Saturday morning was our October Silver Doll-ers meeting, and we had an awesome turnout! Hooray for winter.

Maurine Adrezin announced that the class to be taught on March 6 thru March 8 2010 by Dorit is full. The following people have signed up for this - Maurine, Sandy, Dotty, Linda, Micki, Iris, Terri, Barbara, Mary, Di, Fran and Lyn. Bobbye Kee wishes to be on the substitute list if any of the above find themselves unable to attend.







Marilyn Huston will be here September 25 and 26 to teach her pop-up puppet at Maurine's home.




Diane Zammito announced that she is still working to schedule the Christi Friesen class on sculpting. More information will be forthcoming about this.

Bobbye gave the treasurer's report and says we have $1,215.56 in the treasury. As we decided to give $125 to Teens On the Street, we need a money raiser for the group. To this end, Micki is organizing the making of tooth fairy bags, and handed out the patterns, instructions and bags to all. Each member is asked to make at least two, and more if possible.





Bobbye Kee will be doing an informal meeting at her home on Nov. 7 to show us how to make her Countdown to Christmas Mouse from the Holiday Craft Magazine 2005, Designed by Soft in the Head. . Before that date, she promises to have a list of supplies we will be needing.


The next official meeting for the Silver Doll-ers will be at Mary Ashcraft's home,on Nov. 21 and will be the construction of a shadow box. More information will follow for supplies required.

Micki announced that the Christmas Luncheon (Dec. 5) will be $14.08 per person and will be at the Red Rock Casino unless M contacts us to advise they have decided to accommodate us. Stay posted.

As promised, I am including the doll critique/evaluation as composed by Fran and submitted to Ann Pugh for judging the dolls in the Desert Quilters Show March 19-21, 2010.

Grading: A is Excellent, B is Good, C is Fair

1. Expressive Impact: Strong visual impact. Shows good choice of chosen techniques.

2. Design Originality: Designed own unique form or creative use of commercial pattern.

3. Imagination: Unusual degree of imagination with regard to portraying human, plaything or cultural object.

4. Costuming: Appearance: neatness, sewing, good choice and use of fabric. Well designed and fits well. Good use of color.

5. Face and surface finish: Shows good use of chosen technique for face features. Shows good control of chosen medium.

Categories:

1. Original design

2. Made from a pattern or a class

3. primitive (gourds or wood, etc.)

4. baby doll - or realistic doll

5. quilt category for framed, dimensional, mixed media or collage work.

Judging will be done by the regular quilt judges unless we wish to volunteer a judge or pay for one as there is no budget in the Desert Quilters of Nevada for that expense this year.

Everyone is encouraged to enter as many of their dolls as they can as we want to arouse lots of interest in our hobby/addiction, and new members as well.

Show and Tell was enjoyed by all ---

Here Maurine is showing us her felted jewelry and a woven piece of jewelry.

This photo is of Mary Ashcraft's mermaid that she (I) beaded. This will be one of our projects in the coming months, and Di has ordered two styles of pre-stuffed silk forms to work on. One is the mermaid, and one we have labelled the "curvy lady". The club will pay $5 for each person, and the remaining $6 for the first doll is payable by the member. Additional dolls have been ordered by some members for $11.

Linda Dufrene brought us her witch that is a project from several years ago. The hands, feet and legs are clay, and the rest is fabric. Great job, Linda!

Terri Duffy brought in her witch which was way too cute to be scary!

Jeri Mills brought us her little "round robin" baby.

To the left is Bobbye's "all grown up" Raggedy Ann!

Bobbye Kee is sharing her Halloween quilt. Now THAT is scary!

Here's Bobbye's Raggedy Ann.

These leaf dolls will be a future class for Bobbye to present to us. Aren't they the cutest? They are called The Pride of Autumn, "Little Leaf People" and were made from a pattern by Janet Bodine.

Micki led us in making artist trading cards, and brought in lots of small stamped cards that could be used for trading, or as hang-tags for items we wish to sell. She brought us some bling, we brought some bling, and the results were, well, very bling-ey! see below!