Prepare to Make A Difference!

With the annual Make-A-Difference-Day event coming up soon, the Sewphisticuts were busy Wednesday night finalizing preparations.  Fabric has been cut and pinned for numerous walker and wheelchair bags as well as lap robes.  Some other miscellaneous projects were cut and readied for easy sewing  by anyone who may drop in that day to help.  We're looking forward to a successful day of sewing on Oct. 25th at the Poughkeepsie Plaza Mall.

In other news, several Neighborhood Groups are looking for new leaders:  Charity Chics and Valley Stitchers.  The Chapter Advisory Board also has some positions that need filling, and elections are fast approaching at the Annual Meeting on Nov. 2nd.  There is a Sew-In coming up on Nov. 15th as well.

Our November meeting will be a planning meeting as we map out program ideas for the upcoming year.  We had two programs from the last year that we had not gotten to, so Stained-Glass Quilting and Free-motion embroidery are two ideas that can be carried over.  For the next meeting, members should bring ideas for programs, suggestions for where to have our annual December dinner meeting, and any small items that they might be making for holiday gift-giving, to share ideas and inspiration!

We had some show-and-tell - pictured here.  Sorry for the blurry one;  the flash wasn't turned on.

Peggy made a table-runner.

Mary showed a Quillow she had made.