Tuesday, May 20 meeting will be a Tea Towel program.  Bring in your tea towels and share their story!  Bring any tea towels you wish to share - one that you made, found, received as a gift, bought, an antique or one you love and use all the time.  Join us for a fun evening of sharing stories!

It's time for our annual Small Quilt Auction!!!

On Tuesday October 4, 2011 please join us for a fun auction featuring the work of our own Nimble Thimble quilters. An annual tradition that everyone looks forward to! Bring your friends, neighbors, family or perfectly good strangers, etc to join in the bidding fun. The auction is always a fun event and can get a bit rowdy with amazing bidding action...Have fun and let the bidding begin!!!!!

There will also be a quilt show this evening with the opportunity to display your quilts for others to enjoy! It is asked that members bring quilts to display as a back drop to the quilt auction.

Quilting Makes The Quilt Challenge

ARE YOU READY ????
HERE COMES QUILTING MAKES THE QUILT CHALLENGE

We would like to invite all members to participate in this year’s Quilting makes the Quilt challenge.
Everyone that joins in the fun will be given the fabrics ( not the backing ) and instructions for making the wall hanging , but the challenge will be in how you quilt the block. Since many of us fear the quilting part, we thought this would be what sets us free in letting our quilting juices flow!!!!!!!!!
We hope to have kits ready by the first of March .
The cost will be $15 and payment will be due by February 15, 2011.
See Kim, Patty, Martha, Bev or LeeAnna for any ?’s

We can't wait for show and tell after our great day with Barb Cressy!!!!

Upcoming Events for Nimble Thimbles

July 6 - Poor Unfinished Projects Due / Bring 3 New PUPs to vote on.
Sew – Ins : Chandler Downtown Police Station on Chicago
· Sunday, June 27, 9am – 4pm.
· Sunday, July 25 (possible NT class - TBA)
· Sunday, August 22 (possible NT class - TBA)
Block of the Month - Completed 12 ½ inch blocks due on : June 15, July 20, August 17, September 21, October 19, and November 16.
October 5 - Annual Small Quilt Auction - Make wall hanging, tote, pillow, table runner, etc. to auction off.
November (11),12,13,14 - Emmanuel Pines Camp - Optional: Make wall hanging, tote, pillow, etc. to auction off.
December - President’s Challenge Wall Hanging - Theme: Friendship. Bring completed wall hanging, table runner, wearable art, tote, pillow, etc. to the Christmas Party.
Quilting Makes the Quilt - Challenge details to come, due in 2011.

Count down for P.U.P. Projects : aka Poor Unfinished Projects

Where has the past year gone? Time is quickly approaching for the reveal of our P.U.P. projects at the July 6 meeting. You still have 6+ weeks to complete your project and hopefully you haven't waited to the last minute. If you have, then get busy because for those that have finished will be entered into a prize drawing. Please bring your P.U.P. to the meeting in whatever stage it is in on the July 6 meeting for all to enjoy. Get stitchin!!!!

If you want to participate in the P.U.P. project for next year, then start digging in your sewing room and on July 6 bring in 3 options of unfinished projects and the fun begins when the members vote on which project you will be working on for the next year.

Chinese Auction

March 2 - Chinese Auction - 7pm at the Gilbert Historical Museum community room. Please bring your quarters and loose change ( and maybe a few dollars) to the Nimble Thimbles version of a Chinese Auction. Don’t forget to invite your friends and their quarters. We have beautiful baskets of quilting and non-quilting related items for auction that have been generously donated by our members. We have also collected donations from vendors at the Phoenix Quilt, Craft and Sewing Festival and our local Quilt Shops, thanks to Barb Barrow. Once you add your quarters to the basket, one lucky chopstick is chosen as the winner of the basket - but, you have to play (or pay) to win! Join the fun as Vice President Nancy Haldeman auctioneers for what will prove to be a wild evening, guaranteed.

Chinese Auction

It's in the planning and Nancy H. has put out the call for items to be donated for the Chinese auction , that is scheduled for March 2,2010. She is asking for any items that you might no longer need and willing to donate for a good evening of fun and bidding. The items don't necessarily have to be sewing related, but can be any household item. For example: candles, picture frames, cooking items, decorating items, garden things...etc. She is collecting at all the meetings thru February and can't wait to put the items in gift baskets for the auction. Nancy is also collecting any 2 1/2 inch strips you might have and also any width strips for donation to the auction. Thanks for your help.

President's Challenge

Our new president, Kathy has challenged us to create a small quilt that represents friendship and what our group means to us individually. Don't panic you have until the holiday party in December to create your quilt. It doesn't need to be big, just a small quilt size.

Meeting of the AZ Historical Quilt Study Group

We have received an invitation for any interested members to attend a meeting of the AZ Historical Quilt Study Group. It will be held on February 21 from 10:00am to 1:30pm at the Gilbert Historical Society Museum. They are asking for a donation of $2 per attendee to cover the cost of renting the space. They are also asking people to bring strippy quilts. They will be discussing and doing a show & tell of these quilts.

CORRECTION - I spoke with Kayla, Director of Gilbert Historical Museum, and she confirmed that the scheduled date for the Arizona Historical Quilt Study Group is Saturday, February 28. The meeting begins at 10:00. (Correction posted 2/16)

Gilbert Historical Museum
10 S Gilbert Rd
Gilbert, AZ
4800-926-1577

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.

Aug. 24 Stitch N'Pitch at Diamondbacks Game

This event was brought up at the meeting last night, so I thought I'd provide some links to information for those who are interested. It looks like tickets are available on-line and at some local shops like Fiber Factory in Mesa. You get into the game early and go to a needlework expo. It looks like this focuses more on embroidery, needlework, knitting, and crocheting than quilting but could still be lots of fun. You get a t-shirt as well.

Info on buying Stitch N' Pitch tickets
AZ Diamondbacks info about event
Official Stitch N' Pitch website