First October Meeting Fun!

In addition to our small quilt auction this past Tuesday we had a fun guest speaker.  Kim Murray is our AQG Board Buddy and she stopped in to tell us about AQG and join the fun of our small quilt auction.  She is the co-chair of communications and is a geologist and self professed computer geek by day.  She loves traditional patchwork and hand quilting.  (She also loves Electric Quilt!).  She made her first quilt in 1998 and only a few years ago did she join her first guild.  It wasn't long and she was doing the AQG website, Patchwork Chatter and the newsletter!  It keeps her busy but she really enjoys it.  She is a member of the Night Owls.

It was fun to get to know our board buddy and to learn a bit about AQG too.  She encouraged us to go the 40th Anniversary celebration (on the right, click and log in for more information).  AQG has been up and running for forty years!  While we have about ninety members of our guild, AQG has about 1900!  AQG gives us more buying power so we can see and afford to see great national teachers, (did you sign up to see Charlotte Angotti?)  and helps us to be able to put on a great quilt show (sign up is here to enter your quilt in the next show) and of course provides us insurance for our activities and camps too. 

Speaking of camp, Colleen shared the camp newsletter and supply list with all who were at the meeting.  Last chance to buy raffle tickets for the opportunity quilt is our next meeting.  One dollar for one, five dollars for six tickets!

We are still making and turning in our Christmas Star blocks for our BOM too.  We have quite a few already but you have until the next meeting to get yours done and in the mix.  I am really hoping to make a few myself now that I am on Fall Break!

Our next meeting we are making rag rugs--led by Debbie!  No idea if this picture I found online looks anything like what Debbie has in mind, but if you want the pattern to this one the link is on the bottom.  Otherwise, come to the next meeting, bring one inch strips in whatever colors you like and your scissors.  The guild will provide you with the "toothbrush" tool or some such thing and you will be on your way to making a giant rug (or a mug rug!).

Rag Rug Pattern Available on Etsy

Nimble Thimbles Quilt Block

Wow, Johnnie did a great job piecing this block and Kathy did a great job with the embroidery! This is Nimble Thimbles contribution to the new state quilt that AQG is putting together with a block from each of its chapters. It will be a lot of fun to see it. Hopefully, it will be shown at the 2009 AQG quilt show.

Important Information from AQG

I have a couple of announcements I would like for you to share with your members:

1) Registrations for the October 11, 2008 Fall Meeting are currently lagging behind our registrations of last year. Therefore, I am extending the deadline for registrations to September 26, 2008. This year’s host chapter, A-Z Quilters have done an incredible job on the
table decorations and favors. You have to see them to believe them! A special thank you goes to our 15 Chapters who donated $25 each for raffle coupons which will be redeemable with our onsite vendors. We will also be having a raffle for a $200 gift basket. We encourage
you to attend this annual meeting to meet up with old friends, find out what’s going on at AQG and hear an outstanding, award winning quilter, Andi Perejda.
2) We also have a number of vacancies for Andi Perejda classes. If you are unfamiliar with Andi’s classes and her expertise, I encourage you to visit Perejda’s website is: www.andiperejda.com.
3) The deadline for Ricky Timms group reservations has passed but we have extended the deadline for individual registrations until October 1st. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity!
4) Also, please not the following corrections to the Traveling Teacher schedule for Audrey Waite which was published in the September Chatter.

Sep 16, not Sep 18 for Miniature Applique Landscape at Estrella Mountain Quilters

Sep 26, not Oct 4 for Not Necessarily Navajo at Quail Country Quilters

Sep 27, 2008, not 2009 for Watercolor at Prickly Piecers


In short everyone, we need and would appreciate your support and participation in these activities. If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me.

I appreciate your assistance and support!

Judy Taylor
AQG President

Wanted - One Quilter to Make Nimble Thimbles Block for State Quilt

AQG has sent the following request out to all of the Chapter Chairs.

One of the very nicest things about being a Past President is the task of doing a really "fun" project. We would like to put together a State Quilt with the current chapters being represented. We do have a state quilt which was made more than ten years ago, and at this time we 51 chapters and the members at large.

With your help we can get a quilt made before the Quilt Show, and we will be able to display it at our functions. Actually, I'd like to get it done before the Chapter Chair meeting in February. Would someone in your chapter please volunteer to design and complete a 10 1/2" unfinished square that has your chapter theme and name or whatever you wish? Send them in to the office as soon as possible, or you could bring them to the Fall Meeting.

If you are interested in making the Nimble Thimbles block, please send an email to nimblethimbles@gmail.com or let Kim know at the next meeting.

New Buttons! Upcoming AQG Events!

I have learned how to add buttons to this blog! A little bit more complicated than adding buttons to a quilt but still, I just had to follow directions. :) You will notice to the right a "Home" button and a "AQG Newsletter" button. If you click on the "Home" button it won't do anything unless you've moved to a sub page and it will take you back to the main page. If you click on the "AQG Newsletter" button, it will bring up the most current version of the AQG newsletter.

The AQG Fall Meeting will be on October 11 at ASU West. You must pre-register and there is a fee because you will be getting lunch. Information is available in the AQG Newsletter.

The 2009 AQG Quilt Show will be March 13 and 14 at the Mesa Convention Center. Mark your calendars now.

AQG Small Quilt Auction

I just got the following note from AQG:

We still need small quilts for the Small Quilt Auction! The deadline will be extended to the 20th of February. Please either use the drop off sites listed on the AQG web site, www.azquiltersguild.org - Small Quilt Auction, or, send or bring them into the AQG office.