We are continuing to welcome some of our snowbird friends back to The Villages. There were 21 ladies attending this afternoon’s meeting.
At the start I talked a little about our sale last Saturday and our current financial status. Our charity fund is flush now, due to our sales income and the fact that Allamanda paid for our latest bolt of batting (90” by 40 yds). I proposed that we make a monetary donation to 3 of our charities – The Sheriff’s Youth Ranch, Villagers for Veterans, and the Ocala Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center. Those in attendance agreed. If any of you have any objections, please let me know.
Show and Tell:
Eileen DiSanto turned in her strip scrap square challenge block
Bev Minnerly made a baby outfit
She showed her very first hand embroidery
and a T-Shirt quilt she made.
Mary Ellen Boutin handed in a quilt top.
and showed a notebook cover she made.
Candy DeGarmo made a walker bag.
Liz Manzione finished a fleece blanket.
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After show and tell Ceal showed us how to make the 8 point star block, with variations called the LeMoyne star, and the Ohio star.. She also gave us the history of the block and mentioned a few other names for the same design. She handed out a diagram sheet showing some of the different ways this block can be made
and showed a couple of her quilts that she made that show different ways the block can be laid out.
I brought some 6”, 6.5” and 8.5” squares for members to choose as starters to
try to make these blocks and several ladies took some to work with.
Next week B.J. Herter will be showing us how to make
reversible fabric boxes. I will send out
the supply list in a separate email.
Hope to see you next week.
Lois
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