December 9 sewing day is cancelled

Saturday sewing for December 9 is cancelled due to a conflict with Parks and Rec. Friday sewing (December 8) is STILL ON.

December 12 Meeting

The focus of our December 12 meeting will be bringing food for the local food pantry - (Western Hanover Emergency Action Team). See list at bottom of this message.

WHEN: Meeting time is 7 p.m. - We will have light refreshments.

WHAT TO BRING: your own drink

PROGRAM: Bring any Christmas items you have made for Show & Tell - they do not need to be new.

Remember to sign up for the Dec. 12 meeting as well as for Sewing Days on Dec. 8 & 9.

Items for W.H.E.A.T.

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

6-ounce cans of tuna

Cans of chicken

Other cans of meat

16-ounce cans of any vegetables

Cans of 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

Monetary donations are used to help citizens with utility bills or other emergency expenses and can be mailed to WHEAT P.O. Box 171 Beaverdam, VA 23015

Another delivery of veterans quilts!

 Usually I make the last delivery of quilts to our VA contact in December but I received a message yesterday that they are seeing a record number of patients and desperately needed more quilts.

After the meeting Tuesday, we had a stockpile of 25 quilts! I'm delivering these Thursday. That will bring our YTD total to 116.

Assuming this is our last delivery for 2023, this tops last year's total of 114. Since 2020 we have delivered a total of 437 quilts! That averages 109 a year. Any that we receive in December will be delivered next year unless I get a call for more quilts.

Well done ladies!

November Happenings

 Here's your friendly reminder about our November meeting and meet-ups:

Sewing days are early this month due to scheduling changes at the County. Our sewing days are THIS weekend, Friday November 3 and Saturday, November 4th. Hanover County does want us to register and you can do that here. We are listed under Clubs and Social.

The next meeting of CSQ is Tuesday, November 14, at 7:00 pm. The program will be Fabric Snip and Rip. Please bring a 1 yard (minimum) piece of fabric suitable for a veteran quilt. We will use a game format to redistribute fabric pieces to everyone. Then use your fabrics to make 2 unfinished quilt blocks (12 1/2” x 12 1/2”) by January’s meeting. We will use these blocks to construct veteran’s quilts. 

Quilting Friends will meet for lunch on Friday, November 17, at 1:00 at Kitchen 33. Please RSVP to Brenda by Wednesday, November 15, if you plan to attend so we can make a reservation. There will be no luncheon in December. 

Need a photo to perk up this post? Here's the next WHEAT raffle quilt being quilted. Vicki will have it ready for binding by the November meeting.

Quilters Luncheon

NOTICE - CHANGE OF DATE.

Due to availability the QUILTING FRIENDS LUNCHEON, has been changed to Friday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. at Kitchen 33 on Staples Mill Rd. Hope to see you there!

Lunch with friends

QUILTING FRIENDS LUNCHEON, Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m. at Kitchen 33 on Staples Mill Rd.

Please let Brenda know by Monday, Oct. 16, if you are attending so reservations may be made. Contact her by text or voicemail at 804 852-5418. Hope to see you there!

Quilt Exhibit

 

Check out the quilt exhibit at The Montpelier Center for Arts & Education.

The quilts will be up until Nov. 13 

The Montpelier Center has added photos of the quilts to their on-line gallery. 

You can see them in-person or on-line.

https://www.montpeliercenter.org/country-school-quilters-exhibit.html