Cher Stroben On Feb. 28, the ladies of “Clothe Me,” a SaddleBrooke Ranch sewing group, had their first semiannual luncheon at the Ranch House Grill. We gathered to celebrate the clothing members have been making. We modeled the clothing items we have been sewing, passed along tips to help one another, and enjoyed each other’s…
Linda Shannon-Hills Sew what? We ask this question a lot in our group as we continue to make different items for ourselves, friends, family and charities. This group is designed to teach basic sewing skills, hold instructional sessions on non-clothing sewing projects for yourself, friends or grandchildren such as pillow cases, tote bags, mesh bags,…
Make a difference in the lives of little girls around the world on November 3, 2018 from 7:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. at the Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene, 500 W Calle Concordia. Dress a Girl Around the World is a national organization, with members around the world, sewing dresses for little girls living in…
Carol Smith The Stitch and Chat group provided bookbags for the Oracle Elementary kindergartens. Over 40 bags were made by various seamstresses of the group and were delivered to the Oracle Elementary School. Thank you to all the ladies who worked hard on this project. The school is always in need of various supplies and…
Carol Chiarello The SaddleBrooke Knit Wits have been busy this summer. Marlene Jolly is about to deliver a carload of baby items to Family First. These blankets, hats and sweaters, knitted and crocheted by our members over the last few months, will help needy families in our area. Dianne Resseguie, head of the Service Committee,…
Linda Shannon-Hills Teens Sew Cool finished up the fall session in December at the three sites located at Oracle Mountain Vista School, San Manuel Junior/Senior High School and Coronado K-8 School in Catalina. Many wonderful ladies from SaddleBrooke Ranch, SaddleBrooke and Oro Valley area mentor students one-on-one to teach the art of sewing. Each session…
Judy Padgham On March 3, 2015 Teens Sew Cool, Inc. held its annual meeting and luncheon at SaddleBrooke Ranch La Hacienda clubhouse. Elections were held, and the new Board will be installed at the first Board meeting of the new fiscal year on April 8. Sixteen mentors from Oro Valley, Oracle, SaddleBrooke and The Ranch…