This morning our quilt group here had its weekly meeting. We come together to make quilts that we donate to a variety of places. This morning we chose 30 quilts from the stash we had accumulated and two of our members brought them to the Surprise Fire Department. Here are a few pictures:
These are all lap sized quilts. They are meant to comfort someone who has just experienced loss and hardship.
We also donate quilts to a shelter for abused, neglected and abandoned children who often arrive with nothing more than the clothing they are wearing. They receive a quilt that is their very own to have and to keep.
We decorate the walls of our room in Sun Village with some of our recent creations. This morning we put up some new ones:
It just happens that none of mine are displayed just now. These will be donated after about a half year and other samples will be put up.
We have a large stash of fabrics in the cupboards of the Sewing Room, almost all of which has been donated. People clean out a cupboard and think, what can I do with all this fabric? We sort through what comes in and keep the fabric that is appropriate for quilting and donate the rest of it to a thrift store.
On Tuesday evening of this week we had an organizational meeting for a new quilt group here. This new quilt group will meet one evening a month for the purpose of sharing our latest projects and ideas. Quilting hints, patterns, techniques and so on will be shared. We can ask each other for suggestions and ideas for ways of accomplishing things. We enjoyed that evening and think this is a good new idea.
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