Club Notes - September 17, 2025

There were 13 of us at El Santiago this afternoon, including one new member. We received another donation of fabric, mostly fat quarters, but some larger pieces.   I put out all the 5 inch squares, new fabric pieces, plus the rest of the fabric pieces we have in the closet.

Please keep Anne Knoff and Brenda Severa in your thoughts and prayers.  Both have been diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer.  As a survivor myself, I can attest to this being very beatable. This is a reminder that we need to have our mammograms and be aware of any changes in our bodies.  Brenda will be staying in Wisconsin for the next few months, and may not be returning to The Villages until December.

I put out the sign-up sheet for the Oct. 18^th Guild Craft sale and the Oct 25^th Giving Showcase again. Thanks to those who have signed up.  We could use a few more volunteers for each of these events.  If you can spare an hour or 2 for either event, just let me know.

Show and Tell: 

Carolyn Grasso made several 9-patch blocks and a pillow sham.

Louise Stem made 2 pillow cases and showed the process of making reusable menstrual pads for Operation Christmas Child.

Pat Pipa made 2 pillowcases.

Lenora Holze made 2 dinosaurs.

Bev Minnerly turned in 26 dolls to Dolls from the Heart last week and is now working on 3 more.

Diane Placek made some zipper bags for our charities and some pencil cases for her church and for Operation Christmas Child.

Ceal Pedersen turned in another bag of stuffed toys that she painted the faces on.

Donna Rissman made 2 black cat wall hangings 

and showed a quilt top she is working on for a friend of her grandson. 

She also showed some Chipmunk fabric that she plans to turn into
pillows for her grandson.

Eileen DiSanto made a pig and a bunch of dinosaurs, waiting to be stuffed.

New member Shirley Fiorentino showed a silk shirt, skirt and shorts set she made.

I made another project carrier for my never ending UFOs.

Lynn DelGado arrived a little late and brought a completed duffle bag for one of the Sheriffs Youth Ranch 2026 graduates.

For the rest of the afternoon we each worked on whatever we wanted and chatted   I was happy to see a lot of the fabric I brought today go out.  What was left fit nicely into the 2 bins of fabric we are keeping in the rec center.

I have received word that Mic Pickard and Ellen Hein may be back with us next week.  As we move into Autumn, we hope to see some of our snowbirds returning as well.  It’s always good to welcome friends back.

Hope to see you next week.

 

Lois