Club Notes - May 24, 2023

We were a small group this afternoon, only 7 of us. Several bags of scraps came in today and several ladies dived in to sort it.  Two dog beds were filled and the rest was sorted by size so I can run them through my go-cutter.

El Santiago Rec center will be closed for maintenance May 31^st, so we won’t have a meeting next week..

Show and Tell:

Pat Pipa made 2 hex trivets 

and 2 unstuffed toys.

Louise Stem made 2 pillowcases

 and a set of microwave bowls.

Deb Chapman finished some trivets from last week 

and made some mug rugs

Bev Minnerly turned in a stack of walker bags, a trivet  and a women’s back pack.

Carolyn Grasso made a stuffed dog and a soft book.

Ceal Pedersen made a stack of trivets, including 2 smaller ones that are coaster size.

Ellen Hein showed some tote bags, 

several flannel quilt tops 

and a pillow she covered for her daughter-in-law.

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After show and tell we all sewed on our current projects and chatted.

Our next meeting will be on June 7^th.  Ceal’s small hex coasters inspired me.  I plan to bring the 5” squares to our next meeting. Mic will also bring the Wrap N Zap for anyone making microwave bowls and a bag of stuffing for any flat toys that show up. If anyone wants me to bring anything else, let me know.

 

Hope to see you all on June 7^th.

Club Notes - May 17, 2023

 12 of us got together for this afternoon’s fun, including one new prospective member.  We heard that B.J.’s surgical procedure went well and she is getting out and about. We hope to see her at one of our meetings soon.

El Santiago Rec center will be closed for maintenance May 31^st, so we won’t have a meeting that week..

 

Show and Tell:

Front of Runner

Reverse of Runner

Mic Pickard was busy last week while her car was in for maintenance.  She made a runner for her table, a tote bag, placemats, and a quilt

Eileen DiSanto made a 2 more unstuffed toys 

and 2 Christmas tree placemats.

Bev Minnerly turned in 3 walker bags and 2 women’s back packs.

Ceal Pedersen showed  a bag full of stuffed toys that she painted the faces on,

 some tote bags

 and 2 quilts

Carol Riggs showed a tote bag that she custom made for a friend.

Mary Ellen Boutin handed in a stack of dryer sheet blocks

Deb Chapman made some placemats with matching potholders,

and a quilt top.

Ellen Hein showed the quilts she finished the binding on this week,

I made this quilt from a pattern called Aztec, using an Oriental jelly roll

Audrey Phillips made this quilt.

Diane Placek made this quilt

I made this light quilt using just coton panels on both sides and no batting.

The next 3 are quilts Ellen made,

Ellen also handed in 5 flannel quilt tops, matched with flannel backings for me to quilt.  (She is trying to use up all the flannel in her stash and ours.)

She also made some tote bags.

I showed 4 Christmas tree placemats, 

some cat & dog potholders, 

and a set of placemats and matching mug rugs for Ashley’s Cottage.

After show and tell Deb Chapman showed how to make easy hexagon trivets.  These are made starting with 8 ten inch squares. 

Eileen, Bev and Pat finished theirs before the end of the afternoon.

Trivets made by Pat, Bev & Eileen

Back of trivets

Next week  I will bring our box of 10” squares and 3.5” squares again for you to select from.  There are several things you can do with the 3.5" squares.  You can use them for mug rugs, potholders or to put together 9-patch blocks that can become placemats, runners or a quilt.  Use your imagination!

 

Hope to see you all next week.