Avid Seamstresses Enjoy the 2015 Quilt Show

On Friday, Nov. 13th, three Juniper Village residents attended the Quilt Show at the Lebanon Expo Center.  Over 150 quilts were on display, plus there were several interactive booths, a silent auction and vendors selling fabric and supplies for sewing.  All three ladies were avid seamstresses, and two of the three have their own sewing machines here at Juniper Village.  Sara Jane is currently making dresses for her great-granddaughters, and Katie is making pillowcases for children at Hershey Medical Center, where recently the 1 millionth pillowcase was presented from all quilt guilds in the Central PA area!  Katie commented that she wishes that she was younger, as she would like to try to make some of the quilts that she saw that day.  Sara Jane, a former 4-H leader, ran into many people that she knew from her days of helping with the Home Ec. Area of the Lebanon Fair, and Elizabeth was hoping to be able to buy a quilt.  There were some "mug rugs" for sale for only $2.00, some of which were made and donated by Katie!  Everyone had a wonderful day looking at all of the beautiful quilts and getting inspired to keep sewing!

Katie's more than one-in-a-million!

Recently, the one-millionth pillowcase for kids in hospitals across the U.S. was presented at the Hershey Medical Center.  Our very own Katie Faiola (age 93) has made dozens of these "Cases For Smiles" in the past year, and she's still cranking them out on her sewing machine in our Activity Room here at Juniper Village at Lebanon.  But that is just one of the charities that Katie has helped with her sewing.  She has made some personal sized quilts, which were included in our Quarter Auction for Arthritis.  She also entered a block in the Lebanon Fair, and although she didn't win a prize, it will be made into a larger quilt and auctioned off at next year's fair to raise money for the 4H Club.  She also made two pillowcases for one of our interns, Yomarys, who supplied all of the material.  It was a wonderful goodbye present when her internship came to an end.  Katie's newest project is making "Mug Rugs" for the Lebanon Quilters Guild.  These were featured at the Quilt Show at the Lebanon Expo in November.  Katie also makes table runners for the different seasons that we use around Juniper Village, and she made a beautiful wall-hanging last Christmas.  Even though Katie can be seen at her sewing machine nearly every day for hours at a time, she won't run out of projects or charities to support any time soon!  The possibilities are endless, so keep sewing, Katie!