We had 10 ladies in attendance this afternoon, including 2 new members. That makes 5 new members in the past month. We are very happy to welcome them and their talents into our group.
During announcements, I talked about a request that the Busy Hands, Happy Hearts club received for items providing warmth for families who have lost their jobs and are living on the streets. I talked to those in attendance today about giving some of our quilts to them. However, Pat Pipa contacted the organizers and they said they do not want to take quilts with batting because bugs tend to nest in the batting. They will take fleece blankets however, and Ellen has been making lots of these. We will donate these. The group requesting them is SOS, a veterans group that helps veterans that live in the forest, not SOZO kids as I had thought.
We are still looking for a group who can use some of the quilts we have created this year.
Show and Tell:
She also made a bunch of tote bags for the Ocala shelter.
She also brought one of her fleece blankets
and a blanket she put together from some sweater material that was donated to us.
Bev Minnerly made another backpack, this one with inside pockets.
as well as a couple of zipper bags.
Suzanne Barron made several tote bags for the shelter.
This one was designed in one of our meetings.
Ellen Hein made some more gift bags for her family and one in progress,
She also brought one of her fleece blankets
and a blanket she put together from some sweater material that was donated to us.
Inspired by Carol Thruston, she has also started a crumb quilt and showed us her starter piece.
She also showed a serger her son found at Goodwill for $35. She took some time and got it running. Ellen helped her with a few tweaks later in the afternoon.
We welcomed B.J. Herter back with us and she showed several items. First, a banner for her daughter's 60th birthday.
Next, a runner for her daughter's counter,
Suzanne Barron made several tote bags for the shelter.
Pat Pipa made 2 pillowcases,
some zipper bags,
and a couple of tote bags.
Charlotte Cecillio showed her latest honor flight quilt top (made with fabric strips on dryer sheets).
Ellen brought in 5 quilts she finished in our quilt assembly line.
This one was designed in one of our meetings.
I designed this one.
Mic Pickard designed this one
Ellen designed this one
I think this one was also designed in a club meeting.
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For the rest of the afternoon everyone worked on various projects, either designing more quilt tops, processing donations, or sewing, I pinned 3 more quilt sandwiches.
For anyone looking for something to work on, we have plenty of fabric for zipper bags, fidget walker bags, backpacks, tote bags, quilts, etc. If you need supplies, let me know.
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