Club Notes - Aug 15, 2018

Today we had a visitor from Villagers for Veterans.  He came to talk to us about the project they are raising funds to build a smart home here in The Villages for injured veteran SGT Pam Kelly.  They have patriotic bracelets for sale and many of those in attendance purchased one.  The group is planning a fundraising "Walk for Pam" event October 13th at the Polo Grounds.  See the link above if you are interested.

Show and Tell:

Mic Pickard started us off, showing a reversible apron she made for her daughter.  Each side matches a set of place mats Mic made for her earlier.


Mic also showed a set of Redskins towels and potholders.  I think I heard these are for her daughter's brother-in-law.

We had lots of pillowcases come in this week.  

Ellen Hein, Bev Minnerly, Donna Rissman,  Eileen DiSanto, Sue Campbell, and  Diana Gosselin all brought some in.  





I counted 35 to go to Ryan's Case for Smiles and another 10 I set aside for the Ocala Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center.



















Eileen Hein, Sue Campbell and I also showed our finished project carriers from last week's demo.

Bev Minnerly made some dog beds sleeves to add to our stash and some doll pillows.

Alice Meunier showed a beautiful quilt she completed.

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After Show and Tell I did a short demo on how to make a cute, easy mug rug that is personalized with your own choice of motif in the center.  I also demonstrated a fussy cutting template I purchased from Martelli Enterprises in Pensacola.  For those who wanted more info, I've included a link above.

Next week is our monthly charity week.  I will be late getting in but the meeting will start as usual.  There are plenty of pillowcase matched sets to sew together, quilt blocks that can be sorted by color and organized into scrappy quilt tops, and red, white and blue strips that can be sewn onto dryer sheet blocks.  Please remember to place a 1.5 inch white strip diagonally on the dryer sheet to start so we can eventually match blocks into a symmetrical quilt.

I also always have the center blocks for Cornerstone Hospice Veterans quilts available for anyone who would like to make one of these 36" square patriotic quilts.

See you next week.