All 12 of us gathered for the meeting yesterday spent the first few minutes catching up on news and sharing the good news that Lois has sent us all on her progress of healing. I let everyone know that there would not be a designated leader for next week’s meeting, but that the room was available to any member who wished to use the space for a project.
Louise brought in a large donation of fabric that we all sorted through to find what we could use. Lenora and Lorraine helped me stuff scraps that I brought into dog bed sleeves and I left with 5 completely filled and more scraps to bring back home for the next round of dog beds. Lorraine, Suzette, and Lenora stuffed the animals that had been brought back and they all went home with another round of animals for Ceal to add her wonderful faces.
We skipped doing 50/50 but Show and Tell was filled with fabulous output:
Mary Ellen made two tote bags made from 9-patch squares plus another tote.
She also made time make a Christmas pillow for herself.
AND, she turned in several 9-patch blocks for our quilting stash.
Lorraine finished a quilt from a pattern she saw made with 10-inch squares cut into triangles. She had consulted with Anne to figure out a way to add dimension and variety to the pattern and the black sashing really made the pattern stand out.
Ceal made two placemats: one for her grandson and one for her granddaughter that she is going to be visiting for the Holidays.
Ellen brought back her usual tremendous output of finished quilts – both fleece and one’s others had quilted and she put on the binding.
She also finished two more quilt tops, a shawl and some mini-tree skirts for her daughter-in-law.
Everyone is looking forward to our first meeting in 2025 and we all shared best wishes for Happy Holidays.
Mic
