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On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, at the Happy Hands gathering, we celebrated the retirement of Thelma from her loyal service of sewing the heart shaped pillow cases used to make pillows for area hospital patients.  We have records going back to 2011, and in that period, she sewed 10,868 pillow cases. These cases were then stuffed and closed and…

Common Thread will meet at Town and Country Starbucks on Mondays, August 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31st, from 2-4 p.m. On Wednesday, August 12, we will have a Pillow Closing Party at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Room D220 from 1-3 p.m. Everyone is welcome! Tuesday, August 18th, the Common Thread Circle will…

As a mission this year at The Vacation Bible School at Spring Branch Presbyterian Church, the children made heart-shaped pillows that will be given to children in area hospitals.  Sarah Dikeman prepared 50 pillow cases.  On Monday the children used fabric pens to decorate one side of the pillow with a picture or a message. …

Common Thread will meet at Town & Country Starbucks from 2-4 p.m. on Mondays, July 6, 13, 20, and 27th. Wednesday, July 8th, we will have a pillow closing party at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Room D220 from 1-3 p.m. Everyone is welcome! Tuesday, July 21st, the Common Thread Circle will meet at…

There was a great turnout for our meeting to stuff and close pillows this week at Starbucks!

The Common Thread Circle will meet at Town & Country Starbucks from 2-4 p.m. on Mondays, June 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29th. Wednesday, June 10th, we will have a “pillow closing party” from 1-3 p.m. at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Room D220 from 1-3 p.m. On Tuesday, June 16th, the  Common Thread…

Common Thread Circle will meet at Town & Country Starbucks on Mondays, May 4, 11, and 18th from  2 – 4 p.m.    (Due to the Memorial Day holiday, we will NOT meet Monday, May 25th.) We will have a “pillow closing party” at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church, Room D220, on Wednesday, May 13th,…

Mondays, April 6, 13, 20 and 27th, Common Thread will meet at Starbucks in Town and Country from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 8th, we will have a “pillow closing” party at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church, Room 220, from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 21st, the Common Thread Circle will meet in…

Mondays, March 2, 9, 16, and 23rd, Common Thread will meet at Starbuck’s, Town & Country, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. On March 30th, the Common Thread Circle will be going to Monarch School to work with the students and faculty stuffing and closing pillows.  Contact Lenore Anderson for details. On Tuesday, March 17th, the…