Now that the quilt show is behind us, I hope you are all surviving the heat, earthquakes and fires. We are almost into August and on the downside of summer. Good time to stay inside and work on all the UFOs that have accumulated.I hope you all enjoyed our end of the year birthday party. We had a great turnout. I’m looking forward to digging in this year to make it a fun year (I have a hard act to follow). The directory will be done thanks to our quick study, Coco. She has made the transition to a new position (hers and mine) very easy. As always, please be patient. We are all new.I am going to be putting a suggestion box on the table. Feel free to drop in suggestions regarding things you might like to see. Remember, this is your guild! Don’t miss the August meeting. Jill Finley of Jillily Studio will have a trunk show and a class the following day. Check with Kathleen Bond to see if there are any spaces left.Well, that’s all I have for now. See you at the meeting!Angela Smith, President
membership
Please welcome our newest members – Ara Whetten and Janyce Waldbaum. Let’s make them feel welcome!
hostesses
August hostesses are: Carol Wright, Karen Adams, Sharon Andrews, Claire Bell, Jude Bentley, Yvonne Blitch, Kathleen Bond, Donna Hickish and Sharon Luebkin.
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 Semrau, Shirlee Smith, Sharon Luebkin, Janyce Waldbaum, Lola Dyroy, Nancy Stewart, Dana Swain, Carolyn Seagraves-Wright, Linda Morriston, Melody Moreno, Molly Haney-Burleigh, Vicki Sawyer, Joy Swartz, Patti McClearn
Community service
Handmade Hugs
Welcome to another year of Handmade Hugs. As in the past, the TBQG Community Service, continues to provide Baby Receiving Blankets and Burp Bibs to the Yavapai Regional Medical Centers. Last year, the guild provided the Medical Center with 175 Baby Receiving Blankets and 250 Burp Bibs. We thank everyone who participated in the sewing and the generous donations of flannel fabric. (Did you know the YRMC has approximately 1,200 babies born each year?)
Baby Receiving Blankets and Burp Bibs are easy and quick to make. Kits are prepared and distributed at our meetings monthly. Pick yours up at your convenience. Directions are available on the Community Service link or, YouTube baby receiving blankets Missouri Star Quilt, or attend one of the Handmade Hugs Sew Days to learn this easy and darling blanket. The link for the Missouri Star self-binding baby blanket is YouTube·Missouri Star·Mar 1, 2012
The community also has a serious need for lap quilts for Gentiva Hospice Center, Good Samaritan Recovery Center and Foster Teen Lap Blankets through the Catholic Charities. We thank you for your generous cotton fabric donations for the Hospice Quilts and the Good Samaritan Quilts, as well as the time you give sewing these appreciated items. Kits are assembled and a pattern is provided for these easy to put together quilt tops. Kits can be picked up at our monthly meetings. If you like to Top Quilt or are looking for practice, we have quilts for you to help complete. Last year, 30 Teen Closet Blankets were donate, 85 lap or larger Quilts were donated to YRMC Infusion Center, Gentiva Hospice and Good Samaritans Recovery Center of Prescott Valley.
Please join us at: Stoneridge Community Center, 1300 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 101, Prescott Valley.
Are you looking for a Fun Sew Day with amazing ladies, please join us for a day of Sewing Fellowship.
Time: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Sew Dates: September 30, 2023, November 4, 2023, December 2, 2023
Jamie Davis – Chair and Olivia Turnham – Co Chair
company store
Hello everyone! With the great help of the other Company Store team members, Lorraine Owen, Carol Brownlow, Joan McGivern, and Sharla Peterson, we all ask that you PLEASE come to the back of our guild meeting room to come shop and see the plethora of quilting goodies you can find!! We will have a great deal of new donations for you to look through at the August meeting. You all support the Company Store generously each month and we are, as the TBQ Guild, extremely grateful for that! THANK YOU!!!!
Pam Jones, Chair