Club Notes - September 14, 2022

There were 13 of us this afternoon. I brought 4 boxes of 4.5” squares, the box of big blocks, quilted pieces, and some odd fabrics. Mic also brought 4 bins of  fabric pieces at least fat eight size or larger.

We got 4 of the safety rotary cutters that Anne Knoff told us about last week.  They work differently than the ones we are used to, so I gave a demo of how to properly use them.  They are safer than the other ones if used properly.  I am asking anyone who has not used them before to ask for a demo before using them.

Show and Tell:

Liz Manzione started us off with a bunch of stuff.  She started with a stuffed doll

 and 2 stuffed dinos.

Then she showed several zipper bags she made. 

 Finally, she added binding to a couple of fleece blankets, which will be greatly appreciated by some military families in the Ocala Forest.

Deb Chapman made a purse using fabric strips.

Bev Minnerly handed in 4 more walker bags.

B.J. Herter showed 2 Christmas fabric boxes she made  She will be showing how to make these in a few weeks.

Ceal Pedersen showed another of her talents.  She used to make multi-layered wooden puzzles and she brought a couple of these to show us.

Candy DeGarmo is getting back into sewing, learning some of our projects and showed 2 microwave bowls she completed.

Ellen Hein showed a quilt she made, I quilted, and she completed the binding.  

She also made a quilt top for Cornerstone Hospice that she turned over to me fo quilt.

Louise Stem has learned to make folded fabric blocks on old sheet foundations.  She is excited about this project and showed several of the blocks she started.  We are looking forward to seeing the completed quilt.

 

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For today’s demo I showed how to make project carrier bag.  The instruction for this is attached to my email.

Next week I will bring back the fabric strips that were sorted last week, along with a stack of 10” squares cut from some of the white fabric we have accumulated.   Since Ellen and Louise are having so much fun with this type of work, we thought we’d share the joy.  I will ask each person to take 1 of the 10” squares and 1 color of the sorted strips.  We will show you how to turn this into  a quilt block   Once we have enough blocks we can tuen them into a quilt.   It will be fun to do a joint project..

Hope to see you next week.

Lois