Club Notes - Nov 18, 2020

 

Today we had 8 ladies attend.  We started with our guest, Pura Sierra, volunteer coordinator for Compassionate Care Hospice. She explained that their mission is mostly to care for hospice eligible patients in their own homes.  They conduct a service for veterans in their care which consists of a military volunteer pinning the veteran, giving them a patriotic quilt or afghan, and their last salute.  This is similar to Cornerstone Hospice.  The main difference is that they do not require a special printed block or a specific quilt size.  I gave her a quilt I received from a member of Allamanda Quilters.

So, if you are interested in making a quilt to honor a veteran, we now have 3 choices:

- Quilt for Cornerstone Hospice: quilt must be 36"-40" square and contain one of their pre-printed Cornerstone Hospice blocks.

- Quilt for Honor Flight: quilt must be 40" by 60" and be red-white and blue patriotic themed.

- Quilt for Compassionate Care Hospice: can be any size, but must be red, white and blue patriotic themed.

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Show and Tell:

Bev Minerly showed a backpack she made.  She also informed us that the Giving Dolls Club of The Villages has disbanded.  She turned in over 70 sets of doll clothes that she made since March and they will be sent to another Giving Dolls Chapter somewhere else in the country.

 

Karen Komp made a large, all-weather bag for her golf cart.  It can fit behind the seats and hold anything she doesn't want floating around the cart, and includes several pockets.

 

Suzanne Barron made 2 pyramid shaped gift bags.

 

 

 

Ellen Hein made shirts for her grandkids.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and pants and a onesie for her newest grandson.

 

She also handed in a Cornerstone quilt top:

 

 Ellen also showed the latest completed assembly-line quilts.

 

Ceil Pedersen handed in this Cornerstone Hospice quilt top a few weeks ago.

 

 I believe Karen Komp made this quilt top.

 

 

I designed the next 2 and Diana Gosselin sewed the squares together.

 

Ceil Pedersen brought in this quilt top a few weeks ago.

Mic Pickard and Debbie CHapman designed this one.

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A few days ago I contacted the volunteer coordinator for The Villages Regional Hospital, explaining that we used to give them stuffed toys and asking if they can accept them again.  She responded that yes, they have been given the OK to accept toys again, and will be very grateful to get some to give to stressed children.

 

We spent the rest of the afternoon cutting out frogs and dinosaurs, and sewing them together.  I have a few that I have been holding, which I will drop off this week.  I hope to see a bunch come back in at our next meeting, December 2nd.

On that note, a reminder, we will not have a meeting next week since it is the day before Thanksgiving and many people have other plans.

Club Notes - November 11, 2020

 There were 8 of us who came out this afternoon.  Not bad for a day when we are preparing for a storm.

There were no announcements today so we went right into Show and Tell :

Mic Pickard showed a snap-top tote she is experimenting with.  She is making a couple of these for her granddaughters.

Bev Minnerly made a couple of zipper bags and showed a tote bag she is working on.

 

 

 

 

 

Diane Placek showed one of the potholders she is making as Christmas gifts and a drawstring back-pack.  She also showed a pilgrim hat she made for a presentation she is making at her church on Friday.

 

 

Deb Chapman showed a quilt she has been working on for her son for years, and has finally finished in time for a housewarming gift.

Quilt Back

She also showed some tree table runners she is making in 3 different sizes. 

The middle size for her son is done,

she has completed the top for the large one for her table,

and is working on the trees for a small one for her daughter.

Suzanne Barron showed her latest zip bag.

 

Carla Tiling showed a kid's quilt top she made.

 

 

Ellen Hein showed a couple of bags she made a long time ago 

 

 

 

and a Hospice Veteran's quilt top she made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

She also continued her efforts to make gift bags for Christmas presents.

 

I showed a quilt I made to put away as a future gift for one of my great-nephews.

Ellen also showed the latest group of completed quilts in our assembly line charity quilt project.

After show and tell I pinned 3 more quilt sandwiches, Ellen and Bev designed a couple of quilt tops using 6.5" squares, and the other ladies worked on various projects.

 

 

 

 

We finished a bit early today.  I think everyone wanted to get home to secure outdoor items against the storm predicted for tonight.

 

 

 

Next week we will do more of the same, and then there will be no meeting Nov 25 so everyone can get ready for whatever you are doing for Thanksgiving.

I have been thinking that we might want to make some stuffed toys at the next couple of meetings to take a break from quilts.  If you are interested in this, let me know and I will bring the appropriate supplies.

Ladies who do not bring sewing machines could cut out the fabric for the simple dinosaur and frog patterns we have and ladies with sewing machines could sew them together.  Then whoever wants can stuff the toys and close the openings.

Stay safe everyone.  I hope to see you next Wednesday.

Club Notes - November 4, 2020

 We had 10 ladies attend this afternoon.  The rec center has resumed scanning ID's so they are slowly getting back to standard procedures.  However, tables are still being sanitized and masks are still required when we are within 6 ft of each other.

Last week I delivered 3 Halloween quilts, 3 pillowcases, 2 zipper bags, and 15 tote bags of various sizes to the Ocala Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center.

As of today we have completed 84 quilts since we started this effort in April.  We gave 10 quilts to the Sheriff's Youth Ranch in October to try to sell.  They posted 3 on EBay, but they did not sell.  EBay is a tough market, so I am not surprised. On another note, I saw an article in the Daily Sun that a local church sent Hurricane relief supplies to Louisiana.  The article referenced the Louisiana club here in The Villages, so I emailed them, asking if the people in Louisiana could use some quilts.  I received an answer this morning thanking our club.  They are going to check with their local contacts and see if quilts are needed.

We welcomed another new member today, Linda Rossel, originally from Brooklyn.  She came with hand sewing but quickly jumped into designing a quilt with our cut squares.

Show and Tell:

 

Eileen Di Santo came with 2 patriotic quilts - a Hospice quilt she is working on and an Honor Flight quilt she has finished.

Bev Minnerly made a drawstring backpack and a fidget walker bag this week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New member Karen Komp put together a quilt top that she and Deb Chapman designed last week.

 

 

Ceal Pedersen wasn't felling well today, but she took the time to drop off a Hospice quilt top and another colorful charity quilt top that she completed this week.

 

Ellen Hein dropped off the latest 3 of our assembly line quilts.

 

 

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Several ladies brought sewing machines and worked on various stuff. Bev and Deb attacked a big bag of fabric donations, filling half of a very large dog bed.  I pinned 3 quilts in prep for quilting and took Linda's design home to sew together.

I think we may have filled enough dog beds for me to make another delivery this week, but I'm not sure of my schedule yet.  I will let you know next week.

Have a great week and stay safe,