Cactus Patchers March 10, 2020 Meeting - What is a Modern Quilt with Erika

Come join Erika and other Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild members explore “What is a Modern Quilt” on Tuesday at 6:30 PM at our next Cactus Patcher’s meeting. Erika will share quilt and quilt tops to ponder: “Is this modern? Is this contemporary?” Bring your most modernist quilts for show-n-tell too!

Peggy will be our Mistress of Ceremonies, guiding us through the evening. Barbara will provide our raffle basket.

See you all there.

Pyle Center - Sedona Room
655 E Southern Ave, Tempe (SW corner Southern/Rural)

Tuesday, March 10, 2020
6:30p - 8:30p (doors open 6p)

Phoenix Modern Quilt Guild
The Modern Quilt Guild

Cactus Patchers February 11, 2020 Meeting - Pinkalicious - Amy Totty from 'Bolts and More'

We are having a Pinkalicious program on Tuesday. Amy Totty will be with us to do a trunk show, demo something cute, and have goodies to purchase from her shop, Bolts and More.

Pink refreshments will be served. Wear pink, think pink, and share pink!

Suzanna will be our Mistress of Ceremonies, guiding us through the evening. Carol will provide our raffle basket.

See you all there.

Pyle Center - Sedona Room
655 E Southern Ave, Tempe (SW corner Southern/Rural)

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
6:30p - 8:30p (doors open 6p)

Cactus Patchers January 14, 2020 Meeting - Trunk Show by Pam G!

Come one, come all to our first meeting of the new year!

Cindy will be our hostess, guiding us through the evening. Laura will help explain the upcoming AQG voting. Our very own Pam will be doing a Trunk Show & Treasures from the Past. Be sure to buy some raffle tickets for a basket put together by Claire!

See you all there.

Pyle Center - Sedona Room
655 E Southern Ave, Tempe (SW corner Southern/Rural)
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
6:30p - 8:30p (doors open 6p)

A Cajun Christmas - December 2019

We have Thanksgiving behind us, as well as Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Catch Your Breath Sunday and Cyber Monday. Well, Cyber Monday is winding down…

It’s time to be thinking about the Cactus Patchers Christmas Party!

The theme this year is A Cajun Christmas !

The party is nearly upon us (just 8 days!), Tuesday, December 10. It will be held at Pyle Center in the Multi-Purpose Room, side B.

Dinner and Socializing: 6:30 to 8:00

November 2019 Meeting Reminder - Trunk Show with Beth Norris

Reminder- Cactus Patchers’ meeting this Tuesday, November 12 at the Pyle Center in Tempe at 6 PM (meeting starts at 6:30 PM). Claire will be our Master of Ceremonies and Diane D will provide our raffle basket.

We have a guest this month, Beth Norris will provide a trunk show and small hand projects.

Cactus Patchers’ is looking for a volunteer to be our Chatter Submitter. We can talk at the meeting on Tuesday. Could be as simple as writing a few bullet points or short statements about our current events, gathering a few photos of meeting, and submitting to the Chatter editors. Think on it. Less than an hour a month and you can help!

See you Tuesday!

August 13 Meeting - Claire Victor Trunk Show

Ready to groan? Here’s some punny jokes that should do the trick:

• My friend composes songs about sewing machines. He’s a Singer-songwriter.
• I can’t remember any sewing jokes, I’m running out of materials.
• My sewing machine isn’t working properly. Not sure what’s wrong with it though, it just seams a little off.
• If your block isn’t working right, just try turning it around. Maybe it will work left.

If you don’t like those, come on over to the Pyle Adult Center this Tuesday at 6 PM for our August meeting. A few of our own award-winning quilters will host us for the night. Cindy will be our Master of Ceremonies and Claire will be doing a trunk show.

6:00 Doors Open – Set-Up and Sign-in
6:30 Welcome and announcements – Cindy

• Raffle Basket tickets for sale – 1 for $1.00 or 6 for $5.00
• AQG Updates
• Member of the year - Nominations are due by August 23, 2019
• https://azquiltersguild.org/about.php?ID=108
• 2020 Arizona Quilters Guild Quilt Show - Desert Stars - February 27 - 29, 2020
• https://www.azquiltersguild.org/about.php?ID=243
• Community Service
• QOV
• August 27 - Friendship Sew Day will be dedicated to a project of your choice
• Challenge – Underwater Treasure– Claire
• Challenge details (http://cactuspatchers.blogspot.com/2019/05/underwater-treasure-cactus-patchers.html)
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• August Program - August 13 Trunk Show by Claire Victor
• Show and Tell

8:30 – Meeting officially ends.

Open Task Positions – Opportunity to steer the direction of our Chapter and give back to the quilting community.

Master of Ceremony – and Parking Lot (ensures folks use buddy-system to walk to cars at night)

● Aug – Cindy
● Sept – Claire
● Oct – Carol
● Nov – OPEN
● Dec – Nancy H – party?
● 2020 Jan – Cindy
● Feb – Suzanna
● March – OPEN
● April – OPEN
● May – OPEN
● June – OPEN 

Raffle Basket – Raffle Queen Judy Hodges
● Aug – Laura F
● Sept – Carlene
● Oct – Cecilia / Rita
● Nov – Diane D
● Dec – Erika
● 2020 Jan – Claire
● Feb – Carol
● March – OPEN
● April – OPEN
● May – OPEN

Tutti Frutti Summer Fun & Christmas in July Show-n-Tell - July 9, 2019

Wikipedia stuff: The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country comprising 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. This weekend we celebrate our 243rd anniversary of the act Declaring Independence from British rule. The declaration is a well-known statement on human rights, particularly its second sentence:

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

In pursuit of happiness, I hope you have a wonderful Independence weekend. Continue the fun with the Cactus Patcher’s Tutti Frutti Summer Fun!

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To cool off from the summer fun, bring Christmas / Winter quilts for show and tell, or your latest creation.

There are a few other items on the agenda: Pam will bring our raffle basket, we will discuss and vote on the 2019/2020 community service projects, Claire will talk about the Underwater Treasure Challenge, and don’t forget our door prize drawing.

For your further reading pleasure, members were emailed the Treasure Reports.

See you all after the Fourth!!!

June 11 Program Meeting

Hello!

If you haven’t heard, the forecast for Tuesday is 108 degrees. Before you groan, keep in mind we need the heat in order to get to the thunderstorms and rain… some of us like that action. (As long as the safety of the indoors is available.)

No monsoons are forecast for Tuesday, and we have a great evening planned at Cactus Patchers. Heidi Pridemore of The Whimsical Workshop will present, we have more Motley Bazaar items to sell, and we know you’ll bring some fun and inspirational show-n-tell items!

Heidi Pridemore   https://www.thewhimsicalworkshop.com/

See you Tuesday!

May 14, 2019 Meeting

Happy! It's finally time for our Small Quilt Exchange! Bring your small quilt wrapped and ready for some fun!

• Requirements: whatever makes you happy! to fit perimeter 48” to 96” and made this year. 

Show and Tell!

• We ran out of time for show-n-tell last month due to the Motley Bazaar... therefore we are having a humdinger of a show-n-tell this month!
• Bring any from last month (if still in your possession)
• Bring new from this month!
• Bring your oldest UFO (if you dare!)

April financial reports were emailed to members... we were so successful with the Motley Bazaar we may not need a fundraiser for a while!

• Thanks go to Tall Nancy for organizing such a profitable event! 
• And thanks to Laura for passing on donated fabric for our benefit!
• And thanks go to all of you who donated goods and services!

Hope to see you Tuesday!

Meeting Notes and Financials Emailed

We dodged triple digits this week, and high winds created an enjoyable wind-chill factor requiring a long sleeve T-shirt! Of course, I know there are many of you who are waiting for the heat with great anticipation. Either way, I’m quite thankful we’re not in the path of the huge snowstorm hitting the upper mid-west. 

Whatever your temperate comfort zone, you can sit back and peruse the attached meeting minutes and March financial documents. (Sent to members via email)

Until next time, may your needles be sharp (or ball pointed or perfectly universal),

Nancy P

Cactus Patchers’ Annual Fundraiser: The First Ever Motley Bazaar - April 9, 2019

Motley Bazaar

This is our main fundraiser for the year, replacing the Small Quilt Auction. The money will be used for our fabulous Cactus Patchers Programs. Bring cash or your checkbook!

Bring us your unused, your forgotten, your huddled treasures yearning to be free...

One girl’s junk is another girl’s joy

Suggested ITEMS you can donate for auction:

• Small quilts
• Tools
• Unfinished projects
• Cool things you’ve collected but never used
• Patterns
• Gifts you want to regift
• Decorator items
• Tchotchkes
• Baked goods
• Anything that’s pretty cool

Suggested SERVICES you can donate for auction:

• Long arm quilting
• Binding
• Cutting a quilt out
• Custom quilt design/advice
• Any service people might want

6:30p - 8:30p (doors open 6p)
No raffle basket this month
Don't forget your Show n Tell

Nov 13, 2018 Meeting - Quilted Frog

Hello and welcome to wonderful November!

We have another great meeting coming up...

The raffle basket will be donated by Amy W – tickets are $1.00 each or six for $5.00

Our Program will be by owners of The Quilted Frog in Queen Valley, AZ. They will have a trunk show and items to purchase. Their web site is:  

http://www.quiltedfrog.com/

Show and Tell and ticket drawings for the Door Prize and Raffle Basket will round out the evening.

Hope to see you there!

Meeting TOMORROW - Tues, Oct 9, 2019 - Wanda Dix Trunk Show & Bag & Boob Babes

I hope you can join us on Tuesday to welcome Wanda Dix as she presents a Trunk Show of her personal quilts! You may know Wanda as she is a member of Cactus Patchers, but more importantly, she has run the Peace by Piece chapter of Arizona Blankets 4 Kids for over 13 years! PbP has donated over 6,000 blankets! Visit her website here: http://www.peacebypiecequilters.org/


Also, Marilyn from Bag & Boob Babes will share with us her Breast Cancer Awareness Project. The B&BB group provides drain aprons with pillows, chemo hats, eye masks and totes, and could use a helping hand.

2nd Tues Meeting - 9/11/18

WE (You!) are the

September 11 program

Bring tips or skills you’d like to share!

How you organize your quilt area…

Demo a ruler…

Pictures of your quilting/crafting space…

Books, magazines, or patterns…

Where you store (or hide) your stash…

A simple thing to do or keep for your project(s)…

An idea you “snitched” from a friend…

Transporting your machine and/or supplies…

Binding styles…

There are many ideas in our heads that we never share because they seem so simple…

 IT’S TIME TO SHARE!

Don't miss this! - Christy Fincher - August 14, 2018

Straight from Wikipedia: “The dog days or dog days of summer are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star Sirius, which Greek and Roman astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck. They are now taken to be the hottest, most uncomfortable part of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.”

Without doing any research on the heliacal rising of the star Sirius, I totally agree, except for mad dogs. Too bad there aren’t vaccinations for the rest of it!

Forget about the woes of summer and jog your creativity on Tuesday as we welcome Cristy Fincher of Purple Daisies Quilting! She will be presenting her Lecture/Trunk Show to Cactus Patchers on Tuesday, August 14, at 6:30pm. She may include a lesson on a technique and/or bring some products.

You can visit her web site at https://purpledaisiesquilting.com

Cristy’s presentation will be approximately an hour, which will leave us plenty of time for Show-n-Tell and socializing!

We will have a raffle basket, so bring a few dollars!

REMINDER - No Meeting 4th Tuesday in July

We do not meet the 4th Tuesday in July.  See Scheduled Meetings for what's coming up.

Cactus Patchers Sorbet Soirée - July 10, 2018

Come cool off at the Cactus Patchers Sorbet Soirée on Tuesday, July 10, 6:30pm at Pyle Center! We will provide Sorbets and cookies; please bring your own drink.

We will introduce the new board, celebrate the outgoing board, and all of you will provide some inspiration!  

Besides sharing our “regular” awesome Show ‘n’ Tell projects, we are asking that you bring holiday quilts and items. These can be any holiday, but some of us need encouragement and motivation for Christmas, Halloween, Hanukkah, and Thanksgiving.  Besides getting our minds going in that direction, maybe we’ll feel  a little bit cooler!

Our raffle basket this month will be provided by Pam G!

Hope to see any who are willing and able to brave the heat on Tuesday!

Stay Hydrated and Happy Stitching,

NEW Program for Tues - June 12, 2018 - Nancy Parlova - Tessellations

BAD NEWS, GOOD NEWS, and OTHER NEWS.

Bad news: Due to health reasons, Cristy Fincher is unable to attend tomorrow night; we all wish her a speedy recovery. 

GOOD NEWS!  Cristy is working with Carlene to reschedule.

Other news: There will be a “how to” program on Tessellations presented by none other than Nancy P (me). For some of you it’s a refresher, but for many of you it’ll be a completely new experience!

For the Tessellation Experience, please bring:

• ·        An old crayon or inexpensive marker (friends can share)
• ·        Clear tape (friends can share)
• ·        Paper scissors (each person should probably have their own pair)
• ·        A small ruler (6”-ish) in case we get far enough to use one

Don't forget your show-n-tell items and money for the raffle basket!

    See you tomorrow!

Tuesday, June 12, 2018 - Cristy Fincher Update

UPDATE:  This program to be rescheduled at a future date - Cristy Fincher of Purple Daisies Quilting will be presenting her Lecture/Trunk Show to Cactus Patchers on Tuesday, June 12 at 6:30pm.

 You can visit her web site at  https://purpledaisiesquilting.com

Cristy’s presentation will be approximately an hour, which will leave us plenty of time for Show-n-Tell and socializing!  

Our raffle basket this month will be provided by Carol!

 Hope to see any who are braving the heat on Tuesday!

 Happy Stitching,

 Nancy P

Small Quilt Auction/40th Anniversary Celebration - May 8, 2018

All present and past Cactus Patchers are invited as we

celebrate the 40th Anniversary of our chapter!

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Pyle Center Multi-Purpose Room B

Tempe, AZ

6:00 doors open (note room change above)

6:00 - 6:30 

·                 Deliver small quilts for the silent auction (optional)

·                 Drop off small dessert (savory treats welcome!)

6:30 Program Begins

6:35 Desserts & Socializing (water provided)

7:00ish Show ‘n’ Tell Extravaganza

·                 Show ‘n’ Tell Part 1 – our regular, monthly celebration of our abilities to manipulate fabric into art, modern, and/or traditional quilts

·                 Show ‘n’ Tell Part 2 – Past President Quilts (if you’re a Past President, please bring your quilt(s)

·                 Show ‘n’ Tell Part 3 – Award Winners – All of you who have won ribbons and/or awards, please share your treasures with us

7:45 Small Quilt Silent Auction

Bring a pen and your checkbook!

Clean-Up and Good Byes by 8:30

Hope to see you there!