Heart in Hand

Next Meeting – July 8, 2019

President’s Message

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The Board Transition Meeting/Potluck is past and things appear to be headed to another wonderful year for all our quilting friends in TBQ. The July Hostess Committee sure know how to throw a party. I think I need a summer break just to quit eating all the wonderful food you all make!

I had the pleasure of hosting the Newcomers Group spearheaded by Molly and Kathleen at my house for their last gathering of the year. What an amazing group of ladies! Dawn Mueucke and Nancy Lande were there also and gave some wonderful highlights of what next year’s Community Service projects will be. We have some very exciting times ahead. There is so much enthusiasm to do acts of kindness. It’s just heart warming.

I wish you all a healthy and enjoyable SEWING filled Summer!

May your bobbin always be full,

May your seams be straight and quarter inch,

And your fabrics fall soft upon your lap,

And until we meet again,
May all your finished quilts be bound with love.

Erin Sullivan – TBQ President 2018 – 2019

July Hostesses
Lorraine Owen, Iris Lacey, Nancy Lefler, Lorie Lopez, Judy Lundquist
Anne Marston, Sandy Mazzurco, Sharon McAlister, Joan McGivern,
Sylvia McIntosh, Mirta McKay

Membership

We had a great turnout in June with 8 visitors; 6 returned their application for membership effective in July.

FINAL DUES REMINDER: A big THANK YOU to those who have paid their membership dues. The July meeting is the cut off date for renewing your membership with the guild. If you have not done so, PLEASE pay your dues by the July Meeting (JULY 8^th) to ensure that your contact information is included in the new directory.

Dianna Dunn, Membership Chair

mentor’s table

Thank you for your support and encouragement. It was a great two years for me. I only hope that I have given you useful ideas and inspiration for your love of quilting. With that I leave you with this fun way to use your scraps or choose from your special fabrics to create a beautiful gift item.

Shirlee Smith

Just a note: There will be no Mentor’s Table at the July party.

Block of the Month

June Block of the Month recipient Rosemary Carr

July Birthdays

July birthday members bring your birthday gifts to the August 12th meeting. There will be no drawing at the July party.

Susan Perry, Candace Tomlinson, Jude Bentley, Jeanne Sellers,
Judith Ritner, Phyllis D-Ambrosio, and Shon Wellborn

Newcomers

The Newcomers met in June at the home of President Erin Sullivan for the last 2018-2019 TBQ year.

Kudos were expressed for Erin’s work in TBQ along with all the volunteers from the Newcomers at the TBQ Quilt Show.

Roberta O’Mara viewing Barbara Gall’s quilt

Introductions from 16 Newcomers along with the committee, show & tell and a tour of Erin’s sewing room were enjoyed along with snacks and cookies.

Handmade Hugs new focus was shared and kits were handed out. They ran out of kits.

WHAT a wonderful bunch of new members allowing TBQ to be great as always!

Molly Haney-Burleigh, Chair

Community Service

Adult Center Display

With any luck at all, by the time the TBQ website is updated with July news, RED & WHITE quilts will be gracing the halls and walls at the Adult Center! Woohoo! And they will take your breath away! BIG, BIG t.h.a.n.k. y.o.u.’s. to the following quilters who have loaned RED & WHITE quilts to create this fabulous collection: Pam Calhoon, Jean Ehlers, Cheri Heinecke, Barbara Merkel, Lorraine Owen, Shirlee Smith, and Nancy Stewart. Thank you, Girlfriends! You are my heroes! Joanna S. Rose (who displayed her collection of 650 red and white quilts in New York City in 2011) would be V.E.R.Y. proud of you! These quilts will be hanging for a couple of months, so you have time to gather up your besties, plan an Adult Center “drive-by”…followed by lunch with the ladies! I call that a perfect day!

“Single Irish Chain” pieced and qulted by Pam Calhoon

“Red Skies in the Morning” by Nancy Stewart. Started in a class by Debbie Caffrey in 2004 and finished December 2018 as part of TBQ’s P.I.G. Challenge.

“Star Chain” – quilt owner Jean Ehlers. 1900s quilt top made by the Amish and purchased in Ohio. Hand quilted in 1994 by Tennessee Amish.

“Simply Quilt” by Lorraine Owen. Reproduction of a quilt made in 1880. Friends Charlotte York and Cindy Phare helped Lorraine make this in 2006.

“We Will Never Forget” by Cheri Heinecke. Quilted with memories of 9/11. Pattern designed by Marie Webster, approx. 1930. Hand appliqued and machine quilted by Cheri.

“Pineapple-a log cabin variation” by Carolyn Edwards. Originally all red and white. The tan was a “fugitive” red dye that “ran away”.

“70 Stars” by Carolyn Edwards. Made for a “certain birthday”. Each star is a different fabric from her stash. Machine quilted by Laura Davis.

“Aloha Red” by Shirlee Smith; inspired by Origami dollar folding pattern. Shirts made as birthday gift for Shirlee by her Featherweights friends. Hand quilted by Shirlee.

“Garnet Glaze” hand appliqued by Barbara Merkel and machine quilted by Sandy Holderness.

“Birds in the Air”, Carolyn Edwards, quilt owner. A rescued quilt machine pieced and hand quilted in a Baptist Fan overall pattern.

In a couple of months, this collection will change to Blue and White quilts. If your quilt wants to come play in a Blue and White display, please let me know!

Quilt Sizes Needed:

LARGE: from 60″ to 90″ wide, any length. (Need SIX.)

SMALL: from 45″ to 60″ wide, any length. (Need FOUR.)

We still need HELP! on our Hanging Team! Last month I pleaded for HELP! and didn’t hear a peep out of any of yous-guys. 🙁 You can still volunteer, but until then, I will be going through TBQ’s roster, calling and begging for one-time help…that means meeting the Hanging Team at the Adult Center for an hour’s worth of work–GORGEOUS work! Hanging TEN quilts…and they are all gorgeous! It’s a delightful way to start ANY day! Call me!

Carolyn Edwards, Chair

Handmade Hugs

Welcome to a new year for Handmade Hugs!
Each fiscal year we have an opportunity to reevaluate the needs of Yavapai County and decide where our efforts might make the most impact with the resources we have available to us at Thumb Butte Quilt Guild.
Last year’s focus was on children and teens in need which the guild did a fantastic job helping to make it a successful and productive project. Our guild completed and gave away 107 quilts and there are 34 tops that are in various stages of completion that will be completed this year and given to the appropriate charities.
This year we have had the pleasure of working with our sister guilds to see where their focus is and how many quilts they are distributing to various charities in our community so we can align ourselves to fill in where there is still a need in Yavapai County.
After much contemplation we have decided to focus our efforts on infants and hospice patients. The goal is to give all of our guild members an opportunity to participate in charity programs. Not everyone has the time and ability to come to the monthly charity workshops, but would still like to make a difference in our community. We have chosen some projects that can easily be done on your own time and then brought to the meeting when completed as well as other projects that are a little more labor intensive, but may appeal to our avid piecers.
Our workshops are held on the 4th Monday of the month at the same location as our regular guild meetings. Each month we will have a focus and a goal on what we will accomplish at each event. The focus may be sorting fabric, putting together kits, sewing projects or even educational opportunities that pertain to our projects. Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate in one way or another during our guild year. We are excited to get started and we hope you are too!
Be sure to look for our Handmade Hug emails that will remind you of the date, time, focus and goal of our workshops!
Your 2019/2020 Handmade Hugs coordinators – Dawnell Muecke and Nancy Lande

Fabric Vessels with Shirlee Smith

Fabric Vessel:

This item was presented on the Quilting Arts TV show – 2306. If you want to see the live demo from the designer google Quilting Arts TV and select the 2300 series. There is a demo video on this site and the instructions are available in a download format for you to print.

Jan Hayman

Jan Hayman came to us from San Diego. She has been in textile work since the 80’s when she also started in quilting classes. She moved into wearable arts making jackets for challenges at Asilomar. She submitted her resume to Houston’s Fairfield Fashion show and rejected at first she was later accepted. One of the garments won 1^st place at PIQF in California.
Moving next into art dolls, she filled her display spaces and then moved back into quilting. Jan loves taking classes and learns from every class she takes. She has recently won awards at Road to California and Houston.

Show and Tell

Next Meeting – June 10, 2019

President’s message

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The Presidents Challenge brought in some beautiful and creative works of art from 24 different members. If you haven’t received your participation ribbon please contact me so I can get it to you. All but three of you then donated your quilts to the Small Quilt Auction for a record breaking reward. What fun we had participating in the Auction! It was hard to believe our Auctioneer wasn’t a pro! Thanks again, Michael Gunn (Jude Bentley’s husband), you were great.

What an amazing, hard working and talented group of members you all are. From all the many hours the Quilt Show Committee Chairs put into organizing and planning, to the actual set up and execution of an outstanding 2019 Quilt Show, I am truly honored to be a part of this Guild!

I spoke with numerous people raving about what a great show TBQ had put on. Our Vendors were thrilled with our turnout of visitors who then purchased their products. I’m sure they will all want to return in 2021.

Next up is our July Birthday party that I hear will be spectacular too, hoping to see you all there.

May your bobbin always be full,

May your seams be straight and quarter inch,

And your fabrics fall soft upon your lap,

And until we meet again,
May all your finished quilts be bound with love.

Erin Sullivan – TBQ President 2018 – 2019

quilt show 2019

Wow! The “Sisters of the Thread” 2019 Quilt Show met and exceeded all expectations! What an amazingly rewarding experience to see this all come together in a few hours, after a year of planning! We received countless congratulatory compliments throughout the two days, to which Suzie and I continually replied, “Thank you so much, but we did not do this alone. We had a tremendous team!” We had the entire Guild behind us! We are going to admit that we were concerned following the May meeting that we would not have enough volunteers to pull this all together. But you came, you worked, you smiled, and you continually asked, “what else can I do?” From both of us, we say thank you!
I likened the experience to that of an Amish barn raising, when the entire community comes together to accomplish an enormous task in a matter of a day…with everyone working together. Those of you taking down the quilts, and pole and drape were in the middle of it, and did not see it from afar. What appeared to be a Quilt Show at 4 pm on Saturday at closing was non-existent at 4:35 pm. Everything was down, granted, it took a bit longer to pack it all up and return it to storage, but the tremendous task was completed by 6:30 pm!!
Well done, Thumb Butte Quilters!! Heartfelt Gratitude! It was a GREAT Show! Rosemary Carr and Suzie Fields, 2019 Quilt Show Co-Chairs

2019 quilt show awards

Congratulations to our award recipients. We want to showcase our award winners at the June meeting. (Please plan on bringing your quilts and ribbons to the June meeting)
Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame Award recipient:
Cheryl Giovenco – A Primitive Garden
Co-Chair’s Choice Award recipients:
Mary Vaughan – Christmas Star
Shirlee Smith – Featherweight Christmas
Viewers’ Choice Award recipients:
1st Place – Cheryl Giovenco – A Primitive Garden
2nd Place – Norma Kurr – Latte Quilt
3rd Place – Laura Davis – Basket Full
4th Place – Mary Vaughan – Christmas Star
5th Place – Shirlee Smith – Hanging Gardens II
6th Place – Norma Kurr – Sassy Flowers
7th Place – Karen Adams – Blue Eyes
8th Place – Trish Charity – Me, My Selfie, and I
8th Place – Eva Lively – Dragonfly Circus
Membership

New Members:
We had a great month in April, with 13 visitors and 6 new applications for membership submitted. Give a big welcome to our 2 new members who joined in May (the remaining 4 applications will become effective in July). Welcome Brenda Metz and Anita Wilbur.

Important Reminders:
(1) DUES for 2019-2020 MUST BE PAID NO LATER THAN JUNE 15.
(2) The new TBQ directory is currently being developed. PLEASE review your listing in the current directory and report any changes or corrections to the Membership Chair as soon as possible. Forms are available on the website or at the welcome table. Dianna Dunn, Membership Chair

ways and means

We are winding down with promoting the Opportunity Quilt. Thank you to

all our volunteer members who manned the booth at the Home and Garden Show. It was very busy. “Joyful Garden” was a hit. We ended up making $475.00 !! Another outstanding outcome was we handed out many bookmarks inviting the Garden Show participants to our Quilt Show! We also invited interested quilters to our Guild meeting. It was a fun venue. I will send out an email reminder for the volunteers who will be working the Opportunity Quilt booth at the Show. I look forward to seeing who will be the lucky person to win our beautiful quilt. Patty McClearn and Yvonne Blitch, Co-Chairs

mentor’s table

After two years at the Mentor’s Table, I will be retiring and leaving this fun position for another creative member to take on. It is a great part of the meeting and a very fun and rewarding position to hold in the guild.

That being said (I hate that expression) – I have a big surprise and a great ending for my two-year term. SO be prepared to be surprised and be prepared to learn something you may have never seen. Is that possible? Maybe – maybe not. But stop by the Mentor’s Table and see the great surprise I have for you at this last meeting of our fiscal year.

Keep quilting and remember that you are limited only by your imagination.

Shirlee Smith, Chair

block of the month

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.

Sharon Melpolder, Melodie Merino, Barbara Merkel, Donna Meyer, Mary Anne Meyer, Sandy Mitchell, Linda Morriston, Pat Noel, Brenda Norris, Alice Obrenovich, and Susie Opdahl

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.

Cynthia Falzone, Carol Godfrey, Dawnell Muecke, Kay Wentworth, Cynthia Crull, Pat Hopgood, Jean Ehlers, Cathy Day, Sharon Melpolder, Ara Whetten, Carlotta Brandenburg, Diane Grayson, Norma Kurr, Sandy Mazzurco, Janet Shields, Carrie Casto, Barbara Gall, Lori Sandura, Brenda Metz

Newcomers

Friday May 3rd the Newcomers gathered at the home of Betty Foley. What an exciting and special visit it was!

As we were “going to the country”, carpooling was a plus. 10-12 of us were there to share ideas and techniques, projects in progress projects completed and inspirations.

Betty shared some of her favorite pictorial quilts, with a couple featuring her mom. We then toured what Betty calls “her Room” and perused her books of finished quilts and were again INSPIRED. ( was so in awe of our Newcomers’ projects and Betty’s that I failed to take pictures!) Molly Haney-Burleigh and Lynda Ruiz, Chair

community service

Adult Center Display

The glorious Medallion Quilts are hanging at the Adult Center. Take ten minutes to stop by 1280 Rosser Street to take a look! You’ll be glad you did! These quilts will be hanging out waiting for your visit until around the 1st of July.

Then we’ll deck the halls with Red and White quilts. If you have Red and White Quilts to loan to this exhibit, let me know, and bring them to the June 10th general meeting. Red and White quilts will be a good way to kick off the July 4th holiday celebration, don’t you think?!

Quilt Sizes Needed:

LARGE: from 60″ to 90″ wide, any length. (Need SIX.)

SMALL: from 45″ to 60″ wide. (Need FOUR.)

Help Wanted: One of our Hanging Team members needs to step away from TBQ for a while…so we will be looking for a replacement to fill her shoes on our Hanging Team. The job entails meeting at the Adult Center for an hour only about six times a year to change the quilts hanging at the Adult Center. That doesn’t sound too hard, does it? If you are interested, let me know.

Handmade Hugs

St. Luke’s Community Cupboard

Please remember to keep those less fortunate in your thoughts as you shop, and pick up a few extra food items for the St. Luke’s Community Cupboard benefiting the food banks of the Quad-City area. Throughout this past year TBQ contributed over 1900 food items! Thank you all for your continued support!! Place your contributions in the food wagon as you enter the Parish Hall.

Ideas for things to bring: peanut butter, macaroni & cheese, canned tuna, canned fruit, canned beef, canned vegetables, tomato sauce, canned beans, canned chicken, boxed cereals, powdered milk, pasta, rice, canned soups, and dried beans.

Preparing Your Quilt for the Long-arm Quilter — with Carlotta Brandenburg

A stabilizing stitch close to the edge keeps fabric from fraying and seams from pulling apart.

Square up your batting with your quilt and backing.

For additional tips from Carlotta, click on the link: Happy Longarmers List

Margot McDonnell

Margot McDonnell is a local during the summer when she moves here from Scottsdale. She grew up with an intense interest in art, music, theater and writing. The quilting bug bit her along the way and like many other fabric fanatics, she took the traditional route until one night on eBay when she spotted a tiny black and white snapshot of a wintery backyard. At that moment she switched gears and her quilting took off in a new direction.
Since then, her ribbon-winning pieces have appeared in Paducah, Houston, Portland, Chicago, Minneapolis, Phoenix and Ontario, California as well as in Quilting Arts Calendar and in magazines.