Sewing N More 1st Annual Holiday Party

What a great turnout, and all the delicious food!! We had a wonderful variety of food to nibble on, including Marie Bray's "tipsy cake".  So sorry Marie couldn't stay, but she wasn't feeling her best and didn't want to give what she had to the rest of us.   Mary Naziewicz also made a beautiful coffee cake dessert in the shape of a Christmas tree.  I'm sorry I didn't get a picture of it, it was so beautifully done.

I want to thank all of you wonderful ladies for the generous gift cards.  I haven't decided what to use them for yet, but it will be something special.  As I said to the group yesterday, I could not have wished for a better group of ladies to join the club I started last June.  I was a little apprehensive about starting a new craft club last Spring, but you all have been so helpful and supportive, you make my job much easier and the club so much fun.  I look forward to being with you all each week.

After our first round of eating lunch, we had a great turnout for show and tell

Susie Pendry showed an embroidered applique she made and sewed onto a tote bag.  The applique is of Santa in a blue mini cooper, with Merry Christmas around it.  Beautiful job.

Linda Lynch showed off her Christmas present, a travel vest from the company SCOTTeVEST, with loads of pockets for all her travel needs.

Lu Karatzas showed a card holder she made that has room for cards and even some cash.

Jane Motrinec showed a beautiful bargello Christmas table runner.

Pat Pipa showed 2 tissue holders and 2 mini-purses she completed.

Bev Minnerly made a bunch of small zipper bags for her grandchildren.

Linda Parr has been having lots of fun embroidering fun sayings on toilet paper to give as gifts.


She also showed a Christmas table runner.  This is a work in progress which she said would be finished by the end of the day.

Donna Rissman showed off her embroidered Christmas shirt and her FINISHED casserole carrier. 😊

Mary Nazgiewicz made a large blanket for her daughter's large dog.


















Audrey Philips made a bunch of gingerbread man pencil toppers for her grandchild's class in Germany, where they are stationed at an Air Force base.

She also showed a Dollar Store Christmas stocking that she embroidered by opening the seam (which she will later reclose).

She also shared a Christmas purse that she made in the Embroidery hoop last Christmas.

Marti Rhyne shared her fun embroidered Christmas t-shirt.

 
I had fun last week embroidering the front and back of t-shirts for Christmas and New Year's Eve.

I also showed a bag I finished after embroidering the 27 blocks over the past few months and finally putting it together with the lining.

After Show and Tell we played 2 trivia games, one about Christmas trees and the other about Christmas songs.  Although most of the ladies got the answers easily, only two ladies got all the answers right for each quiz, and it wasn't the same two!  

I gave out one special prize to Eileen DiSanto for being the person (besides myself) who has attended the most club meetings since we began.

Then we played 4 rounds of Christmas themed Bingo, with prizes to the winners of each round.  Of course, we continued to nibble on the great food and desserts throughout.  

I think everyone had a good time, I know I did.

There will be no meeting next week as everyone enjoys the holiday week celebrating Christmas or Hanukkah (or both), and New Year's Eve.   Our next meeting will be on January 4th in our temporary location in the Beach Club room at El Santiago.  I will send out a separate email reminder on that.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Blessed Christmas or Hanukkah and a very happy New Year.