Club Notes - June 2, 2021

 

We had 11 ladies at our meeting this afternoon. Everyone seemed to be enthused to work on the mug rugs.  I brought fabric so anyone who wanted to could make some mug rugs for us to sell at the Fall Craft Festival Oct. 2nd.  I have paid for a table at this event and any money we make will be added to our charity supply fund.

I attached a revised version of the supply list and instructions for the mug rug to our email.   I hope this version clears up the errors and ambiguities of what I sent out before.

If there is anything else you would like to make for us to sell with a price under $10, that would be great.  If our charity fund reaches $300, that would cover a 40" x 90" bolt of batting when it goes on sale.  Since we currently have $198 in that fund, it is not a stretch.  Our weekly 50/50 also goes into this fund.

Last week I delivered the following to Project S.O.S.:

6 Drawstring Backpacks

9 Tote Bags

30 stuffed toys

2 knit blankets

2 rag quilts

a box of crayons, a sketch pad, and 2 decks of cards.

some small toiletries.

Show and Tell:

Pat Pipa Made 3 drawstring backpacks'

 

 

Eileen DiSanto  made 2 stuffed animals

 

 

Audrey Phillips showed a baby quilt with a forest animal back.

Lu Karatzas showed a pillow in progress using Oriental fabrics to go with a friend's Oriental art.

 

 

 

 

Mary Ellen Boutin turned in 2 quilt tops before leaving us for the summer.

Carolyn Grasso made a bear and pillow cases.

 

 

 

Last week Donna Rissman showed her Eclipse wall hanging, unfinished.  This week she brought it back completed with stars instead of quilting, and it is perfect.

Donna also showed how a panel can be re-imagined into something else - in this case table runners.

 

 

 

I finished a drawstring backpack

and showed the start of a double-wedding ring quilt I am working on, using an Anita GoodDesign embroidery pattern.

 

I also showed the last of the large quilts that were donated to us.  I quilted this and Donna Rissman did the binding.

 

Next week Donna will be demonstrating the new easy binding method she has learned.  We will also continue making items to sell in the fall.

Have a great week and I'll see you next Wednesday.

Lois Rose