We welcomed 14 members (including one new member) and 1 guest this afternoon. We were happy to see one of our snowbirds, Brenda Severa, back with us. Our sales total from the craft sale increased with a few more sales between Saturday and today. Although I am pleased that we did so well, I think we may have done better than some of the other tables. This evening I responded to a survey from the craft festival organizers and told them how disappointed we were with the advertising efforts. They reported only 475 people came through the event. I think this is a pitiful turnout when there are over 100,000 residents in The Villages. Hopefully, this feedback will affect this planning for the 2022 craft sale.
Show and Tell:
Bev Minnerly brought a drawstring backpack
and 2 walker bags.
Brenda Severa showed a pumpkin hanging decoration
and 3 quilt tops she made from 3-yard quilt top patterns.
She also brought the 3-yard pattern books for everyone to look through.
Ellen Hein showed the charity quilts she finished the binding on this week.
I made the tops for 2 of them from our orphan 7.5 inch squares,
Deb Chapman made the top for the next,
and Ceal Pedersen made the tops for the last 2.
and a t-shirt quilt she made. Although she claims to be a self-taught beginner, she did a beautiful job on both.
B.J. Herter showed a lovely quilt she made for her daughter.
She also took a bunch of Christmas fabric from our stash and is still working on a quilt, but showed a table runner she made from some of the extras.
I showed 2 drawstring backpacks I embroidered. These were UOFs that I finished during the afternoon.
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The demo for this afternoon was for a travel tray to keep your jewelry, change, etc. from getting lost when you stay in a hotel overnight. You can make this any size you want. I made one 9.5" square this afternoon. You can also use snaps or magnets instead of the velcro in the pattern. I recommend that you attach your fasteners to the inside fabric BEFORE you sew the 3 pieces together so they don't show through the outside fabric, but that is just my preference. In addition to being a handy travel accessory, this can be a nice stocking stuffier gift for anyone who travels. I brought 2 boxes of fabric that was donated recently for everyone to look through, plus the large squares in our donation stash. (7.5, 8.5, and 10 inch squares) Since we had a little space in the closet, I left these on our shelf in the closet for next week. That means I can bring some different size squares next week. If you have a preference (6.5", 5", 4.5" or 3.5"), let me know before next week.
I will send another reminder later, but I strongly encourage you to attend Gary Kudow's talk at the Allamanda rec center next Tuesday at 1PM. He will be talking about one of the charities we support - Project Support our Soldiers. If you want to understand where the items you create go and what is needed, this is a must. Rather than have 2 separate talks, we have invited members of Allamanda Quilters and Sewing 'N More to attend this talk. For anyone concerned about COVID, this is a large room and seating has been arranged to leave space between seats so we are not crowded together. I hope some of you will attend.
Next week there is no demo. It will be a free sewing day to work on whatever you desire. I received another 5 bags of fabric this afternoon that I have transferred into boxes for easier transport. There are a lot of large pieces in these boxes. I will bring them next week with the hope that you will help me sort the fabric. I will send an email later explaining how the fabric needs to be sorted to make it most usable for our efforts. Hope to see you next Tuesday and Wednesday. Lois
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