President’s message
What a month it has been. I hope you all had time to enjoy our actual winter weather, giving us more time for sewing and creating… maybe even a few small quilts for the President’s Challenge and/or the Quilt Show Small Quilt Auction.
I hope you enjoyed last month’s fabulous speaker, Victoria Findley Wolfe, as much as I did. Her workshops were well-attended and those participating were well rewarded. Thank you Kathleen for bringing her knowledge to our Guild! Be sure to check the Speakers’ Trunk Show tab for pictures, including many from the workshops.
As always, I leave you with these words:
May your bobbin always be full,
May your seams be straight and quarter inch,
And your fabrics fall soft upon your lap,
And until we meet again,
May all your finished quilts be bound with love.
Erin Sullivan, TBQ President 2018-2019
membership
Welcome to Lori Scandura who joined TBQ in January, and Suzy Davidson who rejoined.
Reminder: please remember to report any address, phone or email changes to the Membership Chair, so the membership can be notified and the directory updated. Directory Update forms are available by clicking the Forms Tab in the menu. Dianna Dunn, Membership Chair
“A fat quarter is not a body part, and has fewer calories than a hot fudge sundae.”
ways and means
Time is getting closer for our Sisters of the Thread Quilt Show. We are counting on each TBQ member to sell $10 worth of Opportunity Quilt tickets. If you haven’t already picked up your tickets you can do so at the Ways and Means table February 11th. To eliminate extra bookkeeping, please plan on paying for your tickets when you pick them up.
Are you going to any quilt shows, activities or events in Prescott or Arizona? Please let Ways and Means know. We’re looking for marketing events for 2019. Let Patty know (she’s listed in the TBQ Directory). The earlier the better.
Patty McClearn, & Yvonne Blitch, Co-chairs
mentor’s table
Dyeing our fabrics – painting our fabrics – coloring our fabrics. Some of us do this and some of us think about the possibilities of doing this, but just don’t make the time or are intimidated by the process. In September, Karen Adams showed you how to add color to your quilt with ink pencils and sent you home with lots of ideas.
But what about deleting color from your fabrics instead of adding color? Or doing both – deleting and adding color and creative creative ways for doing this?
Well – this month I am going to present ideas with decolorant. Nothing fancy – just decolorant and an iron – plus a few fun ideas for design. Adding color – subtracting color – not math – just fun. Let’s have some fun and just play with fabric? Who knows what you will come up with.
So come by the Mentor Table and see what fun we can have this month.
Shirlee Smith
block of the month
Jill Davis and her January Block of the Month win! 
Cheryl Giovenco showing the February BOM Challenge
hostesses
If you cannot attend the meeting when it is your turn to be a hostess, please arrange to trade with someone. Plan to arrive early for set-up and stay for clean-up as needed.
Karen Comeau, Maryann Conner, Becky Cook, Linda Craig, Cynthia Crull, Phyllis D’Ambrosio, Jill Davis, Laura Davis, Cathy Day, and Gayle DeBoom
Birthdays
Dianna Dunn, Dani Lerberg, Cheryl Giovenco, Betty Foley, Pat Noel, Lori Lopez, Martie Winkelman, Maryann Conner, Mary Scherer, Sherri Hubbs, Cheryl Boquet, Charlotte York, Beverly Bow, Carol Brownlow
community service
Adult Center Display –
Well, phooey! “Hearts quilts” and “Double Wedding Ring quilts” are all packed and ready to go hang out at the Adult Center as the “Love Is In The Air” exhibit, but alas, the electric ladder is on the fritz. Our man, Steve, is desperately and furiously working to get it replaced or repaired. Cross your fingers for success…and please let it happen soon! So, if you still want to do some loving on Christmas…the “It’s Christmas” exhibit could very well be the answer!
I have no idea when our “Love Is In The Air” exhibit will be hung, but I do know I need to thank a few quilters for sharing their quilts. BIG THANK YOU’s to new member, Barbara Gall, and Cheryl Giovenco, Jane Holland, Pam Jones, Tina McCowan, Lorraine Owen, Kathleen Semerau, and Nancy Stewart for sharing their quilts! These quilts will be up for a couple of months.
There has been a change in our Hanging Team. Paula Pilcher has taken a step back, and Cheryl Giovenco will fill her space. If there are others out there who are morning people (we hang the quilts at 8 a.m.), and would like to help out occasionally, please give me a call.
If the LOVE quilts ever get hung, they will be up for a couple of months! The next magnificent display will be Medallion Quilts! Woohoo! Have you got one to share? Give me a shout!
Quilt Sizes Needed:
LARGE: From 60″ to 90″ wide, any length. (Need SIX.)
SMALL: From 45″ to 60″ wide, any length. (Need FOUR.)
Carolyn Edwards, Adult Center Display Coordinator
Handmade Hugs –
Approximately fifteen women have worked very hard during the past six months, whether at our “Hugs Workshop” on the fourth Monday at St. Luke’s or at home. Fifty-five quilts, numerous adult and children’s pillowscases and pillows have been provided to Quad-city agencies such as Stepping Stones Abuse Shelter, Prescott Area Women’s Shelter, and the Prescott Men’s Shelter and Yavapai Regional Birthing Center. A quilt has also been donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Six women attended the November adoption of 22 children at the Juvenile Center in Prescott. Children and teens were thrilled to receive quilts from Mountain Top and Thumb Butte Quilters guilds.
Community Cupboard –
Thanks to the continued generosity of our members, 100 food items were donated to the St. Luke’s Community Cupboard at the January meeting. These food items are distributed to the food banks of Chino Valley, Prescott, and Prescott Valley. Thank you all for keeping those less fortunate in mind when you shop. Non-perishable items are always welcome.
quilt show 2019
Your 2019 Quilt Show committee has been working behind the scenes for several months now, and with the first of the year, you’ll begin to see even more activity from this core of 21 dedicated members. A Quilt Show table will be set up near the Company Store at the TBQ meetings until Show time.
- Quilt Show pins – will be available at the Ways & Means table at the February meeting. These are limited in number, so buy yours early. $5 each
- Entry forms – are available under the forms tab on the menu. Print 1 for each quilt you plan to enter. They are due at the April 8 TBQ meeting, though your quilt does not need to be finished by then. See Susan Perry
- The Country Register – The Feb/Mar Issue is now in Arizona quilt shops and features a very nice article about the TBQ show and a color photo of our Opportunity Quilt, in addition to a nice show ad with color logo. Pick up your copy at the Quilt Show table. Check us out on pages 8 & 9!
- Friendship Groups – we need your pictures. Be sure to call Shirlee Smith to come take a wonderful photo to be used at the Show Welcome vignette! It’s a fun experience!
- Raffle Baskets wanted – filled with goodies to raffle off! Any theme welcome. Any individuals or groups are invited to put together a basket. We currently have 6 commitments. We’d like to have at least 12. See Kathleen Semerau
- Small Quilt Auction – quilts are being accepted by Yvonne Blitch. These are wall hanging sized quilts. You can even do a two-for-one by submitting a quilt for Erin’s President’s Challenge, and donating it to the Small Quilt Auction.
- Market Place – contributions. Cheryl Boquet is putting together a Christmas tree filled with hand-crafted ornaments. We need your contributions to decorate the tree. All Market Place contributions can be submitted to Anne & Molly at the Quilt Show table at the meetings.
- Marketeers – this task specific friendship group meets the 2nd Thursday of each month from 10am – 2pm at the home of Linda Craig. This group continues to make things for the the Quilt Show Market Place. We need your help and participation. This is a great opportunity for new members to get to know other members of the guild in an informal, fun setting.
- Work Assignment Sign-up Sheets – will be available at the April 8 TBQ meeting. There is something for everyone to do, even those members with physical limitations.
Rosemary Carr & Suzie Fields, 2019 Quilt Show Co-Chairs
Vignettes –
Sisters of the Thread…isn’t that what your mini-groups mean to you. Oh my gosh! The mini-groups are where all the problems of the world are solved! Your quilt sisters are even better than your real sisters…in most cases! You need a group picture! It will mean the world to you! So far, three mini groups have had their pictures taken. They will be on display at the Quilt Show table at TBQ’s February 11th meeting. Check it out! And then make your appointment with Shirlee Smith to have your mini-group picture taken! Shirlee will make up prints for you…or pics can be ordered from Costco or Walgreen’s…or wherever. I will be contacting every mini-group about getting your pic done!
We are still looking for small quilts to display in the Welcome Booth–especially quilts including spools of thread! Do you have one to share? If not, you still have time to make one! And after the Quilt Show, it can be on permanent display in your Quilt Studio…and you will be thrilled that you have it! OR, it could be your President’s Challenge…OR, it could be a donation to the Small Quilt Auction! The Welcome Booth will be the first thing that spectators see as they enter the Quilt Show area. The Welcome Booth will be staffed with happy quilters doing what they love to do most–stitching and talking! Sign-ups to “work” in the Welcome Booth will take place in April and May! Carolyn Edwards, Vignette Chair