Club Notes - August 13, 2025

There were 16 of us today at El Santiago this afternoon, including 3 new members. Mic and I got another bin of very large fabric out of storage last week and much of it was quickly claimed.  

 I thought I was caught up on quilting all the small quilt tops that have been handed in, but got 3 more handed in today.  The 3 larger ones that have been waiting are still waiting to be sandwiched and pinned, and may have to wait for awhile.  As I mentioned to a few of you, my husband is currently in the hospital so I have to dedicate time to taking care of his needs.  I believe they will send him home soon, but I may have to make some accommodations in my house so he will be comfortable at home.  Sometimes LIFE just gets in the way. 😊

 

Show and Tell: (https://sewingn-more.blogspot.com/)

Mic Pickard showed a birthday gift she made for a friend – a mason jar silled with candy and decorated with things she made with her Cricket.

Ceal Pedersen showed the latest batch of stuffed toys 

and a quilt.

Front

Back

Carolyn Grasso made a couple of 9-patch blocks with the 5” squares, 

showed a T-shirt quilt she is making for her granddaughter.

Donna Rissman showed several of the triangle frenzy table runners she is working on for our sale.  

She showed 3 different patterns that can be made with 60 degree triangles from border fabric.  Two of these runners have already been sold, ahead of our October sale.

Eileen DiSanto showed a dino toy she made.

New member Darlene Nudy found fabric in our bins last week and made 2 zipper bags.

Bev Minnerly a summer purse she finished.

Louise Stem turned in a pillowcase 

and showed some of the reusable menstrual pads she is making for Operation Christmas Child.

Ellen Hein brought the latest batch of quilts that she completed the binding on, 

plus a couple more quilt tops for me to quilt.

For the rest of the afternoon we each worked on whatever we wanted and chatted. Two of our new members had fun making some 9-patch squares using some of our 3.5 inch squares. Anne brought a bunch of scraps which went directly into dog beds.

 I had to leave a little early so Mic closed up for me..

 

I just saw in my email that El Santiago is going to be closed for quarterly maintenance AGAIN on Aug 27, so there will be no meeting that week.

That’s all for now.  Hope to see you next week.

Club Notes - August 6, 2025

There were 13 of us today at El Santiago this afternoon, pus one prospective new member..  We had some fabric pieces added to the bin that I am now leaving at the rec center.  These are pieces that are too small for pillowcases but possibly large enough for stuffed toys.  If you find any in that bin that are too small for toys, bring them to me and I will put them with the fabric to be cut into squares.  I haven’t cut squares in a while because I have been trying to catch up on quilting all the quilt tops that have been handed in.  I gave Ellen a bunch more today.  Now I have 4 more small quilts pinned and ready for quilting, 2 small ones that I still need to find backing for, and then 3 larger ones that are waiting to be sandwiched and pinned.  No new ones came in today, so I might have a chance to catch up this week, and maybe even work on one of my own projects next week.

Show and Tell:

Mic Pickard showed a golf cart seat cover and steering wheel cover she made for Busy Hands’ sale.  She asked for suggestions and comments on how to improve on the pattern.

Donna Rissman showed the triangle frenzy table runner she is working on for our sale.  She is making several of these from the same fabric.  Eric, our friendly rec center staff person, saw it and bought one for his aunt.

Diane Sacula showed a mini-glove that can be sewn to a fidget walker bag, 

and several key chains with embroidered embellishment. 

She also showed 2 stuffed toys.

Ceal Pedersen showed 2 quilts she made, a zipper bag and the latest batch of stuffed toys.

a zipper bag 

and the latest batch of stuffed toys.

B.J. Herter showed 5 dino’s she finished.

Ellen Hein brought the latest batch of quilts that she completed the

binding on.

Pat Pipa showed 2 tote bags she made for Busy Hands.

Bev Minnerly showed the triangle frenzy table runner she is working on.

I showed a set of 4 placemats that I made in an hour.

For the rest of the afternoon we each worked on whatever we wanted and chatted. Donna brought some delicious cinnamon rolls for us to snack on..  Mic and I went to storage after the meeting to put a couple of twin size quilts away until the fall, and to get some more of our very large fabric out.  You’ll see these next week.

 

That’s all for now.  Hope to see you next week.

 

Lois

Club Notes - July 30, 2025

It was good to be back this afternoon. There were 14 of us today, so I think the summer travels may be slowing down.  I brought the 5” squares and blue yardage again, plus a new box of stuffing. Luis, the El Santiago manager, told me that one of the other clubs consolidated their supplies in the storage closet and freed up a shelf, and Luis offered it to us.  I gratefully accepted it.  We can now leave the box of stuffing in the closet, plus a couple of bins of fabric.

Show and Tell: 

Mic Pickard introduced her eldest daughter, Barbara, who is visiting this week.

Carolyn Grasso handed in a beautiful quilt top

Louise Stem made some pillowcases, 2 of which will go perfectly with Carolyn’s quilt top.  

She also showed a prayer quilt 

and the process of making reusable menstrual pads for girls in poor areas.

Diane Placek handed in a quilt top

and showed some zipper bags

and place mats she made for herself.

She also showed a tea bag caddy she is giving to a waitress who admired hers.

Ceal Pedersen showed a zipper bag 

and the latest batch of stuffed toys.

B.J. Herter showed a mini-quilt she made for guests at the wedding she attended last week to sign.  

She also showed a flower wall hanging the made 

and some dino’s she made.

Eileen DiSanto showed 2 cats and a bunny she made, waiting to be stuffed..

Donna Rissman showed two quilts from Moyer Citrus Quilters 

and a triangle frenzy table runner and centerpiece she made. 

I gave Donna several yards of border fabric a few weeks ago and challenged her to make items for our October sale.  She passed the challenge along by offering to show anyone who is interested, how to make these.  Maybe we can use up this fabric with several ladies working on it.

Ellen Hein brought the latest batch of quilts that she completed the binding on.  

The small ones will go to Leesburg hospital 

and the large ones will go to storage, to be pulled out and donated in the fall.  

She also handed in some more quilt tops for me to back and quilt, 

 

6 sets of receiving blankets and burp pads, and 12 additional burp pads.

For the rest of the afternoon we each worked on whatever we wanted and chatted. B.J. brought some yummy pineapple that she grew herself. 

 

That’s all for now.  Hope to see you next week.