president’s message
Wow! Thank you all so much for the overwhelming support and kind words following my Trunk Show at our September meeting. Your comments touched my heart and were so deeply appreciated. It was truly a joy to share my passion for preserving hand-making traditions with such a wonderful community.
As we step into the cooler months, I’m excited to see how each of you embraces the *Presidential Challenge: Nursery Rhyme Inspired Baby Quilts*. June will be here before we know it, and I can’t wait to witness the creative, whimsical designs that will emerge from this challenge. Let’s keep inspiring each other and bring those nursery rhymes to life!
During our last meeting, Shirlee Smith and I had the honor of reading “The High Five Promises.” As your President, I encourage each of you to reflect on those promises and think about how you can contribute to our quilting family. Whether it’s through a particular area that speaks to your heart or simply supporting one another, let’s embrace these promises and put them into practice.
Looking ahead to October, we have the pleasure of welcoming the lovely and talented Heidi Pridemore! She’ll be presenting “A Few of Her Favorite Things,” which is sure to be a delightful and inspiring program. Don’t forget, Heidi will also be teaching the *Rippling Waves* workshop on Tuesday, October 15th, from 9 AM to 4 PM at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Prescott. More details about the workshop and Heidi’s presentation can be found on the website, so be sure to check it out.
And for those who participated in the *Nana and Me Big Pocket Apron* class, or any of my apron workshops, I want to say thank you for your enthusiasm and creativity! You all continue to amaze me with your energy and dedication. Here’s a thought: let’s wear our Big Pocket aprons and show them off during Show and Tell next month! Happy quilting!
CoCo Alaniz, President
membership
hostesses
October hostesses are: Georgia Lindsey, Elizabeth Phinder, Terry Purkable, Barb Saia, Deborah Salazar, Pauline Saskowsky, Vickie Sawyer, Mary Scherer, Linda Schoenmakers, Kathleen Semerau, Pauline Singleton, and Judy Sloan.
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
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
Happy October birthdays to Sandy Mitchell, Martha Ferriera, Anne Marston, Sheryl McLain, Jenne Kern, Debby Casali, Stephanie Fullerton, Judith Dobke, Faith Chaney, Arleen Morris, Lorraine Owen, Kris Anderson, Mary Vaughan, Gerry Carr, Linda Schoenmakers, Carolyn Edwards, Sally Plummer and Linda Figueroa.
PROGRAMS & WORKSHOPS
October Program
Come to Heidi Pridemore’s workshop on Tuesday, October 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to learn her curved piecing technique The workshop will be held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 630 Park Ave., Prescott.
Bring five fat quarters and go home with a head full of ideas on how to use the blocks you make in this workshop.
The cost for this amazing class is only $35.00. To see samples of Heidi’s curved piecing, click here Heidi Pridemore Flyer
To sign up for this workshop, contact Kathleen Bond, Workshops Chair.
November Program
We are very excited about our November TBQ program. We will be hosting a Quilt Show “Qick-Off” to start our 2025 Quilt Show season in a big way. You will learn about some changes to the usual Quilt Show procedures, have opportunites to volunteer, get ideas of how to contribute to the event and maybe even win a door prize. We hope you can all join us for the Quilt Show “Qick-Off”.
November Workshop
Following the November TBQ program the Quilt Show “Qick-Off”, Jamie Davis will be providing a trunk show and demonstration on the Accuquilt machine. Jamie will show the end products of quilting using the Accuquilt machine method and show us all the options the machine has to offer.
Jamie’s demonstration and trunk show will be held at the Elk’s Lodge beginning at 1:00. There is no fee for attending. We hope that you will join us for this short workshop and be inspired by this method of preparing quilt blocks.
December Program
Monday, December 9 will be our annual Guild Christmas Party. Please check the Hostess List in your new directory to see if you will be a hostess for this special event. Deb Johnson will be in contact with you soon to start making plans.
Deb Johnson, Programs Chair & Kathleen Bond, Workshops Chair