A.G.M. Thanks and Stuff

Well, I forgot to time it but I am pretty sure that it only lasted about 15 minutes!! But a necessary piece of business for our group.

Finances are looking good.

Thanks were given.

Committee re elected.

And on to another year.

Alison has begun to stitch the outfit for a new doll that she is making. She was really happy with the workshop that she had attended. We will see this progress over the next few weeks.

the beginning of the bonnet

A baby doll

 Annette was so impressed with her first crochet hug blanket that she is making another for her expected grand twins

the next one will have a Ted head

Bridget has started on an embroidered panel for a patchwork wall hanging 

 Remember those old paper pieced pieces of Kathy's?

they're coming on!

 Elaine is making a little bag

 And had brought her lovely Teddy in to show us. Made from Plush material lots of ladies would like to do one of these.

 Sue has at last finished her version of the Hussuff that was started 10 months ago

pocket for scissors

the outside

 Dianne was adding a stalk to her Tea Cosy as she thought it looked a bit lop sided

Eileen was appliquéing down a pretty Dresden Plate

 Pauline's embroidery has progressed well

Chris is busy knitting hats for the shoe-boxes.  Last year 1370 were sent off, so her needles will be kept busy. 

though she does knit in an unusual way .......

 Kay is hand piecing these tiny Shoo Fly blocks

Shirley is ready to make these fabrics strips into this little bag 

June was quite pleased with this lovely piece of embroidery 

and so she should be

 I am surprised that this is the first "Frozen "project that we have seen and Val was stitching it with a few  misgivings 

but the children love it

 Ann has broken out her stash of Liberty prints and has started cutting hexagons from these lovely fabrics.

Jackie has a pretty cot panel to quilt

Ellen is getting a head start  on some Easter crosses. As we know, Ellen NEVER makes just one of anything!

using plastic canvas and narrow ribbon

We held our C**p Raffle and raised a lovely £60 which was handed to Lynda to pass to her grand-children's sky dive fund

And I would just like to take this opportunity to Thank again all of our ladies and All of our Committee for all their help support and enthusiasm over the past year .

A quick summary .....

We donated £2700  (The results of our Exhibition and rounded up from funds) in total to the four nominated charities

Andi Bull Cancer Trust (£1000)

The Sanctuary Project (£1000)

Rushden Women’s Refuge (£350)

Cats Protection League (£350)

and the responses from these Charities were heart-warming.

We have ordered a very swish new library trolley for ourselves. 

We have had generous participation of our members in helping other members with their chartable project too. 

Ellen and her gang helping to bring the total number of shoe boxes despatched to 1370

Dozens of dresses and shorts being made for the Dress a Child Charity 

More than dozens of Trauma Teddies knitted and passed on 

Over 100 Linus quilts made 

Just over 100 knitted squares being knitted and crocheted and delivered to the 

Craft Club Yarnbombers to make their 10ft Christmas tree, which has now been dismantled and made into blankets for the homeless.

The haul of foodstuffs delivered to our local homeless shelter and food bank, which we can continue to do if you so wish.

A generous and much appreciated donation of toys that were distributed to poverty stricken families at Christmas. I have seen a letter of thanks from a parent, and it broke my heart to read this.  Not all poor people are wasters.

All just because we asked. 

  Thank you

Just in case you were wondering, we will be doing it all again this year , so brace yourselves!!!