Sewing days for January and February

Sewing Days for January are the 8th and 9th.

Please note that Hanover County has changed their restrictions and we are now limited to 9 for each day. If you plan to attend, you need to register through Hanover County; Register online now at Sewing Days. Given the limited numbers and the size of our group, if you want to come both days I suggest you start by signing up for one day, then if there is still space when it gets closer, you can sign up for the second day. Let's give as many people as possible the opportunity to attend.

Registration is also available for the February dates - the 12th and 13th.

Thanks for your donations to WHEAT!

 

Cathy Williams sent me several pieces of good news.

First, WHEAT made $2025 on their most recent quilt raffle, which was a yellow, green, and lavender quilt made by member Judy Shortt. Isn't that fantastic?  Thank you to Judy and to everyone else who contributed.

 

Secondly, Cathy approximated the food weights from our December drive, and CSQ (with help from the community) gave approximately 162 pounds of food for The WHEAT Open Pantry. There were a few cleaning supplies, 1 hygiene kit, some paper products, a bag full of fleece scarves and baby blankets and some items to include in hygiene kits.  Thanks go to all who gave to make their neighbors able to feed their families and to make them a little more comfortable. There was also $170 given in checks, which WHEAT will use to buy what is needed to complete their inventory lists for the next few pantries.

Cathy also said: "Your support of WHEAT is overwhelming to me. You are all caring and are actively engaged in giving to those less fortunate in our community of Western Hanover County. You gals are a good bunch of folks. Glad to be a part of you."  Cathy, we thank YOU for all you do for WHEAT and our community!

December meeting is next week!

On December 8th we will again be meeting in the Montpelier Center ballroom from 7-9. There won't be a potluck this year, but please bring holiday show-and-tell, and anything else you have to show us. :-)

 

We will encourage everyone to space themselves out (there's lots of room) and wear face coverings if you can.

 

Gwendolyn is still collecting squares for our next group quilt - there is a post below that explains what she needs. These are easy and will make a beautiful veterans quilt!

 

Please remember your non-perishable food donations for our WHEAT food drive - Becky has posted the updated list of what they particularly need. If you prefer, WHEAT is always happy to have monetary donations as well. Also, if you want to contribute but won't make it to the meeting, we've put a collection box in the Montpelier Center hallway where our two veterans quilts are hung. You can leave donations in the box any time the center is open.

 

And finally, sewing days this month are on the 11th and 12th. If you plan to attend, you need to register through Hanover County; Register online now at Sewing Days. You should receive an email confirmation once your registration is complete.

 

I hope to see many of you on the 8th!

Food Donations for W.H.E.A.T.

REMINDER: We will be collecting items for W.H.E.A.T. at our December 8 meeting. Western Hanover Emergency Action Team helps our neighbors. Here is an updated list of what is needed. 

The WHEAT Pantry needs the following foods on a regular basis

 

Boxes of breakfast cereal

Boxes of instant oatmeal

Oatmeal

Pancake mix with syrup, some low sugar or sugar free

Boxes of Mac ‘n cheese

Any size and type of tomato products

One pound boxes of spaghetti noodles

Containers of Spaghetti sauce to feed 4-6

Ramen noodles

16-ounce jars of peanut butter and/or jelly

6-ounce cans of tuna

Cans of chicken

Other cans of meat

16-ounce cans of any vegetables

Cans of dried beans, pork and beans, black and pinto beans

Pound bags of white or brown rice

Cans of fruit, some low sugar or sugar free

Any size or kind of soup

Any type of one-dish meals, Brunswick stew, chicken and dumplings, beef stew

Quart envelopes of dried milk

Envelopes of dried potatoes

Dressing Mix

Meal starters like hamburger helper

 

Paper grocery bags

Hygiene kits in a zip bag containing soap, shampoo, hand towel, wash cloth, comb or brush, small hand sanitizer, tooth brush, tooth paste, razor, 5 band-aids, deodorant

 

Monetary donations can be mailed to WHEAT P.O. Box 171 Beaverdam, VA 23015

Please consider supporting the Virginia Quilt Museum on Giving Tuesday!

What is Giving Tuesday?

Giving Tuesday is a day of global giving that takes place on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving every year.  It originally started in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good.  Giving Tuesday encourages communities to work together and to use the power of generosity to remain connected.  This year, the ability to stay connected to our communities has been central to our lives.

The Virginia Quilt Museum is proud of the work we have done to help the quilting community connect in new ways, but it is only with your help that we can continue to provide our services to you and others who love quilts.

The Virginia Quilt Museum thanks you for your generous support in the past.  Your continued support is more critical now than ever.  Please consider a donation to us on Giving Tuesday, December 1^st.  

Don’t want to wait? Want to make a difference now?  You can donate today!  Visit https://www.vaquiltmuseum.org/ and click on the Donate button now!

 

The Virginia Quilt Museum is located at 301 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

Tuesday meeting notes

The meeting Tuesday evening is 7:00 in the center room of the Montpelier Center. The room is big so there's plenty of space to spread out. 

We discussed the meeting Friday and decided that it probably wasn't a good idea to have the Trash to Treasure sale. 

Instead we will be discussing 2021 plans for veterans quilts, future programs and the December meeting. 

Vicki and Marcy have lots of veterans quilts to return for binding! 

Hope to see you Tuesday! 

Group veteran's quilt

Gwendolyn has designed an easy veteran's quilt for us to do together.  Blocks will be collected at the November and December meetings.  Here are her instructions:

Let’s put together a group veteran’s quilt in the classic colors of red, white and blue. We’ll be using a pattern featuring pairs of half-square triangles in either red and white OR blue and white.

Cut two, 6-inch squares, one white, the other red or blue.

Draw a diagonal line on the back of the white square.

Stitch a quarter inch on either side of the diagonal line.

That’s it! Please do NOT cut the block apart. The blocks will be used in matched pairs and it will be easier to keep the patterns united if they remain uncut.

Thank you for participating. 

 

Gwendolyn also says that at the last outdoor meeting, she left a large, green, flannel sheet.  It was being used under the orphan blocks.  If someone still has it, could you please email Gwendolyn Waranis so she can arrange to pick it up at the next meeting or sewing days? She won't be attending in person, but can stop by. Thanks!

November meeting on the 17th - that's the THIRD Tuesday

 We are ON for meeting November 17 at the Montpelier Center. Hurrah! we will meet at our usual time: 7-9 pm.

Does anyone remember if we have a program planned? Or do you want to try again for our Trash to Treasure sale?

ALSO: we will be having Sewing Days at our usual location on November 13 and 14. If you plan to attend, you need to register through Hanover County; Register online now at Sewing Days.

Great news about our November meeting

 

Great news!!!! The Montpelier Center will allow us to meet in their ballroom for the very reasonable price of $10! We will need to set up our own chairs and clean up after ourselves. 

 

For those of you who aren't familiar with the Montpelier Center, it is the large building right next to the Hanover Parks and Rec building where we usually meet. The ballroom is a very large, open room with a high ceiling. There is plenty of room for social distancing. :-)

 

For November, the room is already booked to another group for the 10th. BUT, it is available for our use on the third Tuesday, November 17th, instead; please let me know right away if that date works for you.

 

We have the same room reserved for our December and January meetings, on our normal second Tuesday.

I'm so sorry we weren't able to meet in October. I miss seeing all of you - and your lovely work!

Hanover County still has the same policies in place about meeting in our usual spot. There isn't likely to be a change before the end of the year. So, we have some options for November 10th. In no particular order:

 

Meet in Debbie Quitiquit's barn in Rockville, at our usual time

Meet in our usual spot at the usual time, but limited to 12 participants

Cancel the meeting

Meet at another time or place (TBD)

 

I need to know what people want to do. Please email me with your preferred option. If you want, you can rank these choices, and, for the meeting options, tell me if you definitely would attend, probably would attend, or definitely wouldn't attend.

 

I'd like to get everyone's responses by Friday, October 30, so there is time to plan. And if you have other ideas, let me know!

 

Finally, since we won't be able to have a regular December meeting with our potluck, do you have other ideas? Would someone like to host the meeting? Do you want to do a drive-through food collection for WHEAT?

 

My email is malshealy - and I am on gmail. Or you can leave a note here or message me on FB.

 

Thanks!

 

Peg