Club Notes - January 28, 2026

There were 16 of us at today’s meeting, It was a low-key afternoon.  I put out the 5” squares, the fabric pieces, and the big orphan blocks. 

Today’s announcements were a recap of  upcoming events, as follows:

Jan 28- Feb 1 Fabric giveaway, 1pm-3pm each afternoon – at Mic’s house, Village of Tall Trees, 2490 Five Forks Trail

Feb 7^th Giving Showcase 10am-2pm at Lake Miona.  Lisa, Brenda and Carolyn have volunteered to help.  Stop by to check out all the wonderful organizations in The Villages.

March 7th  - Quilter’s Closet & Notions Sale at La Hacienda. 8:30am-12:30pmRoxann Walas has offered to help 9:30-10:30. . I am looking for a few volunteers to help in the other time slots.

March 1-April 30 – All Florida Shop Hop.  Purchase the magazine at one of our local shops to get free patterns and the official passport needed to register for prizes. There are prizes given at the shops plus regional and all Florida prizes. This is a fun way to get to know the shops.

Show and Tell:

Melanie Konopka showed 2 table runners that she made.

Louise Stem made a couple more pillowcases for the Ranch graduates, 

a prayer quilt for a friend who lost her mother.

Linda Greenbaum made some clothing protectors,

Bev Minnerly made a walker bag 

and 2 cats.

Carolyn Grasso made a quilt for her uncle.

Ceal Pedersen showed some more stuffed toys that she painted the faces on to finish them for us. She also shared her toy patterns.

Eileen St. Clair and Ellen Hein have been busy sewing binding on the quilts we have been working on.

Ellen also made pajamas for her grandchildren.

 

During the meeting Ellen worked on this quilt top for Cornerstone Hospice, and handed it in at the end.

For the rest of the afternoon, we all selected fabric, chatted, and worked on various projects.

The 5” squares continue to live in my car, so they will be back again next week.  I will also get the fabric pieces for toys out. The big, orphan blocks, 3.5” 4.5”, 8.5”, and 10.5” squares are stored in the closet and are available for anyone who want to make something with them.   I encourage anyone who wants an easy project to make some 9-patch blocks. Once we have enough, they will be turned into a quilt top.     We can also always use more toys, walker bags, drawstring backpacks, and zipper bags, Hope to see you next week.