President’s message
Dear TBQ Friends,
I hope this note finds everyone enjoying the rain and sunshine. I sure am! Although I don’t know how to dress when it says it’s going to be 90 degrees and clear, then it is pouring rain and 66 degrees out.
Thank you for voting me into this office. I hope I can make this year a good one for everyone. If you have concerns please feel free to let me know.
See you all at the meeting.
Linda Craig, TBQ President 2019-2020
Quilters
cut with hope
stitch with grace
quilt with dreams
bind with laughter
share with love.
SCENES FROM THE JULY BIRTHDAY PARTY AND INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS
TBQ tradition designates that the immediate Past President of the Guild take charge of completing a quilt for the current President, to be presented at the July celebration of the Guild birthday and the conclusion of the Guild year.
ways and means
Company Store
hostesses
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f you cannot attend the meeting when it is your turn to be a hostess, please arrange to trade with someone. Plan to arrive early for set-up and stay for clean-up as needed.
Susan Perry, Carol Peters, Pam Peters, Paula Pilcher, Sally Plummer, Ann Ramsey, Judity Ritner, Doris Robak, Barb Robinson, Margaret Roselle, Lynda Ruiz, JoAnn Salem, and Ronnie Sandoval
birthdays
Birthday celebrants – When it’s your birthday month, please bring a wrapped gift suitable for a quilter, something you would like to receive with a value of at least $10. A reminder to July celebrants to bring your gift to the August meeting.
Kathleen Semrau, Shirlee Smith, Nancy Stewart, Nancy Bernas, Ann Stowell, Linda Morriston, Melodie Merino, Molly Haney-Burleigh, Pat Armstrong, Vickie Sawyer, Joy Swartz, Carol Sweeden, Paula Pilcher, Michele Schneider, Patty McClearn, Lola Dyroy
Newcomers
Newcomers are defined as any new member to the Guild for the entire year since their “application date.” As a new member, you are encouraged to participate in Newcomers gatherings held throughout the year. This is a great opportunity to “connect” with other new members, and to get to know others on a more personal level, outside of our Guild meetings. Our most recent “class” of new members just created a new Friendship Group called “The Mod Squad,” and many make up the core of regular volunteers at our “Handmade Hugs” work sessions on the 4th Monday of each month at St. Luke’s.
The “Newcomers” first gathering will take place on Thursday, August 29th. All Newcomers will receive an invitation in early August. We look forward to a fun year!
Pat Gentner, Chair
community service
Adult Center Display
Handmade Hugs
For 2019/2020 we will be focusing our charity efforts on infants and Hospice recipients. We have some fun projects to get everyone involved. For infants we will be making receiving blankets and burp cloths for Yavapai Medical Center and the Healthy Families Resource Center. These projects are quick to make, don’t require any batting or quilting. The Hospice quilts will be lap size about 40 x 50, fabric with adults in mind, and can easily be quilted with a domestic machine or even tied. Attached are the instructions and pattern for the receiving blanket and burp cloths.
Nancy and I went through all of the fabric and batting that TBQ currently has and we are currently busting at the seams with how generous our members have been! Wow!!! We have a lot to work with and such a small storage place to put it all. Our goal in the next few months is to get lots of hospice kits ready with all this great fabric and try and make some space before we take anymore fabric. Of course, if you really need to clean your stash out, then we would always welcome your donations.
Right now we really need large gallon size baggies to package all of our kits if anyone has some to donate.
Our Handmade Hugs workshop will be on the 4th Monday of each month at 9:30 – 1:30 pm at St. Lukes. We want to make this a fun event for anyone who comes. We will organize kits, cut and prepare backing and batting, and do work on quilts in progress. Please be on the lookout for our monthly reminder email for Handmade hugs for more information. Instructions are available at the links below. Dawnell Muecke & Nancy Lande, Co-Chairs
TBQ -directions for receiving blanket and burb rag-1
Community Cupboard
TBQ members continue to contribute graciously to the efforts of St. Luke’s Community Cupboard. Even in the midst of our explosion of patriotic reds, whites, and blues as we celebrated the 24th Birthday of TBQ, we still remembered to keep those less fortunate in mind through our contribution of 70 non-perishable food items.
As you shop, please pick up a few extra items to contribute to the food wagon usually found near the door of the Parish Hall when we arrive at St. Luke’s.