Thursday, October 25, 2007
Progress at the new church is steady!
Our fireplace has a new look!
Mudding in the sanctuary can be interesting!
Blow in insulation is being used for the ceilings!
Quilting at Old church
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
LCBI's Take out Tuesday
Bethlehem Lutheran Church has been blessed by the help we get from Take Out Tuesday LCBI students. Last spring, some of the LCBI students helped us clean the old church, move sand in the crawl space, put up rafters and helped install the floor of the new church. Bryan, LCBI staff member, Luke, Bob, site supervisor and Luke sort and dispose of some of the debris left by our workers. (It's not a misprint: both LCBI students are Lukes!)Last year, a number of LCBI students helped us tie quilts. This year they came down to help sew buttons on night shirts, night gowns, sweaters and jackets which a number of ladies have sewn for layette items. Here LCBI staff member, Cindi, shows Lindsay how to sew on a button.
Stefie and Desi sew on buttons.
Maureen also helps sew and instruct LCBI students, Stefie, Desi, and Lindsay as they sew on buttons. Have you ever been to a "Button Party"?
Lindsay hands Alex a shirt to pack in the layette. Each layette has 4 cloth diapers, 2 baby blankets, 2 washcloths, 2 nightshirts, 2 nightgowns, 2 safety pins, and 1 sweater. These are sent to third world countries and given out to young mothers.
Quilting
Approximately 12 ladies gathered in our church basement to quilt on Monday and Tuesday, October 15& 16. A lot of work is put in before quilting days: material is sorted, many tops are made and a lot of material is squared.
Carrie is a very faithful servant who helps in all aspects of the quilting process. Here, she is squaring off a back.
Leslie uses her sewing talents to make backs, fillings or tops. Be careful what clothes you leave around her or it might end up in a quilt!
Lila and June make a "sandwich" of a back, a top and a filler in between. Then they pin the edges so it is ready for a sewer.
Jan, Lila, June, Doreen, Carrie Pin more quilts. Oh, Oh, did we quilt Jan's face? Maybe she is just camera shy!!!
Avis, quit bothering Elaine! She needs to hem the quilt so it is ready to be tied!
Byrdie finishes off the edges of another quilt.
Work Continues
Friday, October 12, 2007
More gyprocking, poly etc
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