual but pay

full registration fee. Pictures/info on EGA national website.

Lightening Round GCC’s - 3 or 4 courses offered by EGA each quarter or so for individual

learning - do not have to have a group to participate - member responsible for text and

supplies - some GCC and lightening Round GCC’s offer a kit from designer. Advertised in

Needle Arts and on EGA website.

Petite Projects - free programs for chapters or individual users - on EGA website in members

area - rules for using as a program but are changed occasionally and free to download and

stitch

ICC - Individual Correspondence Courses - member pays all fees and supplies - a bit more

expensive than GCC but is another option especially for MALs. Individual works directly with

teacher

MAL - Member at large - has no primary chapter but belongs to EGA and participates without

attending meetings

SEMINARS VS WORKSHOPS:

Seminars - held by the national organization or the region. National seminars are held

annually in various locations in US. Requires attendance in person....advertised on EGA 

website. Region seminars are held annually or semi-annually within region, often open to out-

of-region students....advertised on each region website. Multi-day classes, hotel location, etc.

Workshops – held by a chapter or group of chapters with one teacher teaching one or

more projects. Financially handled by sponsoring group. Costs kept at “break-even” level so

cost depends on number of students/teachers expenses. May allow “ghosts” if permitted by

teacher.

GHOSTS OR GHOSTING – taking a class without physical attendance. Student pays kit fee

and same teaching fee (expenses) as those physically attending, plus postage. Kit and

instructions mailed after class.

GROUPS IO CLASS – No in-person class. Teacher provides kit/instructions. Internet group

set up with all students invited to attend via email connection. NO ZOOM. Teacher schedules

several “lessons” to supplement written instructions. Allows email interchange of questions/

answers/suggestions.

PILOT CLASS – Teacher sets up “in-person” class to test instructions/timing for a future

seminar class or workshop. Student pays kit fee, share of teaching expenses. Required to

attend to provide feedback to teacher. Limited enrollment.

ANG – American Needlepoint Guild – needlepoint.org

NEEDLEPOINTERS magazine...ANG national magazine, sent bi-monthly to all members.

Stash - any accumulation of stitching relating to”tools, fabric, threads, etc.” - usually an over

accumulated amount of things

FFO - Finally finished object

HAD - Happy Dance

LNS - local needlework shop

NESTY - Not even started yet

PHD - Project half done

SABLE - Stash accumulation beyond life expectancy

SAL - Stitch along

SEX - Stash enhancement experience

SINS - Stuff I’ll never stitch

STRIP - Stash reduction implementation plan

TIH - There is hope

WIPS - Works in Progress (pronounced “whips”)

WITHWIT - What the **** was I thinking - usually said/thought when looking at older stash