What a great group of dedicated volunteers! Thanks to all who contributed yesterday: Jenny, 2 Pats, Virginia, Carolyn, Kathy, Nicki, Michelle, Sue, Susan, Sheila, Michelle, Lela, and Donna from afar. As usual, it was a very interesting group of women, and we had a good time. I got so into it, that I didn't document it with all the photos as I would have liked to. We need a few more folks to bring cameras or smart phones (and remember to use them!) and send me their photos.
We concentrated on T&T liners, ending up with 40 completed, 41 sewn and ready for turning, and hundreds more ready to sew. Some of those went home with volunteers.
Our other focus was serging the sides of probably over 200 bags, now ready for labels, pressing and sewing. All of these went home with volunteers!
The end of the day rolled around too fast--I wasn't ready to quit. I packed up my car, and in the evening, popped a DVD in and worked on T&T liners for 3+ more hours.
The nice thing about October is that it has TWO Days for Girls workdays at Our Sewing Room. Our next gathering is Sunday, October 26, 10am-4pm. Our Sewing Room has sewing machines and sergers available for us to use, but several of us prefer the familiarity of our own machines, if they're not too heavy to tote. Bringing your own sharp scissors and maybe pin container is a good idea.
If you plan to join us for the first time in two weeks, I strongly recommend that you go to the DFGI website to watch the videos and read the instructions of how to make the different kit components. If you've come before, but you're wanting to learn how to make one of the components that you haven't tried yet, please watch the video first. I'm always there to help, but seeing the video before I show you the steps is strongly encouraged.
If you haven't already signed up for our local Days for Girls email list and would like to, please send me an email at dfgeugene@gmail.com.
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