Tuesday, November 5, 2019

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT: TIME CHANGE FOR MULQUEENS MEETING

The new time for November 5th meeting at the Tempe Mulqueens.
5:30-6 early shopping
6-7:45 sharp demonstrations and final shopping.
Please be patient as only 1 person from Mulqueens will be there to help us.
If you have any questions please call Melissa 602-448-8240.

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Reminder that our November 5th meeting will be held at Mulqueen's in Tempe. The demonstrations and program begin at 7pm. You can come at 6:30 for early shopping!

Monday, June 3, 2019

Meeting - June 4th

Patti Pearce was a speaker at the AQG Quilt Show in March and has been featured at 35th Ave.
During this “Table Talk” trunk show, Patti will discuss the quilts and wall hangings that she has created from vintage tablecloths and kitchen towels. She will show part of my collection that has yet to be re-purposed and discuss ideas for how to use them. Patti will also offer patterns and vintage kitchen linens for sale.

Meeting - June 18th

This is the last meeting for the fiscal year.  This will be a social meeting with a cold treat and a fun game of left, right, center.  Please bring 1 (one) fat quarter for the game.

Also to celebrate the end of our year, bring your block of the month, a vintage quilt you love, or a sampler to share during the social time.


Block of the month - Farm Girl Vintage Book

The block for May is Baking Day Block (page 13) which is stacked bowls.
The block for June is Old Glory (page 47).

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Meeting - May 21st

Diane Pitchford will be our guest for the next meeting. She is a certified judge and judges for the Tucson Quilt Show.  We are looking for members to bring quilts and quilt stands so she can discuss during the presentation.  This is one of the favorite presentations from several years ago since she provides great insight into how to make your quilts ribbon ready.

Meeting - June 4th

Patti Pearce was a speaker at the AQG Quilt Show in March and has been featured at 35th Ave.
During this “Table Talk” trunk show, Patti will discuss the quilts and wall hangings that she has created from vintage tablecloths and kitchen towels. She will show part of my collection that has yet to be re-purposed and discuss ideas for how to use them. Patti will also offer patterns and vintage kitchen linens for sale.

Meeting - June 18th

This is the last meeting for the fiscal year.  This will be a social meeting with a cold treat and a fun game of left, right, center.  Please bring 1 (one) fat quarter for the game.

Also to celebrate the end of our year, bring your block of the month, a vintage quilt you love, or a sampler to share during the social time.


Block of the month - Farm Girl Vintage Book

The block for May is Baking Day Block (page 13) which is stacked bowls.
The block for June is Old Glory (page 47).

Thursday, May 2, 2019

May 7th - Next meeting

Our next meeting will feature a quilter that has been to several Nimble Thimble Meetings, Linda Pohlenz from Butterfly Express Quilting.  She will be showing her quilts and maybe we will get a first look at her new pattern she is publishing.  If you want to see more of her work, visit http://www.butterflyexpressquilting.com.


Block of the month

The April block of the month will be due which is the Fresh Pears from the Vintage Farm Girls book by Lori Holt.   Get your fruit on and bring in your blocks.




Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Let's Finish those bags - rsvp to Penny

Our Fifth Tuesday Community Service Day is April 30. We will focus on making bags for the Red Cross. Kathy O’Brien has several bags serged and ready for handles and the finishing seam around the top. We need your help getting through over 200 bags!

Please let us know if you will be able to help on April 30 (regular meeting time, 7-9 p.m.) by emailing Penny Boese at pboese@cox.net or 480-862-3129. When you RSVP, please let me know if you will bring your sewing machine, or if you need a job that doesn’t require a sewing machine. As always, we will have projects for people who are unable to bring their machines. Remember to bring all of your notions, thread, etc. Contact Penny if you have questions.-
Thanks for all you do

Saturday, April 13, 2019

Meeting on April 16th.

We are pleased to host, Swan Amity from Tucson, AZ.  Her website is https://www.swanamity.com.
 This was a recommended speaker from our own Merci who saw her in California.


Next meeting on May 7th.

Our next meeting on May 7th will feature Linda Pohlenz from Butterfly Express Quilting.


The block of the month for April from the Vintage Farm Girl book is the Country Pear.