Crazy Quilt Trunk Show coming September 4, 2012

 Get ready for a wonderful showing of crazy quilts as our own Darlene Reid presents her lecture "Crazy Quilts".  Darlene always makes her presentation very informative and enjoyable because her true passion is crazy quilts...you will be in awe of her collection!

Sunday sew in at the Chandler Police Station is on August 19,2012

OOPS.....sorry for getting the word out late, but hopefully you have already marked the date in your calendar. Tomorrow August 19th  is Sunday sew in at the Chandler Police station. This is an open sew day where you can work on any of your own projects and do it in the company of  new and old friends! What sounds better then that!!!!  Come join us.

Message from Lee Anna .....

Nimble Thimbles Fall Quilt Camp November 2 – 4, 2012




If you’d like to spend a weekend working on your projects, sleeping, eating, walking, talking and laughing, laughing, oh and quilting, then join us at Emmanuel Pines in Prescott. We start at 2:00pm on Thursday, (I’ll know for sure by the beginning of September) and we have the space until 2:00pm on Sunday. Our camp is very easy, the only times to remember is when camp starts, when it finishes and when it’s time to eat!



The only requirement is that everyone (your sister, Mom, Aunt, friend) MUST belong to AQG. This is for insurance purposes. There are NO exceptions.



Costs: Friday - Sunday = $84.00, Thursday to Sunday = $98.00.

The $10 deposit is Non-Refundable, and no refunds are given less than 30 days prior to camp.



For those that have not enjoyed camp before - here are some things to plan for:

- Emmanuel Pines starts cooking for us at Friday dinner.

- Some of us do a potluck for Thursday dinner; go into Prescott.

- Same for Friday breakfast/lunch

- We have a quilting gift exchange - $20 limit. If you bring a gift, you'll get a gift. Please wrap your gift. We usually do the exchange on Saturday after lunch. Participate only if you want to.

- We have a small quilt auction on Saturday night. Money goes to the camp fund. Again, participate only if you want to.

- We hand out Door Prizes on Friday night so you can shop the local stores on Saturday!

- Bring munchies to share... bring drinks and ice (we have space on the deck for coolers), coffee, tea and hot chocolate is provided by Emmanuel Pines. (Bring a coffee cup, they only provide those little tiny Styrofoam cups).



Here is a link to the Emmanuel Pines website, check out the sewing/sleeping spaces and directions to camp.



http://www.emmanuelpines.com/

We sleep in the Oak Lodge and sew in the Cedar Chapel.



Questions? Or to sign up for camp; please see me at one of the meetings or you can email me. If you can’t find me – then feel free to give your money to Kathy O’Brien (our Treasurer).



Cheers!

Lee Anna

Camp Queen

Charity Sew Night is Tuesday July 31,2012

July is a month with five Tuesdays and that means we can meet for a great evening of good times and contribute to our charity work. This is a casual night with opportunities to cut fabric, organize kits, sew on bindings and labels or bring your sewing machine and make a quilt top. Please join in the fun this coming Tuesday!!!!

Crayon Challenge...what's this you ask???

A new challenge has been presented by Karen and Suzie in time for the Holiday party. If you wish to join in the fun the challenge is to make a project with the main color being the color of the crayon that you draw blindly from a bag. There are apparently no other rules other then incorporating the color that belongs to you...so be creative and let your imagination take over. Our quilts will be the backdrop to our Holiday party and hung around the room.

When is the Holiday party? Mark your calendars for the second Tuesday in December, which is December 11,2012. So start planning and get started on your crayon challenge!!!!!

Sunday sew in at the Chandler Police Station is Sunday July 15th

Why not spend the day with friends doing what you like to do best...talk and sew! Join us for a day of sewing and staying cool at the Chandler Police Station anytime from 9am to 4pm. The address is 250 E. Chicago, Chandler, Az.  If you haven't joined in the fun before come check it out. Bring your own project and equipment and just see what you can get done....hope to see you there!

July 3, 2012 is PUP ( Poor unfinished project) Night!

Time to finish up you poor unfinished project and bring it to our meeting on July 3, 2012.

 For those not familiar with this yearly event and wish to participate next year you need to pick out 3 unfinished projects of your choice and bring to the meeting and the fun begins. At the meeting the group will decide which of the 3 projects will be chosen for you to finish over the next year. The projects can be anything from a project not started to a project that you have put away for years and just hadn't finished. You will have until next July to complete the project and share it with the group. The voting makes for a fun evening....so pick your projects with a passion to complete them!!!!