Happy New Year from the Southern Branch!

We had our January meeting on the 9th, and had an amazing attendance!

Jane started the meeting with a few announcements.

These included:

• Committee members will be needed in April, the majority of the current committee will have to step down then.
• The finally tally for the Christmas sale was €1725!
• Patchwork Plus will be having a sale January 23rd and 24th from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.

We set up a few special tables this meeting as well.

The first was our Back to Basics table:

It was an opportunity for newer patchworkers to get a closer look at some of the tools that can make patchwork easier.

We also had our Swap Your Stash Table:

This will be in our next few meetings, and is an opportunity for you to rejuvenize your scrap stash!  Just bring a 3 L bag of scraps.  Bring a bag, take a bag.  Scraps should be at least 5 inches square.

Erin then made a presentation for the final block of the Block of the Month, the Wheel of Fortune!

We had another amazing Show and Tell this meeting!

Mary brought a quilt that was inspired by the Wild Atlantic Way:

Assumpta shared a quilt she made using a Missouri Star Quilt Company tutorial, the Dresden Sunburst:

Catherina shared one of her first quilts, made with scissors, and hand quilted!

Joanna brought a few quilts to share.  Two were quilts for her grandson:

And the last was a Christmas table runner.

Finally, Ailbhe shared two quilts.  The first was her first quilt which included pieces of her wedding dress:

and a quilt that she had made for her son:

Then Apple Tree Crafts gave us a demonstration on an easy quilt to make with Half Square Triangles.

Here are a few more shots from our meeting.

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We hope to see you at our next meeting on February 13th!