4-H Activities

Last Saturday, rather then go to the monthly Sew-In with Central Florida MQG, I opted to go to the monthly 4-H Club meeting to help some of the eight children with their "quilts." Actually, they're making 20" to 24" square pillow covers that will be hung (without pillow forms) at the January 2027 Showcase, a biannual quilt show of Quilting Guild of The Villages. It's a proud moment for these kids to see their quilts hanging in a show, and perhaps receive a ribbon. 

One 15 year-old club member recently finished her pillow cover. Do you recognize the Beatles' Abbey Road album cover? Didn't she do a great job?!

While I didn't directly help her - she's very motivated and self-sufficient - I contributed fabric scraps, and encouraged her to not copy the album cover but make it her own. And to not hesitate to use bright colors! The colors she chose for the silhouettes make the design sing. 

After recently joining Central Florida MQG (our first "junior member"), she has entered this quilt into the Youth Category at QuiltCon. It will be great to see it hanging in the Atlanta show next February!

Her younger sister has been busy too, making these pin cushions. After learning to make them at last month's club meeting, using a glass canning jar for the base, she's making these with a paper cup base and "topping" them with different colors of yarn to represent chocolate, strawberry, and caramel syrup. How about that whipped cream? 

She plans to sell these at a November farmer's market to raise money for the "Impact" 4-H Club, a group that recently received recognition for building and erecting a 24-hour "Little Food Panty" in our area. 

With their fundraiser in mind, I donated a dozen Tiny Dolls to also sell at the farmer's market. 

These approximately 8" tall dolls are round loom knitted on a 41-peg loom, using the free YouTube tutorial by Denise of Loomahat.

I enjoy adding extras to make each one special - two-color shirts or hats, and X "buttons" down the shirt front. There are lots of ways to use-up small yarn scraps. 

Another 4-Her completed her pillow top (Rambler block), sandwiched and pin-basted it, and began quilting with a Serpentine stitch. 

If you're local and want to see the kids' quilts on display, the QGOTV Showcase is January 22-23, 2027 in two regional recreation centers: Seabreeze and Rohan. I've entered two quilts myself, in the Modern Quilts category. Linda