We had another great meeting this
afternoon. 20 ladies attended,including 1 guest. 10 more members paid
their dues, so we are now only $23.24 in the red against the supplies we
bought last week. 3 more members and we will be in the black. After
that, new member dues will be held in reserve in case we have to
purchase anything else, like replacement rotary blades, irons, etc.
Unless some unforeseen expenses come up, we may be able to stick with
this one-time membership fee, but as I have said before, we will
reassess our finances in January to determine whether this plan is
sustainable.
Several people brought newspapers. Thank
you. I brought these over to the St Vincent dePaul collection point
after the meeting. In the future, you can leave them in your car and
just let me tell me you have them. Then we can transfer them directly
from your car to mine instead of carrying them in and out of the rec
center.
New club members, please look at the blog post titled "Sewing N More Kick-off Meeting" for info on the club's objectives and how we will function.
Kathy Franklin brought in 4 dog beds and a bag full of cat hammocks. I also found some shampoo and soap for the Ocala Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Shelter. They are currently most in need of bottled water, juice boxes, kitchen bags and laundry pods for the shelter. Whatever anyone can bring, I will deliver. I sent out their wish lists in a prior email, but have posted the lists on the blog so you can easily reference it.
We had 5 show and tell entries today, but they were great.
Pap Pipa and Eileen DiSanto both showed the fractured art blocks they created during a demo I gave Tuesday afternoon at the Alamanda Quilt chapter. I was happy to see that they both were able to finish these in time to show them today.
New club members, please look at the blog post titled "Sewing N More Kick-off Meeting" for info on the club's objectives and how we will function.
Kathy Franklin brought in 4 dog beds and a bag full of cat hammocks. I also found some shampoo and soap for the Ocala Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Shelter. They are currently most in need of bottled water, juice boxes, kitchen bags and laundry pods for the shelter. Whatever anyone can bring, I will deliver. I sent out their wish lists in a prior email, but have posted the lists on the blog so you can easily reference it.
We had 5 show and tell entries today, but they were great.
Pap Pipa and Eileen DiSanto both showed the fractured art blocks they created during a demo I gave Tuesday afternoon at the Alamanda Quilt chapter. I was happy to see that they both were able to finish these in time to show them today.
Kathy Jones showed an apron she made from a man's shirt. Kathy has made lots of these and the group agreed that they would like to do this project, so we are adding this to the schedule.
I showed a patriotic Heart "dangler" that I made in an embroidery club. This project can easily be made with a regular sewing machine, so the group asked for this to be a project before July 4th. I will create a pattern and send out a supply list for us to do this next week.
I also showed a little "holster" I designed and made for my husband to keep a small tube of sun lotion hooked to his belt when he is out in the sun for long periods of time. As I mentioned, he volunteers to mow the grass at Silver Springs State Park on Wednesdays. Today he was out on the riding mower for almost 7 hours in the hot sun, and I want to be sure he does not burn! This was a challenging project for me because it has 2 layers of fabric, a plastic inside lining, and is open at the bottom so the lotion can be dispensed without taking the tube out of the holster. It took me 3 tries to get it right!
The tentative project schedule for the next few weeks is as follows:
June
29 – Patriotic Heart Dangler, led by Lois. Supply list and pattern will
be sent out in a few days once I convert the embroidery pattern to a
regular sewing machine project.
July 6 – tea caddy led by Eileen DiSanto
July 13 – Pillow Cases. Lois will
bring 3 different patterns and we will talk about each one.
July
20 – Lois can’t be at this meeting – Kathy Jones has volunteered to
lead the meeting. Project will be Neck Pillows led by Kathy Nichols
July
27 – Man's shirt aprons led by Kathy Jones
Aug 3rd - iron caddy – TBD
For
more great tutorials on binding, here are web links for 4 articles
describing the binding process for the McCalls method, and a YouTube
video from Missouri Star Quilters that shows the whole process from
cutting the binding to finishing.Aug 3rd - iron caddy – TBD
http://www.mccallsquilting.
http://www.mccallsquilting.
http://www.mccallsquilting.
The Ultimate Quilt Binding Tutorial, Missouri Star Quilt Company
https://www.youtube.com/watch?Have a great week everyone!
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