November 2019 Newsletter
Upcoming Meetings.
November 16 - Reveal of Patti Culea Doll
December 21 - Annual Christmas Party
Member Birthday
Happy Birthday wishes go out to Maggie and Edie this month of November.
October Meeting Minutes
Fourteen members were present for the October meeting: Ann C., Sandy, Vicki, Maggie, Martha, Katie, Jude, Julie W., Nita, Kathryn, Ron, Julie G., Joan, and Andrea.
Show and Tell
Joan shared items that could go on our charity table at the Holiday Art Fair and Art Doll Show: a travel tray, lanyards, and a thread cutter. She also brought brochures that can be handed out for our charity Hope Center Indy.
Julie G. showed her Ragamuffin doll she made in a class with Shelley Thornton at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Julie learned how to make a rag wig and distress fabrics as well as other techniques.
Andrea also attended the Ragamuffin Doll class.
Nita made a doll from Patti Culea's Radical Rachel pattern and also made a turkey.
Martha showed us her cute dressed muslin doll she made for the Charity table. Well done, Martha!
Several members created dolls for the International/Ethnic Doll Challenge. They will be on display at the Holiday Art Fair and Art Doll Show. Attendees to the Show will be able to vote for their favorite doll in the Challenge and the winner will be revealed at the end of the day.
While our our guest judge, Carol Marlin, was judging the Challenge Dolls, the business portion of our meeting was conducted. Plans for the Show and Sale were discussed. Members will be setting up their tables Friday, November 22 from 2:30-5:00. Donations for the charity table should be brought to the November 16th meeting so they can can get priced and tagged. Thank you to Janet for bringing in the neat zipper pouches for the charity table. We will have tables set up with dolls that have been made during this past year including the Patti Culea challenge dolls, Margot class dolls, owls, and AFICC class dolls. All dolls for display should be tagged with the maker's name, doll's name and pattern maker or indicate if the pattern is an original by the maker.
International/Ethnic Challenge Dolls can still be entered for the Peoples' choice award. Please let Andrea know by November 21 if you are entering a doll.
Our spring 2020 doll making class will be taught by Kathryn Walmsley. She will be teaching her "Triplets" either sitting or standing with wire armature. We are also planning a fall 2020 class. Our committee is in process of choosing an instructor for that class.
October Meeting Minutes
Fourteen members were present for the October meeting: Ann C., Sandy, Vicki, Maggie, Martha, Katie, Jude, Julie W., Nita, Kathryn, Ron, Julie G., Joan, and Andrea.
Show and Tell
Joan shared items that could go on our charity table at the Holiday Art Fair and Art Doll Show: a travel tray, lanyards, and a thread cutter. She also brought brochures that can be handed out for our charity Hope Center Indy.
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| Joan's charity items |
Julie G. showed her Ragamuffin doll she made in a class with Shelley Thornton at the John C. Campbell Folk School. Julie learned how to make a rag wig and distress fabrics as well as other techniques.
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| Julie G.'s Ragamuffin |
Andrea also attended the Ragamuffin Doll class.
Nita made a doll from Patti Culea's Radical Rachel pattern and also made a turkey.
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| Nita's Radical Rachel and Turkey |
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| Martha's charity doll |
Several members created dolls for the International/Ethnic Doll Challenge. They will be on display at the Holiday Art Fair and Art Doll Show. Attendees to the Show will be able to vote for their favorite doll in the Challenge and the winner will be revealed at the end of the day.
While our our guest judge, Carol Marlin, was judging the Challenge Dolls, the business portion of our meeting was conducted. Plans for the Show and Sale were discussed. Members will be setting up their tables Friday, November 22 from 2:30-5:00. Donations for the charity table should be brought to the November 16th meeting so they can can get priced and tagged. Thank you to Janet for bringing in the neat zipper pouches for the charity table. We will have tables set up with dolls that have been made during this past year including the Patti Culea challenge dolls, Margot class dolls, owls, and AFICC class dolls. All dolls for display should be tagged with the maker's name, doll's name and pattern maker or indicate if the pattern is an original by the maker.
International/Ethnic Challenge Dolls can still be entered for the Peoples' choice award. Please let Andrea know by November 21 if you are entering a doll.
Our spring 2020 doll making class will be taught by Kathryn Walmsley. She will be teaching her "Triplets" either sitting or standing with wire armature. We are also planning a fall 2020 class. Our committee is in process of choosing an instructor for that class.
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| Kathryn's Triplets |
Next Meeting
Our next meeting is November 16. We will be revealing our Patti Culea dolls that members have been working on since the first of the year. Items for the charity table will begin to be collected.
Upcoming Challenges and Events
Nov. 23 - Holiday Art Fair and Art Doll Show 9:00-4:00
November Meeting Checklist
- Nametag
- Show and Tell
- Patti Culea doll
- Items for charity table
If anyone has questions about our doll club or would like to contact us, please email our club at Indyclothdollmakers@yahoo.com.
