Fiesta de Colores
SCR Seminar 2008
June 11-15, 2008
El Tropicano Hotel
San Antonio, TX

Welcome
The San Antonio Needlework Guild is tremendously excited to welcome you to the Fiesta de Colores Seminar.  In the south Texas tradition of Fiesta, we are inviting all of our friends to come and enjoy the fun.  As your hosts we have planned many colorful and memorable activities for you to enjoy.  Bring your party hat and help us to celebrate all of the fun of new and vibrant stitches.  We have selected instructors from the nation’s most well know faculty.  Come and have a great time.  “Viva la fiesta!”

Diane Williams
Seminar Chairman 2008

Come One! Come All!  Fiesta de Colores, SCR Seminar 2008, in San Antonio promises to be a fun and exciting seminar.  We will be on the river and will have easy access to many wonderful things to see and do.  The choice is yours and a hard choice it may be.  The classes for Fiesta de Colores in San Antonio, June 2008 are excellent and we will have to spend much time viewing the pieces trying to decide.  Once again Pat Dugan of A Stitcher’s Workshop of El Dorado, Ark will provide us with a delightful boutique and Ruth Kern of Ruth Kern Books, will offer a wonderful selection of books.  Join your friends from across the region and make new friends as well as we all share our love of stitching in San Antonio in June of 2008.

Linda Ferguson, Region Director
South Central Region

Registration for Seminar 2009
Seminar 2009 will be a stitching retreat; therefore, no class pieces will be on display.  However, registration will begin at Seminar 2008.

Proficiency Levels
EGA definitions of levels of expertise:
Basic: No experience with the technique being taught.
Intermediate: Knowledge of basic stitches and materials and their uses in the technique being taught.
Advanced: Ability to execute simple and difficult stitches in the technique and knowledge of color and design which will allow for exploration and creativity.

Usual Stitching Supplies
What are the “usual stitching supplies”?  You may find that a class description or the letter which you will receive from your teacher recommends that you bring them, in addition to supplies which are specific to your class.  Basically, the “usual stitching supplies” include anything that you may need for an average project.  This might include frame, tacks, frame support, supply of needles, scissors, laying tool, pencil, paper, plus supplemental light and magnification. Remember to bring an extension cord if you bring a light. 

Dress Code
There may be a wide variety of temperatures in the classrooms.  You may want to bring a sweater or dress in layers. Most attendees dress casually and comfortably.  Fiesta attire is suggested for the Saturday night banquet!

Fiesta Marketplace
Fiesta Marketplace is our fabulous pre-seminar merchandise mall, which will run from 11-5 on Wednesday.  Plan to spend time browsing from table to table as each vendor has even more fabulous stitching stuff than the one before.  Instead of the rushing frenzy of merchandise night, we're having merchandise day!  Vendors from all over the area are already planning to bring tempting treasures for your shopping delight.  Chapters may sell non-embroidery items as a Chapter Fundraiser only with prior approval.  Contact Carole Lake for permission to sell any non-stitching items.  Per EGA rules, no sales may be made at Seminar 2008 outside of this merchandise event.  Sales are not permitted otherwise, including in hotel rooms, classrooms, or at Teacher’s Showcase.  Vendors will be sent additional information and will be asked to send a list of their sale items for approval prior to Fiesta Marketplace.  Sign up on the registration form.

Opportunity Knocks
Each SCR Chapter may provide one entry (there may be multiple items comprising the entry.)  Tickets are $1.00 each and will be on sale throughout the seminar (check your schedule for exact times.)  Entries will be on display in the exhibit area.  Winners of the drawings will be announced at lunch on Sunday.  Winners are responsible for any shipping if required.  Additional information will be sent to Regional Representatives in a future mailing.

Bookstore
Ruth Kerns Books will be the book vendor and will stock a variety of needlework books on most subjects.  In addition to the usual stitching categories, Ms. Kerns will also have fiction books for those insomniacs who wish to read a good mystery or novel before bedtime.  Especially for grandmothers who wish to take a book home for those who implored “Bring me something,” there will be juvenile books also.  If there are special categories of books desired, call toll free 800-429-5075 or send an email to Ruth Kern no later than April 30,2008.

Boutique
The Stitcher's Workshop
We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio!  We’ll have lots of goodies for you to choose from.  You know, threads!  Need something special?  We’ll bring special orders if you let us know what you need.  Call or e-mail with your requests and we’ll see that we have everything you’ll need for a fun shopping experience.  We’ll have threads, fabrics, leaflets, canvas, beads, kits…
104 Kennedy Road
PO Box 415
Norphlet, Arkansas 71759
866-862-2239 Toll Free
e-mail pat@stitchersworkshop.com