Club Notes - June 19, 2019

Today's project was a very simple but practical one.  Many women find seat belts uncomfortable because they tend to cut into the neck because of the way the belt rests over the chest.  Today we made an easy seat belt adjuster, that changes the angle of the seat belt so it doesn't cut into the neck.  The same pattern can also be used to made appliance handle (refrigerator, oven, dishwasher) covers, just by making the item longer.  I'm attaching the instructions to my email. Please feel free to adjust as you see fit, since I made these instructions up and have already modified them 4 times. 

Show and Tell:

Mic Pickard made a bunch of stuffed teddy bears and cats (which started out from a rabbit pattern..), and put the finishing touches on 3 dolls we found in a donation bag. 

She also decorated a bunch of wine bags to cover the store names so we can donate them to the Ocala shelter.

Deb Chapman showed her finished flag from last week.

Eileen DiSanto decorated one of the wine bags.

Judy Mayer made 2 zipper bags and a fidget walker bag.

Pat Pipa made 2 walker bags and some zipper bags

Bev Minnerly made lingerie bags for herself and her daughter, and a zip bag.

Carol Thurston made a fidget walker bag.

Sue Campbell made a teddy bear

 Lynn has been staying home sewing for a few weeks and she showed all the stuff she made as gifts and is bringing north. 

She came with a bin full of fabric boxes, some cute kids purses, 

some midi and mondo bags,  a tote from a 2017 row by row pattern, 

a set of gingerbread place mats and table runner, and a baby quilt.

I showed a zipper bag for my tools that I made on my embroidery machine and a donation quilt I finished.

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Since we are between Memorial Day, Flag Day, and July 4th, I am still planning patriotic projects.

Next week I plan to bring all the patriotic fabric I have and we will work on Hospice Veterans quilts.  Anyone who wants can make red, white and blue dryer sheet blocks.  These can be used in the Hospice quilts or, if we get enough, an honor flight quilt.  For those who don't bring sewing machines there will be fabric to sort, iron and cut.