Lu Karatzas has joined a group of retired social workers, counselors and therapists to form a group called TLC (Transition Life Consultants) Services. Members have obtained certification to practice in Florida and are offering services to Villages residents. I sent a flyer in a separate message announcing a talk Lu is giving on May 3rd called "Where Did I Put It?"
As many of us know, Carol Riggs has been involved with ConKerr for quite a while. This organization has changed it's name to Ryan's Case for Smiles. For those unfamiliar, their goal is to provide cheerful pillowcases for children in Orlando area hospitals. Carol is coordinating several efforts to raise money for fabric for pillowcases and to encourage any and all Village sewers to make pillowcases for this cause. She brought some items to our club to sell and talked about the efforts underway.
Nita Hand tried out the scissor sharpening guy that Ellen Hein recommended and came back very impressed. She brought a stack of his business cards to share.
Audrey Phillips talked to us about the Sewing Studio of Lady Lake, which is the new name of the shop near Spanish Springs that used to be A-White. Her daughter Lynn is assistant manager there now and they are working on expanding their business. They are offering some special incentives. If I got this right, they are giving a 40% off on one cut of fabric and a 40% off on one notion this week.
Show and Tell:
Lu Karatzas showed her completed 50th anniversary string art, her chenille bunny, and a fidget muff. (I love these creative variations!)
Brenda Severa showed her Chenille bunny and a zip-lock bag tote she made a while back. She made a scissor cover and needle case out of plastic canvas so these items don't poke through the zip-lock bags
Bev Minnerly made fidget quilts.
Audrey Phillips brought a backpack filled with her supplies for today and a chenille bunny.
Kathy Jones made 2 dog beds and 2 fidget quilts.
Eileen DiSanto showed her chenille bunny.
Ellen Hein made some children's pajama pants and some baby no-scratch mittens for her soon to be granddaughter. She also made a pair of the mittens for Marti's future grandson.
Mary Nazgiewicz is also going to be a first-time grandmother soon. She showed a baby blanket she made, and a fidget quilt she worked on with Marie Bray.
Charlotte Cecilio took her chenille piece and made a pillow instead of a bunny.
I finished the quilt that Eileen Navikas made and also made a fidget quilt.
I finished the quilt that Eileen Navikas made and also made a fidget quilt.
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Despite a sprained ankle, Lu gave a great demo on how to make zip-lock bag totes. She has added some interesting flourishes, such as using clear sheet protectors in addition to the zip-lock bags to hold travel documents, favorite patterns, or any other papers you need to bring. We should see some variety of these totes coming back for future show and tell.
Next week we will make thread/scrap catcher bags. I will send out the supply list in a couple of days.
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