Tag Archives: outreach
Sewing at Alamance House Nov 2018
Terri-Lynne, Ann, Barbara, Ilona, and Kathy turned out on the first Tuesday of November to join in the sewing fun with residents of Alamance House. Three residents were eager to sew, and Terri-Lynne had come up with a project that involved … Continue reading
Sewing at Alamance House Oct 2018
Terri-Lynne’s father lives at Alamance House, and she was approached by the activities director who asked if she might find a way to get her residents interested in sewing. Terri-Lynne volunteered to work with them once a month and recruited BCQG … Continue reading
October 2018 – 46 quilts donated!
Our president feeds us! In addition to being the evening of the president’s challenge, Sheila also surprised us with Halloween decorations and spooky foods. Thanks to Gail for additional photos of Sheila’s treats and also for supplying the ham delights … Continue reading
Columbiettes Barks & Craft Fair 2018
It was a hot Saturday as we welcomed visitors to our booth at Blessed Sacrament’s Columbiettes Barks and Craft Fair. Thanks to: Enola for all her advance preparation sorting, counting, organizing, tagging, and packing our many items (and to her … Continue reading
4th Fridays Downtown 2018
On August 24, guild members participated in Burlington’s final 2018 4th Fridays Downtown. Sewing machines were set up inside the historic depot building where children and adults alike were invited, with assistance from guild members, to sew squares together into 4-patch … Continue reading
Elon Craft Fair 2017
Today we enjoyed hanging out at the Elon Community Church during their Second Hand Santa & Craft Bazaar. We had good sales of our boutique items, and raffle ticket sales were strong as well. Even though we had sewn a … Continue reading
Mebane Autumn Fest 2017
Saturday was a beautiful fall day to host a booth in downtown Mebane at the Autumn Fest. Thanks to Ann, Lisa, Pam and Shelia as well as Lisa’s friend from out of town for staffing the booth all day. Sales … Continue reading
4th Fridays Downtown – Round 2
On September 22, guild members once again participated in Burlington’s 4th Fridays Downtown. Sewing machines were set up inside the historic depot building, and children were invited with assistance from guild members to sew together squares for a future charity quilt. … Continue reading
Columbiettes Craft Fair 2017
Saturday was a beautiful fall day and we had the opportunity to host a booth at Blessed Sacrament’s fourth annual Columbiettes Arts and Craft Fair. Thanks to Ann, Lisa, and Shelia for staffing the booth all day and to Barbara for … Continue reading
4th Fridays Downtown
On June 23, guild members participated in Burlington’s 4th Fridays Downtown. Sewing machines were set up inside the historic depot building, and children were invited with assistance from guild members to sew together squares for a future charity quilt. Our … Continue reading
