President’s Message
H
ello Thumb Butte Quilters!
Hi everyone! At January’s meeting we all voted on PIGS…everyone has a project to finish and our goal is December 2023. I’m pretty sure we can do it!! All we need is to be snowed in for about 4 weeks and then we will be forced to work on them.
At our February meeting we will be hosting Elizabeth Phinder as our guest speaker. She will have a workshop on 2/14 where she will be giving us a lesson on easy turned applique. I encourage you to sign up if you haven’t yet!
The last 2 months have been all about family for me! I feel like I haven’t had anytime to quilt, organize, plan or even think about sewing. It’s been a whirlwind of jumping at the new trampoline park, mini-bowling at Espire in the old Sears building, playing in the snow and picking up toys from my sewing room which has turned into a playroom for all the grandkids. We only had 2 sewing pins found in the carpet by the eagle-eyed moms. No kids were poked in the process!
My life gets back to normal next week and I’m really looking forward to jumping into all my projects…right after I clean my house up! It’s a hot mess right now, but it was worth all the playtime with the grandkids.
I hope everyone is working on their President’s challenge, quilts for the quilt show, marketplace items and charity items. Quilters are a busy, generous, happy, social and creative group of people! They are certainly my kind of friends!!
Dawnell Muecke – President
Membership
We want to welcome our new members, Paula Bryant, Sue Hansen, and Janet Freidrich. Please be sure to give them a warm greeting in February and ask them if they have questions.
Angela Smith – Chair
wAYS AND mEANS
Opportunity Quilt
I displayed our quilt at Thumb Butte Quilt Guild meeting on January 9th, and at the Mountain Top Quilt Guild meeting on January 16th. We earned another $133 toward our goal, and there were many comments about how beautiful the quilt was. I will be taking the quilt to Chino Valley Quilters meeting on February 14th. Faith Chaney and Debbie James are planning a trip in March or April to Flagstaff to show it off there. I will also be looking into a Lonesome Valley Quilters meeting soon.
Quilt and Sew Connection has agreed to display our quilt again, so look for it there!
“Eggstravaganza,” a new outdoor event featuring egg hunts, inflatables, art vendors, food trucks and more will be held on April 1st from 10am – 1 pm at the Prescott Valley Civic Center. I will be looking for volunteers for this event at our next meeting.
I will be notified when the next “Antique Show and Vintage Market” holds their event and we have been granted a vendor spot so watch for more information when it becomes available.
There are still a few other venues I am investigating, but please let me know if you have any suggestions for events that do not charge a venue fee!
The total sales for our Opportunity Quilt are $2864. Our goal is $4500, so we are about 64 % there.
Opportunity Quilt Charts January 2023
Kathy Spry – Opportunity Quilt Chair
Company Store
The Company Store, in the back of the room at TBQ’s monthly meeting, will be having a $5 FILL the plastic grocery bag sale at the February meeting!!! We have the grocery bags SO all you need to bring is your $5 so you can fill the bag to your heart’s delight!!!
Pam Jones – Chair
UFO Silent Auction
Fellow Quilters, as the New Year is upon us, now is the perfect time to reorganize your sewing rooms. Browse through your old projects and ask yourself “Do I really want to finish this?”
If the answer is NO then now is the right time to get rid of that UFO.
Consider donating it to TBQ’s UFO Silent Auction where another quilter will fall in love with your project and want to take on the challenge. The Silent auction will take place at the May meeting.
We ask that you provide the UFO pattern and any accompanying fabric that you might have.
Finished Objects
As you go through your sewing room and all those places you stash your projects if you come across any small projects in good condition that no longer suit your household decor, please consider donating them to TBQ. We will make use of them in a variety of ways. We are looking for placemat sets, mug rugs, table runners, wall hangings, etc.
- Small quilt auction at our June show
- Marketplace at our June show
- Additional sale items when we display our Opportunity Quilt.
Liz Hart is collecting the UFO and finished objects. Thank you for your supporting your guild.
Liz Hart – Way and Means Chair
Hostesses
February Hostesses are: Sherry Hubbs, Debbie James, Deb Johnson, Karen Johnson, Pam Jones, Shirley Kelliher, Jeanne Dunk, David Charity, Kate Parsons, and Alicia Czuzak.
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.
February Birthdays — Dani Lerberg, Dianna Dunn, Cheryl Giovenco, Betty Foley, Pat Noel, Sally Thomas, Barbara Sweeney, Mike Boyle, Sharon Andrews, Mary Scherer, MaryAnn Conner, Donna Osborne, Sherri Hubbs, Cheryl Bouquet, and Carol Brownlow.
Community Service
Handmade Hugs
Community service has been gifted so much fabric…and talent. Thank you for loading us up with plenty of items to deliver to Hospice, birthing center & infusion center. They are so appreciative.
Kits will be available for making lap size quilts, flannel kits for self-binding baby blankets and bibs. Come to our workday, Saturday, January 28 at Stoneridge Community Center from 9 -3. Bring your sewing machine – most everything else will be provided.
Faith Chaney & Olivia Turnham – Co-Chairs
quilt show
“Bloom Where You Are Planted” Show Quilts
This year’s quilt show will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 16 & 17, 2023 at the Prescott High School gymnasium. We’re so excited to be back in the business of sharing our quilt craft with the greater community of Prescott and beyond. Please consider sharing your quilting gifts at our quilt show this coming summer.
All TBQ members are encouraged to participate in showing their quilts whether you are a new member to our guild, a long-standing member, someone new to quilting, or someone lucky enough to have been quilting forever.
For each quilt entry we ask that you complete an entry form. These forms can be located under the forms tab on the TBQ website. The form should be self-explanatory, but should you need ANY help, please don’t hesitate to reach out to one of us on the CHECK-IN/CHECK-OUT committee listed below.
Please complete your entry forms no later than the end of April so that we can prepare to distribute the items for quilt collection to our members at the May 8th TBQ meeting. Remember ~ your quilt does not need to be finished upon submission of your entry form. Submitting your entry form with a picture of your progress – even a picture of the pattern – is necessary to help us prepare the layout for our show.
Alicia Czuzak, Jamie Davis, Dawnell Muecke, and Dana Swain – Quilt Check-In/Check-Out committee
Quilt Show Committee Update
It is hard to believe we are halfway through January and five months away from our 2023 ‘Bloom Where You Are Planted’ Quilt Show!
The quilt show team held a meeting, after touring the Prescott High School Gymnasium, on Wednesday, January 11. It was beneficial for everyone to physically become familiar with the layout and space the gym provides. Especially for Suzy Davidson as she coordinates with the vendors that will be onsite during the two day show.
Everyone was able to identify the various spaces for admissions, marketplace, opportunity quilt, small quilt auction, vendors, raffle baskets and President’s Challenge.
The next Quilt Show committee meeting will be Wednesday, February 15, at the Stoneridge Community Center, 2nd Floor Conference room, starting at 9:30 a.m.
Nan DeChant – Chair
Marketplace
Now that the holidays are over, hopefully you will have some extra time to make some goodies for the Marketplace that will be in our quilt show in June! Please bring any completed Marketplace items to February’s Guild meeting or contact Cathy Day, Nan DeChant or Kristine White. We have a good start but need a lot more items for our sale.
Cathy Day – Chair
Small Quilt Auction
Designing Women Challenge
Designing Women art quilt small group would like to invite TBQG members to join us in a challenge called “The Eyes Have It”. The requirements are:
- 5” tall x 20” wide
- Faced, not bound
- Due: April TBQ meeting
You can see examples from the Designing Women at The Eyes Have It
Questions? Contact Karen Adams