President’s Message
Hello Thumb Butte Quilters!
I hope everyone was able to attend the July meeting and enjoy the fun festivities put on by our party committee. Everyone was very impressed with all the fun decorations, yummy food, games and fun times had by all. They put so much work into this event that they deserve a WOOT WOOT!!
Speaking of the party committee…….did you know that the party committee members are actually listed in our membership directory? Look under the Hostess Roster when the new directory comes out. If you are asked to bring a treat in the month of July or December then you are on the party committee for that month. Someone will contact you as the month approaches and get your input on the party. Are you obligated to help? Of course not! This is a volunteer-based club. The solution would be to ask someone to take your place or offer to help in a way that you can participate that fits your situation.
As the year progresses there will be lots of ways to get involved with the guild. Some take a lot of time, but most are very simple and fun in the process. I encourage everyone to help in some way during the upcoming year and make new friends while doing it! Take a workshop, sit by a newcomer who may not know anyone or grab a friend and volunteer for a job and share the load!
Moving on…..I’m going to announce the President’s Challenge for this year at the August meeting and give all the details to participate, but I’ll give you a heads up before we meet so you can start thinking about it. It’s a challenge that has certainly been done before in most guilds, but it’s so much fun that I think you will enjoy it. It’s called ‘Name that Quilt!’ Pick a popular song and make a wall hanging to represent the title of the song. You will have until June or July (not sure yet!) to complete. Anything goes! Pieced, applique, art quilt…anything you want! We will then display them and have a contest to see who can name the most quilts (songs)! Prizes for the entries will be based on various categories. Have you done this challenge before?? Yes??? Bring it to the August meeting so other members get an idea of what direction to head in. I’ll bring in mine and I’ll see who can guess the ‘Name that Quilt!’
Please be sure to read your newsletter every month! Our web team puts in a lot of work to make our guild website professional, fun and informative. This year we are going to focus on getting more information on the site so that you have a place to go with questions and get more detailed information about upcoming events and ways to participate.
Happy Quilting my friends and I will see you at the August meeting!
Dawnell Muecke, President
Installation of Officers – 2022 – 2023
Membership
Welcome new members Michelle Anderson, Jessica Bodnicki, Alicia Czuzak, and Sharon Harris.
Thank you!
Angela Smith – Chair
Programs/workshops
Our August guest speaker is Lenna DeMarco. Her presentation will be “How to Read a Quilt”. You may bring your favorite antique quilt and Lenna may tell you something you don’t know about it.
Kathleen Bond, Vice-President
OPPORTUNITY QUILT
TBQ members have been hard at work selling tickets for our beautiful opportunity quilt! We will need help from EVERYONE to sell tickets and meet or exceed our targeted goal for the TBQ 2023 Quilt Show drawing. This is our major fundraiser, and the TBQ budgeted amount is $4500. We have already sold $1107 at previous venues, including Mountain Top Quilt show, Prescott Frontier Days, and TBQ Meetings, so we are almost a quarter of the way to that goal! Thank you to all those that have already volunteered!
“La Rosaraie” will be on display at Quilt and Sew Connection for the Northern Arizona Shop Hop at the end of July, so be sure to support them!
Stay Tuned! Further information is coming at the next meeting and on the TBQ website next month regarding other venues already scheduled in September. Signup sheets are coming with ample opportunity for you to volunteer. We are also brainstorming ideas to incorporate more online marketing and sales this year. Remember, social media is a fantastic way to sell tickets to your friends!
Aim high! Let’s meet/exceed our goal! Thank you.
Kathy Spry and Liz Hart, Co-chairs
Hostesses
August hostesses are: Olivia Turnham, Mary Vaughan, Sharon Watt, Marilyn Weber, Sue Weisshaupt, Kay Wentworth, Kristine White, Sally Thomas, Stephanie Fullerton, and Cathi O’Neill,.
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.
August Birthdays – Kathleen Semereau, Shirlee Smith, Lola Dyroy, Nancy Stuart, Linda Morriston, Melodie Merino, Molly Haney-Burleigh, Vickie Sawyer, Joy Swartz, and Patti McClearen.
Community Service
Handmade Hugs
What a year for Handmade Hugs! We delivered 487 items within the community. A huge thank you to every contributor. A special thanks to Kathy Hoffmeister who quilts many of our larger quilts for the Cancer Infusion center.
Our next workday is August 6 from 9 to 3 at the Stoneridge Community Center. Just bring your machine – most other items will be supplied. We will be working on baby quilts, burp pads, & lap-sized quilts.
(Maybe some items for Marketplace or auction items?)
Faith Chaney and Olivia Turnham, Co-Chairs
Donation Station
On a monthly basis on the website newsletter, we are going to start listing items that the guild is looking for in the way of donations. Think of a list of items that teachers send out to parents for school supplies! Any item that you donate at a guild meeting will be sorted and will either be given to Handmade Hugs, Marketplace (a booth at our bi-annual quilt show) or the company store. We have several ambitious members already wanting to get a jump start on making items for the quilt show Marketplace and they need supplies! Their ideas are dog beds, placemats and sewing machine pads.
Look for the Donation Station at the next meeting!
ITEMS IN NEED:
Marketplace needs:
– Batting at least 24” Square
-Christmas/Holiday Themed Fabric
-Dog/Cat material
Handmade Hugs
-Batting (crib size or larger)
-Fabric
-Completed quilt tops
-Flannel fabric
-Rotary blades
Company Store
-Sewing related items (patterns, notions, etc.)
Dawnell Muecke, President