Barbara Kershaw has three Group Correspondence Courses (GCCs) retiring at the end of June 2026. The MALs & Friends Special Interest Group (SIG), for the first time ever, is offering two of them as GCCs: Fandango and Daydreams, and they will be via Zoom. Registration is now open to all EGA members but hurry, spaces are limited! Both are rated as Intermediate to Advanced, although Fandango might be done by a very confident beginner who has done more than cross-stitch (it’s a counted piece). Daydreams is definitely more challenging, with compensation needed within the motifs.
The registration deadline is May 8 for both GCCs. We plan on beginning Fandango on June 26 at 4 PM Eastern Time, during the second half of the MALs & Friends SIG meeting. We will use a Breakout Room for this, so we will have our own private “meeting room.” We will begin Daydreams at 4 PM Eastern on Sunday, July 12, at 4 PM Eastern Time. Each session would last about an hour, but will not be recorded.
For Fandango:
Level: Intermediate to Advanced (don’t let this intimidate you–we can overcome the Fear of Cutting)
Supplies: 32-count Belfast linen, 2 balls of #8 and 1 ball of #12 pearl cotton
Length: 6 Lessons over 8 months
Cost for each of the 20 participants: $10 group fee + $50 text fee = $60.00 per person
For Daydreams:
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Supplies: Strathaven linen, 2 #16 Coton à Broder, 3 #20 Coton à Broder, and 2 #25 Coton à Broder
Cost for each of the 20 participants: $10 group fee + $45 text fee = $55.00 per person
To register for either GCC–or even both–use this link: https://egausa.org/product/fandango-gcc-member-at-large-group/. Shipping of $11.10 total, will be added on at checkout.
Just be sure you are signed into your EGA account. Each GCC is limited to a maximum of 20 participants and registration will be first come, first served, and we will see you for the GCC in June!
