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Monthly News – July 13, 2026

outgoing president’s message

Jamie Davis

WOW!  Did you feel the excitement in the air at our June 8th meeting? From the moment I walked through the door, the room was buzzing with activity. Boxes of beautiful fabric were being unloaded for the Company Store, Membership was setting up, birthday bags and snacks were arriving, Handmade Hugs items were being unloaded, workshop materials were being arranged, and our speaker, Jaimie Davis, was displaying her beautiful quilt samples. The Block of the Month was being hung, the Opportunity Quilt was being raised, while our Secretary and Treasurer prepared for another busy morning.

There was no doubt that the room was filled with energy and enthusiasm. How could anyone not feel it?

President’s Challenge – Hopi Elders

What an incredible way to end my final month as President!

Our members have some of the biggest hearts I have ever seen. When I challenged the Guild to make between 25 and 40 quilts for the Hopi Elders, I never imagined the response we would receive.

As more and more quilts filled the room, I found myself overwhelmed with gratitude. I actually had to sit down as I watched the generosity of our members unfold before my eyes. Many members donated multiple quilts—some contributing as many as five or six. Chills filled the room.

After Valerie Harris shared the inspiring story of last year’s Hopi raffle quilt, we presented her with an astonishing 90 quilts. The outpouring of generosity far exceeded my expectations and truly demonstrated the caring spirit of our Guild.

Valerie has already begun working with the Hopi office to develop a distribution plan, and photos will be forthcoming.

Thank you to every member who participated in this meaningful project.

Budget 2026–2027

I am pleased to report that the 2026–2027 budget was approved unanimously.

We are entering the new fiscal year with a strong financial foundation. While we plan to utilize a portion of our reserves during this Quilt Show year to purchase much-needed items that will enhance our show, we will still maintain sufficient reserves to continue providing outstanding speakers, monthly workshops, special events, and ongoing Guild operations.

Once June’s bank statements have been finalized, we will have a clearer picture of our year-end income and expenses and can determine our opening balances for 2026–2027.

A special thank-you to Judith Dobke for her excellent stewardship of the Guild’s finances.

Membership Update

Our Membership Committee reports that Guild membership grew by an impressive 15% this year—truly amazing!

Please take a few moments to introduce yourself to our newer members and help make them feel welcome.

Newcomers Group

If you have not yet participated in the Newcomers Group, I highly encourage you to do so. It is a wonderful way to learn more about how the Guild operates while building friendships with fellow quilters.

The group will resume in September under the leadership of Sheryl Goddard and Angela Smith. Fun, friendship, and laughter are guaranteed!

Community Service – Handmade Hugs

Sheryl is still tallying the final numbers, but I can already report that our Handmade Hugs program has completed more than 700 items this year.

Next year, Mary Ellen Coe will chair the working group with assistance from Kristine White.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed their time, talent, and generosity to this remarkable program.

Ways and Means – Opportunity Quilt

The Ways and Means Committee had an outstanding year. During 2025–2026, the committee generated approximately $2,576 in income while spending approximately $900, including the purchase of our new Guild banner.

This resulted in approximately $1,676 in net income for the Guild—an outstanding accomplishment!

License plate holders and 2025 Quilt Show pins will continue to be available for purchase.

Now it’s time to focus on selling raffle tickets for our 250th Anniversary Opportunity Quilt. Please consider signing up to help sell tickets as Carol Grimes and Dede arrange opportunities to display the quilt throughout the Quad-City area.

Workshops and Programs

This month I met my “twin,” Jaimie Davis, our featured speaker. With the exception of one letter—an “i”—we share the same name. What a small world!

Jaimie presented the fascinating history of the Baltimore Album Quilt, sharing beautiful examples of her work and telling her inspiring journey from scientist to quilter.

Upcoming Programs

  • July – Birthday Party (No Company Store, Birthday Bags, Block of the Month, speaker, or workshop—just a party!)
  • August – Cristy Fincher
  • September – Gina Perkes
  • October – Color Werks
  • November – Susan Bechard
  • December – Guild Holiday Party

Company Store

Thank you to everyone who has donated items to the Company Store and to the dedicated team that transports, sorts, displays, and sells all those wonderful treasures.

The Company Store enjoyed a record-breaking month and year. Your support makes this valuable Guild resource possible.

Presidential Awards

With such a dedicated team of quilters behind me, serving as your President has been an absolute joy. I have enjoyed every minute of the role and have been blessed to work alongside so many extraordinary members.

There are far too many people to thank individually, but please take a moment to read the Secretary’s notes to see some of the members who received Presidential Awards, pins, and small gifts in recognition of their service.

Thank you all for your friendship, support, and dedication to the Thumb Butte Quilters Guild. It has truly been an honor to serve as your President.

Warmly,

Jamie Davis,  President 2025-2026

incoming co-presidents’ message

co-presidents
Co-Presidents Karen Eads & Kathy Spry

July is the new year for our quilt guild, and Karen and Kathy are looking forward to being your Co-Presidents! We anticipate a great year for TBQG and look forward to the challenge of keeping things fun, productive, and running smoothly. Working with our new board and getting to know more members throughout the next year will be a big plus for us. The new slate of officers will be installed at our July birthday party during a brief meeting. The 2026-27 officers and committee members are ready to hit the ground running!

We would like to thank Jamie, and her board and committee members for the wonderful job they did last year. They have left our guild in great shape with a growing membership and a thriving guild.

Please continue to support and participate in our traditional guild sponsored activities and fund-raising activities in the next year! Get involved in a multitude of ways such as participation in Marketplace, Ways and Means, Opportunity Quilt marketing, Adult Center displays, Birthday Drawings, Company Store, Friendship Groups, Block of the Month, Newcomers, Community Service, Educational opportunities and Workshops, Quilt Camps. This is a great way to have fun, meet new people, and give back to our guild.

We have a lot to look forward to during the next year, and we look forward to working with all of you!

Kathy and Karen, Co-Presidents 2026-2027

 

HOSTESSES

hostesses

 

If you cannot attend the meeting when it is your turn to hostess by bringing a treat, please arrange  to trade with someone.  Plan to arrive early to set up and stay late for clean up.

July party hostesses are Gretchen Delaney, Joan Fredirko, Debbie James, Deb Johnson, Pam Jones, Shiley Kelliher. Judi Kimbrell, Deena Knight, Barbara Krit, and Nancy Lande.

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 July birthdays to Patti Gerlitz, Denise Manley, Sue Parks, Judith Ritner, Gretchen Delaney, and Karen Varela.

RETREAT LITE

Retreat Lite is on the Move!!

Hello Fellow Makers,
      Coming off a super successful SPRING RETREAT LITE, we have news … WE ARE ON THE MOVE!  The dates for our FALL RETREAT LITE are now going to be reset to Thursdays and Fridays as the church is hosting a Home School organization on Mondays and Wednesdays.  Jamie and I know that a lot of you have already placed the fall dates in your calendars, so here are the new dates to record:
Thursday, October 22 and Friday, October 23, 2026
More details will follow in the months ahead, so for now just be sure to update your calendars with the new dates.  Sign-ups will start at the September General Membership meeting. 
Any questions? Contact Dana Swain or Jamie Davis
 
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Adult Center Quilts

Our new quilts celebrating our country’s 250 th Anniversary are on display at the Adult Center.
While most of the quilts are red, white and blue, you’ll see several that are “traditional with a
twist.” The members whose quilts are on exhibit are: Kathleen Bond, Maryann Conner, Carolyn
Edwards, Carol Goldsmith, Barbara Merkel, Lorraine Owen, Barbara Stein and Joy Swartz. Their
participation in this celebration is greatly appreciated by the Prescott area community.
Bring your family and friends and stop by and see our mini quilt show at the Prescott Adult
Center on Rosser St.

Maryann Conner. Adult Center Chair

Handmade Hugs

In June the following donations have been made:

Yavapai Birthing Center (37 burp cloths, 25 receiving blankets)

Prescott Village Nursing and Rehab Center (10 quilts)

Hopi Elders (8 quilts)

Professional Educators Organization (1 quilt)

Blankets for Kids (25 quilts)

Year to date a total of 777 items have been donated.

The next meeting of Handmade Hugs will be on August 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM at the Stoneridge Community Center. There will not be a Handmade Hugs meeting in July.

Sheryl Goddard, Community Service Co-Chair

 

ways & means

Opportunity Quilt

 Thanks to all who bought opportunity quilt tickets, or who took tickets to sell at our June meeting! We took in $165 that day, bringing the total made thus far to $602. More tickets will be available to check out in every meeting up until the quilt show in June 2027.

Remember that you don’t have to pay for tickets up front, and you can return unsold ones. Our opportunity quilt ticket sales make up a significant amount of the money total raised to support those fabulous speakers and classes that you enjoy all year round. Please help by offering tickets to your friends, who doubtless admire your quilting projects.
I still need a couple of volunteers to staff the Elks Club Craft Show on 7/24 and 7/25, and have numerous slots open for the Yavapai County Fair in Sept (admission is free for you if volunteering). Please contact Carol Grimes or Dede, if you are interesting in helping out. Or look for me at the July party.

Carol Grimes, Chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Membership Minutes – June 8, 2026

9:00 to 9:30 Hospitality Time and Company Story opens for sales.

9:32 President Jamie Davis begins today’s general membership meeting.

· Request the membership for a motion to accept the meeting minutes from the May General Membership meeting minutes. Motion made by Sari Butler; motion seconded by Sharon Harris. The motion’s verbal vote of the membership passed unanimously.

WAYS & MEANS REPORT: Carol Grimes and Dede Erceg announce the official beginning of sales for our Guild’s 2027 Opportunity Quilt tickets. Carol announced that envelopes have been made for each member to “check-out” two packets of six tickets each to purchase for themselves or to be sold to others. Carol reminded our members to help publicize our sales efforts through HOAs, churches, groups, etc. Members are encouraged to share the flyer out on social media. Dede shared that there are fabric samples and pictures for members to share as well. The ticket sales at the Mountain Top Quilt Show raised $387.00. Ways and Means will be looking for Opportunity Quilt “sitters” for both the upcoming craft show and Yavapai County Fair. Carol will also be compiling an “alternates” sign up list to cover last minute “sitter” cancellations.

TREASURER REPORT: All members received a copy of the 2026-2027 proposed annual budget to review prior to today’s meeting via email on Friday, June 5th. Treasurer Judith and President Jamie noted that our proposed budget will run in about a $6,000.00 deficit this next year due to some large expenditures for new equipment. A motion to accept the proposed 2026-2027 budget was made by Sharon Harris. The motion was seconded by Michelle Anderson. The motion’s verbal vote of the membership passed unanimously.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Alicia welcomed ten guests to our meeting today and each guest introduced themselves. A reminder to our current membership that today is the deadline to renew your membership for the next year. If you aren’t sure if you’ve paid, see Dawnell to check before leaving.

NEWCOMERS REPORT: A thank you was given to Georgia and Mary Ellen for their leadership the past two years. The new leaders will be Sheryl Goddard and Angela Smith. The Newcomers group will meet next in September.

COMMUNITY SERVICE REPORT: Sheryl reported on our active “Handmade Hugs” volunteers who meet both on the first Saturday of each month at Stoneridge Community Center and those that sew at home. This month 39 baby items, 32 lap quilts and one raffle quilt have been donated to our community. There will be no Handmade Hugs gathering in July, and the next meeting is set for Saturday, August 1st. The total number of projects donated thus far this year is 671 quilts and baby items.

WAYS & MEANS REPORT: Gerry announced that they continue to sell license plate frames and plates as well as offer 2025 quilt show pins for donations.

PRESENTATION TO THE HOPI ELDERS: President Jamie introduced Valarie Harris who shared in depth about the school of arts-based classes supported by sale of tickets from their Opportunity Quilt. Gary also shared that he collects both fabric and sewing machines to donate to the Hopi and Navajo Nations. The members of our guild circled the room with the PRESIDENT’S CHALLENGE donations for the Hopi Elders and the count numbered 90 quilts!

PROGRAMS & WORKSHOPS REPORT: Kathleen reminded members of the class tomorrow. Deb introduced our speaker for today: Jaimie Davis on the topic of Baltimore Album Quilts. Jaimie provided a slide show on the history of these quilts and their unique characteristics.

Future program plans: July – Guild’s Birthday Party; August – Cristy Fincher; September – Gina Perkes; October – Color Werks; November – Susan Bechard; December – Guild’s Holiday Party.

BREAK

BLOCK OF THE MONTH DRAWING: Angela raffled off 15 blocks collected this month. She named her successors Sheryl McLain and Maria Williams.

PRESIDENTAL AWARDS: President Jamie named the following awards:

· Deb Johnson was awarded a “Together We Can Make a Difference” pin for her work as Vice president, finding speakers, writing contracts, and planning parties this past year.

· Chris Sommerfelt named the recipient of the “Angel Pin” for her volunteer work designing our new guild logo.

· Gerry Carr, Lydia Figueroa, and Carol Grimes were gifted “Lifted Angel Wings” pins for their hard work on Ways and Means this year.

· Kathleen Bond was presented with a “Lifted Angel Wings” pin for her years of service in Workshops.

· Pam Jones was presented with a “Lifted Angel Wings” pin for chairing and leading the Company Store for so many years.

· Pat Noel was presented with a “Red Wagon” pin for all her work transporting the Company Store and Quilt Show items for the past years.

· Carol Wright was presented with the “Tow and Robe” pin for keeping us on track at the meetings and her timely information to the Executive Committee and the entire membership.

· Noted thanks to MaryAnn Conner for her years of continued service with the Adult Center displays.

· Further thanks to Pam Jones, Lorraine Owens, Carol Brownlow and Cathy Day for their tireless work with the Company Store.

· And finally, to recognize all the members of our Executive Committee and Chairpersons for their dedication and devotion of time: Deb Johnson, Dana Swain, Jeanne Corrigan, Judith Dobke, Sheryl Goddard, Kristine White, Dawnell Muecke, Alicia Czuzak, Shelli Leffert, Gerry Carr, Carol Grimes, Lydia Figueroa, Carol Wright, Yvonne Blitch, and Kathleen Bond.

BIRTHDAY DRAWING: Arleen pulled tickets for ten birthday gifts shared today. No birthday drawing in July during our Guild’s birthday party. Please bring your July and August birthday gifts to the August meeting.

COMPANY STORE ANNOUNCEMENT: Pam announced that this month was a record income month at the Company Store taking in $1,680.00! No company store at the July meeting.

SHOW AND TELL: Twelve members shared their quilts and projects. Susan Lewis will be taking over next year.

Meeting adjourned by President Jamie at 12:10. Next meeting will be July 13th – Our Guild’s Birthday Party.

Meeting minutes respectfully submitted by Dana Swain, Secretary 

 

 

 

June 8, 2026

Monthly News – June 8, 2026

president’s message

Jamie Davis

It was amazing to see so many members in attendance at the May meeting. There is so much excitement as I look back over the past year of my presidency and see how our guild has grown. For me, it has been a truly blessed year filled with outstanding speakers and workshops. A special thank you to Deb Johnson and Kathleen Bond for working so diligently to bring us such high-quality and unique presenters throughout the year.

I also want to share how much I enjoyed hearing from retired astronaut and quilter, Karen Nyberg, and learning about her incredible journey from mechanical engineer to astronaut, mother, quilter, and fabric designer. What an inspiring story! We should all be encouraged by what one person can accomplish when pursuing a dream. If you missed her presentation, her website is karennybergart.com. Another heartfelt thank you to Deb Johnson and Kathleen Bond for their dedication in bringing Karen to our guild, as well as to the Designing Women for being prepared to step in if needed.

Nominations 2026–2027

We have completed the nominations for the 2026–2027 Executive Committee slate of officers. I am excited and proud to announce the following:

· Co-Presidents: Kathy Spry and Karen Eads

· Vice President: Erin Sullivan

· Treasurer: Judith Dobke

· Secretary: Nancy Lande

Their installation will take place in July before our annual birthday party. A big thank you to Dana Swain, Cathy Day, and Dawnell Muecke for their collective efforts in presenting a full slate of officers.

Budget Update 2026–2027

The budget will be emailed and presented several days before our next general meeting. At that time, we will ask for a vote to approve the budget for the upcoming year, which will include the quilt show.

President’s Challenge – Hopi Elders

I encourage everyone to bring the beautiful quilts you have created for donation to the Hopi Elders to the June meeting. Many of these quilts have already been shared during Show and Tell over the past few months, and it will be wonderful to see them displayed together as a collective effort.

Membership

Dues for 2026–2027 will remain the same. Please remember to drop off your $35.00 membership fee at the front sign-in desk as you enter the meeting room. We would love to have everyone included in the directory.

Workshops

In June, we are fortunate to welcome Jaimie Davis (not me!) to share her quilting talents through a workshop on ruching, followed the next day by a class on the Baltimore Album quilt. Please sign up as soon as possible.

Opportunity Quilt

Raffle tickets for the Opportunity Quilt will go on sale at the June general meeting. Tickets are $1.00 each or 6 tickets for $5.00. We will also need additional volunteers to help display the quilt as new showing opportunities become available.

This year, we will accept Zelle payments for ticket purchases, with a minimum purchase of $5.00.

250th Anniversary Quilts

I encourage everyone to bring the 250th Anniversary Quilts, inspired by Joy Swartz’s challenge, to future Show and Tell presentations throughout the coming year.

Quilt Show 2026-2027

The theme for our next quilt show is “Just Raven About Quilts,” tentatively scheduled for June 11–12, 2027. The traditional Quilt Show Challenge will be presented at our next meeting.

I encourage everyone to begin thinking about how you would like to support this incredible event. The success of our quilt show depends on the participation and involvement of all our members.

July Birthday Party

July will be our annual Birthday Party celebration. Thank you to the committee and all those working behind the scenes to make this event special.

There is no need to bring your birthday drawing item in July. Those items will instead be due in August.

Closing

“I don’t know the secret to happiness… but I do know I have never been sad in a fabric store.”

Jamie Davis, President

 

membership

Welcome New Members! Let’s give a warm Thumb Butte Quilters’ Guild welcome to Sharla Peterson, Rita Anderson, Martha Ward, and Paulette Kersten! Between the four of them, these talented stitchers bring an incredible 75 years of quilting experience to our group. We can’t wait to see their creativity in action and get to know them better at upcoming meetings and workshops.

Friendly Reminder: The June meeting is the last day to pay your $35 dues to be included in the guild directory. You can bring your payment to the meeting or mail it to TBQ, P.O. Box 3457, Prescott, AZ 86302. The directory will be promptly printed after the meeting—so don’t miss out!

Dawnell, Shelli & Alicia – Membership Team

HOSTESSES

hostesses

 

If you cannot attend the meeting when it is your turn to hostess by bringing a treat, please arrange  to trade with someone.  Plan to arrive early to set up and stay late for clean up.

June hostesses are Tony Castle-Buss, Kay Donald, Patti Gerlitz, Cheryl Giovenco, Marie Gniazdowski, Sheryl Goddard, Shelley Graham, Terry Grenier, Molly Haley-Burleigh, Sharon Harris, Liz Hart, Sue McIlwain, Karen Pizzuto, Maureen Romano, and Connie Sieh.

 

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 June birthdays to Cynthia Falzone, Kate Parsons, Dawnell Muecke, Alicia Czuzak, Kay Wentworth, Paulene Saskowsky, Cathy Day, Debbie James, Judi Kimbrell, and Carrie Casto.

community service

Handmade Hugs

In May the following donations have been made:

Yavapai Birthing Center (20 burp cloths, 19 receiving blankets)

PV Nursing and Rehab Center (20 quilts)

Prescott Village Nursing and Rehab Center (12 quilts)

Heartland Ranch (1 quilt)

Year to date a total of 671 items have been donated.

The next meeting of Handmade Hugs will be on June 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM at the Stoneridge Community Center. There will not be a Handmade Hugs meeting in July.

Sheryl Goddard, C0-Chair

newcomers

Newcomers had a wonderful year with new members and quiltyfun!  Our last gathering for the 2025-26 year was putting together the small auction quilt from the many blocks made by our members.  We laid it out on the design wall, stitched it together, quilted the other small auction quilt and the resulting topper is shown!  Thank you ladies for a wonderful year…

Georgia and Maryellen, C0-Chairs

 

JULY PARTY

Please mark your calendars for the July TBQ Birthday Celebration. This year we will celebrate the birthday of TBQ and the 250th birthday of our country. We will serve a light lunch and enjoy each other as we celebrate. Wear your best patriotic party clothes and be prepared to have some fun!

Deb Johnson & the party committee 

General Meeting Minutes – May 11, 2026

CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Jamie Davis at 9:31.
APPOVAL OF MINUTES: The meeting minutes from April’s General Membership meeting were presented for approval. A motion was made by Erin Sullivan and seconded by Kathleen Semerau to accept the minutes as written and posted on the website. A vote of membership was called, and the minutes were approved unanimously.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – Jamie Davis
 Our sister guild, Mountain Top Quilters, will hold their biannual quilt show on May 29 th and 30 th at the Findlay Center in Prescott Valley. Please support them. Entrance fee $10.00 for both days.
 The 2027 Opportunity Quilt was revealed to the membership. The quilt fabric was donated by member DeDe Erceg and the longarm quilting was completed by Kathy Hofmeister.
 Retreat Lite update: All 24 spots are taken for the retreat but see Dana Swain to be placed on the waitlist. Dates: May 25 th and 26 th at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Prescott.
 The President’s Challenge will wrap up at the June meeting with all donations to the Hopi Elders being presented by their representative, Valerie. (See the website for more details.) Members are asked to sew on labels which can be picked up from Sheryl at the Community Service table today. The Hopi Elders group has provided lanyards for all participants.
 Updates on 2026-2027 Executive Committee nominations: Dana Swain and Cathy Day presented the slate of nominations. Slate: Co-Presidents – Kathy Spry and Karen Eads, Vice President – Erin Sullivan, Treasurer – Judith Dobke, and Secretary – OPEN (not filled at this time.) President Jamie presented the slate to the membership and entertained nominations
from the floor. None were spoken. The slate will be published on the Guild’s website, and the general membership will vote on the new officers at the June meeting.
o Jamie announced that Barbara Saia has volunteered to take the role of “Workshops” to work closely with the newly voted Vice President.
o Jamie also reminded our membership that both the Community Service and
Newcomers positions remain unfilled and asked for volunteers to see her at break.
 The Elks have notified us that they no longer want us to leave our recyclables near the door as has been done in the past.
 At the end of today’s meeting, please stay to help box and load the items from the store.
MEMBERSHIP REPORT – Shelli Leffert
 Be sure to renew your membership today and no later than the June general meeting.
 We had three visitors at today’s meeting and no new members.
TREASURER’S REPORT – Judith Dobke
 Judith reported that the 2026-2027 budget has been updated and will be presented to the membership at the June meeting for vote. A copy of the proposed budget is available today at the Treasurer’s table and it will be emailed to every member the Friday before our June
General meeting for review.

 Reminders that both the Balance Sheets and Profit and Loss statements are available for viewing each month at the Treasurer’s table.
 The Guild’s certificate of deposit was rolled over and will mature in November.
 The Guild will now be able to take Zelle payments (minimum of $5.00). We will be rolling out this new form of payment for our Opportunity Quilt tickets ONLY. Raffle tickets will be ready for purchase at the June General meeting.
COMMUNITY SERVICE – Sheryl Goddard
 For the month of April, 12 lap quilts, 9 receiving blankets and 17 burp clothes were donated to our community.
 Sheryl read a thank you note from Blankets4Kids for our Guild’s donations to their program.
 Reminder that the next gathering of Handmade Hugs will be on June 6 th at the Stoneridge Community Center in Prescott Valley. All projects are “beginner level” and we encourage all guild members to participate. See the Community Service table for project packets.
 Reminder – there will be no meeting of Handmade Hugs in July due to the holiday.
 Note: This position has not been filled for next year’s term.
NEWCOMERS – MaryEllen Coe and Georgia Lindsay
 The final meeting for this year will be held at MaryEllen’s home this Friday, May 15h. The Newcomers group will be assembling the quilt blocks made throughout this year to produce a quilt for the Small Quilt auction at next year’s Quilt Show.
 MaryEllen also has another quilt ready for quilting, and she encourages a volunteer to step forward and work to get this one done for the small quilt auction as well.
 Note: This position has not been filled for next year’s term.
WAYS AND MEANS – Gerry Carr and Carol Grimes
 License plate frames and plates are continuing to be sold. See Gerry Carr during the break.
 In addition, 2025 Quilt Show commemorative pins are available on a donation basis.
 Sign-Up sheets are available starting today to sit with our 2027 Opportunity Quilt. Currently taking sign ups for the Mountain Top Quilt Show and the County Fair (September 9-13) which will be held at the Rodeo grounds in Prescott. Every member is encouraged to volunteer to sit
with our Opportunity Quilt as this is a major fundraiser for our Guild.
WORKSHOPS – Kathleen Bond and Deb Johnson
 Coming in June is Jaimie Davis and her class on Baltimore Album techniques, specifically ruching. The class fee will incorporate the supplies. Sign up today!
 In July, we will be celebrating our Guild’s birthday with a party. Deb requested that the party hostesses meet for a short time after today’s meeting.
 Deb introduced our Zoom speaker today, Karen Nyberg ~ “The Astronaut Quilter”.
 Deb acknowledged the “Designing Women” small group for their willingness to step forward to be our presenters this month should our speaker not be able to present.
TODAY’S PRESENTATION – Karen Nyberg
 Of special note, Karen has authored a children’s book which will be released in September and is available now for pre-order: A Quilt of Stars.

 Karen has worked with Robert Kaufmann to design three lines of fabric: “Earth Views”, “Orbital Sunrise”, and “Earth Views – Oceans”.
 Karen’s website: karennybergart.com
BREAK TIME 10:57 to 11:21
 Today the Guild store is having a $5.00-a-bag sale. Be sure to get your bag-full!
 See Jamie if you’d like to volunteer for a position yet unfilled for next year.
FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS – President, Jamie Davis
 A big “Thank You” to the small group of members who spent time in our Guild’s storage space straightening and purging. It now looks a lot better. Please be mindful to keep it clean and
uncluttered by putting items back where they belong.
 Great news! Nancy Lande has placed her name in nomination for Guild Secretary. She would like to find a partner to work alongside her in this position.
 More great news! MaryEllen Coe has offered to take the lead in Community Service for the next year.
 Another big “Thank You” to Chris Sommerfelt for her work on the new Guild logo.
 Thanks were passed along to Carrie Casto for her assistance in making today’s Zoom presentation possible through her masterful technology skills. More thanks were shared for Carol Wright’s suggestion of Karen Nyberg as a today’s speaker.
QUILT SHOW REPORT – Carrie Casto and Deb Johnson
 Acknowledgement went out to Dawnell Muecke for her work in designing the logo for our 2027 Quilt Show. The logo was presented on the screens around the room for all to see and admire.
 The theme of our 2027 Quilt Show will be “Just Raven About Quilts”.
 The dates for our 2027 Quilt Show are tentatively set for June 11 and 12, 2027 and we will return to the location of Prescott High School.
 Deb and Carrie announced that there will be MANY opportunities for volunteers as chairs and committee members for our quilt show. Co-chairing is highly encouraged!
 The traditional “Quilt Show challenge” will be revealed next month.
 Reminder that next month we will begin selling 2027 Opportunity Quilt raffle tickets and trying out the new Zelle method of payment. All members are encouraged to buy!
BLOCK OF THE MONTH – Angela Smith
 Angela shared that we had 24 STAR blocks turned in this month. The blocks were won by Olivia Turnham.
 Next month’s block of the month will be a log cabin constructed with 2 ½ inch strips. Directions will be available on the website.
 The members sang Angela “Happy Birthday”.
BIRTHDAY DRAWING – Arleen Morris
 Today’s raffle was for five birthday gifts. A 2025 commemorative Quilt Show pin was included in each gift today.
 Reminder: There will be no Birthday drawing in July due to the Guild’s Birthday Party program.
July birthday members can bring their gifts in either June or in August.

 President Jamie gave a shout out to Arlene for volunteering to learn the job of Webmaster in the coming year.
SHOW AND TELL – Mary Vaughn
ADJOURNMENT – Jamie Davis
 Jamie made a final reminder to the members about Joy Swartz’s challenge to all members of the guild to produce a patriotic quilt this 250 th year of our United States. Those who made the quilts/projects are encouraged to bring them to the June and July meetings to reveal.
 The Guild meeting was adjourned by President, Jamie Davis at 11:43.
 Our next General meeting will be held on Monday, June 8 th .
Minutes taken by Guild Secretary, Dana Swain ____________________________

May 11, 2026

 
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