Wednesday meeting at Pine Hall Lutheran Church, 1 PM
Becky Trunzo and Leslie Demmert lead an exploration into Ricky Tims Harmonic Convergence and Divergent Thinking. As always, please bring examples of your interpretation of this pattern.
https://www.rickytims.com/online-store/patterns/harmonic-convergence-pattern
As always, bring you Show & Tell of what you have been working on.
Tuesday, September 12 at Blue Course Community Church. Social time starts at 6:30 with the meeting starting a 7 PM. UFO = Unfinished Fabric Object
You challenged yourself to reach a goal. Bring your finished projects to reveal. Will the “Kitty” return your $5.00 entry fee for completing the task you signed up for, or will your $5.00 go into the Guild's “Kitty” if you just couldn't find the time to reach your goal? No judgment here.
Strip Poker...Well, kind of... but you don't need to layer up with extra clothing or bring money. Bring 4 WOF 2 1/2” strips of Winter holiday themed fabric to play with. (We will have some WOF strips to share if you don't have those fabrics or forget yours) A few lucky winners will take home a collection of fabric strips ready to turn into gifts. (Judy Ray's “Hidden Wells” technique would be a great way to use them!)
Show and Tell...Incentive to get a project or two completed!
September 19 at QBs (Boalsburg at St John's UCC) and the 22nd at UFO Fridays (Blue Course Community Church) there will be sewing sessions to make Dignity Protectors, fidget quilts and walker bags. Bring your sewing machine and BSS (Basic Sewing Supplies). These are the items most requested by the Senior care facilities. The patterns are on the website, and will also be available at the sewing sessions. Lenore has some kits available, if you want to have a head start.
Due to all your efforts we are distributing to 6 area Senior Residence Communities, The Meadows, the Youth Services Bureau, a nursery school, and Toys for Tots:
Small lap 15 (4 Crochet, 11 quilted)
Lap 28 (13 Crochet, 15 quilted)
Bed Topper 14 (4 Crochet, 14 quilted)
Walker bags 5
Other: 1 pair child mittens
Toys for Tots: 18 (3 Crochet, 15 quilted)
The next Collection date will be October 7, Pine Hall Lutheran Church, from 10-11 (Note the time change!). It really helped speed the process by having your covers sized. Please, no covers smaller than 40x40. Laundered items are preferred to remove pet dander, "carrying around the cover while working on it" soil, and for quilters--- to check seam/ binding integrity and fabric bleeding.
September 19 at QBs and the 22nd at UFO Fridays there will be sewing sessions to make Dignity Protectors, fidget quilts and walker bags. Bring your sewing machine and BSS (Basic Sewing Supplies). These are the items most requested by the Senior care facilities. The patterns are on the website, and will also be available at the sewing sessions. Lenore has some kits available, if you want to have a head start.
The Embassy at Hearthside has requested a larger fidget quilt for their Life Engagement area, 36-40 ish inches. Putting on my nursing cap, these were called reality orientation boards, in my day. If anyone would like to work with me on this special project, please let me know.
The ladies of Comfort Covers will also be donating $65 to the Pine Hall Church for the use of their space on our collection days. Thank you for all your contributions in labor, time, creativeness, and cash.
If you are affiliated with a faith or service organization that provides items similar to what we make, please let LenoreC know so that we don't duplicate efforts. On the other hand, if you know of a need that Comfort Covers could fill, please share it with the group. We are aware that a church provides hats, sweaters, and mittens for Park Forest. Another church makes fleece blankets for the dialysis center.
We call them fidget quilts. Some call them touch quilts. Here’s an interesting article about how beneficial they are. https://fftimes.com/news/local-news/the-benefits-of-a-touch-quiltfor-those-living-with-alzheimers/
Join us at Pine Hall Lutheran Church (1760 W College Avenue, State College), 1:-3:00 where Nancy Silverman, Karen Powers, and Leslie Demmert show several methods of collaging with fabric. Please bring a 8-12” square piece of muslin, sheeting, or other unimportant fabric. It will be covered. Also, small scissors and pins will be needed. We will do an exercise to look at fabric a new way!
As always, bring you show and tell! We love to see what everyone is working on!
Mark your calendars for our next evening meeting on August 8, 2023 at Blue Course Community Church (1243 Blue Course Drive, State College). Come at 6:30 PM to socialize. The meeting begins at 7:00 PM where YOU will be the program!
We ask members to bring one favorite tool, tip or technique that was helpful this year, along with any samples. Perhaps you don’t have an inspiring tool or technique but a problem you may have encountered? You'll have a roomful of talent to help find a solution, possibly several solutions.
We'll end the meeting with Show and Tell... we love to see what fellow quilters have been working on!
