We had a small group today. December is always a slow month, with many of our members traveling or otherwise occupied preparing for the holidays.
Laura Tomich was waiting for me in the parking lot when I arrived. She wanted to give me some dog bed scraps and crocheted shawls, Laura has cancer of the esophagus and is undergoing extensive treatments. If the treatments are not successful, she may be looking at surgery. Although she has not been attending meetings or otherwise mingling with people this year, she has been making masks, pillowcases and zipper bags at home. I have left supplies on her porch or in my cart for her and she has been returning the finished items all year. Please include her in your prayers during the next few months.
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Show and Tell
Suzanne Barron showed one of the crocheted squares she made. She is making several of these, I believe she said they are for an afghan.
She also showed some coasters and napkins she made.
Bev Minnerly made 5 different stuffed toys from a set of easy McCalls patterns,
(I traced 4 of the McCalls patterns she had. I thought I might have
copied these previously, but I have not found them in my files.)
a backpack and 2 fidget walker bags.
Charlotte Cecillio showed a quilt she made for a new grandchild.
B.J. Herter is on her way to visit her family in Pennsylvania, but she left us some stuffed toys.
I made a bunch of stuffed dinos and frogs,
some zipper bags,
and tried
out a new bag pattern called "Open Wide". It came in 3 sizes, so I
tried all 3. (It was supposed to be quick and easy but it was neither.)
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For the rest of the afternoon we worked on the usual variety of projects. We had several bags of scraps that were cut to fill 2 dog beds. Several ladies worked on more stuffed toys. Eileen DiSanto brought a pattern for a cat that looks very easy. I will scan that and send it out in a separate email.
Our friendly Daily Sun reporter, Michael Fortuna, stopped in to see what we were working on, so you might see a little writeup in the paper again.
On my way home I dropped off 21 more stuffed toys at the Villages Hospital. That should hold them until after the New Year. Please continue making them as the mood takes you. I will deliver the next batch in a couple of months, and will collect them as they are made.
I expect the next couple of meetings will be lightly attended just as this one so I'm not going to schedule anything specific to work on. I will bring some fabric, like I did today, so whoever comes will have some to choose from. We have zippers, zipper bag and backpack fabric, and dryer sheets in the storage closet. If anyone would like to work with anything else, they can email me and I will bring any of the other supplies.
We have 2 more meetings before our 2 week holiday break. Hope to see you next week.
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