Meeting In Person 1/2/24 7:00-9:00pm: Sweatshirt Program Melissa Bickham

The first Nimble Thimbles meeting of 2024 will be on Tuesday 1/2/24 from 7:00-9:00pm.

Meeting time:

6:00pm to set up.

7:00pm program starts.

Meeting place:

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

739 W Erie St

Chandler, AZ 85225

No need for a sewing machine, just bring your pretty fabric and a sweatshirt and a sewing kit. Come and learn a new technique and have fun!  Check your recent email from our President Heather Nothum that contains a supply list for the program

Please sign up for refreshments at the link in the email or contact Mary Platt at the contact information in the email.

We also will be having the Free Table - please be sure to take home any items you bring that aren't taken by the end of the night.

We will have Show and Tell and we will be accepting Community Service quilts.

Upcoming events 

Come join us on Saturday, 12/30/23.  We are having a year end sew party with a potluck and raffle prizes. You must be present to win!  Sweet Pzs in Gilbert.  Fee $10.00, 9:30-4:00pm. 3536 E Tremaine Ave, Gilbert, Az. All members and friends are welcome.

The deadline to enter your quilt in the AQG March quilt show is 1/6/2024. http://arizonaquiltersguild.org

If interested in creating a Gee’s Bend quilt for the AQG quilt show NT Chapter Challenge - contact Penny B

TGIF - at the Downtown Chandler Library- 1/12/24 and 1/27/24. From 11:00am - 3:00pm 

Ray Steeves joins our NT meeting for his Improv presentation on 1/16/2024. More details to follow.

No Meetings in December 2023

 PLEASE NOTE:

There are no regularly scheduled meetings for Nimble Thimbles in the month of December 2023 (first and third Tuesdays).

Meetings will resume on January 2, 2024.   An email will be sent out shortly before that date with details on the January 2nd meeting.

Meeting In Person: Tuesday 11/21/23 7:00-9:00pm Fall Harvest Fun Night

 Come join us for the Fall Harvest Fun Night 11/21/23! We'll have members showcase their special talents on how to make Fabric Flowers, do English Paper Piecing, and stitch Sashiko.  Bring a sewing kit to the hands on demo.  A big thank you to our members who will be doing demonstrations: Joanne Reiter, Diane Pitchford and Colleen Euge.

The Harvest Challenge quilt is due at this meeting. We can’t wait to see your creation from the soy Batiking class.

Also please bring two of your favorite Harvest quilts for show and tell. 

At break time, we will have the Free Table and time to enjoy the refreshments. 

Please bring finished tops for community service.

Set up time 6:00pm

Fun starts at 7:00pm

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

739 W Erie Street

Chandler, AZ

Please note:  NO meetings will be held in December 2023.

Our first meeting in the New Year is on January 2nd 2024 featuring Melissa’s sweatshirt class. Purchase a zipper sweatshirt with a hood in your size. More details to follow.

Upcoming events 

TGIF Sew Day - Friday Dec 1 & 15 (scheduling change due to the holidays.) 11:00am-3:00pm in the Makery, downtown Chandler Library. Bring your own project to work on.

Save the date! 11/24/23 Friday! We are having a kick off Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt for 2023-24 Party at Sweet Pzs in Gilbert. All members and friends are welcome! Come and join the fun sewing on BHMQ and/or your own projects. Bring a white elephant gift $20-25 to Sweet Pzs on 11/24/23.  Friday from 9:30am-4:00pm. $10.00 fee payable to Sweet Pzs.  The December 9th date has been canceled.

AQG opened registration 10/1/23 to enter your quilts for the March quilt show 2024. http://arizonaquiltersguild.org

If interested in creating a Gee’s Bend quilt for the AQG quilt show NT Chapter Challenge - contact Penny Boese for details.  (See recent email explaining)

Meeting (In Person): 11/7/23 7:00 - 9:00pm Pam Rackley Presentation

 Nimble Thimbles In Person Meeting 11/7/23 7:00 - 9:00pm

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 739 W Erie St, Chandler AZ

This Tuesday 11/7/23 is our in person meeting. We will have Pam Rackley from Sweet Pzs Designs presenting Lori Holt’s patterns. She will have demonstrations, patterns for sale and quilts on display. A show you won’t want to miss. 

We will set up starting at 6:00pm (all help is welcome!) and our meeting will start at 7:00pm. 

Also, bring your show and tell items to our meeting. We look forward to being inspired by all your creative works!

We will have the give away table available for you to give and take items.

Bring your quilts for community service and they will be showing the one’s completed and received.

Upcoming events

11/21/23 Tuesday - Harvest fun filled night - in person

Please bring 2 of your Harvest quilts to show

Also the Harvest Challenge quilt is due from the soy batik class Come and  join in the fun learning new techniques, with hands on demonstrations.

TGIF Friday, November 3rd  & 17th to avoid Veterans and Thanksgiving holiday closures.  11am - 3pm at  the Makery, downtown Chandler Library. December dates are December 1st & 15th. 

Save the date! 11/24/23 Friday! We are having a kick off Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt for 2023-24 Party at Sweet Pzs in Gilbert .All members and friends are welcome! Come and enjoy in the fun sewing on BHMQ and or your projects. Friday from 9:30-4:00pm. $10.00 fee payable to Sweet Pzs. We are also booked December 9, 2023. 

AQG opened registration 10/1/23 to enter your quilts for the March quilt show 2024. If interested in creating a Gee’s Bend quilt for the AQG quilt show NT Chapter Challenge - contact Penny Boese for details.   Also check the page on our blog that has details on the Challenge.

Please note:  NO meetings will be held in December 2023.

January 2nd 2024 program will be a sweatshirt class presented by Melissa Bickham. Purchase a zipper sweatshirt with a hood in your size. More details to follow.

We still need a couple of volunteers to bring refreshments this upcoming Tuesday night 11/7 and on November 21st volunteers to bring pumpkin bread and hot apple cider. If you don’t like to use the signup Genius (link is in the recent email) you may contact Mary Platt and volunteer. 

Zoom Meeting: Tuesday 10/17/23 Gillian Whitney Presentation on Canva

 

Welcome to the upcoming ZOOM meeting Tuesday 10/17/23. We have an agenda full of exciting opportunities and upcoming events! You won’t want to miss seeing Gillian Whitney’s Canva presentation! Invite a friend to join us and share the link with them. 

Gillian Whitney has extensive experience teaching how to use Canva to create graphics, video and print-based marketing materials. 

6:30 Get on early to chat

7:00 Meeting begins 

9:00 Meeting ends

Please check your email for the Zoom link for tonight's presentation.  We will be using Gillian's Zoom link so it will not be the one we normally use for our Zoom meetings.

Upcoming events

11/7/23 Tuesday - Pam Rackley from Sweet Pzs Presentation - in person

11/21/23 Tuesday - Harvest fun filled night - in person.  Please bring 2 of your Harvest quilts to show.  Also the Harvest Challenge quilt is due from the soy batik class. 

AQG opened registration 10/1/23 to enter your quilts for the March quilt show 2024. http://arizonaquiltersguild.org

 If interested in creating a Gee’s Bend quilt for the AQG quilt show NT Chapter Challenge - contact Penny Boese for details 

Please sign up for refreshments for the next several meetings - use the SignUp link in the email you received about this meeting. In addition, we are looking a few volunteers to bring pumpkin bread and hot spice apple cider for the Harvest night 11/21/23. 

 

Meeting In Person: Tuesday 10/3/23 - Small Quilt Auction

 NIMBLE THIMBLES SMALL QUILT AUCTION

When:  Tuesday, October 3^rd, 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Where:  Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 

                739 W Erie St. Chandler

 

What:  Wonderful handmade items from Nimble Thimbles members - small quilts, bags, wall hangings and more. Come and get a head start on holiday decorations and gifts.  Bring your friends to join in bidding for the wonderful handmade items that will be available.

 

Donations for items will be used to fund Nimble Thimbles chapter meeting educational presentations and for Community Service projects.

 

Important:  Cash or check only.  Money is due at the end of the auction.

 

Would you like to donate?  Items will be accepted at the night of the auction.

Please sign up for providing snacks by using the SignUp Genius link in the email sent out by our President Heather.

Since we are having a full night of activities, show and tell  will be postponed until next month but we will still have the FREE TABLE.

Doors will open at 6:00pm to help set up chairs.

Auction starts at 7:00pm.

Meeting In Person Tuesday 9/19/23 7:00-9:00pm Scrappy Fun Night

 Come Tuesday night 9/19/23 for a night of scrappy fun!

Place for Tuesday Meeting

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

739 E Erie Street

Chandler, AZ 85225

Time: 6:00pm to set up

Fun starts at 7:00pm

What do you need to bring?

A sewing machine, sewing kit (rotary cutter, scissors, ruler, small cutting mat), strip scraps, and scrappy fabric of your choice. Lots of scraps to organize!  A hand project if you choose not to sew.

We will start the meeting with membership and community service, then the scrappy activities will begin!  There are 3 activities to choose from:

Sewing the scrappy Donna Jordan pattern, sent in the previous email

Cut out scraps from Heather's scrap chart - this is your opportunity to get your scraps organized

A table for hand projects

Everyone is encouraged to participate in one of these activities!

At break time, enjoy snacks, the free table and the pattern exchange treasure hunt! 

After the break we will play the games with the 5” squares.  Remember to bring 5” scraps - 3 baggies with 25 scraps in each.

Get ready to have fun!  See you at Scrappy Night!

(Don't forget to bring in completed items for the Small Quilt Auction to be held on 10/3/23)

Upcoming Events 

Arizona Quilters Fun Day-3rd Annual 

When: Saturday, October 21, 2023 9:00 AM
Where: 330 W Coral Gables, Phoenix, AZ 85023