During dinner, Dawn asked if she could bring a friend who is interested in getting back into quilting. The Bees agreed; however, the issue came up about the practicality of expansion. While we would all like to welcome new members, we have to be realistic about the logistics of meeting space and food preparation. This is possibly something we should discuss in more detail at a future meeting.
Next meeting: Our next meeting will be on April 17 at Helen's house. Food volunteers are
- Rita -- pasta
- Dawn -- salad
- Helen -- dessert
Business
DAR donation: Margie invited Anita again to present the donation check directly Randi. Anita also brought more information about the DAR including the publications put out by the organization. She told us that an article about her chapter's donation to our group will be in the next issue of "Daughters," the official DAR newsletter. Again, we are so grateful to Anita for presenting our project to her chapter and for the donation they collected for us.Domestic violence project: The Bees are planning to do a presentation of our domestic violence quilts to the shelter director at our October meeting. Both Dawn and Margie know her, and one of them will contact her and make arrangements for her to attend our meeting. A good goal to shoot for is to have all the quilts finished by the sweatshirt workshop in late September.
Guild challenge quilts: Although the deadline for submitting challenge quilts is printed on the entry form as April 15, Randi made special arrangements with the guild to deliver quilts from the Bees after our April meeting. So, the final deadline for Bees' challenge quilts is April 17. Please bring your challenge quilt, along with a completed entry form, to the April meeting.
Guild donation basket: Collection of items for the basket continues, and based on what has been donated so far, it appears the basket is taking on a sage green and aqua color scheme. Randi will purchase a special fair trade Bali basket made in Ghana. The basket, in of itself, will be a beautiful part of our donation. The group approved using treasury funds of around $35 to purchase the basket. Other basket items are as follows. Please bring all items to the April meeting.
- Rita: Sage soap
- Linda: Chocolates
- Margie and Dawn: Gift card
Randi: Towels (done)Peggy: Body butter and hand/foot cream (done)Tricia: Spa set and hair turban (done)- Ellie: Lavender sachets
- Helen: Eye mask or green lotion
Sweatshirt workshop: Rita volunteered to order sweatshirts for us at a cost of about $5 each. She will bring samples to the April meeting. It is recommended to use a sweatshirt slightly larger than you would usually wear, and remember that you'll need two sweatshirts if you want to make a hip-length jacket.
Box squares: We all showed our box squares (except that Tricia did not bring Randi's because she decided just to swap boxes with her sister). Everyone was delighted with the creative use of their fabrics! We swapped boxes and will bring them back to the next meeting. Reminder: If you will not be able to attend, please send the box you've been working on with someone else.
Demonstration
Dawn demonstrated the Double Diamond tool, which was the featured tool at Fabrics Unlimited at the 2010 Shop Hop. Dawn made an impressive display board showing each step of the process of using the tool. Thank you, Dawn!
Show & Tell
Tricia showed the cute little quilt she was making when she sewed through her finger. This is the first piece on which she has done heavy "Jill Schumacher-style" background quilting. The entire piece was quilted free motion, including all ditch stitching. She also showed the birthday quilt she and Peggy made for their dad's 90th birthday. Another successful "disappearing nine-patch" project.
Dawn showed a cute St. Patrick's Day table topper. She also showed a Linus quilt and a quilt made from fabric she purchased at the 4H fabric sale. Although it looks like a log cabin quilt, it's really a panel!
Helen is in the process of finishing little projects. She showed a really cute block tote.
Linda made a Linus quilt.
Rita is diligently working on the art quilts for her exhibit. She showed us "Anger," which is painted with Dharma dye, and "Winter Blues" done in acrylics.
