Club Notes - July 26, 2017

It was another fun afternoon.  17 ladies came out, including one prospective new member.  It seems like quite a few new Villages residents have moved in north of 466 and found our club.  I think we've had someone new show up each week for the past 5 weeks. Even though we have 59 members now, only 15-25 seem to come each week, so I'm still not going to limit membership.  We'll find out in the fall whether or not I'm making the right decision.

We have been running 50/50s to raise money for charity supplies over the past 6 weeks and have accumulated $74.  The only charity project that we currently support which we can't accommodate with donated fabric is making pillowcases.  In addition to the ones we make for Ryans Case for Smiles, Carol has been contacted by the Shriners looking for pillowcases for boys.  I asked the members present today if there would be any objections to my using the money collected so far to purchase boy-friendly fabric for this cause and received general approval.  I plan on visiting several more quilt shops this week and will look for any appropriate fabric on sale.
Our next charity project day is Aug 16 and I've designated the project of the month as pillowcases, so this fits well.

I was asked if Sharky's still had fabric on sale.  The $3/yd sale is over, but they do still have fabric in the back room marked down to $7.99 and $8.99/yd.  Prices are on the bolts.
I received a large pile of fabric that is good for the base fabric in the fidget walker bags and will continue to make up kits for anyone who wished to make these. 

Show and Tell:

Diana Gosselin came through again with 8 pillowcases

 Donna Rissman made pilowcases and a anti-skid sewing machine foot pedal pad.  (Sorry I spoiled your surprise Donna. This really is a great future project.)

Nita Hand is on a mission to empty her garage.  She brought cathedral ceiling blocks ready to be made into a quilt.  She also has several good sweat shirts available if anyone needs one to make the quilted jacket Kathy Jones showed last week.  Talk to Nita if you need one.

Pat Pipa made 2 more walker bags

Diane Placek finished one of the fidget walker bag kits.  Once she tore it out a few times, she figured it out and is now ready to tackle more.

We were happy to see Audrey Philips join us again today.  She showed a tea towel which was pre-printed but she played with decorative stitches to make lovely enhancements.  She also had fun with her embroidery machine making pocket pal purses for 2 grandchildren who are coming to visit, and a dollar-store bag that she made pretty with embroidered patterns.

Carol Riggs also finished a fidget walker bag, a bag for a friend,  and a cute cat apron.

Dariel Distelkamp brought a small hanging storage she made a while back, since this was today's project.

Next week I will be showing how to make a trash bag for your car or golf cart.  Supply list will be sent separately.The pattern I have uses a fabric license plate from any of the row by row quilt shows, but can be done without it.  If you want to use one of the license plates, you can get this year's from The Sewing Studio at Lady Lake or A Quilters Pallette.  You can get last year's fabric plate from Sharky's. 
See you next Wednesday.