Giving Thanksgiving

The Mammas on a Mission may only meet officially once a month or so, but each week at our coffee/social we insert our influence. In co-ordination with the StoneRidge community we assembled 4 large baskets that included everything you could possibly need to put together a Thanksgiving dinner for a family of 6. A list was made of all of the dinner's ingredients and volunteers were assigned. Each item was multiplied by 4. Everyone wanted to help. I had people asking me if there was anything they could contribute. 

The Mammas set a date to get together at Susan's to assemble the baskets. Marci donated 4 baskets large enough to hold everything. Every possible item had been donated; trying to fit everything in was a challenge. But when everything was put together... Voila!.. Thanksgiving Dinner in a basket! 

The Mammas donated the cash to purchase the turkey's for each basket. All four were donated to the Blanchard food bank. You can be sure that the recipients of these baskets celebrated in style!

Happy Anniversary!

The date of my original post for the Mammas was on February 27, 2009. It begins "We have been getting together for about a month..." That means that our Mammas group is about to have an anniversary. I don't know if anyone knows the official date of our inception since it had evolved from the original coffee/social to the craft group and finally our Mammas On A Mission. This was the first group shot. Since this was taken last winter, we were missing some of the group. Who would have thought that we could accomplish so much and that we could be so effective. As the groups Director of Communication I will attempt to bring everyone up-to-date with everything we have done since my last post in May 2009. Sorry it's taken so long. I would like to be the first to wish a Happy 1st Anniversary to: Debbie, Susan, Sue, Cari, Patty, Margee, Harlene, Tammy, Gail, Judy, Terry, Cherlyn, Tamara, Cindy, Shirley, Marci, Bobbie and Jim.

Star Struck!

Once again Gail generously opened her home to the Mammas on a Mission. We had some new faces as more and more neighbors come back to StoneRidge. Our heart quilt completed and having some squares left over, Susan thought we could make a pillow sham to go with the quilt. Just as we did with the quilt, the pieces had to be positioned and sewn together. There was enough of the backing material to make a decorative pillow. Debbie donated a stuffed Teddy Bear holding a heart to complete the package. At our last meeting, the star quilt was layed out for sewing. But just like with the heart quilt, we had a little mix up. It was taken apart and then sewn back together again. Tammy & Judy went to town to buy the material for the backing. We'll be able to complete our 2nd quilt at the next meeting. We broke for our pot luck lunch. I didn't hear any complaints. Our group is not only crafty but they can cook! Lunch melded into our meeting. There was a business meeting of the Mommas on April 25th and another following our pot luck lunch on May 9th. If you would like a copy of the minutes to either of these meetings please email Mammasonamission@gmail.com. The next Mammas On A Mission Meeting: When: Saturday, May 30th Time: 10am to 2pm Where: Gail's house in the forest. Bring a dish for a pot luck lunch.

Bring a friend! If you have questions or need directions, please call Susan or email Mammasonamission@gmail.com.

Cold Hands, Warm Heart Quilt

It's Finished and It's Beautiful!

We had another good turnout with 9 members all ready and willing to get started. Last Saturday the Mammas completed the heart quilt. Everyone agreed that it turned out better than we expected. After a quick once-over to pull loose threads and make any minor fixes to be made, we were ready to start tying.

Debbie, Susan and Judy multitasking by going over a treasury report and checking the quilt

Susan tying the quilt

The Finished Product!

We had three different groups going: tying the heart quilt, laying out and sewing rows for the star quilt and making stockings.

Sue and Gail working on the Star Quilt

We got to stretch our imaginations as we created designs to make stockings. There are many more to be made, some will be given away and others will be sold so we can purchase goodies for the gifts.

Making more stockings

Just before lunch we all got a scare as Gail had to take Bob to the emergency room because of chest pain. During our pot luck lunch we discussed fund raising ideas among other fun topics. Gail called regularly to keep us updated on Bob's status. Not to worry though, the pain had stopped before they got to the hospital. The doctors went ahead with tests to be sure that everything was okay. Don't forget to check the sidebar on the blog for scavenger items and bring them to the meeting. Or there is a box in the rec room for your convenience. For those of you that subscribe to this blog you will need to go to the website directly to see the calendar and any new sidebar info posted. The next Mammas On A Mission Meeting: When: Saturday, April 25th Time: 10am to 2pm Where: Gail's house in the forest. Bring a dish for a pot luck lunch.

Bring a friend! If you have questions or need directions, please call Susan or email Mammasonamission@gmail.com.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter Holiday! Be good humans.

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?

Carpenters have a saying. "Measure twice, cut once." I think they need something like that for Seamstresses. Our second meeting of the Mammas was fun, but we didn't quit get the quilt finished as we had planned. It happens to the best of us. The border was cut and sewn. The batting and backing was attached. But when we turned in right side out, as Homer Simpson would say "D'oh!", the backing and batting was reversed. That means it had to be taken apart and redone. After all was said and done, it was fixed and is now ready to be tied! It's so cute! We now have to decide to either donate it or auction Most of the group was busy cutting patterns and material for more stocking kits. Another tasty pot luck lunch was enjoyed by all, including our little "pappa" Michael. (He just supervised). Join us at our next meeting. We'll be tying the heart quilt and laying out our new star quilt. Along with more stocking kits there's something for everyone. When: Saturday, April 11 at 10:00 a.m. Where: Gail's house in the forest Bring: Pot luck lunch dish If you have any questions, please call Susan or email mammasonamission@gmail.com Be good humans!