Program/Project meeting
What is a Fidget Mat? Let’s make One (or more)!
Thursday October 25, 2018
7pm (6:30 social time)
This Thursday at our program meeting we will be making fidget mats, activity mats for people with dementia. Barbara Galluzzo, our own geriatric nursing expert, will be giving some background on dementia as well as guidelines for making the mats.
This is a fun and easy improv project! Feel free to make a fidget mat for a loved one, or make one to donate to a local nursing home. You can work alone or in groups of 3 or 4. You can also work on a project of your own if you prefer, including the box exchange. We will have samples of fidget mats we made to give you some ideas.
WE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO USE:
Guild Program Meeting - September 27, 6:30pm
Topic: Intro to Improv, a trunk show and workshop by Karen Salemi.
Bring some of your scraps and one or two pre-made blocks you’ll be okay cutting up. Be ready to experiment with some improvisational techniques while working in small
groups. We’ll need a few volunteers to bring their sewing machines and do the sewing for their group.
Welcome to 2018-2019!
Our guild meetings are restarting for the year. We welcome quilters of all levels from absolute beginner to professional! Once a month we gather to have time to work on our projects for a couple of hours with friends to visit, get advice or have a quick snack.
Once a month we gather to learn a new technique or share our quilts from success to challenges and discuss them. We also hold a couple of workshops a year.
Please feel free to visit our guild meetings a couple of times before you decide if you would like to join. We are a laid back group of enthusiastic quilters that thoroughly enjoy each other and sharing our love of fabric and design.
What is a Fidget Mat? Let’s make One (or more)!
Thursday October 25, 2018
7pm (6:30 social time)
This Thursday at our program meeting we will be making fidget mats, activity mats for people with dementia. Barbara Galluzzo, our own geriatric nursing expert, will be giving some background on dementia as well as guidelines for making the mats.
This is a fun and easy improv project! Feel free to make a fidget mat for a loved one, or make one to donate to a local nursing home. You can work alone or in groups of 3 or 4. You can also work on a project of your own if you prefer, including the box exchange. We will have samples of fidget mats we made to give you some ideas.
WE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO USE:
- Fabric for backing and tops (No need for batting with the upholstery weight fabric we’ll be using for the backing.)
- Zippers, velcro, rings, trim, lace, fabric scraps, etc, for decorating the mats
- Small iron and ironing mat
- Any fabric, trim, zippers, etc, that you think would work well on the mats. (You can use ours or your own.)
- Avoid choking hazards like buttons and beads
- Pins or a washable glue stick to attach embellishments to the mat
- Scissors to cut the trims
- Small mat and rotary cutter
- Sewing machine if you’d like; otherwise you can design your mat and sew it at home
Guild Program Meeting - September 27, 6:30pm
Topic: Intro to Improv, a trunk show and workshop by Karen Salemi.
Bring some of your scraps and one or two pre-made blocks you’ll be okay cutting up. Be ready to experiment with some improvisational techniques while working in small
groups. We’ll need a few volunteers to bring their sewing machines and do the sewing for their group.
Welcome to 2018-2019!
Our guild meetings are restarting for the year. We welcome quilters of all levels from absolute beginner to professional! Once a month we gather to have time to work on our projects for a couple of hours with friends to visit, get advice or have a quick snack.
Once a month we gather to learn a new technique or share our quilts from success to challenges and discuss them. We also hold a couple of workshops a year.
Please feel free to visit our guild meetings a couple of times before you decide if you would like to join. We are a laid back group of enthusiastic quilters that thoroughly enjoy each other and sharing our love of fabric and design.
Annual 2019 Spring retreat!
When: Registration information is coming soon
Where: Franciscan Guest www.franciscanguesthouse.comHouse, Kennebunk, ME
Where: Franciscan Guest www.franciscanguesthouse.comHouse, Kennebunk, ME