President’s Message
Greetings Sisters of the Thread!
Hope you all had a wonderful Easter and/or Passover. We had a fun time celebrating the holiday with our son and his family. I have come to realize that a 4-year old has two speeds, On and Off! My goodness, if I could capture my granddaughter’s energy and bottle it, I could own every die, machine, BOB and Cube sizes Accuquilt sells! Hope you enjoyed some great family time, and chocolate bunnies, too!
I think Spring is here to stay! Our maple is leafing, our lemon and apple trees are in bloom and the deer are eating the foliage off of our roses. We finally were able to get the netting around our trees so the trees actually have a chance to produce fruit this year! I love the deer who visit our backyard, but I prefer they eat the grain and not our fruit trees! We now have a beautiful buck and doe who frequently visit. What a treat as they jump the wall and venture to the birdfeeders, quail block and bird bath to wash everything down. We love the nature that frequents our yard.
If anyone is interested in a large quilting frame, please contact me, as Norma Kurr’s daughters are wanting to find a home for Norma’s floor frame allowing for hand quilting of larger quilts.
Our May meeting will include the display of the Lonesome Valley Opportunity Quilt, and provide the ability to buy tickets from the LVQ Guild. I always love to see how creative other guilds are with their Opportunity quilts.
Our next meeting will be Monday, May 9. May 9 also happens to be Tom and my 35th wedding anniversary! We’ll be celebrating on the 10th with an excursion on the Verde Canyon Railroad. I’ve been wanting to experience this train ride ever since our arrival in Prescott four years ago. My paternal grandfather was a ticket agent for the Union Pacific RR long before I was born, and my Dad loved trains, too. The last big trip we took with my parents was in 1996 when on our cruise to Alaska we took the White Pass railroad up the mountain in Skagway, Alaska. My Dad loved that trip, and the history it held from Jack London’s, “Call of the Wild” and he would love this one, too! This time, he’ll travel with me in my heart and memories.
Things are slowly moving along with the upcoming 2023 Quilt Show. With the venue secured for June 15-17, 2023, at Prescott High School, and the Opportunity Quilt tickets procured, progress is being made. A sign up board will be displayed at May’s meeting for the Quilt Show tasks. Take a look and see how you can help to make our show a great success!
Handmade project ideas and materials for the Marketplace are underway, we have a chair for vendor solicitation and a volunteer to ‘hang’ the show quilts. There will be something for everyone in the guild to do! So let us know how you would like to help! It is hard to believe our show is just 14 months away.
Our Guild is growing! Every month we are adding new members and increasing our numbers! Don’t let June slip up on you! Submit your dues for the coming year. See Angela Smith at Membership so you can be in the 2022-2023 Directory when we go to press with the new Directory.
Enjoy this beautiful weather, and, if you have been putting off outside activities waiting for warmer weather, now’s your chance to take a walk, or hike a new trail! We quilters seem to enjoy sitting at our sewing machines, so now is the time to get out and get our circulation going!
May your seams be straight, your bobbins be full and your quarter inch be precise.
May Blessings,
Nan DeChant, President
Membership
Please remember that your membership dues of $35.00 are due by June 15, 2022 in order to make it to the directory.
There were no new members this month.
Thank you!
Angela Smith – Chair
Programs
We will be having Swan Sheridan as our speaker on Contextualized Quilting. She will also be doing a full day class for us on Organic Machine Quilting. So much to learn and see. We do have a few openings for the class so let Kathleen Bond know if you want to participate.
We are having a thread therapy class in June with Veronica Sandavol. No workshop is scheduled for June.
Hope you all had a great Easter weekend. Can’t wait to see you all on the 9th and 10th of May.
Cathy Day, Vice-President
Hostesses
May hostesses are: Patty McClearn, Joan McGiven, Sheryl McLain, Melodie Merino, Sandy Mitchell, Linda Morriston, Connie Muecke, and Dawnell Muecke.
If you cannot attend the meeting, when it is your turn to be a hostess by bringing a treat, please arrange to trade with someone. Plan to arrive early for setup and stay for cleanup.
Birthdays
Birthday celebrants – When it’s your birthday month, bring a wrapped gift suitable for a quilter, something you would like to receive, with a value of at least $10.
May Birthdays – Marilyn Weber, Karen Comeau, Gayle Deboom, Ruthe Petty, Julie Eastman, Karen Johnson, Susie Davidson, and Angela Smith.
community service
Handmade Hugs
Community Service Co-Chair
Another successful workday in April. Thank you ladies for all your diligent, awesome work. A dozen teen quilts were delivered to Teen Closet. They now have sufficient supply to get to the end of the school year. Six quilts of various sizes were given to the Cancer Infusion Center in Prescott Valley.
There will NOT be a work day on May 7th since the Stoneridge Community Center is otherwise occupied for the day. Be sure to pick up kits available at our guild meeting on May 9th.