Last week it was brought to my attention that one of the fidget walker bag kits did not have the correct pieces. I brought all the ones I had at El Santiago home and checked them and discovered I had placed the wrong pieces in a couple of them. Too many pockets and no backs. This has now been corrected and the ones we have in our storage bin all have the right pieces. I intend to check all the kits I've put together to make sure they are all correct before I distribute any more.
Donna also was able to retrieve her winning row by row quilt from Tomorrow's Treasures before hurricane Irma and she showed this great quilt.
Last week I distributed pieces of a quilt that had a portion cut out of it to several members. Bev Minnerly took one piece of the quilt and turned it into a great fidget quilt. She also made 22 dryer sheet squares, which she plans to work into a quilt.
Nella Rose finished the baby quilt I started last week. This was a panel that was donated to us which only needed batting & backing. I got it that far and Nella did the binding.
Show and Tell:
Donna Rissman helped me sort some 3.5" squares last week and she accepted my challenge to sew them together. She showed the resulting cute quilt.
Donna also was able to retrieve her winning row by row quilt from Tomorrow's Treasures before hurricane Irma and she showed this great quilt.
Last week I distributed pieces of a quilt that had a portion cut out of it to several members. Bev Minnerly took one piece of the quilt and turned it into a great fidget quilt. She also made 22 dryer sheet squares, which she plans to work into a quilt.
Linda Parr and Diana Gosselin each took another section of the same quilt to add binding to make them into baby quilts.
Diane Placek was stuck away from The Villages during Irma, so she used her time to visit quilt shops and make a fidget quilt. She also brought back a bunch of finger pin cushions and offered them to anyone who wanted some. These make great additions to fidget quilts or walker bags.
Marty Rhyne showed the racetrack mat she made on her embroidery machine and the tote bag she made for it. Very cute. She also shared that her 14 year old niece is learning to sew. We love to encourage young people to learn the skills. Marty is sending a box of supplies to get her started and asked if anyone has any extra scissors or other notions they are not using anymore that they are willing to part with, to let her know.
Susie Pendry showed a "Mummy" doll she made at Fabric Fun and a bag she and her sister Kathy are working on.
Eileen DiSanto showed a baby blanket she made a while back and found in her stash. She is donating it to the Irma victims.
Nella Rose finished the baby quilt I started last week. This was a panel that was donated to us which only needed batting & backing. I got it that far and Nella did the binding.
Ellen Hein made a pile of pillow cases for our charities, bibs, burb cloths, and no-scratch mitts for her grandchild.
Last week 2 of our newer members, Joan Blanding and Joanne Sheahan organized our completed dryer sheet blocks into piles to make 2 quilts. I completed one over the weekend.
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Nita Hand provided our demo this week. She showed how you can make a table runner using 2 base patterns - a leaf and a flower. With these 2 patterns you can make a table runner or centerpieces of your own design.
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Next week Kathy Jones is scheduled to demonstrate how to make lovely ornaments with melted crayons and a clear ball. Details will be sent in a separate email.
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