Sewing, shooting, gardening events set

By Sam Waller

Members of the Shackelford County 4-H sewing club spent their meeting Sunday, Feb. 19 creating apparel and accessories from items available at Closet Angels.

Shackelford County extension agent Kelsey Bell said about a dozen members along with adult leaders took part.

“The girls were so creative,” Bell said. “We had some that took shirts and pants and made jumpsuits or turned a T-shirt into a bag. It was a fun little project for them.”

Bell said the activity was the brainchild of Heather Nitschke, who volunteers at Closet Angels.

“It was good to bring these two groups together,” Bell said. “Jo Hise helps with sewing, and Kelli Kreitler was a big help on Sunday, too. We had a lot of girls there.”

The sewing club met again Tuesday, Feb. 21 to prepare storyboards for district competition.

“The girls created a design, some of them on a computer, and they’ll submit those to the district office for judging,” Bell said.

Upcoming Events

On Thursday, Feb. 23 (tonight),  Kreitler will conduct a class on air pistols as part of the 4-H club’s shooting sports program.

The meeting is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. at the county show barn.

“It will be an introduction to safety rules and regulations,” Bell said.

On Friday, Feb. 24, the gardening project will hold its first meeting of the year with Tiffany Sanderson leading the proceedings.

“Tiffany is in the process of going through the Master Gardener program offered by the extension service, and she’s going to take over our gardening program,” Bell said. “We’re going to make miniature greenhouses in milk jugs so we can get our plants going. When it’s warm enough, they should be ready to plant outside.”