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February 26, 2020 Let's Quilt Day

2/26/2020

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There are many caring and compassionate women in the Thames Valley Quilters Guild. One of them is Marlene Stewart. Marlene makes sleeping bags and sleeping mats for the homeless who are cared for by The Unity Project here in London.  Today Marlene shared the methodology for making these with the guild.
 
When the homeless decide to sleep, they continue to wear their coats and boots so these bags must be larger than normal, 7 feet long and very wide.  They are utility quilts made from clean, used, no-cost fabrics.

Marlene also makes sleeping mats.  These are 6 foot 6 inches long with rows of 6 inch pockets stuffed with quilting scraps.  A 1 inch space is sewn between each of these pockets.
 
People give Marlene fabric yardage which can be used for the outer layer of these projects. Waterproof fabric is especially welcome.  Sometimes Marlene goes to retailers like Lens Mills where she can find a bargain and buy a whole bolt for a great price. The quilters in our guild and their friends contribute bags of fabric and batting scraps to be used in the stuffing.
 
Marlene’s involvement in this project began when she had an appointment to meet someone at The Unity Project office and witnessed a young girl sleeping on the floor with only a sheet. The sight touched her deeply and to date Marlene has now finished 53 sleeping bags and 73 sleeping mats.
 
Thank you for taking this on Marlene and inspiring us with your energy and generosity.  To find the pattern for the sleeping bag, go
here.
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February 12, 2020 Meeting

2/12/2020

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This morning we enjoyed four demonstrations from guild members, all on an eco-friendly theme. Barbara Loomis demonstrated fabric microwave bowls, Maria Van Moxmeer showed us how to make handy cutlery pouches for travelling or picnics, Yvette Glynn shared her recipe for making a great homemade spray baste and Deb Owens showed us how to make reusable paper towels. With such excellent instructors, we learned a lot and enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere of moving from one group to the other.  All of these demonstration instructions can be found on our Instructions and Tips page here.
Others were busy too, such as Ellen signing up members for other events and Kathie overseeing our refreshments.
And last but not least, we enjoyed seeing the talents of our members during our Show & Share time: 
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