We were able to give one of our quilts to an Andover, CT (57yr old) man with lymphoma. We are all praying this quilt brings you some kind of comfort during your treatments.
Yeah!!
Finally got together after missing out on last months mtg (and NOT mtg all summer).
We only had 4 of us, but we got lots done
1. Finished the binding on a donated quilt.
2. Pin-basted 2 tops.
3. Machine-quilted and trimmed one of those quilts. Marilyn's "Hawaiian Paradise" has now had the binding pinned and will go to Kathy (a member who quilts from home) to finish. This quilt will then get presented to Marilyn, who has made/donated hundreds of quilts and never kept one for herself. We've all shared in the process of finishing her quilt from the top that she made for us.
4. Decided on an outer border and flange (green batik) for a busy orphan block quilt top.
5. Took an assessment of quilt tops to see what the plan is, going forward.
6. Decided to hold off on a trip to Mardens in Maine until Spring. Also, held off giving ladies homework until we need to work on those types of quilts.
Nicely done ladies!
Here are some updates of projects done by members during the summer.
June:
Guess what just got finished?...
Machine-quilted and binding done with a red flange peeking out.
Thanks to Kathy (long time quilter who helps us from her home), she used up some of our orphans and made 2 adorable Project Linus quilts! She also sewed the binding to this large wonky log cabin.
Got a great deal on batting! 90" wide x 20 yds for $95.00. Averages to $4.75/yd.
Cheaper than Mardens which was 8.99/yd. (And saved on the gas)
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We are sending three quilts (TBD) to be given in honor of Jane, Bart and Sharon, to three members of their congregation that are also going through difficult illness/injuries/surgeries.
For the news article regarding this tragedy, so article below....
https://apnews.com/article/alabama-birmingham-shootings-religion-1c773c7332c344e5ac30a1101cedeeef
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Boxed up 3 quilts to send to St Stephen's Episcopal church in AL, to be given to 3 people who are going through any type of illness, in memory of the 3 parishioners that were shot during a potluck dinner.
Hope they bring comfort to someone.
