Photos from the Annual Meeting

Photos from the Annual Meeting on November 2nd at Arbor Ridge. 

Planning for the new year

Ok, I know it's not even Thanksgiving yet, much less New Year's time, but November is our time to plan the upcoming year's schedule.  So we talked about what we didn't get to from the past year, and what we'd still like to do, and figured out a schedule more or less, for the next year.  And here it is:

January - revisit our New Year's (sewing) resolutions from last year and see how we did; make new ones
February - Stitch challenge:  Learn to use a machine stitch in a new way (new to you)
March - Fabric manipulation:  pleating, tucking, wrinkling, etc.
April - Stained Glass quilt techniques
May - open
June - Annual Sewing Room tour and potluck dinner
July - Lapped zipper
August - vacation - no meeting
September - Make A Difference Day preparation
October - Make A Difference Day preparation
November - Free-motion embroidery; planning for next year
December - holiday dinner out

After roughing out the schedule, we shared samples or patterns for holiday gift items that we  1) have made  2) will make or 3) hope to make someday, along with any show and tell items we brought.

Advent calendar

Ribbon candy placemats

Paper-pieced Christmas ornament

Pillowcase with car motif

Mini-purse

Humbug bag

Triangular pyramid bag

Slot top bag

Dancing dress from vintage silk

Santa made by machine embroidery

Holiday pot-holder

Skirt with unusual seaming

Tea time placemats

Tissue box covers for every occasion

Comfy yoga pants

Hanukkah mat

Holiday table runners

Someone is getting a beautiful quilt for Xmas

 

Make A Difference Day Update

I wanted to send a BIG THANK YOU to all of you for the assistance you provided in making this year's Make a Difference Day activity a huge success!!

 So let me share with you some of the details:

 - a total of 37 people came on Saturday to work on our projects (maybe our biggest crowd yet!)

Volunteers pitch in with pressing

 - 10 walker bags, 29 wheel chair bags, and 22 lap robes were completed (everything got done!)

 -  38 cards and greetings ready for delivery to the veterans

Volunteers making cards for veterans

 - total of 124 hours volunteers spent between Friday set-up and Saturday end-of-day

- hours above does not include time spent by the numerous ASG members who 

At the pressing station

donated fabrics, helped to cut,  pin, and prep-sew these items, and participated 

in the other various prep activities. 

-special shout-outs to the Poughkeepsie Plaza Mall (for letting us use their space, tables & chairs) and to Bob & Sue Frisenda at Sew n' Vac for use of their tables, chairs, sewing machines & other miscellaneous items.  Without the annual support from these folks, we would not have the capability of completing our projects.

Completed wheelchair bags

 

Some of the finished lap robes

Needless to say, "many hands make light work" and I just know our Castle Point veterans will be pleased with our accomplishments.

Tying a quilt



An Elvis themed lap robe



 

Delivery to Ray Rodgers,  Castle Point Voluntery Service Specialist