Comfort Covers Collection

 Thank you, thank you to all the donators that made the Fall Comfort Collection a success. We couldn't cover the county with comfort without all your efforts. This could not have been done without you donating supplies, sewing on buttons, pressing items, making pom-poms, designing frankenbacks, sewing franken-batting, creating art with yarn and fabric. Thank you for washing and sizing your covers. It really stream-lined the morning. If you are a "prolific" donor, feel free to ask Lenore for labels. 

This week various care homes in the county will be receiving 236 quilts, knitted and crocheted covers and hats, fidget quilts, dignity protectors, and walker bags including 10 small quilts and 10 knitted hats for babies to House of Hope. Out of the Cold is receiving 14 knit hats, and 3 full-bed size quilts for some newly-housed clients. We collected 30 kid-sized quilts for Toys for Tots. The deadline for them is Nov 15 to DianeG. Please make sure they are laundered and sized. It saves a LOT of time.

Thank you to the sorters and labelers: LeslieD, Becky S, IrisM, MargaretM.

Thank you to the drivers for taking our donations to their new homes: JillW, MargaretM, IrisM, BeckyS, KarenP, DianeG, DebbieB, LeslieD, and LindaU

And of course, a huge thank you to LenoreC who keeps us organized, dedicated, and on task making all these covers to cover Centre County with love.

Mark your calendars: next year the dates will be April 1 (not a joke!) and October 7. 

Tuesday Evening Meeting - October 8th - Potato Chip Quilts

     BarbZ will be demonstrating Potato Chip Quilts at our regular Tuesday evening meeting (Bet you can't make just one!)  Social time starts at 6:30, meeting at 7 PM at Blue Course Community Church.  This will be our last in-person evening meeting.  We'll be switching to ZOOM for the winter.

    Bring your completed Kitty Challenge or the kitty will keep your money!  This is the last chance to show your "completed" project and receive your money back.  

    Bring your Toys for Tots items.  DianeG will be there to collect them.  And as always, bring your Sew & Tell!

Comfort Covers Collection - October 1

    Comfort Covers will be collecting finished quilts, dignity protectors, and walker bags at St John's UCC Church in Boalsburg on October 1 from 9:30 - Noon during QBs.  Time to finish those projects! 

    Come help make walker bags and fidget quilts at the September QBs sessions on Sept 3, 17, & 24.  QBs meets every Tuesday from 9:30 until Noon as a chance to meet and chat and work together at St John's UCC Church in Boalsburg.

Wednesday Meeting - September 18 - Folded Medallion Potholder

     We will be meeting at Pine Hall Lutheran Church in State College at 1 pm for our daytime meeting.  This month we will be learning to do a Folded Medallion Potholder.  If possible, bring your precut fabric to the meeting to learn how to assemble the potholder.

    

Tuesday Evening Meeting - September 10 - "Lucy Quilt Pattern"

     Join us at Blue Course Community Church for our September evening meeting.  Social time begins at 6:30, meeting begins at 7 pm.  Zak K will be presenting "Lucy Quilt Pattern" by GE Designs and variations thereon.  He will be discussing arranging the blocks using a PowerPoint presentation.  This is a copyrighted pattern, so members will need to purchase their own copies.

    Also, this meeting will be the kick-off of the this year's Challenge Quilt.  Come find out what is in store!

Congratulations to SallyR and BethB as they rocked the Grange Fair Quilting entries

SallyR  2nd Premium in Applique Sally R 1st Premium in Novelty-Machine Made BethB 1st Premium in Any Other-Machine Made and Judge’s Choice

SallyR 1st Premium in Pieced Wall Hanging and Best in Show SallyR 2nd Premium in Machine Made We certainly hope these very talented ladies will bring these award-winning quilts to a meeting so we can see them properly.

September Daytime Gathering - Potholder Prep

     Advance notice of prep for our Wednesday daytime meeting in September.  PeggyT will be leading us in making this lovely potholder.  You will want to cut and fold your squares to get a head start.

You will need:

layer 1: 1 2” sq and 4 3 ½” sq

layer 2: 8 5” sq

layer 3: 8” 5” sq

layer 4A: 4 5” sq and layer 4B: 4 6” sq (4A and B should be

the same fabric.

High contrast works best. Sewing the last layer needs a

very sharp needle.