The EQuilter company is moving their warehouse and the quilt guild chapters had an opportunity to get fabric from them for CHARITY USE ONLY. As a member of the Alamanda chapter, I took charge of the box they received. They only had to pay for postage, which came to $42. I chipped in $20 from our charity fund so we could use whatever Allamanda members don't claim. No one at this week's Allamanda meeting showed an interest in using any of this for charity efforts, so I claimed all the pieces that were large enough for pillowcase cuffs and added them to our pillowcase fabric box. I have sent an email to all the Allamanda members asking if anyone wants to use any of the fabric. If I don't get any responses by the end of the month I will cut the rest into blocks or fidget walker bag pieces for our use. Any items we create for any charity will be reported to the guild through Allamanda, as usual. This has turned out to be a great partnership.
Show and Tell:
Last week's project was to sew up the dolls and their pet elephants that we received in the fabric donation box. Thanks to all who participated. Sue Campbell, Roberta Kelsey, Anne Knoff, Deb McCulston, and Mic Pickard chipped in to cut the pattern pieces from the panels and stuff pieces as they were sewn. Eileen DiSanto, Nita Hand, B.J. Herter, Lu Karatzas, Pat Pipa and I sewed up the final dolls. Today, 14 dolls and 12 elephants were turned in completed. I believe there are a few more out there waiting to be completed, so I will not find a home for them for a few more weeks.
Sue Campbell brought some pillowcases.
Pat Pipa made a carrier bag for her dog. She showed it with a stuffed , musical dog so we could see how her dog will sit in it.
Beryl Straub came today as a guest and showed several items she has made: A tote bag, a lion, dolphins jumping out of a framed photo, and a wreath.
Donna Rissman showed a table centerpiece she made with border fabric and several items she is making for an upcoming craft fair.
Debbie Ardman made 6 border fabric placemats and used the excess fabric to make matching rugs.
Bev Minnerly showed her latest set of doll clothes and a little zipper pouch she made for her scissors.
Carol Thurston made some more patriotic dryer sheet blocks, some kint wash clothes (which will go to Busy Hands) and finished her project carrier bag.
Ellen Hein showed one of a set of the patio cushions she is recovering.
Diana Gosselin showed another big pile of pillowcases and a midi bag she finished.
I made a couple of dog bed sleeves and 5 duffel bags for the Sheriff's Youth Ranch kids. I had fun embellishing 2 plain ones with a little Disney embroidery.
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After show and tell I introduced our guest speaker. There was much interest in her talk and lots of questions. Some key points:
- By making the bag open at one end like a pillowcase, it can be turned inside out for laundering.
- The latest version of the pattern adds a drawstring at the open end so items important to the resident (like glasses hearing aids, etc.) that are keep in the pockets can be secured if the nursing home needs to be evacuated.:
- Giving these fidget walker bags to a facility isn't enough. They need to be trained on how to use them to get the most benefit. That is what Helpertunity does
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I will be sending out the latest patterns and other handouts as soon as I get a chance to scan them.
After the talk, there were kits available for anyone who wanted to make a walker bag, plus lots of stuff to embellish them and make them fidget bags.
Hope to see you all next week.
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