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June is bustin’ out all over! Finally the weather is warming up! And the Brookline Bees are buzzing with new tricks and new patterns. This month we are working on half-square triangles, one of the primary building blocks of quilting designs. Most patterns are a combination of rectangles, squares, and half-square triangles – take a square and slice it diagonally to create two triangles. Then assemble these shapes in different colors to make thousands of designs! As we begin the next raffle quilt, we will also learn how to make perfect half-square triangles and broaden our repertoire of quilt designs. Got a new baby coming to your orbit? Let us help you make the perfect gift to welcome that newcomer! Come join us and get creative! Downsizing? We welcome donations of fabric, notions, and equipment in good working condition. Bring us those UFOs (UnFinished Objects) from your closet and we will be happy to help you bring them to fruition. Watch for mending workshops on Fridays too.
 

Mending Workshop
Bring your mending challenges to this workshop on Friday, June 13 from 10:30 am-12:00
pm. Please register at 617-730-2770.

A Bee – u – ti – ful Gift

By Leanne Cordischi

Clearing a home after someone you love has passed is painful. Sifting through items to keep, toss or donate is an arduous task. It can bring you to tears and lead you to smiles.

Last year I was tasked to clear out my parents’ home. In an effort to get the house on the market quickly and to move my dad into his independent apartment, I feverishly sorted through boxes in the eaves, closets in the basement and all the rooms in-between. In my search and sort, I came across a bag tucked in the back of my mother’s sewing table. As I opened the bag, I found familiar squares from a quilt my mother had started years ago.

Click here to read more of this article and how the Bees mended a heart!

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Date

Jul 25 2025

Time

Note Fridays start at 10:00 am
10:30 am
Brookline Senior Center

Location

Brookline Senior Center
93 Winchester St. Brookline, MA 02446

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