There were 8 of us at E Santiago this afternoon. It was a rainy day and the rec center manager told me we were the largest group to show up today. I was prepared for a minimalist meeting, so was happy to see the ladies who were able to come out.
Over the last week I delivered 7 walker bags to Helpertunity, 6 quilts to DaVita Dialysis at Laurel Manor, and 39 dog beds to the Humane Society of Lake County. We've now delivered all the lap quilts I had in storage and still have at least a dozen larger quilts. If you are planning to make quilts for donation, please make the smaller ones (50x60 or less). This includes both patriotic and standard quilts, as I have several places to donate these to. If you want to make quilts for Cornerstone Hospice Veterans, those need to have their pre-printed block in the quilt and should be 36"-40" square. I have the required blocks, just ask.
Show and Tell:
Mic Pickard finished a circular lap robe, which we can give to the Compassionate Care hospice.
She also showed an apron and matching mask she made for her daughter. She now loves this apron pattern.
Audrey Phillips showed two car trash bags, one for her 
and one for her daughter.
and one for her daughter.
She also showed finger potholders for getting stuff out of the microwave.
Deb Chapman continued her block of the month challenge, but this time, since she was away on vacation, sewed the block BY HAND!!
Ellen Hein made a tote for our sale from some fabric in our stash.
She handed in 3 more quilt tops
and finished the binding on 2 quilts Carolyn Grasso made
and one by Mary Ellen Boutin.
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After show and tell I showed how the pieces for the
double potholder go together. Although the instructions I found (see document attached to my email) don't include it, I think a piece of batting would be good between the small (6.5" x 7.5") hand pieces. This does add another layer,, but I plan to try it.
Since it was raining pretty hard, most of us didn't bring our sewing machines in, so we concentrated on matching fabric and cutting the pieces to the pattern sizes. I brought a box of Christmas fabric as well as a box of other large pieces. We will see what comes back.
The box of Christmas fabric contained a lot of panels, so some ladies took some of those to see what they can do with them.
Next week we will try a pattern for a from the 10" squares we have. I will send more info over the weekend.
Have a great week.
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