We met today at Bobbie’s house for our holiday potluck and gift exchange. The meeting was changed from Mindy’s house due to a new grandson’s birth which has occupied Mindy’s full attention. Congratulations Grandma Mindy👵. Great Grandma Bobbie was happy to have the festivities at her place with hopes to see her new great grandson soon.
The next meeting will be held at Joan’s house on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 130. This is.a week later than usual to allow for the Bishop Ranch meeting. Deanna was not able to make it to this meeting and was missed.
Mary
Mary started us off with her new baby blanket of penguins. It is for a girl but she went with the blue and yellow fabrics because it went so well with the penguins. They are nine patch blocks and penguin blocks that measure 6 inches. She just arranged the blocks as she saw fit, added some extra blocks and it all came together quite well. Good job.
Sandy was next but did not bring anything to share. She will be taking a dyeing class from Carol Soderlund and Sarah Nishiura next month so she’ll be busy next month. I’m so impressed with the classes that she’s taking.
Marty
Marty told us of her Korea trip with Youngmin Lee and Japan trip with EBHQ members. Her 23 day journey was long and tiring but full of adventure and discovering new things. She learned a little bit of Korean bojagi, indigo dyeing, weaving, Korean embroidery, gift wrapping, making coasters or hanging bojagi and the importance of a good translator and tour guide. Here are some of the things she made an indigo stenciled bag, 2 indigo silk scarves, 1 cotton indigo scarf, and a coaster.
Thank you for the gift of Korean chopsticks with holder from Koreancraft.com.
Mindy
Mindy showed her new grandsons stocking. It is almost finished with just a few more details. Her grandsons name is Takeo.
Arleen
Arleen got a new Sashiko Babylock sewing machine and has been experimenting with the stitch on baby blankets. So far, I’ve noticed it doesn’t like Gutterman thread or Pellon 100 percent cotton batting. It would skip stitches or get fussy and I would have to retread it. The polyester thread from Superior Bob works okay, but I’m still trying out different battings.
I started a new quilt with the cut up 6.5 inch fabrics. I used scissors to cut out the triangle, so they are not perfect, which is what I like.
Bobbie has been working on her Pods quilt and asked us for help. She asked that I don’t show the pictures, but it is fantastic.
Joan and Alice did not have anything to share but we were able to catch up.
The potluck as always turned out great with so many home made dishes, desserts, soda bread and Martinelli drinks. Thank you Bobbie for hosting last minute. Have a happy holiday and see you in the new year.
