Well, we couldn't really call it a sewing weekend because not much sewing got done.
Here's a picture for those who volunteered and what your efforts produced:
Yes, we unwrapped yards and yards of fabric bolts, stuffing our closet bins full! Thanks to all of you who stopped to shop for your next project, as well as help organize this abundant blessing. Several ironed and cut fabrics to make cool new kits. Some put Altar Cloth kits together for people to take home to work on.
A little chaos did reign over the weekend. Everyone was willing to help but it was a
little complicated trying to define clear tasks. All attending were
troopers. Thanks for your patience and help!
We
had our normal devotions and show and tell on Saturday. It's good to
stop and slow down, allowing time to learn more about each other as well
as getting updates on those we serve. We heard about the beginnings and mission of the Dress A Girl organization and we also had an update on Sleep
in Heavenly Peace and the goal of beds that they had achieved. Our last update was about our contributions to
the quilts auctions. Our quilts raised $1,590 to help Riverside and
$2,325 for Okoboji.
Show and Tell was wonderful
as always. Forty-nine quilts to support our Missions! Twenty of
these were Altar Cloths! We're under 10 left to make...WOO HOO!
It was fun to see
people "shopping" for their next project. The ideas were flowing and it
was fun to see people get excited about the new kits and making fabric
selections to go with the panels that were donated. One thing we found
as we were cleaning out the "old" is a large selection of orphan
blocks. We have these grouped in collections that might work together
in a common quilt. One Hope Quilter took one of these to start thinking about a
Gypsy Wife-like quilt. She'll be designing this at the Retreat in
September. I think some of you will find this fun. There are still
more groups of blocks if anyone else is inspired to try this. And if
you have made a Gypsy Wife-like quilt before feel free to post it on FB
for others to see the idea.
So,
another successful weekend of fellowship and high-energy quilting
craziness has come and gone. Thanks to all of you for your support of
this group. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
