Author: Heart in Hand

Monthly News – September 12, 2022

President’s Message

Hello Thumb Butte Quilters!

It’s already September!  Hobby Lobby  has Christmas decorations up…it’s making me anxious to start working on my Christmas quilts that I want to give as gifts.  I started too late last year and they ended up as pillow cases!

If you weren’t able to attend the August meeting, you missed a great speaker!  Lenna DeMarco put on an interesting show and was very knowledgeable about dating antique quilts and giving a brief history.  Members were able to bring their own quilts in, and she was nice enough to give a history of each one.  The moral of the story is to check out the local antique shops and garage sales.  There is a treasure out there to be found!

Kathleen Bond gave a workshop on Freezer Paper Foundation Paper Piecing the following day.  The class was full and she is going to hold a second workshop on September 13th for everyone who was not able to sign up.  If you HATE ripping out paper from a paper pieced project then this workshop is for you!  NO RIPPING out paper!  Contact Kathleen Bond if you are interested in getting on her class list.  I highly recommend it.

Next month we will be hosting Joann Hankey who will give a lecture on ‘For the Love of Feedsacks’.  Joann has a great collection and I’m sure we will all be on the hunt after her lecture.  You won’t want to miss this presentation.

Our meetings start at 9:30am, but please feel free to come early!  You can buy your raffle tickets, visit the BOM table, workshops, Handmade Hugs, Marketplace, the Company Store, Opportunity Quilt and more!  Sometimes our breaks don’t feel long enough to visit our friends and get our quilting fix in.  Our general meetings are also growing so we are never sure of the number of chairs to set out.  Grab a seat when you walk in the door so we can add chairs, if need be, before the meeting begins.

Did you know that anyone in the guild can attend the monthly board meeting if they are interested in finding out what goes on behind the scenes?  You are welcome to stop by on the 1st Monday of the month from 10:30am – 12:00 at Prescott Quilt Works.  Email me if you want to come!

Happy Quilting my friends and I will see you at the September meeting!

Dawnell Muecke, President

president’s challenge – 2023

Name that Quilt!

Everyone is invited to enter a quilt into the President’s Challenge ’Name that Song’ contest this year. The challenge is to make a quilt based on a popular song. You will have until May to complete and turn in. Anything goes! Pieced, applique, art quilt..anything you want! We will then display them and have a contest to see who can name the most quilts (songs) and prizes for the entries based on various categories. There is an entry form under the forms tab.

Here is an example of a ‘Name that Song’ quilt that I made in a San Diego guild. It was lots of fun! Can you guess the song?

My momma told me….You Better Shop Around!

Membership

Angela Smith

Welcome new members Georgia Lindsey, Sue Parks, and Secorro “Coco” Alaniz

Thank you!

Angela Smith – Chair

Programs/workshops 

Cindy Seitz-Krug started quilting in 1992 when her mom signed her up for a quilting class.  She combines traditional and innovative ideas in her quilting.  Cindy has won many awards in national and international shows.  Her latest was Best of Show at The Lancaster AQS Show for her “Simply Santa Fe” Quilt.

Kathleen Bond, Vice-President

OPPORTUNITY QUILT

Our Opportunity Quilt is currently on display at Quilt and Sew Connection, but I will be collecting it soon so that we can display it at the Yavapai County Fair at the Rodeo Grounds. We will have TBQ volunteers selling tickets from Thursday through Sunday, September 8th through the 11th, from 10 am to 6 pm each day. Enter the Rodeo Grounds from Gail Gardner Way onto Rodeo Drive at Gate 1 and the quilt will be on display in Building A which is the first building on the right after entry. I am still in need of a few more volunteers on Saturday and Sunday, so please contact me if you are available for a 2-hour shift and I will sign you up! Remember, you get a free fair bracelet/pass, so you can come and volunteer and then also visit the fair!

There are several venue possibilities in October, so stand by for an update at our next meeting with more volunteer opportunities!

Our TBQ goal for the Opportunity Quilt for the year is $4500. Currently we have a net total of $1223. We are on our way, so let’s keep selling those tickets at our venues, online, or to our friends and neighbors! 

Kathy Spry – Chair

Hostesses

September hostesses are:  Carol Wright, Karen Adams, Sharon Andrews, Claire Bell, Jude Bentley, Yvonne Blitch, Kathleen Bond, Donna Hickish, and Sharon Luebkin.

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

Birthday 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.  

September Birthdays – Nancy Lande, Joan McGivern, Jill Davis, Trish Charity, Connie Muecke, Chris Summerfelt, JoAnn Salem, Patricia Gentner, Kristeen White, and Liz Hart.

NEWCOMERS

Welcome to TBQ Newcomers!

Please join us for the 1st Newcomer Meeting of the 2022-23 TBQ Year!

When:  Monday, September 19
Time:  11:00 – 1:00ish
Place:  Trinity Presbyterian Church, 630 Park Ave. (corner of Park Ave. & Copper Basin)
Bring:  TBQ Handbook & a sack lunch

Carrie Casto & Deb Johnson, Co-chairs

Community Service

Handmade Hugs

It’s been a very productive month. Had an awesome workday on August 6th with many blocks and burp pads cut by Jamie Davis with her Accuquilt.  Thanks Jamie – you keep us working!  Had a few quilt tops put together and they are off to our volunteer quilters.

Try to come September 3rd for our next workday at Stoneridge Community Center from 9 – 3 or however long you can stay.

Next meeting, stop by the Donation Station to check out what you might be able to use to create something for the quilt show’s Marketplace. You can also drop off fabric/flannel for community service use.  We love getting large workable pieces.

A big shout out to Cloth Plus!!! They gave TBQ a terrific discount when I purchased 108” fabric for backing quilts for the Infusion Center.

See you in September!

Faith Chaney and Olivia Turnham, Co-Chairs

Donation Station

On a monthly basis on the website newsletter, we are going to start listing items that the guild is looking for in the way of donations.  Think of a list of items that teachers send out to parents for school supplies!  Any item that you donate at a guild meeting will be sorted and will either be given to Handmade Hugs, Marketplace (a booth at our bi-annual quilt show) or the company store.  We have several ambitious members already wanting to get a jump start on making items for the quilt show Marketplace and they need supplies!  Their ideas are dog beds, placemats and sewing machine pads. 

Look for the Donation Station at the next meeting!

ITEMS IN NEED:

Marketplace needs:
    – Batting at least 24” Square
    -Christmas/Holiday Themed Fabric 
    -Dog/Cat material 

Handmade Hugs
    -Batting  (crib size or larger)
    -Fabric
    -Completed quilt tops
    -Flannel fabric
    -Rotary blades

Company Store
    -Sewing related items (patterns, notions, etc.)

Dawnell Muecke, President

quilt show

We are progressing in putting everyone and everything in place for our June 2023 Quilt Show.  We have our two patterns for sale at the monthly Guild meetings, and starting with September’s meeting, the pins will be available for sale.  

The pin is based on Chris Sommerfelt’s design of,” Bloom Where You Are Planted”.

The Friendship group, CutUps, created a flower motif for Guild Members to wear during the Show to denote them as guild members.  The pin fits well into the center of the flower, and allows for attaching to one’s shirt/top.

Those signing up to participate in making items for the Show’s Marketplace, the first meeting will be held in the Stoneridge Community Center’s 2nd Floor Conference Room, Tuesday, September 20.  Based on the Marketplace Sign Up sheet, individuals will be receiving an email from Marketplace Chair, Sandy Mazzurco with time and agenda.  Details will be shared at the September 20 meeting.

There are still several committee positions open for the Quilt Show.  Take a look at the sign up board at the September 12 Guild meeting to see how you can participate.

Nan DeChant – 2023 Quilt Show Chair

August 8, 2022

Monthly News – August 8, 2022

President’s Message

Hello Thumb Butte Quilters!

I hope everyone was able to attend the July meeting and enjoy the fun festivities put on by our party committee.  Everyone was very impressed with all the fun decorations, yummy food, games and fun times had by all.  They put so much work into this event that they deserve a WOOT WOOT!! 

Speaking of the party committee…….did you know that the party committee members are actually listed in our membership directory?  Look under the Hostess Roster when the new directory comes out.  If you are asked to bring a treat in the month of July or December then you are on the party committee for that month.  Someone will contact you as the month approaches and get your input on the party.  Are you obligated to help?  Of course not!  This is a volunteer-based club.  The solution would be to ask someone to take your place or offer to help in a way that you can participate that fits your situation.

As the year progresses there will be lots of ways to get involved with the guild.  Some take a lot of time, but most are very simple and fun in the process.  I encourage everyone to help in some way during the upcoming year and make new friends while doing it!  Take a workshop, sit by a newcomer who may not know anyone or grab a friend and volunteer for a job and share the load!

Moving on…..I’m going to announce the President’s Challenge for this year at the August meeting and give all the details to participate, but I’ll give you a heads up before we meet so you can start thinking about it.   It’s a challenge that has certainly been done before in most guilds, but it’s so much fun that I think you will enjoy it.   It’s called ‘Name that Quilt!’  Pick a popular song and make a wall hanging to represent the title of the song.   You will have until June or July (not sure yet!) to complete.  Anything goes!  Pieced, applique, art quilt…anything you want!  We will then display them and have a contest to see who can name the most quilts (songs)!  Prizes for the entries will be based on various categories.  Have you done this challenge before??  Yes???  Bring it to the August meeting so other members get an idea of what direction to head in.  I’ll bring in mine and I’ll see who can guess the ‘Name that Quilt!’

Please be sure to read your newsletter every month!  Our web team puts in a lot of work to make our guild website professional, fun and informative.  This year we are going to focus on getting more information on the site so that you have a place to go with questions and get more detailed information about upcoming events and ways to participate.

Happy Quilting my friends and I will see you at the August meeting!

Dawnell Muecke, President

Installation of Officers – 2022 – 2023

Membership

Angela Smith

Welcome new members Michelle Anderson, Jessica Bodnicki, Alicia Czuzak, and Sharon Harris.

Thank you!

Angela Smith – Chair

Programs/workshops 

Our August guest speaker is Lenna DeMarco. Her presentation will be “How to Read a Quilt”. You may bring your favorite antique quilt and Lenna may tell you something you don’t know about it.

Kathleen Bond, Vice-President

OPPORTUNITY QUILT

TBQ members have been hard at work selling tickets for our beautiful opportunity quilt! We will need help from EVERYONE to sell tickets and meet or exceed our targeted goal for the TBQ 2023 Quilt Show drawing. This is our major fundraiser, and the TBQ budgeted amount is $4500. We have already sold $1107 at previous venues, including Mountain Top Quilt show, Prescott Frontier Days, and TBQ Meetings, so we are almost a quarter of the way to that goal! Thank you to all those that have already volunteered!

“La Rosaraie” will be on display at Quilt and Sew Connection for the Northern Arizona Shop Hop at the end of July, so be sure to support them!

Stay Tuned! Further information is coming at the next meeting and on the TBQ website next month regarding other venues already scheduled in September. Signup sheets are coming with ample opportunity for you to volunteer. We are also brainstorming ideas to incorporate more online marketing and sales this year. Remember, social media is a fantastic way to sell tickets to your friends!

Aim high! Let’s meet/exceed our goal! Thank you.

Kathy Spry and Liz Hart, Co-chairs

Hostesses

August hostesses are:  Olivia Turnham, Mary Vaughan, Sharon Watt, Marilyn Weber, Sue Weisshaupt, Kay Wentworth, Kristine White, Sally Thomas, Stephanie Fullerton, and Cathi O’Neill,.

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

Birthday 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.  

August Birthdays – Kathleen Semereau, Shirlee Smith, Lola Dyroy, Nancy Stuart, Linda Morriston, Melodie Merino, Molly Haney-Burleigh, Vickie Sawyer, Joy Swartz, and Patti McClearen.

Community Service

Handmade Hugs

What a year for Handmade Hugs!  We delivered 487 items within the community. A huge thank you to every contributor.  A special thanks to Kathy Hoffmeister who quilts many of our larger quilts for the Cancer Infusion center.

Our next workday is August 6 from 9 to 3 at the Stoneridge Community Center. Just bring your machine – most other items will be supplied. We will be working on baby quilts, burp pads, & lap-sized quilts.

(Maybe some items for Marketplace  or auction items?)

Faith Chaney and Olivia Turnham, Co-Chairs

Donation Station

On a monthly basis on the website newsletter, we are going to start listing items that the guild is looking for in the way of donations.  Think of a list of items that teachers send out to parents for school supplies!  Any item that you donate at a guild meeting will be sorted and will either be given to Handmade Hugs, Marketplace (a booth at our bi-annual quilt show) or the company store.  We have several ambitious members already wanting to get a jump start on making items for the quilt show Marketplace and they need supplies!  Their ideas are dog beds, placemats and sewing machine pads. 

Look for the Donation Station at the next meeting!

ITEMS IN NEED:

Marketplace needs:
    – Batting at least 24” Square
    -Christmas/Holiday Themed Fabric 
    -Dog/Cat material 

Handmade Hugs
    -Batting  (crib size or larger)
    -Fabric
    -Completed quilt tops
    -Flannel fabric
    -Rotary blades

Company Store
    -Sewing related items (patterns, notions, etc.)

Dawnell Muecke, President

Monthly News – July 11, 2022

President’s Message

Hello Thumb Butte Quilters! 

My name is Dawnell Muecke and I’m so happy to be this year’s guild President.  I started quilting about 20 years ago and collected many new friends and fabrics along the way.  I enjoy being part of a guild to learn new ideas, foster friendships and have a good time in the process.   I have volunteered for many different jobs in guilds over the years, but this will be my first time as President!  I hope you’re as excited as I am for the upcoming year and I look forward to any suggestions and input you have to make this a fun and memorable quilting year. 

Here are some of the 2022/2023 events planned:

  • 2–day Quilt show in June 2023
  • Monthly speakers and workshops
  • Christmas party
  • Opportunity quilt raffle
  • Retreat
  • President’s challenge quilt
  • Handmade Hugs
  • Block of the month
  • Show and Tell
  • Meeting new members

Be on the lookout for more details of the planned events and new items to be added as the year progresses.  My monthly news article will highlight what events are coming up and how you can get involved. 

The 2020/2021 year was definitely enjoyable with more and more people feeling comfortable to venture back out.  The newcomer group had their end of year luncheon in June with 22 people able to attend!  That didn’t include ALL of the new members, just the ones who could make the lunch.  That might be a record for new members!  In April, I had the group fill out a survey about what they wanted/liked in the Thumb Butte quilters guild and the overwhelming comments were – inspiration, a welcoming atmosphere and fun activities.   I think these are pretty simple ideas that we all enjoy in any activity we choose to participate in!

So, let’s come to each meeting with the idea to inspire, welcome others and have fun!

Dawnell Muecke, President

Past-President’s Message

Greetings Sisters of the Thread,

My goodness, what a year it has been!  We started off losing the roof from the Elk’s Lodge due to 80 mph winds, and quickly found new ‘digs’ at the Prescott Rodeo Fairgrounds, Freeman Building…Thank you, Suzy Davidson!

We “weathered” through until the end of December setting up tables and chairs, having a fun Christmas Party with delicious food, fellowship and “Left-Right-Center” with fat quarters!

In November, we lost one of our dear members, Norma Kurr to COVID-19, and shortly after I contracted Omicron pneumonia.  For the most part, January was a blur for me, but with a great Vice President, Cathy Day, and a caring Board, I came back in February a little wobbly, but so glad to be anywhere after Covid!  

In January, we returned to a newly renovated Elk’s Lodge, with a new roof, sound system, refreshed restrooms, bright lights and painted walls!  And, home it remains for the coming years.  We also found a permanent home for our full day workshops at the Aztlan Masonic Lodge off Willow Creek Road…Thank you, Pat Noel!  It makes for lovely workshop surroundings with skylights, and all the conveniences required for quilt classes.  

We have had some fascinating speakers, with Carolyn Seagraves-Wright, Wendy Knight, Patti Pierce, Suzie Parron, Tori McElwain, Jean Impey,  Veronica Sandoval, Trish and David Charity, Swan Sheridan.

During this term, we also lost one of our local quilt shops as a result of Covid, Turquoise Threads.   However, we are gaining a new shop, with the opening of the Prescott Quilt Company in Frontier Village. 

We had a great March Quilt Camp, thank you, Cathy Day and Kristine White!  It was described as Fun, Food, Fellowship and we even did some sewing!  Looking forward to the next camp in March 2023, Cathy and Kristine have already committed to do it again!!

Speaking of 2023, Thumb Butte will have its quilt show June 16-17 at Prescott High School in the Dome Gymnasium. The 2023 TBQG quilt show still has needs for volunteers to oversee the various aspects of the Show.  Please check out the sign up board at July’s Guild Meeting to find out  how you can help make our show a great success!

Our Opportunity Quilt made its debut at the Mountain Top Quilt Show in the Findlay Event Center, where it was warmly received with an outstanding number of ticket sales!  I want to personally thank, Claire Bell, for her beautiful work, and all of the hand quilters that helped in its completion.  Beautifully done, Ladies of the Thread!  Bravo!

We will also have at least one of the 2023 Quilt Shows themed patterns available to purchase at July’s Meeting.  Remember, our theme is Bloom Where You Are Planted, and Trish Charity certainly depicted the theme in her artwork pattern!  Thank you, Trish!

Now for the hard part…I want to thank all of you for making my Presidency such a wonderful experience!  I have certainly enjoyed being an integral part of our Guild.  From the very beginning you have made me feel welcome and appreciated.  When I was sworn in as President, my husband, Tom, said to me, “Well, enjoy being sworn in, from this point on, you’ll be sworn at.”  If you did, thank you for whispering!  You all supported me through some very difficult lows, my nephew Michael’s passing and losing our sweet girl, Daisy, the loss of our meeting room, Covid and this past month of bronchitis and sinus infection.  Your kind deeds, well wishes and prayers were, and are, greatly appreciated.

I had a wonderful Executive Board, Vice-President Cathy Day, Secretary Julie Eastman, Treasurer Carol Wright , plus Chairs, Angela Smith, Membership; Faith Chaney, Phyllis Byrnes, & Olivia Turnham, Community Service & Handmade Hugs; Liz Hart, Ways & Means; Kathleen Bond, Workshops.

I love seeing our guild grow and reach out in the communities in which we live.  I want to wish the incoming Board the best of 2022-2023 year.  

Blessings, 

Nan DeChant, Past-President

Membership

Angela Smith
Angela Smith

 

Please remember that your membership dues of $35.00 are due by June 30, 2022 in order to make it to the directory.
Welcome new members Donna Osborne, Pamela Hengeveld, Zoe Charon, Carol Rabbitt, David Charity, Ellen Baker, and Kate Parsons.
Thank you!

Angela Smith – Chair

Programs 

Hello Ladies,    I hope you are all excited for the July meeting, we will be electing the officers and installing them. We will also be voting on the new budget for the next year .

 A super party is planned for you all.  Lots of friends, food, fun.

 Just a reminder that we will be playing 2 games of “Right, Left, Center”.  Please bring six 10-inch squares of yellow or lemon fabric.  The theme of our party is when life gives you lemons make lemonade.

We will be having a lunch menu and lots of lemon themed desserts.   Some gifts and prizes, a lot of relaxing, enjoying time.  

Then looking into August 8th, we will be having Lenna Demarco for our lecture on “How to Read a Quilt”.  You may also bring your antique quilt and she will tell you something you might not know.  

Then on Tuesday, August 9th, Kathleen Bond will be doing her class on Paper piecing on freezer paper. 

Hope you are all having a great summer so far.    Can’t wait to see you all. 

Cathy Day,  Vice-President

Hostesses

July hostesses are: Judith Ritner, Vickie Sawyer, Mary Scherer, Dianne Schmitt, Kathleen Semerau, Connie Sieh, Shirlee Smith, and Chris Summerfelt.

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. Planto arrive early for setup and stay for cleanup. 

Birthdays

Birthday 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.  

July Birthdays -Candice Tomlinson, Jude Bentley, and Judith Ritner.

Community Service

Handmade Hugs

Community Service has done incredibly well this year with donations throughout the area. Final numbers will be totaled for the end of the fiscal year; so be sure to check in with us next month!

Our work day was held on Saturday, June 25, at Stoneridge Community Center .

Faith Chaney, Co-Chair

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