February 2024 Newsletter

  2024 Upcoming meetings

February 17 - Book Binding

March 16 - hair wefting - Andrea 

April 20 - Deb Martin Rag Doll History presentation 

May 18 - Embroidery

June 15 - Baskets -  Virginia

July 20 - Ray Slater faces - Virginia?

August 17 - Kalaidoscope - Andrea

September 21 - Julie McCullough Day at Franklin Road Library Branch

October 19 - Challenge Dolls and show planning

November 16 -?

December 21 - Christmas Party

February Birthdays

Happy February Birthday wishes to Julie G. and Liz!

January 20, 2024 Meeting Minutes

Present for the January meeting were Julie G., Ann C., Jude, Katie, Joan, Mary, Julie W., and Andrea.  Joan was our nametag winner.

Show and Tell

Joan brought a really cute Tea bag that holds a tea cup and teas that she had made.  Very nice, Joan and what a great gift it would make.

Joan's Tea Bag

Inside of Joan's Tea Bag

Katie brought a pattern for a Julie McCullough doll "Sewphie the Stitcher" that she wants to make for the Julie McCullough open house in September.  Can't wait to see it, Katie!

Katie's future project

January 20, 2024 Business

After Show and Tell we discussed the 2024 November Show and Sale.  We voted for the hours to be changed to 9-3.  Andrea has the room booked at the Irvington United Methodist Church.  Since this is the Chinese Year of the Dragon, we plan to have a display of our dragon dolls we have made.

The final vote for the 2024 Challenge was made and it will be "In the Woods"!

Amy Felske will be teaching our Spring Class April 27-28.  Jude shared information she had, and members may sign up.

Amy Felske's Book Dragon

We voted to make a donation to charity.  The chosen charity is Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis.  This is a girls' leadership program that helps "girls to meet the challenges and opportunities of the day."  It inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.  We are proud to help support this worthwhile charity.

Our September 21st meeting will be an open house at the Franklin Road Library branch honoring Julie McCullough.  She is a fantasy cloth doll and pattern maker.  You can see her patterns on her website "Magic Threads - Fantasy Cloth Dolls and Patterns by Julie McCullough".  Dollmakers Journey carries her patterns which can be purchased online.

Program

Andrea presented the January program on "Simple Scribble Faces".  It was a fun hands-on project in which she encouraged us all to draw several scribble faces based on some images she shared from Anne Keenan Higgins a wonderful artist with a whimsical illustration style. Click on the link for her website to see more of her work. Andrea prepared kits for us so we could end up with a finished pin. Thanks, Andrea, for the inspiration and fun program!

Andrea's program

Julie W.'s finished pin

Next Meeting

Our next meeting is February 17, 2024, at the Irvington Branch Library at 10:00 a.m.  Our meeting room is on the right upon entering the library.  The program will be on making books for our Book Dragon.

5625 East Washington Street

Indianapolis, IN 46219

Future Events

April 27-28, 2024   Amy Felske Spring Class

September 21, 2024 Julie McCullough Open House at the Franklin Road library branch

November 23. 2024 Annual Show and Sale

Check list for February meeting

Nametag

Show and Tell

Dues for 2024 if not already paid