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*** Tuesday, April 22 at Helen's ***
Peggy, main dish; Helen, salad; Margie, bread; Randi, dessert
Queen Bee: Linda
Business Meeting
Dawn was the Queen Bee for March, so she chaired the meeting. She did a demonstration of "blendable curves" (from a book of the same name), and everyone took a turn cutting and sewing a curve. It was actually much easier than it looked both to cut and piece the curves, and each block ends up looking just a little bit different.
Dawn was the Queen Bee for March, so she chaired the meeting. She did a demonstration of "blendable curves" (from a book of the same name), and everyone took a turn cutting and sewing a curve. It was actually much easier than it looked both to cut and piece the curves, and each block ends up looking just a little bit different.
We discussed further the idea of making a quilt for Mackenzie, the girl Linda knows who has cystic fibrosis. Linda read from Mackenzie's Facebook page so we could get to know her better. She is clearly a young woman who has goals and dreams, and we hope and pray she will be able to fulfill them.
We decided to make two quilts -- one for donation and one for Mackenzie. Linda said that Mackenzie is particularly fond of animal prints and purple, so we will keep that in mind for her personal quilt. Margie was looking up colors for cystic fibrosis on her phone and stumbled across an article about "65 roses"; it's a story about how a little boy thought that was the name of the disease when he heard his mother talking about it. The name "65 roses" has become synonymous with cystic fibrosis, so we decided to incorporate fabric with a rose pattern into the donation quilt. Helen presented an idea for a block that would showcase a large print, and she will make some samples to show us next month. Everyone else, please also think about ideas for both quilts.
We discussed some ideas for other donation projects we could do individually and Dawn distributed instructions for the Alzheimer's quilt. Other members are always welcome to bring ideas for donation projects.
We decided that a quilt show would be too much work and could end up being expensive, so we discussed the idea of having a trunk show instead. Peggy will look into the possibility of have a trunk show for the residents of Sierra Place, the assisted living facility where her mother lives. She will report back at the next meeting.
We discussed the date of the next Shop Hop, which will be September 4-7. Tricia will add the dates to the Bee's calendar, which can be viewed by clicking the Calendar tab at the top of the blog page. Tricia tries to keep that calendar updated with local events. Please be sure to let Tricia know if there is a quilting activity of interest to place on the calendar.
Show & Tell
Linda finished a baby quilt for a little girl who is now one year old. She also made a surprise quilt for Dawn's grandson, Owen. The squares are from Owen's baby shower and were drawn onto fabric from color book pictures.
One of Peggy's friends, whose mother recently passed away, asked Peggy to make "memory bears" from her mother's PJs and nighties. Peggy's friend plans to give the bears to her family as keepsakes.
Helen finished six quilts: a baby quilt for her daughter's friend and five quilts to donate.
Show & Tell
Linda finished a baby quilt for a little girl who is now one year old. She also made a surprise quilt for Dawn's grandson, Owen. The squares are from Owen's baby shower and were drawn onto fabric from color book pictures.
One of Peggy's friends, whose mother recently passed away, asked Peggy to make "memory bears" from her mother's PJs and nighties. Peggy's friend plans to give the bears to her family as keepsakes.
Helen finished six quilts: a baby quilt for her daughter's friend and five quilts to donate.
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