The August 12th meeting was held at Festival
Foods, 3207-80th Street, Kenosha, WI, second
floor conference room at 1:00 p.m. Seven
members were present.
A one day workshop called the Jane Scheef Lace
Day had been suggested. Rose Ann has not heard
back from Gwen Wylie yet regarding availability
Maker Faire in
Pleasant Prairie on Nov 25th. Please let Trish
know if you would like to demo lace as this will
be a new location (Rex-Plex). If we have four
people, I will reserve a table for us.
Jan will speak at the
September meeting about the IOLI convention. She
did send the CD to the meeting and Barbara
Gordon is looking at it this month. Speaker
list for next convention in San Antonio will be
sent to members.
Pat and Theresa reported on their demo at
Cedarburg (Kathy and Sue Anna were also at
demo). There were many interested participants.
The youngest person to tat a fish was 3 1/2
years old! People appreciated seeing lace made
and had a better appreciation of the lace
exhibit. The quilt part of the exhibit was
"death" quilts.
Pat will have a
session at her house, perhaps on October 21st,
so couching can be taught and completed prior to
the November retreat. Let her know by
September 15th if you need a kit. (around $10)
Hospice tree - Rose
Ann will do the garland and Pat will do the tree
skirt. Volunteer needed for tree topper, scaled
for a 4-foot tree
Barbara shared a tree
ornament tatted using Josephine knots. Can be
seen on "Ice Drop Addict" on FB.
Hospice Alliance is
serving the veteran population and is looking
for people to make quilts that are 3 feet by 4
feet, fabric, knit or crochet, colors preferably
in Red, White and Blue. They can be dropped off
at their office Monday through Friday, 10220
Prairie Ridge Blvd, Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158.
Remember to keep
track of your demo lace hours.
Next meeting: Sept 9, 2017 Festival Foods -
1:00 to 3:00 p.m., 3207 80th Street, Kenosha,
WI, conference room on second floor, back right
corner of building, access either by stairs or
elevator.
October 14th
meeting will be at the same time and place -
topic to be established
November 11th retreat: Pat Frieman will teach
Carrickmacross. (Let her know if you need a kit
by Sept 15th) This will be from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m. at the Avalon Parc Clubhouse, potluck
lunch. Remember if you want to BYOP (bring
your own project), there is plenty of space.
December 9th - Christmas potluck at Pat
Friedman's house. Time will be posted later.
