June 2020 Newsletter

June 2020 Newsletter

June 20 -Meeting Cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions

July 18 - Sue-Ribbon Embroidery

August 15 - beading

September 19 - 20 - (no regular meeting) Kathryn Walmsley Class

October 17 - Julie G. - Intentional Mending

November 21 - (no regular meeting) 18th Annual Art Doll Show and Sale

December 19 - Christmas party

Please note:  This agenda is tentative and subject to change

Member Birthdays

Martha, Dimple, and Ron were all born in the month of June.  Birthday greetings to you all!

May Meeting Minutes

Unfortunately there was no meeting again in May.

Show and Tell
Sorry, no show and tell this month😞

Business

The library has started curbside pickup, but will definitely be closed to group meetings throughout June so no meeting again this month.   Our Poe Challenge was due in June, but since we will not be able to have a meeting, the challenge is postponed to a later undetermined date.

Upcoming Challenges and Events

June - Edgar Allen Poe Challenge Doll-postponed for now

September 10-13 Windy City Doll Workshop, Chicago postponed until June 17-20, 2021

September 19 - 20 - (no regular meeting) Kathryn Walmsley Class

November 21, 2020- 18th Annual Holiday Art Fair and  Art Doll Show

and  Woman in History Doll Challenge

Next Meeting

  Maybe we will get to have a meeting in July.  Time will tell and we will keep members posted.   In the mean time everyone stay safe and well!

May 2020 Newsletter

May 2020 Newsletter

Upcoming Meetings  

May 16 - Meeting Cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions

?????June 20 - Virginia's fun meeting 

July 18 - Sue-Ribbon Embroidery

August 15 - beading

September 19 - 20 - (no regular meeting) Kathryn Walmsley Class

October 17 - Julie G. - Intentional Mending

November 21 - (no regular meeting) 18th Annual Art Doll Show and Sale

December 19 - Christmas party

Please note:  This agenda is tentative and subject to change

Member Birthdays

Happy Quarantine Birthday to Virginia and Cindy.  Hope you can all celebrate when quarantine is over!

March Meeting Minutes

Unfortunately there was no meeting  in April, but there is a bit of Show and Tell via emails and texts.

Show and Tell

Julie G. reported they are doing well.  Carry out from Jockamo's has helped sustain them!

Kathryn made this sweet bunnie.  She said it was fun to make using tube knit fabric for the body.  She put wire in the ears so they would stand up.  The nose and mouth are embroidered and the eyes are glass.  And check out those cute shoes!  She's wonderful!

Kathryn's bunnie

Virginia, true to form, pumped out three dolls to share with us this month:  a Faerie Mother and baby from a pattern by Jennifer Carson, a spring bunny from Raggedy Pants Designs, and Lucky Lucy (with a bad haircut!) from a free pattern by Jill Maas. These are all terrific, Virginia!  Very inspiring for the rest of us!

Virginia's Faerie close-up

Virginia's Faerie Mother and Baby

Virginia's bunny close-up

Virginia's Spring Bunny

Virginia's Luck Lucy close-up

Virginia's Luck Lucy

Sue has made two dolls recently.  Belle is from a Barbara Schoenoff pattern and the Elegant Rag
Doll is from a pattern by Ann Wood.

Sue's Belle

Sue's Belle close-up

Sue's Elegant Rag Doll Close-up

Sue's Elegant Rag Doll

Jude has been working in her flower beds and shared a picture of her beautiful phlox.  How colorful and cheerful.  Something that we can appreciate  during this crazy time.

Jude's Phlox

Business
As you may know the library branches are closed and meetings at the branches have been cancelled through June.  They may open for limited service before then but no meetings or events.  Our Poe Challenge was due in June, but since it sounds like we will not be able to have a meeting then the challenge will be postponed to a later date.
It has been suggested we could do a Zoom meeting or some other video platform if we have enough people who know how and want to do that.

Upcoming Challenges and Events

June - Edgar Allen Poe Challenge Doll-postponed for now

September 10-13 Windy City Doll Workshop, Chicago postponed until June 17-20, 2021

September 19 - 20 - (no regular meeting) Kathryn Walmsley Class

November 21, 2020- 18th Annual Holiday Art Fair and  Art Doll Show

and  Woman in History Doll Challenge

Next Meeting

Who knows when it will be????   Time will tell and we will keep members posted.   In the mean time everyone stay safe and well!

April 2020 newsletter

April 2020 Newsletter

Upcoming Meetings

April 18 -19 -  Meeting Cancelled due to COVID-19 precautions

May 16 - field trip to Eiteljorg Museum

June 20 - Virginia's fun meeting

July 18 - Sue-Ribbon Embroidery

August 15 - beading

September 19 - 20 - (no regular meeting) Kathryn Walmsley Class

October 17 - Julie G. - Intentional Mending

November 21 - (no regular meeting) 18th Annual Art Doll Show and Sale

December 19 - Christmas party

Please note:  This agenda is tentative and subject to change

Member Birthdays

Happy Quarantine Birthday to Katie, Sandy, and Ann R.  Hope you can all celebrate when quarantine is over!

March Meeting Minutes

Unfortunately there was no meeting  in March, but there is a bit of Show and Tell via emails and texts.

Show and Tell

Kathryn has been continuing to plan for her Triplett class that has been postponed to September 19-20.  Christine Shively was scheduled then but has graciously changed her class to Spring 2021.  No specific dates yet.

Leslie has been organizing her junk room, so we know when she gets that done she will be busy creating!

Vicki has been flitting from project to project and has made some COVID masks.

Martha has been busy knitting some beautiful socks and doing some fabulous coloring in her coloring books.  She has been working on masks as well but ran out of elastic.

Martha's knit socks

Martha's coloring book

Virginia shared her Belle of Provence made from Barbara Schoenoff's pattern.  She's beautiful, Virginia!  Looks like some intentional mending on her skirt!

Virginia's Belle close up

Virginia's Belle of Provence

Barbara has also been flitting from project to project and working on an extensive wardrobe for Luna Lapin.

Julie W. has made masks and started on a couple of small dolls.  That has all been put on hold until her new puppy gets past being so demanding!

Julie W.'s new puppy Junior

Jude has worked on a variety of things:  a Christmas Tilda, memory pillows, an embroidered patch with Taylor's logo, and some embroidered tea towels for customers.

Jude's Tilda

Jude's Memory Pillows

Taylor's Logo

Jude's Tea Towels

Jude's Tea Towels

Sue completed Daffodil and Carrot made from a pattern by Brenda Sanker from Sanker Studio.  Look closely at the eyes.  They say it all!  Sue has several WIP (imagine that!) and has been jumping from one to another.

Daffodil close-up

Sue's Daffodil and Carrot

Andrea has a doll in progress.  She only sent a picture of it from the waist down. What a tease!  She said there's a lot of handmade trims including lots of

tatted lace. This picture is larger so you can see the intricate tatting she has done.  We just have to wait to see the rest.

Next Meeting

Who knows when it will be????  Hopefully May 16 with a field trip to the Eiteljorg Museum.  Time will tell and we will keep members posted when it gets nearer May 16.    In the mean time everyone stay safe and well!