聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 A sewing club that gathers in the Canora United Church is welcoming old and new members to join them in starting their fourth year as an organization.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A Common Thread is a club that is unofficially regarded as a quilting club began gathering September 9, though Oney Pollock says the club works on more than just quilts.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e are not just about quilting. Lots of women bring in other needlework and embroidery,鈥� she said at the September 16 meeting.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The club meets every Friday at the United Church and brings in an average of about 10 members per meeting.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e have more than that, but we are a very fluid group. Sometimes women are busy with children or grandchildren, and sometimes they鈥檙e busy with harvesting.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Pollock assures that there is no issue if members are busy with other commitments. She continues to say that all are welcome to see what the group is doing or to work with them.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Members have come from not just Canora, but Sturgis, Preeceville, and the surrounding area, and one of the members, Claudette Hanson, said that the group gets along extremely well.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淵ou should have seen us last meeting. We were like a bunch of kids coming back to school.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The group has also offered classes to those who are new to sewing, and welcome inexperienced quilters to join in with the fun. 鈥淒rop-ins are more than welcome,鈥� said Pollock, who teaches along with Janet Hill and Julie Kraynick.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A Common Thread鈥檚 members occasionally work on individual projects, but there are a few group projects, such as a Christmas centerpiece and a charity quilt, that will be worked on.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭his year, we are donating the quilt to the Gateway Lodge Auxiliary raffle,鈥� Pollock said. Previous quilts have been donated to The Health Foundation and to Sophia Hvidston, a cancer patient.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The group also plans to teach members how to make fabric wreaths for Christmas, as well as tote bags.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A Common Thread insists that the club is open to all who wish to sew, embroider, quilt, or do other needlework, and welcomes all interested parties.
