Maggie Ball is an internationally known traveling instructor, author and pattern designer born in England and currently residing in WA State on Bainbridge Island.
Maggie enjoys creating innovative designs from elements of traditional patterns. She relishes the challenge of inventing new techniques to make complex looking quilts easy to piece and is known for her ability to inspire and teach quilters of all skill levels.
Her most recent innovation is a template-free method for making Kaleidoscope blocks. She enjoys watching her students develop what she initiates and encourages them to audition multiple options for creating unique designs.
Maggie has been to Mongolia four times as a volunteer to teach low income and unemployed women and raised funds to purchase a permanent facility for the Mongolian Quilting Center in Ulaanbaatar.
Greetings Sisters of the Thread!
Did you feel the energy? Did you hear the buzz in the room? Did you sense the enthusiasm? Oh my goodness, what a great gathering of quilters we had on September 11 at St. Luke’s! And what a gathering it was…85 members were present. 3 years ago, when I chaired the membership committee, we averaged about 65 members at the meetings in the fall. This was fantastic. And for those of you we haven’t seen in a while…it was so good to have you back.
What a tremendous sense of participation and community. We as quilters opened our generous hearts of giving again to our Handmade Hugs efforts for the foster children of Yavapai County. 15 quilts and over 40 pillowcases were donated this month, as well as boxes and bags of fabric. Work will be concentrated at the September 25th workshop held at St. Luke’s (in the community room where the Company Store now resides) on making kits for quilts to be distributed, as well as cutting batting and backing fabric for the quilt tops turned in. Thank you Diane Belveal for your commitment of continuing the tremendous efforts Maryann Conner began last year.
46 of you committed to the “President’s Brown Bag Ugly Fabric Challenge.” I am so excited with the response to this. For those of you unable to be at the September meeting, you will still have an opportunity to participate. Bring your ½ yard of “ugly” fabric to the October meeting, and we’ll get you in the mix. I know a couple of you opted out after hearing “the rules of the game,” but just remember, it can always become a Handmade Hug. We still have brown bags available. Completed quilts are due at the May 2018 meeting to be included in the “Members’ Choice” voting. The rules are noted later in this newsletter.
Thank you so much, Carol Sweeden, for chairing our Block of the Month program. How fun was this? Arlene Gordon was the astounded winner of the blocks. There were 42 blocks submitted (Sylvia McIntosh…it only takes 1 to win…but your 5 were very appreciated by our winner). I can’t wait to see the design wall dancing with pumpkins next month.
143 items were donated to the St. Luke’s Community Cupboard by TBQ members at the September meeting! Just AWESOME! I think that was a record! We nearly filled 2 bins of the donations cart. This even exceeds what the parishioners typically contribute each week. Our continued contributions benefit the food banks of Chino Valley, Prescott, and Prescott Valley. We received a big THANK YOU from St. Luke’s. Let’s see if we can keep that momentum going! Remember to buy a few extra cans or boxes when you shop.
The “girls of the choir” were more than happy to make their debut at the meeting, though many of you have met one or more of the “triplets” at a TBQ workshop where they’ve accompanied me. The Slant-arm, Singer 301 was in celebration of Singer’s 100th year, and manufactured between 1951 and 1959. Mz. Juanita is pictured with me at the heading of this message. I had pilfered a long-bed extension off of a parts machine to enhance her, but have since returned her to her original short-bed state. What I did not mention is that I love free-motion quilting on a 301. The slant needle makes it so easy to see where you are going. I recently completed a Nativity panel for some friends, and used metallic gold thread to outline all of the figures in the quilt. My two-tone 301 took on that challenge without a hitch.
I’m anxious to share another member of the “choir” in October. You’ll probably start seeing more of the traditional “black beauties” we associate with vintage Singers.
And Sew it Goes…Pedal on, Girls! Find Joy in the Journey!
Rosemary Carr, President
Thumb Butte Quilters’ Guild
Congratulations on accepting the TBQ President’s
2017-2018 Brown Bag “Ugly Fabric” Challenge!
Before starting, take a photograph of the fabric. You’ll want to attach a 4”x6” photo (copy paper print is fine) to your completed quilt. LET’S HAVE SOME FUN!!
Guidelines:
You must incorporate your entire ½ yard of “ugly fabric” into your completed quilt top.
The “ugly fabric” cannot be used in the binding or on the backing of the quilt.
Quilts can be completed any preferred method (piecing, applique, etc.) of quilting.
Must be a minimum of 45”x45” (or 40”x50”, etc.) Crib size.
Maximum size not to exceed 65”X65” (or 60”x70”, etc.) Lap size.
Must be completed (quilted and bound) by the May 14, 2018 TBQ meeting, with photo of original “ugly fabric” attached, in order to be included in the Members’ Choice voting.
Top awards will be presented at the June 11, 2018 meeting.
Programs
Maggie Ball is coming to our Guild in October. She is an internationally known traveling instructor, author and pattern designer born in England and currently residing in WA State on Bainbridge Island.
Maggie enjoys creating innovative designs from elements of traditional patterns. She relishes the challenge of inventing new techniques to make complex looking quilts easy to piece and is known for her ability to inspire and teach quilters of all skill levels.
Her most recent innovation is a template-free method for making Kaleidoscope blocks. She enjoys watching her students develop what she initiates and encourages them to audition multiple options for creating unique designs.
Maggie has been to Mongolia four times as a volunteer to teach low income and unemployed women and raised funds to purchase a permanent facility for the Mongolian Quilting Center in Ulaanbaatar.
In the “Solutions Workshop”, you will be amazed and delighted by the many possibilities for solving the problems you are having with those U.F.O.s. Maggie will be using a design wall in this class to help you solve those problems.
Learn Maggie’s template-free method for cutting and piecing Kaleidoscope blocks all day Tuesday. It is easy and fast and does not require triangular rulers. You will cut enough kite and wedge-shaped pieces from 10″ squares to yield sixteen or more 8” blocks and play with the layout. The design possibilities are numerous and fun to explore.
Come “play” with Maggie in October.
November 13
Lecture by Lenna DeMarco: “When This You See Remember Me”
Two Centuries of Friendship Quilts
December 11 – Holiday Party
January 8, 2018
P.I.G “Project In A Grocery Bag”
Get serious with our war on U.F.O.s in 2018
If you have a free workshop coupon, use it A.S.A.P. It’s NOW OR NEVER! All free workshop coupons will expire in 2017! Kathleen Bond
Program Chair
Workshops
Workshops are offered to members and when space is available, classes may be offered to others outside the guild membership. When you sign up for a workshop, carefully read the instructions for fees and supplies. Fees are due and payable on the date of signup to hold your space. No refunds will be made for cancellations. If you find you cannot attend the class, you must ask the Workshops Chair if there are people on a class waitlist who can take your place. If not, then you must find your own replacement.
Workshops are held at the Yavapai Hills Clubhouse, 4975 Hornet Drive, Prescott. When the class is on a Monday after our regular meeting, the class will begin at
1 p.m. and run until approximately 4 p.m. Whole day classes start at 9:30 a.m. (arrive by 9 a.m. for setup) and usually run until 4:30 p.m. with a 1-hour lunch break.
October Programs Maggie Ball
LOOK, LOOK, LOOK. There are CHANGES to this workshop: UFO Clinic – A Solutions Workshop for $20 – 10/09/17
This workshop is different than announced last month. It WILL NOT be an evening potluck workshop. It will take place Monday afternoon, October 9, at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. It will include a trunk show and instruction for exploring a variety of settings for quilt blocks and choosing appropriate borders for your quilts. Bring your stack of quilt blocks or a partially made, problematic quilt that is begging for help. You’ll be offered suggestions for solutions and benefit from multiple opinions. There will be no sewing in this class–just learning!
Kaleidoscope Puzzle Quilts @ $35 + $5 kit fee – 10/10/17 at Yavapai Hills Clubhouse, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (set-up at 9:00 a.m.)
This is a template-free method to construct 8″ Kaleidoscope blocks. Make as many blocks as you want for the quilt size you want!
Call Carolyn Edwards OR Kathleen Bond if you are interested in getting into either OR BOTH of these classes. We have a Supply List for you!
Carolyn Edwards
Workshop Chair
Community Service: Handmade Hugs
Handmade Hugs meets Monday morning, September 25 at the church. We will be there from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please feel free to bring your sewing machine, cutting mat, rotary cutter and a lunch or snack if you plan to be there long enough to need one. Everyone is welcome and no prior sign up required. I am most grateful for your help. Diane Belveal Community Service Chair
Block of the Month
What beautiful blocks made for our first Block Of the Month (BOM)…great work ladies and with that many blocks already made I’m sure Arlene Gordon will have a quilt made in no time.
The pumpkin pattern for October is a fun one and if you haven’t made one or two there is still time.
Pattern sent out via email, and to be brought to the October TBQ Guild meeting.
Any questions please contact me.
Thanks for participating. You could be the next winner! Carol Sweeden Block of the Month Coordinator
Prescott Adult Center Exhibit
Fall is in the air. Have you noticed? The seasons, they are a-changing!! And many of us are “football widows” again. But, hey! That gives us more time to stitch! I never complain about that! By the time this message reaches the general TBQ membership, it’s very likely that the FALL quilts will be hanging at the Adult Center! Woohoo! The quilters I have to thank are Kate Browne, Jean Ehlers, Earlene Springs and Susan Sweet. Oh yes, and Gloria Bess. We have her wool log cabin quilt–she loved that quilt a lot and will be glad we’re showing it off again! For needing TEN quilts, there aren’t many names listed. That goes to show you that folks who like fall colored quilts, usually have more than one! Thank you, ladies! So, if the rest of you have a chance, swing by the Adult Center at 1280 Rosser Street to see that “Fall is in the Air”!
These quilts will be up for a couple of months, then it will be time to hang up TEN Christmas quilts! Woohoo! An average of 6,000 people stream through the Adult Center on a monthly basis. That’s a lot of folks to share your quilts with! Quilt Sizes Needed:
LARGE: from 60″ to 90″ wide, any length. (Need SIX.)
SMALL: from 45″ to 60″ wide, any length. (Need FOUR.)
This month we are hosting Felicia Brenoe. Check her out at felicia’sworld.com. I think you will want to stay for her class, so, bring a lunch and plan to have an awesome afternoon.
Did we have fun last month, or what?!? I certainly did.
Thank you all for indulging me with our game of Quilters’ BINGO. From the time it took for all of you to come back to order, you were obviously having a good time.
“Norma Jean” enjoyed attending the meeting as well…and if you recall, she was my vintage (1952) Singer 401a, the first of my vintage machine acquisitions, purchased from the Holbrook High School home economics department when they replaced their classroom machines back in 1977. Though she and I had a bit of a falling out in the early 90s, (me swearing off vintage machines and buying something more “modern”) and went to live in the valley for several years with my darling SIL, where she went untouched in a storage shed, and didn’t sew a single stitch during her absence. I welcomed her back with open arms about a year ago. You’ll be meeting another member of my “choir” of vintage Singers this month, so you won’t want to miss out.
Have you been stitching your “block-of-the-month?” Carol Sweeden’s introduction of the Batik Woven Ribbons block was an exciting way to begin our BOM activities. I don’t know about you, but I’m making two blocks…one to donate, and one to keep. I’m waiting with anticipation to see what next month will bring. Thanks so much, Carol!
And our guest speaker, Gina Perkes was wonderful! The Tuesday workshop was one of the most rewarding I’ve attended since joining TBQ! As a relatively new quilter, and not a longarmer, I rely on quilting with my checkbook, or my primitive attempts to quilt on my domestic machines. Like many of us, I have not yet mastered the flow of free motion quilting, (I know, Susan Joy, I just need more practice). But I feel empowered with rulers! Wow, thank you Gina Perkes for enabling us to be successful quilters on our domestic machines!! I’m excited about quilting some of my “ladies in waiting” that have been hanging around on a quilt rack, just waiting their turn. And the perfect practice palate is one of our “Handmade Hugs” waiting to be quilted. Member, Sharon Harris would like to challenge us to do just that, and you’ll hear from her at the meeting.
Thank you to those of you who brought contributions to the St. Luke’s Community Cupboard. Although during the meeting, I shared this list of items they look to collect, I thought I’d mention it here so you can refer back to it:
And how are you coming along with your search for your contribution to the UGLY FABRIC PRESIDENT’S CHALLENGE? Remember to bring a half-yard of fabric to the September meeting that you just haven’t used yet, can’t remember why you bought it, or where you got it, or find it to be “just plain ugly…what was I thinking?” Upon arrival at the church, you will need to bring your fabric to the President’s Challenge table, where it will be placed in a brown paper bag. If you forget to bring your fabric, you can always purchase a half-yard at the Company Store. Details of the challenge will be shared at the meeting and distributed with the brown bags after the break. Let’s make this even more fun with a record number of participants. There will be Members’ Choice Ribbons awarded next June!!
Upcoming also at the September meeting is a teaser from Shirlee Smith and the Opportunity Quilt committee. They’ve been hard at work and want to share a bit of their progress, without giving it all away. They’re wanting us to wait in suspense!
Come on out and join us at TBQ on September 11th. If you haven’t been for a while, then come on back, it’s been too long since we last met. If you really enjoyed last month, then we hope to see you again. Do know that we have the facility until 1:00 pm (or later if we need it), and we don’t need to rush out at noon, so we may run past 12:00 from time to time. Try to plan your afternoon commitments after 1:00 pm if at all possible. See you soon!
Rosemary Carr
President
Thumb Butte Quilters’ Guild
Programs
We all enjoyed Gina Perkes’ Lecture. I hope you left with a little more confidence to tackle quilting one of those U.F.O.s.
Wow! How cool! Amazing! Awesome! That’s a great idea! and I can even do that! were just a few of the exclamations we heard during her classes.
Remember – A finished quilt is always better that a perfect quilt top.
This month we are hosting Felicia Brenoe. Check her out at felicia’sworld.com. I think you will want to stay for her class, so, bring a lunch and plan to have an awesome afternoon.
September 11
Lecture by Felicia Brenoe: “Trunk Show and Talk” www.feliciasworld.com October 9
Lecture by Lenna DeMarco: “When This You See Remember Me”
Two Centuries of Friendship Quilts
December 11
Holiday Party
January 8, 2018
P.I.G “Project In A Grocery Bag”
Get serious with our war on U.F.O.s in 2018
If you have a free workshop coupon, use it A.S.A.P. It’s NOW OR NEVER!
All free workshop coupons will expire in 2017!
Kathleen Bond
Program Chair
Workshops
Workshops are offered to members and when space is available, classes may be offered to others outside the guild membership. When you sign up for a workshop, carefully read the instructions for fees and supplies. Fees are due and payable on the date of signup to hold your space. No refunds will be made for cancellations. If you find you cannot attend the class, you must ask the Workshops Chair if there are people on a class waitlist who can take your place. If not, then you must find your own replacement.
Workshops are held at the Yavapai Hills Clubhouse, 4975 Hornet Drive, Prescott. When the class is on a Monday after our regular meeting, the class will begin at 1 p.m. and run until approximately 4 p.m. Whole day classes start at 9:30 a.m. (arrive by 9 a.m. for setup) and usually run until 4:30 p.m. with a 1-hour lunch break.
September Program Felicia Brenoe
Tell Your Color Story (Color Workshop) @ $20 ~ half day class, 9/11/17 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church – 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Participants will spend time developing and bringing awareness to their own unique color story. The aim of the class is to help participants develop a sense that they HAVE a unique and valid point of view and to find tools to access and develop that point of view. We will look at quilts made by other designers with strong personalities and discuss what makes their color voice unique and appealing. Participants will receive work sheets with several pathways that they can use in telling their color stories. It would be great if participants would bring in their stash (at least a generous chunk of it, but we don’t need huge yardage amounts). We will develop color stories from our stash and hopefully come away with two to three color projects assembled–we will call these piles of hope.
All Day Machine Applique Class @ $35 – 9/12/17 at Yavapai Hills Clubhouse 9:00 to 4:00 p.m.
In this class, participants will get well under way with the pattern of their choice. For those who participated in Color Workshop the previous day, this is a great opportunity to test out one of your piles of hope. This is a very good project to play with scraps and unusual quilting substrates like wool, velvet, and silk. Felicia will share all her tips and tricks for getting good appliqué results, and this is a perfect opportunity for both experienced appliqué quilters as well as those who normally fall into the ‘piecer’ camp to loosen up and have fun while honing their techniques. No raw edge machine applique experience is required. All participants are required to have an original pattern by Felicia for class. Go to www.feliciasworld.com to see the patterns she offers. Order the pattern of your choice, using code TBPRESCOTT25 to receive a 25% discount.
There is still room in both of these classes. Call Carolyn Edwards if you are interested in getting into either OR BOTH of these classes! A supply list for the All Day Machine Appliqué Class will be forwarded to class participants.
October Programs Maggie Ball
UFO Clinic – A Solutions Workshop @ $20 at 6 p.m. – 10/9/17
This is not your usual workshop! Class is limited to TEN participants. It’s a potluck at Kathleen Bond’s. It will include a trunk show and instruction for exploring a variety of settings for quilt blocks and choosing appropriate borders for your quilts. Bring your stack of quilt blocks or a partially made, problematic quilt that is begging for help. You’ll be offered suggestions for solutions and benefit from multiple opinions. There will be no sewing in this class–just eating and learning! Kaleidoscope Puzzle Quilts @ $35 + $5 kit fee – 10/10/17 at Yavapai Hills Clubhouse – 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
This is a template-free method to construct 8″ Kaleidoscope blocks. Make as many blocks as you want for the quilt size that you want!
Call Carolyn Edwards if you are interested in getting into either OR BOTH of these classes. We have a Supply List for you!
Carolyn Edwards Workshop Chair
Community Service: Handmade Hugs
Handmade Hugs Correction!!!
We meet the FOURTH Monday of every month (not necessarily the “last” Monday). Also, those attending the Monday, August 28, workshop may bring a sewing machine if they want or cutting tool and mat. Suzie Fields will be heading the workshop next Monday in my absence. Bring a lunch or snack if you plan to stay thru lunch. Thank you.
Diane Belveal
Community Service Chair
Block of the Month
Welcome to the new BOM (block of the month) program for TBQ.
It is optional to participate but the more the better, let me tell you why! Each month when you bring a completed BOM to the guild meeting, your name will be entered for a drawing that day to win the blocks. Possibly 2 winners will walk away with the blocks, depending on number turned in. You also may have the option to turn the winning blocks over to “Handmade Hugs”!
Directions for each month’s block will be sent via email blast, or if you do not have internet access, a printed copy will be available at each meeting also a completed sample block will be shown.
Please do your best work on the blocks submitted, it makes it a lot easier for the winning member to use them.
If you’re not present or you have not completed the BOM for that month’s meeting, please bring them in anytime following, they will be given to the winning member.
Any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Happy stitching! Carol Sweeden Block of the Month Coordinator
Prescott Adult Center Exhibit
The All-Star Review of quilts by the “TBQ Hanging Team” in the Spotlight is still on Display at the Adult Center. If you are in the neighborhood, take a peek inside. Just stop by 1280 Rosser Street! Doesn’t seeing a mini-quilt show always make you smile? How could it not! When we changed the quilts on July 24th, President Rosemary was in attendance. She had never been there before. She was amazed! You will be, too! If you want to be present any time we are changing quilts, just let me know. I will make sure you know when it’s happening! It’s an exciting experience! Even after being there for ten years of quilt changing, it’s still exhilarating!!
Paula Pilcher & Carolyn Edwards
The Hanging Crew
Steve on the cherry picker
Carol Sweeden, Marti Harbour, Steve, Jane Holland, and Carolyn Edwards
Hang ’em High
The next display will be Fall Quilts, and we’ll be changing the quilts sometime in the last half of September. If you have Fall Quilts to loan to the exhibit, let me know! It doesn’t necessarily have to be Fall Leaves…just Fall colors–yellow, orange, tan, green, brown, red!
Quilt Sizes Needed:
LARGE: from 60″ to 90″ wide, any length. (Need SIX.)
SMALL: from 45″ to 60″ wide, any length. (Need FOUR.)
Below are pictures of our hanging team at work (or is it play?)
Quilts for Sale
Continuing with the effort initiated last TBQ Guild year by Pat Armstrong, if you have a quilt or quilts you’d like to sell, we are working on making that happen. When the TBQ website is up and running again, a “QUILT FOR SALE” form will be on-line. Until that time, Carolyn Edwards will have forms available. Just get in touch with her. A 4” x 6” photograph will be needed in addition to the completed form. The completed form along with the photograph will be kept in a binder at the Reception Desk at the Adult Center. Your Quilt for Sale does not have to be hanging in the Atrium in order to be for sale. You will name your asking price, and all proceeds will go to you.
Carolyn Edwards
Adult Center Quilt Coordinator
Chamber of Commerce Exhibit
Quilts by Suzy Davidson
Kay Wentworth Chamber of Commerce Quilt Coordinator
Greetings Sisters of the Thread, and Welcome to the 2017-18 Guild Year.
I’m excited and honored to be your Guild President for the coming year, and look forward to working with you and for you as we venture through this journey together. We’re gearing up for some fun times ahead.
Kathleen Bond has been working diligently to put together an educational and rewarding year of programs and workshops, with Gina Perkes “machine quilting with rulers” first in the queue in August.
Carol Sweeden will be chairing a fun “Block of the Month” challenge each month beginning in September. She’ll give you the details at the upcoming meeting. You’ll want to be sure to participate in that program for an opportunity to “win” all the blocks submitted that month.
I too will give just a small prelude to the “President’s Challenge” at our August 14 meeting. Start now by digging through your stash and finding that half-yard of fabric you just haven’t used yet, can’t remember why you bought it, or where you got it, or find to be “just plain ugly…what was I thinking?” I’ll be calling for all ugly fabrics at the September meeting.
2018 is a “Quilt Camp” year, so watch for details this spring for opportunities for more of us to participate in a camp that will be “up close and personal”, not so far away, more affordable, and with overnight accommodations optional. Suzie Fields is heading up the committee for Quilt Camp this year.
The folks at St. Luke’s have been wonderful to us this past year. They are very accommodating to whatever our needs may be. You’ll be happy to know that the TBQ lapel microphone is compatible with their sound system, so it will be so much easier to hear our guest speakers each month.
Please remember to show our gratitude to St. Luke’s by contributing non-perishable food goods to their on-going drive for the Yavapai Food Bank. We will place the food wagon at the entrance to the Parish Hall each month for your continued donations.
And look for some minor changes as you enter the Parish Hall this month, as we are relocating The Company Store to the far side of the room to allow more access for shoppers, and to give the gals working behind the tables room to move about. It will also provide easier access to vehicles to unload and load each month.
Directories and membership cards will be available at the membership table as you come in this month. We know there are always updates just as soon as we go to press, so look things over carefully and let Linda Craig, Membership Chair, know if you have any changes. We’ll communicate those through courtesy broadcast emails.
And please be patient with us as we transition to a new “webmistress.” Maryann Conner has graciously accepted the challenge to transition our website to new software and manage its content. Broadcast emails will continue to serve as our communication mode throughout this transition period.
We have such a dedicated core of officers and committee chairs. I am truly grateful for everyone who has stepped up to further the mission of our High Five Promise. Remember, you can contact any one of us to share ideas or concerns you may have.
I am so looking forward to this time with you all. We’re such a fun group of gals. I’m sure like me, where ever you travel, you find that quilters are always a friendly group, eager to share expertise and experiences, and even a fat quarter or two. Thanks for joining me as we trek through this fun-filled Guild year, and together we will “find joy in the journey.”
And sew it goes, pedal on Gals!
Rosemary Carr
TBQ President
congratulations and accolades
Congratulations to the newly elected 2017-18 Officers. Pictured left to right Pat Gentner-Secretary, Carol Wright-Treasurer, Kathleen Bond-Vice President, and Rosemary Carr-President.
Betty Foley, Parliamentarian conducted a very personalized Installation of Officers.
Heartfelt gratitude to outgoing President, Pat Armstrong (left), and congratulations on a job “well done.” The members of TBQ offer their sincere thanks for your dedication. Pat was presented her President’s Quilt by 2016-17 Past President Anne Abrams (right).
Pat awarded the Heart in Hand Award to Carol Wright and the Angel Award to Maryann Conner for her commitment to Handmade Hugs
Carol Wright – Heart in Hand recipient
Maryann Conner – Angel Award recipient
Prescott Adult Center Exhibit
Welcome to the current quilt display assembled by TBQ’s “Hanging Team”–the band of five who, along with Steve Western, make the Quilt Exhibits possible (Marti Harbour, Jane Holland, Paula Pilcher, Carol Sweeden, and Carolyn Edwards). Since we hang TEN quilts, each of the Hanging Team selected TWO of their quilts for this exhibit. By coincidence, there are a few “celestial star quilts” that are hanging out to celebrate the Total Solar Eclipse on August 21st! Enjoy this all star review!
Carolyn Edwards, quilt maker. “AZ Retreat”. Four friends came to AZ from Iowa “on retreat”. Six inch squares of fabric were traded periodically over the weekend, resulting in 96 different fabrics. Machine quilted by Gwen McNallan.
Marti Harbour, quilt maker. “Long & Winding Road”. This was a quilt kit souvenir from the Road to California Quilt Show. It’s a bargello pattern technique.
Jane Holland, quilt maker. “Ann & Arnault’s Quilt”. Made for her daughter and husband. An original design by Jane. She had fun including special dates and memories.
Marti Harbour, quilt maker. “Empress”. This was a quilt kit souvenir from the Road to California Quilt Show.
Carolyn Edwards, quilt maker. “Glorified Nine Patch”. This was a class taught by Sharyn Craig in a class at Quilt Camp In The Pines in Flagstaff in 2004.
Paula Pilcher, quilt maker. “Two Gray Hills”. A pattern by J. Michele Watts. Quilted by Sandy Holderness, completed in 2008.
Carol Sweeden, quilt maker. “Mill Girls”. From 1820 to 1860, girls from rural New England worked in the textile mills in the Lowell, MA, area. This Star Medallion quilt is for sale @ $340. Size is 88” x 90”. Call Carolyn Edwards for information.
Jane Holland, quilt maker. “Under The Sea”. An original design by Jane. She had fun collecting just the right fabric for this quilt!
Carol Sweeden, quilt maker. “1880’s Sampler’. This quilt (80” x 84”) is for sale @ 300. Call Carolyn Edwards for information.
Paula Pilcher, quilt maker. “Celestial View”. This quilt was a Friendship Group challenge in 2007. Several versions of this quilt were made by mini-group members.
Carol Sweeden
Carol Sweeden
Carolyn Edwards
Carolyn Edwards
Jane Holland
Jane Holland
Marti Harbour
Marti Harbour
Paula Pilcher
Paula Pilcher
Carolyn Edwards
Community Center Quilt Coordinator
Greetings Sisters of the Thread, and Welcome to the 2017-18 Guild Year.
Congratulations to the newly elected 2017-18 Officers. Pictured left to right Pat Gentner-Secretary, Carol Wright-Treasurer, Kathleen Bond-Vice President, and Rosemary Carr-President.
