To print the instructions for the April Block of the Month click on:April 2022 BOM-4.pdf
Bring your finished blocks to the May 9th meeting and enter the drawing for all the blocks.
Mary Vaughan, Block of the Month Chair
April 12,2022 – “High Key Design” with Wendy Knight
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.”
We want to welcome our new members Pauline Singleton and Carol Godfrey.
Angela Smith – Chair
Wendy Knight will give a presentation at our meeting on April 11th. Wendy will have a full-day workshop on April 12th — “High Key Design”. Check under “Programs and Workshops” for further information.
The Quilt Camp for 2022 was a huge success! Please go to “Quilt Camp” tab to see more pictures of this fun event.
April hostesses are: Iris Lacey, Nancy Lande, Nancy Lefler, Dani Lerberg, Pat Little, Sherrye Loveland, Anne Marston, and Sandy Mazzurco.
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.
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.
April Birthdays – Nancy Delmar, Pam Peters, Susan Sweet, Barb Robinson, and Linda Hill.
Pick up a kit at the next meeting or join us on Saturday, April 2nd at Stoneridge Community Center in Prescott Valley from 9 – 1. Call Faith Chaney if interested.
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.
Trish and David Charity shared their “Two Artists/One Studio” trunk show.
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:
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.
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
For the March 14th program, we will be having a lecture by Trish Charity. It is called “Two artists/one studio”.
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
I mentioned the 2023 TBQ Guild Quilt Show. This is a huge undertaking for the Guild, and our main source of revenue and sustainability for the next two years (2024 & 2025). The revenue pays for workshops, speakers, venues, and other expenses to sustain and keep our guild moving forward. So as we get closer to forming the Quilt Show team, give some thought in how you would like to participate. The show has:
Due to Covid the 2021 show was a one day outdoor event, and did extremely well! Dawnell Muecke and Julie Eastman did a fantastic job of making it a fun day for the guild and those attending, but Quilt Shows are like making a salad. It takes as many ingredients to make a small salad as it does a large one, and the same goes for a Quilt Show. All the ingredients make up the taste and appearance, but like any successful salad it needs all of the key components to make a great one, which includes the volunteers. So would you like to be a tomato, carrot or crouton? Think about it, and as we get closer to a venue and date, there will be a call for key roles to the show.
Nan DeChant – President
March: hostesses are: Sherry Hubbs, Debbie James, Deb Johnson, Karen Johnson, Pam Jones, and Shirley Kelliher.
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.
March Birthdays – Dianne Schmitt, Deb Johnson, Nan DeChant, Kathy Spry, Norma Enfield, and Pam Calhoun.
Eight guild members met February 5 to work on baby blankets & teen quilts. We had so much fun while completing 14 teen quilts and 31 self- binding baby blankets. Not all were completed that day – some were returned to our TBQ meeting on Feb 14. Five lap quilts for the cancer infusion center were also turned in. Thank you ladies!
Pick up a kit at the next meeting or join us on Saturday, March 5, at Stoneridge Community Center in Prescott Valley from 9 – 1. Call Faith Chaney if interested.
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.
To print the instructions for the February/March Block of the Month click on: February 2022 BOM
Bring your finished blocks to the April meeting and enter the drawing for all of the blocks.
Mary Vaughan, Block of the Month Chair
Patti Pearce presented an entertaining trunk show “Table Talk”, showcasing her quilts made from vintage table linens.
