I would like to first off welcome our new members to the guild, and remind all new members, in the last 12-18 months, to join us at the Newcomers’ coffee, Wednesday, November 8. Our Newcomers’ chair, Norma Kurr will be sending out the details in an email. We had a wonderful time and fellowship at October’s gathering, so please plan on joining us for November’s event.
Years ago when we were looking forward to moving to Gig Harbor, WA, a friend commented that she went to bed when it was summer, and woke up, and it was Fall. I thought she was joking, but it is so true!
A couple of weeks ago, I went to bed and it was summer, and woke up to that crisp morning air of Fall in the High Country. We also govern Fall by our maple tree, in a matter of a couple of weeks, it has gone from green to amber to gorgeous red leaves.
I love Fall and the colors it brings to the landscape, and sends the message that Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner.
How are you preparing for the Fall festivities? Do you have pumpkins and fall leaves in your table centerpieces? I think my pumpkin patch in the dining area has a very authentic feel with the dust accumulation on the table top. Is it just me, or does dust accumulate at a rapid rate here in the High Country? I think someone needs to create a furnituroomba.
Anyway, I love working on Fall and Holiday theme quilts. I have three quilts needing binding for upcoming events. Three down, two more to go before December 25.
It seems everyone enjoyed the enthusiastic presentation of Suzi Parron at our October meeting. One has to love the excitement and joy she brought to the journey through the rural countryside of beautifully decorated barns, and I loved the stories she had for each design.
Our November meeting is Monday, November 8 at the Freeman Building. It looks very promising that we will be able to return to the Elks Lodge for monthly meetings beginning January, 2022.
As a reminder, full day classes will be held at the Aztlan Masonic Lodge on Willow Creek going forward. The room we will use is on the third floor and has an elevator to transport us and our machines. Kathleen Bond & Cathy Day will have all the details when sending out info on the upcoming classes.
Save-the-date for December 13 TBQG holiday party and lunch. More details to follow.
The final item before I conclude, if someone is talented or willing to take meeting minutes for the November and December guild meetings, please contact me.
Our secretary, Julie Eastman, has been called away to California until the end of 2021. As many of you know Julie is a retired school principal, and was asked to return to her position due to a dire medical circumstance of her successor. Julie, being our sweet Julie, saw the need and agreed to the request. Our temporary loss is her school’s gain, and we look forward to her return in January.
Blessings,
Nan DeChant, President
block of the month
Congratulations to Pam Calhoon, winner of the September Block of the Month.
October BOM
Be sure to bring your completed October BOM to our next meeting. Instructions are on the website under Block of the Month.
Programs & Workshops
Hello ladies, just a reminder of what’s coming. November is Carolyn Seagraves-Wright. Lecture “The Wright fabric” workshop “piecekeeper” project bag. What a great gift idea!
December is our Christmas party. Get ready for a great day!
January is our trunk show and we will have a workshop called “Face It”. Workshop is $25.00 for a full day. The photo is an example of what the class is about. Hope you all are having a wonderful month.
Cathy Day, Vice President
Hostesses
If 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.
November hostesses are: Cheryl Bouquet, Kate Brown, Carol Brownlow, Phyllis Byrnes, Pam Calhoon, Gerry Carr, Debbie Casali, and Carrie Casto.
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.
November Birthdays – Pat Little, Azalene Allen, Laura Stone, Erin Sullivan, Olivia Turnham, Sharon Watt, Karen Danknick, Patty Brownsberger, Jeanne Dunk
The Happy Birthday girls – Shirley Kelliher & Anne Marston
Be sure to stop by the Birthday table to purchase your chance to win a birthday gift bag.
Community service
Handmade Hugs
Faith Chaney Community Service Co-Chair
Faith Chaney and Phyllis Byrnes have been working hard to get kits ready for you to take and complete. These kits are for receiving blankets and teen blankets. Everyone who receives these are so very appreciative. Thank you for all who have contributed.
Suzi Parron is the author of Following the Barn Quilt Trail and Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement. She shared photos of beautiful barn quilts and entertained us with stories from the Barn Quilt Trail.
Does it feel like fall is creeping in at your house? It sure felt like it when I went out early this morning to feed our backyard birds!
I love Fall. Our Maple tree leaves are starting to turn from green to dark yellow & amber colors. Always inspirational colors for quilts!
I went to Hollywood, CA, this past weekend to celebrate the life of a long time colleague. I chose to stay in Palm Springs rather than in Hollywood…just felt safer in PS. As the car & I were climbing the 89 back into Prescott, I gave thanks for living in such a pretty place, not filled with homeless encampments and graffiti. The downside of my trip was my schedule was such that there was no time, or opportunity, to find a quilt shop! I didn’t even have time to visit the Brighton & Pandora outlets at the Cabazon Mall. Major bummer. Anyway, glad to be home.
What a wonderful turnout we had at our September meeting! It was so great to see so many smiling faces and to meet our visitors! I really enjoyed Tori’s presentation on colors, hues and contrasts. Such good information when selecting fabrics for one of our beloved creations.
I was asked about the progress at the Elk’s Lodge. Work is in progress, but it will not be fully operational until early 2022. I spoke with the Lodge Treasurer last week, and she and the Secretary will be able to move back into the office next week, but all of the drywall had to be removed 24 inches from the floor due to water damage. Work is in progress, and steady, but slow going. So Freeman Building will be our ‘Go To’ for the remainder of 2021.
Don’t forget to check the new Turquoise-colored 2021-2022 Directory for Hostess assignments! Cari and Deb are depending on us to fulfill our commitment in providing snacks & goodies at the meetings. Also, if you have a September Birthday, don’t forget your raffle gift, it is a minimum of $10 gift to be raffled off at the September meeting.
For those new to our guild in the last year or 18 months…a reminder of our Newcomers Gathering at Norma Kurr’s home at 1 p.m., Wednesday, October 6. Norma’s address is in the Directory. Please RSVP to Norma if you are planning to attend.
I look forward to seeing you all at the October meeting, and until then, may all your seams be straight and your bobbins full!
Blessings,
Nan DeChant, President
block of the month
Norma Enfield won the September Meeting’s Block of the Month.
Don’t forget to bring your autumn block to the October Meeting!
Hostesses
If 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.
October hostesses are: Carol Wright, Karen Adams, Azelene Allen, Sharon Andrews, Claire Bell, Jude Bentley, Yvonne Blitch, and Kathleen Bond.
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.
October Birthdays – Sandy Mitchell, Martha Ferreira, Ann Marston, Sheryl McLain, Debby Casali, Judith Dobke, Faith Chaney, Mary Vaughn, Connie Sieh, Gerry Carr, Carolyn Edwards, and Sally Plummer.
Community service
Handmade Hugs
Faith Chaney Community Service Co-Chair
Faith Chaney and Phyllis Byrnes have been working hard to get kits ready for you to take and complete. These kits are for receiving blankets and teen blankets. Everyone who receives these are so very appreciative. Thank you for all who have contributed.
To print the instructions for the September Pumpkin BOM go to September 2021 BOM Bring your finished block to the October meeting and enter the drawing for all the blocks.
Can you believe how green our fields and hills are?! So beautiful from all the rain!
I love the Monsoons, our Daisy says she could do without the Thunder Guys, but I never get tired of the showers we have been blessed with. Even when wheeling my Costco or grocery cart to the car…keep hoping I’ll shrink if I get wet!
We were blessed that the rains skipped the Quilt Show event, and as the saying goes, “A fun time was had by all!”
Looking forward to the final report on the show itself, from Dawnell, Julie and Carol.
We had a fun Spider Web class with Jean Impey! A very detailed and helpful instructor! My pillow is still in process, but now that I have my relocated quilt room set up…I can get back to it!
Remember, we have a couple more classes during the remainder of the year, so see Kathleen or Cathy to sign up.
We will also continue to meet in the Freeman Building at the Prescott Rodeo Fairground through the remainder of 2021.Progress is slowly being made at the Elk’s Lodge, but we are committed to the Freeman Building through December.
If you can help out picking up and setting up Company Store merchandise, please see or contact Pam Jones, as she can always use help in hauling the bins back and forth from the storage unit.
May your seams be straight and your bobbin be full!
Blessings,
Nan DeChant, President
Carolyn Edwards installed our new officers – Nan DeChant, President, Cathy Day, Vice-President, and Julie Eastman, Secretary. (Carol Wright, Treasurer not pictured.)
Past President’s Quilt
It is our tradition that we award our past president with a quilt made up by our members. Thank you Carolyn Edwards for all that you’ve done for our guild.
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.
September Birthdays – Nancy Lande, Joan McGivern, Jill Davis, Trish Charity, Connie Muecke, Chris Sommerfelt, Joann Salem, Patricia Gentner, Kristine White, and Liz Hart.
community Service
Handmade Hugs
In August we donated 9 flannel teen blankets to the Teen Closet run by Catholic Charities. Thanks to those who made these. We’ve been told these are the top appreciated items by the teens transitioning out of foster care. You can pick up more kits at the meeting. Please remember to stitch 2 rows vertically and 3 rows horizontally for stability.
We donated 5 small dog/cat sized blankets to the Prescott Humane society. The critters were very thankful! !
Right now we have 8 lap/throw size quilts in the hands of Kathy Hofmeister and Pat Noel for log arm quilting. If there are some members who would like to use their machine quilting talents, either long arm or domestic, please volunteer. They are a manageable enough size to be done on any machine. Or if hand quilting is your thing, please be our guest! We will have some tops, backing and batting available at our meeting.
Faith Chaney is binding and labeling 4 quilts now. If you like binding let us know. We could use your help. Hand or machine no matter. These lap/throw quilts will be going to the chemo infusions centers in the area.
Phyllis Byrnes and Faith Chaney, Co-Chairs
Adult Center
The Adult Center is finally open again. We have our quilts on display for a Red, White, and Blue welcoming. Stop by to see how wonderful they look.
January is our trunk show and we will have a workshop called “Face It”. Workshop is $25.00 for a full day. The photo is an example of what the class is about. Hope you all are having a wonderful month.
If 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.
Norma Enfield won the September Meeting’s Block of the Month. 
