The Friendship Groups of TBQ are the lifeblood of the Guild. Here is where friendships grow, and where many new Guild ideas and activities are born. It is also where we work together to achieve goals of the Guild.
The size of the group is limited by the space available at the location of where the groups gather, which in most cases, is in the homes of the members. If a group is indicated as full, contact the group leader to check on availability.
If you have a special interest, gather your friends (or those you may have just met), and form your own Friendship Group. It’s that easy. Contact the Friendship Group Committee Chair listed in the TBQ Directory for more information on how to form a new group. The sky is the limit.
AUGUST 2023 UPDATE FRIENDSHIP GROUPS
Most groups meet in a member’s home and are limited in size due to space limitations. Please reach out to the contact person for information regarding availability as the group may be full.
Appliquettes – Contact: Susan Sweet meets the 1st and 3rd Monday
By My Hand – Contact Melodie Merino meets the 4th Tuesday 9:30 – 2:00 Gateway Mall food court
Crazy Quilters – The group’s focus is exclusively on Crazy Quilting. Crazy Quilters meet the 1st Tuesday of the month at Kathleen’s home. Contact person: Kathleen Bond.
The Cut Ups – AccuQuilt is an innovative Fabric Cutting System designed by using a series of dies and cutting machines to fit your personal needs that we use in our everyday quilting.
1. You will learn to cut multiple layers with accuracy, maximizing fabric without a lot of waste, a great scrap buster with over a hundred patterns available.
2. Fun and easy to use Accuquilt reduces strain on hands and back when using the cutting machines and dies. Faster than a rotary cutter no slips or ruler inaccuracy leads to more time sewing and less time cutting. Create your own Jelly Rolls. The Cut Ups meet the 3rd Thursday 9:00 am at the Stoneridge Club House Prescott Valley Contact: Jamie Davis.
Dear Jane – The group’s focus is Dear Jane Quilt blocks. Contact: Kathleen Bond meets the 4th Tuesday 9:00 am
Designing Women – Contact Betty Foley meets the 1st Tuesday
Feather Weights – The group’s focus is feather weight machine quilting. The group meets the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 9:30 – 2:00. The members of the group bring their own projects to work on, help one another with technique and design issues when needed, and share projects that they have completed. Meetings are held at members’ homes which limits group size to 12. Contact for the group is Shirlee Smith.
In Stitches – Contact: Carolyn Edwards meets the 4th Monday 7:00 pm
The Mod Squad- Contact: Mary Vaughan meets the 4th Tuesday 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Quilt History Study Group – The group’s focus is studying the history of quilts. Contact: Carolyn Edwards meets the 3rd Friday 9:30 – 11:30 at Cloth Plus.
Quilts of Valor – AZ Freedom Quilts #546 is part of the Quilts of Valor Foundation and is a separate entity from TBQG, but part of our Friendship Group network. There is nothing more satisfying than working on quilts that will go to those who have served our country. Come join us on the third Saturday of the month from 9:00 a.m. to Noon at the Elks Lodge (where we meet for regular guild meetings). You can show up all the time or show up some of the time. Bring your machine and spend an enjoyable time working on
Quilts for others. Contact person: Angela Smith or Norma Enfield
Scattered Threads – Our focus is on handwork, but occasionally sewing machines are brought in. Scattered Threads bring our own projects to work on and we also enjoy Show and Tell. The main goal of the group is to have fun. Scattered Threads meet on the 1st Wednesday from 9-2 at the Prescott Country Club Community Room. Contact person: Carolyn Edwards.
Scrappy Happy – Calling all scrap enthusiasts. Are your beloved scraps from a favorite project procreating in the middle of the night? Are you looking for a bigger variety to choose from? Scrap Happy mini group is being formed to encourage and share your beloved scraps. We’ll talk scrap care, management, cutting, and of course share our best pieces with each other. We can have a scrap cutting party (one or multiple) with my big momma Accuquilt and choose a “challenge pattern” to work on. I’ve got several in mind. Let’s use our scrap fabric that sitting in bins. You paid for ALL of your fabric, not just the pieces that are in that quilt you love! If this group interests you, please
contact member Sharon Harris. Time and place for meetings TBD.
See Liz Hart with any group updates or questions.
Updated August 15, 2023
See Liz Hart with any group updates or questions.