Wednesday, February 12, 2020

February 2020 Work Day Recap


We did it!  Our new home is official at the Hope campus in Waukee.  The move began at West Des Moines where we had a great turnout of people to help pack up the supplies in the closet.  We were headed to Waukee by 11 a.m.  We spent the rest of Friday and Saturday organizing all of our supplies to fit into the new closet as well as what was stored at some of our houses!  (Moving Day photos can be found on PHOTOS page.)

Reorganizing bins and figuring out how to organize everything on the shelves in the closet was a challenge.  Can you image about 20 women, all with an opinion on how to do things 😂?  Thankfully we had coffee, a new hot pot for tea drinkers, lots of treats as well as some old friends to keep us busy with visiting as we were deciding where to put the irons and the 25 bolts of new fabric.  We were blessed with a huge donation of fabric from The Iowa Quilt Block.  Thankfully, room wasn't a problem in our new closet!  Be sure to stop in and say a big "THANK YOU" to Shelley!

Donation:  The Iowa Quilt Block!  So many colorful options!
Since reorganizing and visiting took up most of the time the only real order of business was discussing Hope Quilters three yearly retreats.  The April retreat is going to be at Waukee Hope Campus but a committee is looking for room at other Hope Campuses.  We thought it would be fun to visit the other campuses, getting to know the staff and other area Hope members who might want to sew with us!  An overnight retreat offsite is also being discussed.  It's been eight years since our last retreat at Riverside so it's time for another!  Keep checking the blog for more details, if interested in joining us!

Had a few quilts brought in and can be seen on PHOTOS page!

Thank you to all the Hope Quilters who helped out on our big move!  You are very much appreciated!