Greetings Quilters!!
The May meeting of Fellowship Quilters was a big one with over 40 people present. We had some new members so we continue to grow.
The morning program was a felted wool and embroidery project brought to us by Carmen of Cousins Quilt shop. It was a fun project and we all stretched our hand sewing abilities as well as our vision threading those needles. The project can be made into a pin cushion or a needle holder when finished. Lots of fun to make and to socialize as we sewed together.
We had two guests from Habitat for Humanity, Nancy and Angela, who came to updated us on the current house projects. They also thanked us for our work and presented us with a certificate of thank you. We heard several stories of grateful families who received our quilts. The best story was about a young man who was in Iraq and the only thing he wanted his Mom to send him from home was the quilt he received from us at the time his family built their Habitat House. It brought tears to many eyes and is a affirmation of our Mission
"to provide quits when needed to enrich the lives of others".
Queen for the Day was Bobbie who showed us many wonderful quilts. This is the pattern that Joan"s son Bob showed us, a fractured 4 patch, and we now seem to be calling "Bob's Pattern" It looks wonderful.
Bobbie had a great story about this quilt. She joined Fellowship in 2000 and this is one of the first quilts she pieced in the group. She had packed it away and forgotten about it till finding it recently....sooo she quilted it last week just in time to show us.
That is a great UFO story!
Sally always makes us laugh but really outdid herself with this adorable pink baby quilt with so many wonderful different blocks. Note Bob's block in the middle!!
Show and tell is always a wonderful place to get great ideas and marvel at the talent in the room. Gail proudly shows off her latest creation....love that purple!
We are winding down for the year and the June 11th picnic is the last meeting for the year. It has been a fun year and the Leaders have done a wonderful job.
There will be two Strip Parties this summer...June 25th at Elsa's and July 23rd at Ruth's....more specifics later.
Keep up the great work ladies....Kathy Nolan
