Club Notes - Sept 25, 2019

The parking lot was an obstacle course again today, with the entrance driveway blocked off,  Congratulations on those who made it through safely.  I hope that was the end of the parking lot resurfacing!

The only announcement I had today was a note about an article in today's Daily Sun.  Another puppy mill was found in the Tampa, but this one was so bad it was completely closed down and 350 dogs were rescued.  We are trying to find out if any were turned over to organizations we are familiar with and, if so, if there is any way we can help. I will keep you posted.

In the meantime, we received a thank you note from Poodles and Pooches. I've scanned the card and attached it so you can see. 

I also delivered a load of stuff for the Sheriffs' Youth Ranch after the meeting.  Thanks to those who brought in completed items today, I had to redo the donation accounting.  All together, today we gave them 10 fleece blankets, 12 pillowcases, 8 zipper bags, 6 draw-string back-packs, 3 hot pads, 1 embellished kitchen towel, 1 roll pillow, and 76 Autumn place mats.  Nice work ladies!!

Show and Tell:

Deb Chapman started us off today.  She completed her sewing machine tool caddy, a crumb pot holder, and a mondo bag.

Carol Thurston showed a bag with a wooden handle that she made and a crumb quilt.

Ellen Hein turned in 5 more fleece blankets. 

 She also finished PJ pants to match a PJ shirt for the girl scouts, and a sleep sack (with a zipper in the back instead of the front) for her grandson.

Carol Riggs brought the place mats that Mary Kalow made.  These were the last 2 we needed for 6 matched sets.

In my spare time last week, I started working on one of my UFO's.  I have a box of home-decor fabric that I cut for draw-string back packs over a year ago.  I finished 6 of these last week, but expect to complete more over the next few weeks.


I also showed 2 bags I made while attending a Professional Bag class offered by the Villages Quilt Guild.  One is the regular large size and the 2nd is the "mini" version.

This is not officially part of show and tell, but I thought I would share anyway. A couple came to our meeting and donated a quilt made by his mother.  They claimed no one has ever actually used it and they have no one to leave it to so they want it to go to a charity for someone who will actually use it.  I took the photo when I got it home.  This is all hand sewn and quilted, and is beautifully done.

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Today I showed how to make a zip bag with a snack bag.  Although I am not an expert at this, having only done two, I think I got the basics across.  Thanks to Ellen for filling in with some other ideas to make it better.  I will send the instructions I wrote after viewing a YouTube and the YouTube link in a separate email.

Next week I plan to demo how to make a carrier for a full-size umbrella.  This is easy but you may want to partner with someone for the fabric, since it is best done with strips of the fabric length as opposed to the width.  I will send the details in a separate email.

Club Notes - September 18, 2019

You can tell summer is over. A few of our summer travelers are starting to return.

No significant announcements this week, other than Carol Riggs' estate sale, which I send out a flyer on Tuesday.

Show and Tell:

Mic Pickard has received more requests for aprons for diner waitresses and is having fun personalizing them. The latest request was from her niece's employer.
She also finished 3 stuffed bears and a corn hole bag set for her nephew.


She also finished 3 stuffed bears and a corn hole bag set for her nephew.

 Charlotte Cecilio made a couple of stuffed frogs, a place mat and another set of red, white and blue dryer sheet blocks.  (Charlotte and I layed out the accumulated blocks this afternoon and found enough for 1 twin quilt and 2 Cornerstone Hospice quilts.  Ann Knoff volunteered to start putting the twin quilt together and I took home the hospice sets.)

Pat Pipa made a zipper bag and came through with 9 place mats for the Youth Ranch.

Eileen DiSanto made some bowl holders and finished one of the pocket place mats.

Audrey Philips made 4 place mats and showed some embroidered mug rugs and Christmas ornaments she made.

Ellen Hein made some PJ Pants for the girl scouts, Halloween shirt and pants for her grand kids, and a dust mop cover made from fleece.  (We will schedule a demo of the dust mop cover)

Carol Thurston finished a place mat and a crumb bed skirt. 

 She also showed a tool caddy with zip-lock bags that she just has to add velcro to.  I  finished quilting a quilt top she made and showed that.

Carol Riggs and Mary Kalow made embroidered bags for 5-drawer plastic containers and they showed Mary's completed bag.

I finished a bunch of place mats to complete the needed sets. I also put a quilt together from embroidered blocks I found in the donation stash.






Next week we will be making some fun zipper bags, using large candy, cookie or other snack bags.  I will send out more info in a separate email.

Club Notes - Sept 11, 2019

I have been having trouble getting online tonight, so the blog photos are a little later than usual.  I usually try to make sure this blog is posted before the email.

We got lucky with parking this afternoon.  By getting to the rec center before the dancers, we got the parking spaces and their cars were all along the curb as the only spots left.

The results of the room survey are in.  The vote for option 2, staying with our current schedule, was almost unanimous, so I have notified the recreation department that we will keep with our current plan.  

Since Dorian gave us a week off, many of us got some extra sewing time.

Show and Tell: 

B.J. Herter brought out her Skeleton wall hanging and turned in a couple of Autumn placemats.

Carolyn Grasso made 8 Halloween placemats.

Carol Thurston made a placemat and turned in a dog bed.  She also showed a pouch she made in a recent class.

Bev Minnerly made a stack of pillowcases and a bunch of doll clothes.

Mic Pickard worked with Lynn Delgado to make a dozen placemats. She also made some stuffed bears and some dog beds.

Deb Chapman turned in her French braid placemat.

Donna Rissman made a stack of placemats, a dog bed, and a shoe pillow.  She also showed her cutting mat carrier bag that is also an ironing surface.  (She will demo this in the future.)

Diane Placek made some placemats and a rack to hold playing cards.  She also experimented with making a toy dinosaur and is working on enlarging the pattern.  (This may wind up as one of our stuffed toy patterns.)

Ellen Hein made a stack of placemats, covered a roll pillow that was donated to us, made some pillowcases, and finished a fleece blanket for her grandson.

















Carol Riggs talked about a friend of hers who is in her 80's and made a bunch of purses.  Carol was able to sell them all for her friend.

I showed a couple of placemats I finished and 2 zipper bags made with candy bag fronts.  This is a project I will demo in a few weeks.





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Our regular Daily Sun reporter visited us again today, so watch for an article in the paper.

After the threat of Dorian passed, I was able to make 2 deliveries.

I delivered 37 stuffed toys to the Villages Regional Hospital Auxiliary.

Then I was able to get up to Ocala and deliver 6 quilts, 16 pillowcases, 11 zip bags, 8 draw-string backpacks, 2 crocheted shawls and a bag full of soaps, shampoos, etc. to the Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Center.  I also through in a case of bottled water that I didn't need since Dorian passed us by.\

This afternoon I also finally had a chance to get the 3 fidget walker bags that have been turned in to the Sewing Studio for pick up.

Next week Donna Rissman will be showing us how to make the candy corn table topper.  I will send out the supply list in a separate email.