Thursday, July 12, 2007

Sewing Related Events

American Sewing Guild Fabric Artists Group is set to meet from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday at Arlington Methodist Church, 9395 Magnolia Ave., Riverside. This month, the group is working with Slinky fabric and doing stamping. Information: 951-389-3640.

On Sunday at Lincoln, Quilted Blessings will meet at noon until 5 p.m. at the Loomis Basin Congregational United Church of Christ, 6440 King Road. Anyone interested in quilting is welcome to attend. Beginners are welcome. Bring sewing machine, sewing notions and bag lunch. If you do not have a machine you can bring, a machine will be made available for your use if you call ahead.

Quilted Blessings makes quilts for outreach programs that include abused and neglected children of Placer County and those in need worldwide. For more information call Sharon Havranek at 967-6241.

The Mastick Center is holding knitting, sewing, quilting, painting and ceramics classes all this summer. For more information on this program, other activities, dates, times and locations, please contact the Mastick Senior Center at 747-7500 or visit www.mastickcenter.com.

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Sewing Bee For Troops

Final plans are coming together for the “Support Our Troops” Parade and Rally to be held at 1 p.m. July 7 in Troy.

A sewing bee making cooling head bands will be held throughout the day, helping to keep our soldiers cool. Food and cold drinks and will be sold to support the care package program. Children will have the opportunity to make cards for our troops. There will be many surprises.

For more information about the parade and rally contact Daisy Wright, Operation Holiday Morale, at (570) 364-8115 or e-mail at troopsupport@frontiernet.net. The program will be published next week. Also, listen to WHGL100 for more information.

Source The Daily Review, Towanda Pennsylvania