June 2023 Newsletter

June 2023 Newsletter 

Upcoming Meetings 

June 17, 2023 - Virginia-faces

July 15, 2023 - elinor peace bailey play with dolls day open house

August 19, 2023 - 

September 16, 2023 - Sue-Japanese cloth flowers

October 21, 2023- Leslie-Rolled Doll Demo

November 18, 2023 - Annual Show and Sale

December 16,2023 - Christmas Party

June Member Birthdays

Martha and Ron get special wishes for Happy Birthdays this June!

May 20, 2023 Meeting Minutes

Members present for this meeting were Mary, Katie, Leslie, Jen, Suzanne, Ann R., Jude, Ann C., Kathryn, Joan, Virginia, Sue, Andrea, and Julie W.  Also attending were guests from INfiber Carol, Amy, Tony, Emersyn, Adrianne, and Barbara. We were so happy to have our guests particpate in this month's meeting and make Spirit dolls with us.  It was a fun day as you can see from photos in this newsletter.

Kathryn won the nametag drawing.

Show and Tell

Kathryn finished her Enigma doll from our class with Deanna Hogan.  What a delightful doll, Kathyrn!

Kathryn's Enigma

Katie made a Sea Goddess spirit doll for our class.

Katie's Sea Goddess

Sue completed her version of a steampunk doll pattern design by Barbara Schoenoff

Sue's Steampunk doll

Our guest Carol brought an interesting doll made from metals. and a sweet beaded doll

Carol's metal dolls

Carol's beaded doll

Business

A short business meeting was held so we could get on with our dollmaking.  Sue is looking into instructors for next year's workshops and had a few suggestions.  She will make contact with them and tell us more at our next meeting.  Ann C. had postcards made with last year's challenge winners and passed them out. 

Round Robin dolls were exchanged.  They will come back in June with their new hairdos and be exchanged one more time to be completed.

Program

Our program at this meeting was on making a Spirit Doll.  The INfiber group was invited and we were so happy they came to join us in this dollmaking adventure.  Katie had done an amazing job on preparing for this experience.  Several in the group had never made a doll and our members were excited to share their knowledge.  Katie did step by step instructions and showed examples of how to do them.  A few were able to complete their doll by the end of the day.  Others are completing them at home.  We are looking forward to seeing these completed Spirits at our next meeting.  It certainly was a fun day.  Following are pictures of works in progress.

The following are completed dolls

Ann C.'s Spirit

Jude's Purple Spirit

Kathryn's Leaf Spirit

Suzanne's Iris Spirit

Next Meeting

Our next meeting is June 17, 2023, at the Irvington Branch Library at 10:00 a.m. 

5625 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46219

Future Events 

June 10, 2023 - World Doll Day

July 15, 2023 - elinor peace bailey Challenge

August 1, 2023 - ODACA Bellevue, WA

August 1-5, 2023 - UFDC convention Bellevue, WA

November 18, 2023 - Weather doll Challenge

November 18, 2023 - Show and Sale

Checklist for the June meeting

Name Tag

Show and Tell

Round Robin  Dolls with Hair

Completed Spirit Dolls