It was good to be back with my friends this afternoon. There were 11 of us enjoying an afternoon of sewing and friendship. I gave a brief demo of how to make a trash bag for your car. The instructions are attached. Note that you may opt to use longer straps or 4 straps instead of 2, depending on where you want to place your trash bag in your car. The 2 in the pattern are fine if you are hanging it behind a headrest, but if you want to hang it from the front seat seatbelts and let it sit behind a center console, you ,ay want to use either 4 straps that tie or 2 long ones that just loop back to the bag.
Three announcements this week: Donna Rissman's mother-in-law passed away so she will be away for a few weeks. Eileen DiSanto will be having her knee surgery on Aug 31st. She is staying with her sister in Rhode Island until she has recovered sufficiently to return. Carol Riggs is going to be staying with family in Michigan until the COVID statistics in Florida ease off.
Show and Tell:
Ceal Pedersen showed a small quilt she will hang on her wall.
Carolyn Grasso made a draw-string back pack
and finished the giraffe found in our donations.
Pat Pipa made placemats,
scrap bags, and zipper bags.
Carole Lamb made a walker bag
and pillowcases.
Ellen Hein turned in several quilt tops.
Diane Placek tried a pattern for s box style zipper bag that was supposed to be easy. (It wasn't.)
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After the demo I finished 2 car trash bags and several ladies filled 4 dog beds with cut-up scraps. We also received 3 bags of fabric that were sorted. I found several more large pieces. Mic brought the large (fat quarter or more) fabric back for anyone who wanted to choose pieces from and I brought 2 boxes of 4.5" squares. We will see what comes back.
Between Allamanda and Sewing 'N More I received 7 more walker bags this week and I hope to deliver them tomorrow.
I also matched up some pillowcase sets last week and left them for Laura Tomich. She is still undergoing medical treatment that prevent her from receiving the COVID vaccines, so she is avoiding personal contacts but still wants to help as much as she can.
Next week I will show you how to make a simple pouch to keep a clean mask handy in your purse/pocket. Mic will bring back the large fabrics and I can also bring any of our supplies that you request.
Hope to see you next week.
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