President’s Message
Greetings, Quilter Pals!
What a glorious time of year it is! Spring has sprung! We all celebrated Worldwide Quilting Day on Saturday, March 20th, which coincidentally is the FIRST day of SPRING! That evil COVID is beginning to appear in the rearview mirror! We are digging out our beautiful springtime quilts, and Spring flowers are beginning to poke up in our gardens! Aaahhhh…life is good! Here’s hoping there will be lots of Springtime quilts in Show and Tell at our next TBQ meeting–April 12th! Springtime quilts will give us all a lift and bring smiles to our faces! I can hardly wait! See you at the Elks Lodge in Prescott Valley (6245 E. Second Street). Refreshments and coffee will be provided. Mask up! And let’s see LOTS and LOTS of Show & Tell and catch up with each other!!
Cathy Day has volunteered to take over the duties of Hospitality Chair! Thank you, Cathy! With the passing of Linda Ruiz, R.I.P., we needed someone to take over the duties of Hospitality Chair…and Cathy Day has volunteered! Woohoo! If you know of any members who are ill or need a little help, please let Cathy know. Take a quick minute to jot a note on page 4 of your TBQ directory. She will also be reading the list of visitors each month at our meetings.
The Nominating Committee has been hard at work and will be presenting their Slate of Officers at the meeting!
Keep on quilting! Stay well! Be safe!
Carolyn Edwards, President
Membership
MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE NOW DUE – $30 annually. I will begin collecting dues at the April meeting. According to our bylaws, (pg. 20), “Annual dues shall be $30 for Active Members payable prior to June 15 each year”.
(1) If you wish to maintain your membership but will not be attending meetings at the current time, please mail your dues check to me at the address listed below; doing so will ensure that your picture and contact information will remain in our current directory.
(2) Likewise, as a courtesy to me, please notify me directly at tbqmembership@outlook.com if you do not plan to renew your membership; failure to pay your dues by the deadline will result in the removal of your picture and contact information when our new directory for FY 2021- 2022 goes to print.
Dianna Dunn, Membership Chair
Ways and Means
Opportunity Quilt
The Opportunity Quilt is at Quilt & Sew in Prescott Valley, it will be on display there until the April meeting. Tickets will be available for $1 or 6 for $5 at the April 12th meeting.
We have made arrangements to take it to the Mountain Top meeting on April 19th.
Pat Noel, Chair
The Company Store
Our Company Store has had a donation of several tubs of beautiful fabric. There is a lot of Christmas fabric just in time for those Christmas project. Please stop by and check out our special sales!
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 December, January and February, and March celebrants to bring your gifts to the April meeting.
April Birthdays – Nancy Del Mar, Pam Peters, Susan Sweet, Barb Robinson, and Linda Hill.
Quilt Show
We need volunteers to make our quilt show a success. Please review the Quilt Show tab above for the plans and how you can help.
Raffle Baskets:
We are asking for a donation of a fat quarter from each of you, which will be used in a raffle basket at our August quilt show.
Please get those fat quarters to me as soon as possible so I can get the basket(s) put together.
Thank you in helping to make our quilt show a success.
Liz Hart, Quilt Show Raffle Baskets
Quilt Sale:
As part of the August 7th, 2021 Wildwest Quiltfest, we will be offering quilts for sale as a Silent Auction or Buy Now option.
Here’s what we need from YOU, our TBQ members: Donated quilts made by TBQ members, no larger than 45 x 60. We are looking for approximately 50 quilts.
The proceeds from the sales of these quilts will go directly to the TBQ treasury. No proceeds will be given to members. Unsold quilts will be returned to members.
Carol Wright and Yvonne Blitch will begin collecting quilts at the April 12, 2021 guild meeting.