Events listed here are special chapter events outside of regular monthly meetings and programs and are open to all Region members and/or the general public
Nutmeg Stitchers
Open to the General Public
Nutmeg Stitchers Chapter of the Metropolitan Region Embroiderers’ Guild of America is delighted to announce a new and innovative program designed to bring attention to the needle arts. On May 9, 2026, in partnership with the Bush-Holley Museum in Greenwich, CT, we will be hosting a Community Stitching Day—a welcoming event where needleworkers of all types can gather, stitch, and enjoy one another’s company.
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Monmouth Chapter
Open to all Metropolitan Region Members
Registration Deadline June 15, 2026
Rennie’s Rose Garden
An Intermediate class with
Wendy Moore
September 8, 15, 22, 29, 2026
A delightful little piece designed suitable as a 5”
X 5” box top. Stitched on Congress cloth.
Wouldn’t you love to find roses like these in your
garden? This design is a delightful little piece in
spired by the MacIntosh Rose. Stitch it up for a
box-top or attach it to a tote. So many things you
can do with a 5”x 5” design. You will learn needle
blending techniques as well as accomplishing,
among others, the diagonal mosaic stitch, alternat
ing scotch stitch, basketweave, and a leaf stitch
motif. You’ll work on a line-drawn rosepink Con
gress cloth using various overdyed cottons and
silks, as well as stranded cotton floss and perle
cotton, to bring this rose to life.
Kit includes: Line drawing on congress cloth,
instructions, threads, needles and color photo.
Kit Fee: $65 including shipping
Teaching fee: $45
Deadline to register is June 15.
To Register please send your check made out to
Monmouth Chapter EGA for the amount of $110
to Angela Tolas at 36 Morden Close, Freehold, NJ
07728 and include your name, mailing address,
email, and phone number.
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America’s Tapestry
Open to the general public
America’s Tapestry is a national project to embroider panels that celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, with one panel for each of the 13 original colonies. Stitching started in 2025 and will be completed in 2026. The inaugural display will be at William & Mary’s historic campus – a stone’s throw away from Colonial Williamsburg.
The New York panel is pictured above. It was designed in collaboration with the Fraunces Tavern Museum in New York City and illustrates the Birch Trials, which emancipated nearly 3,000 Black Loyalists for their service to the Crown and sent them to Canada.
The top left depicts a man advocating for his service to the British Crown to a table of British and American generals. The center motif depicts the various roles enslaved people played in the British Army: fighting in the Ethiopian Regiment, building barracks, and making shoes. The lower left motif illustrates the harbor of New York City and Fraunces Tavern. The family on the ship in the bottom right depicts a family, now freed, boarding a ship to begin their new lives in Nova Scotia.
New York Capital District Chapter member Jenni Paperman volunteered to serve as the State Director for New York panel. Chapter members are excited to participate in this project.
If you are interested in participating, contact Jennifer Paperman.