Author: Heart in Hand

President’s Message

Greetings Sisters of the Thread!

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter and/or Passover.  We had a fun time celebrating the holiday with our son and his family.  I have come to realize that a 4-year old has two speeds, On and Off!  My goodness, if I could capture my granddaughter’s energy and bottle it, I could own every die, machine, BOB and Cube sizes Accuquilt sells!  Hope you enjoyed some great family time, and chocolate bunnies, too!

I think Spring is here to stay!  Our maple is leafing, our lemon and apple trees are in bloom and the deer are eating the foliage off of our roses.  We finally were able to get the netting around our trees so the trees actually have a chance to produce fruit this year!  I love the deer who visit our backyard, but I prefer they eat the grain and not our fruit trees!  We now have a beautiful buck and doe who frequently visit.  What a treat as they jump the wall and venture to the birdfeeders, quail block and bird bath to wash everything down.  We love the nature that frequents our yard.

If anyone is interested in a large quilting frame, please contact me, as Norma Kurr’s daughters are wanting to find a home for Norma’s floor frame allowing for hand quilting of larger quilts.

Our May meeting will include the display of the Lonesome Valley Opportunity Quilt, and provide the ability to buy tickets from the LVQ Guild.  I always love to see how creative other guilds are with their Opportunity quilts.

Our next meeting will be Monday, May 9.  May 9 also happens to be Tom and my 35th wedding anniversary!  We’ll be celebrating on the 10th with an excursion on the Verde Canyon Railroad.  I’ve been wanting to experience this train ride ever since our arrival in Prescott four years ago.  My paternal grandfather was a ticket agent for the Union Pacific RR long before I was born, and my Dad loved trains, too.  The last big trip we took with my parents was in 1996 when on our cruise to Alaska we took the White Pass railroad up the mountain in Skagway, Alaska.  My Dad loved that trip, and the history it held from Jack London’s, “Call of the Wild” and he would love this one, too!  This time, he’ll travel with me in my heart and memories.

Things are slowly moving along with the upcoming 2023 Quilt Show.  With the venue secured for June 15-17, 2023, at Prescott High School, and the Opportunity Quilt tickets procured, progress is being made.  A sign up board will be displayed at May’s meeting for the Quilt Show tasks. Take a look and see how you can help to make our show a great success! 

Handmade project ideas and materials for the Marketplace are underway, we have a chair for vendor solicitation and a volunteer to ‘hang’ the show quilts.  There will be something for everyone in the guild to do!  So let us know how you would like to help!  It is hard to believe our show is just 14 months away.  

Our Guild is growing!  Every month we are adding new members and increasing our numbers!  Don’t let June slip up on you!  Submit your dues for the coming year.  See Angela Smith at Membership so you can be in the 2022-2023 Directory when we go to press with the new Directory.

Enjoy this beautiful weather, and, if you have been putting off outside activities waiting for warmer weather, now’s your chance to take a walk, or hike a new trail! We quilters seem to enjoy sitting at our sewing machines, so now is the time to get out and get our circulation going!

May your seams be straight, your bobbins be full and your quarter inch be precise.

May Blessings,

Nan DeChant, President

Membership

 

Please remember that your membership dues of $35.00 are due by June 15, 2022 in order to make it to the directory.
There were no new members this month.
Thank you!

Angela Smith – Chair

Programs 

Handmade Hugs

President’s Message

Happy Spring, Sisters of the Thread!

I just love when the trees begin to bud, the Ornamental Plum trees turnout with their pink blossoms and everything looks fresh and new here in the High Country!

Wow! What a busy March we’ve had, and April is looking like a lot of fun, too!

Quilt Camp was a great success and a fun time was had by all in attendance!  Kudos and GREAT JOB, Cathy Day and Kristine White!  Fun games, wonderful food, a lot of fellowship; and if clothes with threads all across the front was any indication a lot of sewing was done, too! We even had a former member, Carol Godfrey from Lusk, Wyoming, join in the fun, and renew her membership with the Guild!  Great to have you back, Carol!

We are fortunate to have our tentative Executive Board for the coming year:
President, Dawnell Muecke
Vice President, Kathleeen Bond
Secretary, Nancy Lande
Treasurer, Cathy Day

In order to make our guild successful and grow, there are many committee positions that need to be filled, so please take a look at open positions at the April meeting. See what you can do to make the 2022-2023 year a great success!  Dawnell will have the sign-up board with the open roles that need to be filled. So see Dawnell at the April 11 meeting!

The Opportunity Quilt is currently being hand quilted for our first showing, and ticket sales, at the June, 2022 Mountain Top Quilt Show, Findlay Event Center.  Faith Chaney, had the quilt at her work station at Quilt Camp, as she diligently hand stitched the quilt.  Ladies, it is beautiful!   If you would like to assist in taking the quilt to various High Country events & guilds, please see Liz Hart for information.

We have some great workshops on the calendar this spring, so please check the website and/or contact Kathleen Bond for information and sign up.  Full  day workshops are held at the Aztlan Masonic Lodge on 1028 Willow Creek Road, Prescott.  It is a lovely facility and a great place to meet and learn new techniques.

Blessings, 

Nan DeChant, President

“Don’t be afraid to take risks with your quilting. 
If you succeed, you’ll be ‘sew’ happy.  
If you fail, you’ll be ‘sew’ smart.”

Membership

 

We want to welcome our new members Pauline Singleton and Carol Godfrey. 

Angela Smith – Chair

Programs 

The Quilt Camp for 2022 was a huge success! Please go to “Quilt Camp” tab to see more pictures of this fun event.

Handmade Hugs

Friendship Groups

You are invited to a new Friendship Group!

Hi!!  My name is Martha Ferriera and I’m hosting a new Thumb Butte friendship group called ‘Shuffle Around the Block’

What we will do: Each member will purchase 4 to 5 yards of fabric of their choice and it will be placed in their box (provided). Each month we will meet and your box will be “shuffled” between other members. The receiver will make a 12-1/2″ block (12″ finished) from this box.  At the end of one year we will have a reveal party where you finally get your own box back with 12 finished blocks to make a quilt top!   What a fun surprise to see what everyone has made for you.

This swap works best with a minimum of 12 members and a maximum 18.

Other nice things to put in your box – You can place a journal in your box to let others know if you just love applique (or not) or if it’s okay to add some different fabrics, or any other requests.  Block makers can also add a fun note in the journal before passing it to a different person.

You can also add a treat or a small gift for the next person who gets the box.  It’s like a ‘secret santa’ gift every month!  This friendship group is just that…a Friendship Group!  No sewing machine required at the box swap and you have a month to make one block..it can’t get an easier then that.

Start date:  After the required number of people sign up we will establish our meeting schedule and decide when to get started.  Our target month to begin is May, but that may change based on when we reach our required number of members.

Will you join me??  To sign up contact Martha Ferreira.

 

 

President’s Message

Greetings Sisters of the Thread,

After 73 Februarys you’d think I would no longer be surprised by these short months, but February always seems to catch me off guard.  However, March is just a few days away, and gads, do we have a lot going on!

First off, we have members that have expressed interest in filling three of the four board positions for the coming year–President, Vice President and Treasurer. We also have someone who has volunteered for the 2023 Quilt Show Chair.  That being said, we still need a Secretary for the coming year.  Are you a good note taker, can you listen and write down the gist of a message or discussion?  If so, have we got a job for you!   If this is something you would like to do, please see or contact me by March’s meeting.

Speaking of Secretary, Julie Eastman has returned and will resume her role as Secretary for the remainder of our current term.  Welcome back, Julie!  I would like to thank our Treasurer, Carol Wright, for pinch hitting for Julie these last several months.  Thank you, Carol Wright, for stepping up and your willingness to serve!

March Meeting reminders: 

• There will be rotary blades for sale from Arlene, cash sale.
• Christmas Cards.  If you have stacks of old cards, one of your fellow members uses the cards for charity.  Nan will have a bag for collection.
• Soft baby yarn for Diana Dunn to use for newborn knitted caps, as part of Handmade Hugs.  If you have extra skeins, now is your chance to thin out your yarn bins and baskets!
• Misc. fabric for dog beds…Suzy Davidson.

I hope you were able to stay inside and enjoy the ‘White Rain’ we had.  Snow is much more enjoyable when you are warm, dry and tucked away at home working on a project, than having to schlep around in the cold, wet and slippery outdoors.

2022 is going to fly by with all we have going on! 

Blessings, and may your 1/4″ not vary, your bobbins be full and your seams be straight.  And, may God keep our military safe during these trying times.

Membership

We want to welcome our new members Stephanie Fullerton, Marie Gniazdowski, Donna Hickish, Sharon Luebkin, Cathi O’Neill, Lorraine Owen, Barbara Roberts-Hartman, Sally Thomas.

Angela Smith – Chair

Programs 

We are on target and at full capacity for March 2022 Quilt Camp!  There will be 23 quilters attending this year where a fun time will be had by all!  The most challenging part of any Quilt Camp is selecting what or which projects to work on!  I have so many projects started and those I want to start, that it really will be a challenge of what to pack up and take with me.  Regardless of choice, it will be a great time with friends and fellow Sisters of the Thread.

Nan DeChant – President

quilt show

Handmade Hugs

Adult Center

These quilts were made by TBQ member Cheryl Giovenco.  They are currently on display at the Adult Center..  Please stop by to see this one-woman quilt show!

These members’ quilts were on display in February at the Adult Center.