October 2014 Meeting

The Bees met on October 28 at Helen's house with Linda, Margie, Helen, Peggy, Dawn, Rita, and Tricia attending. Margie brought a chicken piccata pasta for dinner, which was accompanied by a salad from Linda and homemade brownies and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies from Dawn.

Next Meeting

*** Tuesday, November 25 at Helen's house ***

Rita - main dish;  Linda - salad;  Peggy - dessert

Queen Bee: Helen

Business Meeting

We had a very limited business meeting with Linda updating us on Mackenzie, who is in the hospital at Stanford awaiting a lung transplant. Mackenzie is gravely ill, but Linda was able to send the Cabbage Rose quilt to her to have in the hospital. Mackenzie's Facebook page is www.facebook.com/BreatheforMackenzie, and it is being updated daily (and more) with status on her condition. The family is also accepting donations to help with traveling and lodging expenses while Mackenzie is in the hospital. 

Because the fourth Tuesday falls two days before Christmas this year, Linda brought up the idea of doing our holiday party after Christmas on Tuesday, December 30 at 5:30 pm. We discussed going to a restaurant this year, rather than doing a potluck supper, and we decided on the San Marco Grill, 260 E Winnie Lane, Carson City. Tricia will call to make the reservation. We can discuss this more at the November meeting. 

Demonstration

Last month, Margie expressed interest in a chenille project she had seen on the shop hop, so Tricia volunteered to do a chenille demo at the next meeting. Tricia showed a finished potholder that was made with four layers of the same fabric. Using the same fabric for each layer is essential for preserving the pattern on the fabric. She also showed a sample of how to sew the layers together on the bias and then how to cut through the fabric using the chenille cutter, and each Bee tried cutting one of the rows. Tricia won the chenille cutter from Sylvia's at the shop hop a few years ago, so she doesn't know how much it costs but thinks about $25. For a small project like the potholder, small sharp scissors could be used, but to make something larger, like a scarf or a blanket, a chenille cutter would be essential. 

Show and Tell

Dawn has been a very busy lady. She made quilts for friends who have cancer. 

 

And baby quilts for her friends' grandbabies.

Rita showed us some projects from her art students that reminded us a bit of zen-doodling.

She also showed us a hand-dyed wall-hanging she made in honor of one of her students featuring a Bible verse from Isaiah 40:31.