Next Meeting – July 8, 2019 – Thumb Butte Quilters' Guild

President’s Message

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is IMG_2289-256x300.jpg Hello Quilters,

The Board Transition Meeting/Potluck is past and things appear to be headed to another wonderful year for all our quilting friends in TBQ. The July Hostess Committee sure know how to throw a party. I think I need a summer break just to quit eating all the wonderful food you all make!

I had the pleasure of hosting the Newcomers Group spearheaded by Molly and Kathleen at my house for their last gathering of the year. What an amazing group of ladies! Dawn Mueucke and Nancy Lande were there also and gave some wonderful highlights of what next year’s Community Service projects will be. We have some very exciting times ahead. There is so much enthusiasm to do acts of kindness. It’s just heart warming.

I wish you all a healthy and enjoyable SEWING filled Summer!

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

July Hostesses
Lorraine Owen, Iris Lacey, Nancy Lefler, Lorie Lopez, Judy Lundquist
Anne Marston, Sandy Mazzurco, Sharon McAlister, Joan McGivern,
Sylvia McIntosh, Mirta McKay

Membership

We had a great turnout in June with 8 visitors; 6 returned their application for membership effective in July.

FINAL DUES REMINDER: A big THANK YOU to those who have paid their membership dues. The July meeting is the cut off date for renewing your membership with the guild. If you have not done so, PLEASE pay your dues by the July Meeting (JULY 8^th) to ensure that your contact information is included in the new directory.

Dianna Dunn, Membership Chair

mentor’s table

Thank you for your support and encouragement. It was a great two years for me. I only hope that I have given you useful ideas and inspiration for your love of quilting. With that I leave you with this fun way to use your scraps or choose from your special fabrics to create a beautiful gift item.

Shirlee Smith

Just a note: There will be no Mentor’s Table at the July party.

Block of the Month

June Block of the Month recipient Rosemary Carr

July Birthdays

July birthday members bring your birthday gifts to the August 12th meeting. There will be no drawing at the July party.

Susan Perry, Candace Tomlinson, Jude Bentley, Jeanne Sellers,
Judith Ritner, Phyllis D-Ambrosio, and Shon Wellborn

Newcomers

The Newcomers met in June at the home of President Erin Sullivan for the last 2018-2019 TBQ year.

Kudos were expressed for Erin’s work in TBQ along with all the volunteers from the Newcomers at the TBQ Quilt Show.

Roberta O’Mara viewing Barbara Gall’s quilt

Introductions from 16 Newcomers along with the committee, show & tell and a tour of Erin’s sewing room were enjoyed along with snacks and cookies.

Handmade Hugs new focus was shared and kits were handed out. They ran out of kits.

WHAT a wonderful bunch of new members allowing TBQ to be great as always!

Molly Haney-Burleigh, Chair

Community Service

Adult Center Display

With any luck at all, by the time the TBQ website is updated with July news, RED & WHITE quilts will be gracing the halls and walls at the Adult Center! Woohoo! And they will take your breath away! BIG, BIG t.h.a.n.k. y.o.u.’s. to the following quilters who have loaned RED & WHITE quilts to create this fabulous collection: Pam Calhoon, Jean Ehlers, Cheri Heinecke, Barbara Merkel, Lorraine Owen, Shirlee Smith, and Nancy Stewart. Thank you, Girlfriends! You are my heroes! Joanna S. Rose (who displayed her collection of 650 red and white quilts in New York City in 2011) would be V.E.R.Y. proud of you! These quilts will be hanging for a couple of months, so you have time to gather up your besties, plan an Adult Center “drive-by”…followed by lunch with the ladies! I call that a perfect day!

“Single Irish Chain” pieced and qulted by Pam Calhoon

“Red Skies in the Morning” by Nancy Stewart. Started in a class by Debbie Caffrey in 2004 and finished December 2018 as part of TBQ’s P.I.G. Challenge.

“Star Chain” – quilt owner Jean Ehlers. 1900s quilt top made by the Amish and purchased in Ohio. Hand quilted in 1994 by Tennessee Amish.

“Simply Quilt” by Lorraine Owen. Reproduction of a quilt made in 1880. Friends Charlotte York and Cindy Phare helped Lorraine make this in 2006.

“We Will Never Forget” by Cheri Heinecke. Quilted with memories of 9/11. Pattern designed by Marie Webster, approx. 1930. Hand appliqued and machine quilted by Cheri.

“Pineapple-a log cabin variation” by Carolyn Edwards. Originally all red and white. The tan was a “fugitive” red dye that “ran away”.

“70 Stars” by Carolyn Edwards. Made for a “certain birthday”. Each star is a different fabric from her stash. Machine quilted by Laura Davis.

“Aloha Red” by Shirlee Smith; inspired by Origami dollar folding pattern. Shirts made as birthday gift for Shirlee by her Featherweights friends. Hand quilted by Shirlee.

“Garnet Glaze” hand appliqued by Barbara Merkel and machine quilted by Sandy Holderness.

“Birds in the Air”, Carolyn Edwards, quilt owner. A rescued quilt machine pieced and hand quilted in a Baptist Fan overall pattern.

In a couple of months, this collection will change to Blue and White quilts. If your quilt wants to come play in a Blue and White display, please let me know!

Quilt Sizes Needed:

LARGE: from 60″ to 90″ wide, any length. (Need SIX.)

SMALL: from 45″ to 60″ wide, any length. (Need FOUR.)

We still need HELP! on our Hanging Team! Last month I pleaded for HELP! and didn’t hear a peep out of any of yous-guys. 🙁 You can still volunteer, but until then, I will be going through TBQ’s roster, calling and begging for one-time help…that means meeting the Hanging Team at the Adult Center for an hour’s worth of work–GORGEOUS work! Hanging TEN quilts…and they are all gorgeous! It’s a delightful way to start ANY day! Call me!

Carolyn Edwards, Chair

Handmade Hugs

Welcome to a new year for Handmade Hugs!
Each fiscal year we have an opportunity to reevaluate the needs of Yavapai County and decide where our efforts might make the most impact with the resources we have available to us at Thumb Butte Quilt Guild.
Last year’s focus was on children and teens in need which the guild did a fantastic job helping to make it a successful and productive project. Our guild completed and gave away 107 quilts and there are 34 tops that are in various stages of completion that will be completed this year and given to the appropriate charities.
This year we have had the pleasure of working with our sister guilds to see where their focus is and how many quilts they are distributing to various charities in our community so we can align ourselves to fill in where there is still a need in Yavapai County.
After much contemplation we have decided to focus our efforts on infants and hospice patients. The goal is to give all of our guild members an opportunity to participate in charity programs. Not everyone has the time and ability to come to the monthly charity workshops, but would still like to make a difference in our community. We have chosen some projects that can easily be done on your own time and then brought to the meeting when completed as well as other projects that are a little more labor intensive, but may appeal to our avid piecers.
Our workshops are held on the 4th Monday of the month at the same location as our regular guild meetings. Each month we will have a focus and a goal on what we will accomplish at each event. The focus may be sorting fabric, putting together kits, sewing projects or even educational opportunities that pertain to our projects. Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate in one way or another during our guild year. We are excited to get started and we hope you are too!
Be sure to look for our Handmade Hug emails that will remind you of the date, time, focus and goal of our workshops!
Your 2019/2020 Handmade Hugs coordinators – Dawnell Muecke and Nancy Lande