Thursday, August 31, 2023

Meeting In Person Tuesday 9/5/23 7:00-9:00pm: Speaker - Diane Pitchford Trunk Show of Scrappy Collection of Quilts


Welcome to Scrappy September Month!

It’s time to pull out your patterns, books and magazines! 

This Tuesday 9/5/23 meeting we are asking for you to bring 1 (one) book, pattern or magazine for the scrappy night exchange on 9/16/23.

9/16/23 meeting-please bring 3 bags each with 25 - 5” square in a zip lock bag to play left right and center. This will give you an opportunity to get to know the NT members and make new friends. There will be other scrappy activities. 

This Tuesday coming up we are meeting at the church on 9/5/23.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

739 Erie St

Chandler, AZ 85225

Come at 6:00pm for set up and (earn an extra) ticket for door prizes.

Meeting starts at 7:00pm 

Tonight’s guest speaker: in house meeting 

Our very own member Diane Pitchford!

She will be presenting her beautiful scrappy collection of quilts! 

Penny Boese will be reviewing our challenge for the quilt show. 

Show n tell theme, scrappy quilts!

Please bring any items you plan to put in for the Small Quilt Auction on October 3, 2023

November 24,2023 Challenge: sew a 36” x 36” wall hanging or small quilt using your soy batik fat quarter dyed from our June 6th hands on meeting. The theme is “Harvest/Autumn”.

Don't forget the fantastic FREE TABLE!  It's a great way to recycle and give new life to older and unneeded items to refresh new quilting ideas.

  

Remember to sign up for snacks.  Click on the Sign Up link in the latest email to bring something yummy for our future meetings.

 

Hope to see you all Tuesday 9/5/23!

Heather Nothum

President, Nimble Thimbles

Sunday, August 13, 2023

Zoom Meeting: Tuesday 8/15/23 7-9pm: Speaker - Elizabeth Grandsberg: Adventures with 60 degree Triangle Quilts

Nimble Thimbles Zoom Meeting

Tuesday 8/15/23 7:00 - 9:00pm

Tuesday, August 15 is a ZOOM meeting.  Our guest speaker is Elizabeth Grandsberg.  She will be presenting a trunk show titled, "Adventures with 60 degree Triangle Quilts".  She will share her experiences with One Block Wonder Quilts, Stack and Whack, and Hexified Panel Quilts. 

Check your email for the Zoom link to this online meeting/lecture

Elizabeth is giving our members a 20% discount on her Etsy shop - check your email for the link and dates the discount is active.

Also, if you have a show and tell item, you can email a photo to Crystal Bray - check your email for her email address.

We will also have Penny Boese sharing with us an exciting Challenge for the AQG quilt show in March 2024.

Jill Eskew will be presenting up coming events, including some fun scrappy challenges. 

 Looking forward to seeing you all ONLINE!  So dress in comfy clothes, enjoy your own snacks and beverages.   Quilt ON!