Upcoming meetings and sewing days

Hanover County is still asking that we register in advance for our meetings and sewing days.  Registration is now available on their website at https://secure.rec1.com/VA/hanover-county-va/catalog/index/debf1a5ce9f732d025cdc0fe81fac7d7?filter=c2VhcmNoPXF1aWx0ZXJz

for September through December.

Our September meeting is on the 14th at 7 pm.  We do not currently have a program scheduled so if you’d like to volunteer, that would be great!  But we can always just socialize and have show and tell.  😊

 

In October we will meet on the 12th for our Trash and Treasure sale.  

 

In November we will meet on the 9th, and in December on the 14th.  Mark your calendars!

Sewing Days sign-ups are now combined for Friday and Saturday.  You are not required to come both days!  If all the slots fill up, I will talk to our county contact about splitting the sign-ups, because I know there are some people who only come one day. Sewing days are:

September 10-11

October 8-9

November 19-20 (moved from our regular week because the county had a conflict)

December 10-11

August meetings

Meeting next week, on Tuesday, August 10 at our usual spot.

Liz Scott will be presenting a program on English paper piecing. Thanks, Liz!

 

I am not able to be at the meeting this time so someone else will need to move things along. :-)

 

Our sewing days this month are August 13 and 14.

Veterans Quilt News

 Here's the latest stack of quilts before they were delivered to out VA Hospital contact. That's 31 quilts!!

Our total for the year is 78. You all have done amazing work creating all of these quilts.

Here are a couple of reminders:

- I (Vicki) will not be at the August meeting to take tops or finished quilts. One of the other quilters might be able to take tops so you can bring them. If there's no one to quilt them just hold them until September. I do not know when I will be quilting again (not before October) but I'll put them in the closet.

- Optimal size for the quilts is 48" x 60". We can accept an inch or 2 smaller and a inch or so bigger, but the backing and batting is precut so we do not have a ton of flexibility.

- If you want to quilt your own quilt I can provide you with backing and batting. All you have to do is ask. I'll even do my best to dye a matching backing for you.

- Please do not use any fragrance when you wash the fabrics or quilts. I'm is very allergic. The quilts and the tops might stay in my house for a couple of months and I just can't have fragrance in my house for that long. I can't quilt tops that have fragrance in them at all.

July meeting

Our next meeting is Tuesday, July 13, at 7 pm in our usual space.  Hanover County is still asking that we register in advance, but will not be taking temperatures.  😊

Betsy Scott will be doing a trunk show this month.  Thank you, Betsy!

We will also be collecting for the WHEAT food pantry at this meeting.  Included below is a list of suggested items.  A representative from WHEAT will stop by at the beginning of the meeting to pick up our donated items.

Suggested items for WHEAT:

Boxes of breakfast cereal or 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
1 lb. bags of dried beans, rice or noodles. They can break down very large bags if you want to buy in   bulk
Spaghetti sauce
Ramen noodles
Peanut butter and/or jelly
Cans of meat: chicken, tuna, potted meat, sardines
Canned vegetables
Canned fruit, including low sugar and sugar free
Canned beans, any kind
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
Coffee and tea
Hygiene products: soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bandaids, razors, wash cloths, hand towels, combs, deodorant
Bleach spray
Comet
Liquid dishwashing soap
Scrub pads
Dish cloths and dish towels
Toilet paper
Paper towels
Tissues
Wipes
Small boxes of plastic zip containers for food storage
Foil, waxed paper, plastic wrap
Clothes washing detergent

Paper grocery bags

If you prefer, monetary donations can be mailed to WHEAT P.O. Box 171 Beaverdam, VA 23015

10" Sawtooth Star

 Directions for making patriotic blocks for veteran quilts.

Veterans Quilt News

Before I get to the great news I want to announce that I (Vicki) will not be accepting quilt tops again until September. I have over 20 right now and will be away the entire month of August. I have all I can handle at the moment. I've quilted 30 already toward my commitment of 40. I know I'll do more than 40 this year but I'm not sure how many more because I have 4 big quilts of my own to quilt.

If you are quilting your own or have someone to quilt them for you I'll be happy to provide backing. batting and labels. Just let me know what you need and we can arrange a time to meet.

The great news is that I delivered these 25 quilts to our contact (and new neighbor). Jen has moved to our side of the county so it's a short 4.5 mile drive to take quilts to her now. This brings our YTD total to 47!

Go ahead, give yourself a little pat on the back. This is a great accomplishment from our little group.

Change for June meeting – sorry for the late notice.

Last week I was given the wrong information – it turns out that both our building and the Montpelier Center are used for polling, so we will not be able to meet tomorrow (Tuesday, June 8). 

We have rescheduled our meeting for Tuesday, June 15, at the usual time.  We will be in the Parks and Recreation building.  Becky Brown will be presenting a program on Star Quilts.  Thank you, Becky!

If you previously registered for the meeting, your registration has been transferred and you don’t need to do anything further.  Yay!  If you plan to attend but haven’t yet registered, please do so on the county site.  Thanks.

Have a great week!