Club Notes - Jan 16, 2019

We had a large turnout today - 24 of us in the echo chamber room.  I know it is hard to hear in that room, so if I don't project enough, feel free to remind me.

Today we added 12 quilts and 3 quilt tops to the stash Lynn is delivering to the Panhandle collection..  Some of there came from Allamanda and other quilt groups who brought them to us.  In total, 55 quilts came in to Sewing N More in one way or another and were given to Lynn for the January collection.  This is in addition to the 14 we gave her in December.  Wonderful work ladies!!

Announcements:Thanks to Mic Pickard, Pat Pipa, Lu Karatzas and Diane Placek for volunteering to represent our club at the charity showcase on Feb 2nd.  I wish I could be there, but I know we will be well represented.

If anyone is thinking about going on our February shop hops, there are 2 open seats for the Feb 13th trip.  I have a full van for the Feb 27th trip, so if anyone else is interested in that one we will do it in 2 cars.

Show and Tell:We had a great, long show and tell list today:

Brenda Severa showed a quilt for the Panhandle that she made and quilted with edge-to-edge embroidery quilting.

Donna Rissman brought in a dog bed and showed a little reindeer she made.  She called this fusible fun and will give a demo on this in April.

Pat Pipa had to leave early, but she left a quilt for the Panhandle (made with strips on dryer sheets) and 2 bags for the Ocala Shelter.

Lu Karatzas showed a fleece blanket she made as a start to refurnish her family's camp  as it is being rebuilt.

Charlotte Cecilio showed her 2nd ever quilt, made for her grandchild.

Mic Pickard showed a prototype 10 minute placemat.  She thought we might make these next year for the Sheriff's Youth Ranches.  She will demo this in April.

Bev Minnerly brought in a finished dog bed.

Laura Tomich is back with us after a 6 month stay with her son while she recovered her health.  She is now back to living on her own.  Today she brought us 4 pillow cases and she sent me photos of the projects she complete while she was away. 

Lynn K. showed some microwave potato bags that were in her UFO pile that she finally finished.

Diane Placek showed a casserole carrier she bought at a craft show.  This is similar to one Linda Parr showed a few weeks ago.  We will put this on the project schedule for later in the year, but for now, here's a link to the instructions:  Casserole Carrier

Audrey Phillips showed us several bags made from place mats and wash clothes, giving examples of what can be done with different shapes.

Lynne Delgado showed one of the penguin bags she made for her grandchildren.

Ellen Hein showed a quilt, a fleece blanket for the Panhandle and 2 tote bags she made from disposable medical shorts.

Nella Rose showed the purse she made from place mats.

Diana Gosselin was back with us toady with her usual pile of pillowcases. 

I showed a fidget walker bag I made to use as a sample at the Charity Showcase, a half-hexi quilt for the Panhandle, 







and 3 children's quilts for some of my great-niece's children.

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Ellen Hein gave a great demo of the little origami bag (instructions attached and linked) . I saw lots of these in progress, and I'm hoping to make one myself.

Thanks to several ladies who went through the scraps that came in and filled several dog beds, and to Sue Campbell for helping me with the poster for the Charity Showcase. 

Reminder: There is no meeting on Jan 30th, our next meeting is Feb 6.  Pat Pipa will be running the meeting since I will be away.  Here is our current schedule for the next few months:

06-Feb-19	Charity Projects - Dryer Sheet Quilt Blocks	Pat Pipa
20-Feb-19	Duffle Bag	Mic Pickard
06-Mar-19	Fringe T-Shirt	Lu Karatzas
20-Mar-19	Charity Projects - Fidget Walker Bags	Lois Rose
03-Apr-19	Fabric Covered Box	Lu Karatzas
10-Apr-19	10 Minute Placemat	Mic Pickard
17-Apr-19	Fusible Fun	Donna Rissman
24-Apr-19	Charity Projects	Lois Rose

For the Feb 6th project Pat will have all colors strips, so you can do the red, white and blue ones or any other colors you like.  To make it easier to create a nice quilt, please still use the 1.5" white strip as your center starting strip and make sets of 2, one with the strips left to right and the other right to left.

Have fun and I'll see you all next month.

Club Notes - Jan 2, 2019

Happy New Year!

We had a good turnout in our winter room today. Laura Paulk was back with us after being away for a while and brought her granddaughter Jessica. This sweet little girl was eager to help set up the room and asked lots of questions to find out what each thing we were bringing out was. As ladies arrived she seemed to talk to everyone, and was a pleasure to have with us. Laura told me that her daughter, Jessica's mother has been in and out of the hospital, so they are taking care of the 3 children for now.  Prayers for Laura's daughter's recovery are appreciated.

Show and Tell:

Pat Pipa picked a panel from our stash and made a quilt for donation. 

She used the scraps from the quilt to cover one of the wine bags we give to the Ocala Shelter.

Bev Minnerly made a pile of doll clothes.

Lu Karatzas brought a big dog bed.

Eileen DiSanto showed a pillowcase and a quilt she made.  She showed a Daily Sun article from 2012 showing her starting this quilt at Allamanda.  It was her first and she put it away unfinished until now.  Congratulations on finishing this UFO.

Ellen Hein took a bin and a half of fleece that we had in our donation stash, trimmed the pieces and put on binding. The result is 9 blankets for the Panhandle!

Charlotte showed her very first completed quilt.  Yea!

Sharon Gehrke took a pre-printed project panel we had in our stash and finished 1 tote bag, cosmetic case and 2 eyeglass cases, all of which we will donate to the Ocala Shelter.

I took several Christmas stocking panels home and finished 2 large and 2 small stockings.  (I'll hold these aside for next Christmas.)

I also showed 2 children's quilts I made for some of my great-great nephews. There are 3 little boys and 2 little girls in this family, so I have 3 more to finish.  (I'm keeping it simple with panels.)

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Linda Parr led today's demo of a ditty bag made from a place mat and zipper.  It was great and I saw lots of ladies starting this project.

There is no meeting next week because we don't have a room.  I will send out a reminder. Our next meeting is January 16th and Ellen Hein will be showing us how to make the 3 Pocket FQ mini purse.  

See you in 2 weeks.