Club Notes for May 10, 2017

I'm a day late getting these notes out and I apologize for that.  It has been a fuller than usual couple of days.

We had a great meeting this week.  I think at least half of the attendees were busy making fidget quilts, backpacks or dryer sheet blocks.  The rest dived in to help organize the donated supplies.  Jane and Carolyn used my Acququilt Go cutter to turn odd size fabrics into usable quilt blocks.  I got an honor flight quilt top put together and another one sandwiched, pinned and ready for quilting (with Diana's help).  Nita helped me go through and sort one box.  Several others sorted through boxes to put like fabrics together and direct the scraps into a dog bed.  I went home with 2 fewer boxes than I came with and a full doggie bed. Extra thanks to the ladies who helped me clean up, pack up, and load the van.  It all got safely back into storage Thursday afternoon.

Of course, we started as always with

Show and Tell:

Ellen Hein has been busy sewing clothes for her expected grand-babies again. She made long pants and diaper covers this week.

Bev Minnerly made a lobster bib for her husband.  She will run a project to make these in August.










Diana Gosselin was busy making a stack of pillowcases for Case for Smiles.

Laura Tomich came with 1 finished and 1 in-progress fidget quilt.

Jane Swafford made a pillow case.  (Sorry Jane, somehow I didn't get your photo.)

Jane Motrinec finished her folded fabric wreath and made 4 pillowcases, 2 for Case for Smiles and 2 for the Ocala Shelter.

Carol Riggs made a lovely jacket and offered it for sale to raise money for Case for Smiles.












Linda Parr made a pillow case.














Susie Pendry showed her folded fabric wreath and a stuffed turtle.












I showed my finished folded fabric wreath and a Hospice quilt.












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Next week we are following up on a request from our members and having a pillowcase assembly line. If you have a serger you can bring, please bring it. If you have some fabric you would like to contribute to the cause, bring that.
Some ladies can cut
Some with regular sewing machines can sew the basic pieces
Those with sergers can finish the pillow cases.
Pillow cases with Children's fabric will go to Case for Smiles.
Pillow cases with more adult fabric will go to the Ocala Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Shelter.
If you are not into making pillow cases, please come anyway.  You can always match up a pile of squares for a potential charity quilt, sew blocks together, make dryer sheet blocks, or work on your own project.  No rules.  Hope to see you next Wednesday.