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

Strawberry Patchers 23rd Annual Quilt Show - June 7 & 8, 2019

Hello Quilter Friends!

On behalf of the members of the Strawberry Patchers, I write to ask your help to spread the word about our 23rd Annual Quilt Show to be held June 7 & 8 in Pine.  The show will be open for viewing from 9 AM - 4 PM both Friday and Saturday; admission is $3.00.  

Please forward this message with the attached flyer and entry form to your members and any others that you think would be interested in knowing about the quilt show.  

We welcome quilters of all levels to enter quilts for this show!  In recent years, we have been proud to showcase more than 100 quilts at our shows!  

• Please note that registration forms must be submitted by Monday, May 20. 
• The Strawberry Patchers Quilt Show is non-juried.
• Ten Viewers' Choice ribbons will be awarded, and each of our sponsors also select their favorite quilt.

Please contact me if you have questions.  My cell phone number is 928-951-4895; my email is pinebridgeaz@gmail.com.

I thank you in advance for your assistance, and look forward to seeing you and your friends at the Strawberry Patchers 23rd Annual Quilt Show!

Sincerely,

Linda O'Dell

Quilt Show Chair 2019

Our Very Own Jewels of the Desert! - April 23, 2019

Wow! Of at least 15 items Cactus Patchers members entered into the AQG 2019 Quilt Show, Jewels of the Desert, six were award winners!

Cindy Stohn of Cactus Patchers, Delightful Quilters, Mavericks, and Nimble Thimbles won second place for her quilt, The Big Face, in the Art/Innovative category. Cindy is also an active member of the Modern Quilt Guild and owner of Sew Cool Quilts long-arm quilting.

Mary Lanz of Cactus Patchers won first place for her quilt, Cactus Joy, in the Group Quilt category.

Nancy Parlova of Cactus Patchers won second place for her quilt, My Heart is at the Farm, in the Group Quilt category.

Claire Victor of Cactus Patchers and Delightful Quilters won third place for her quilt, Parading Parallelograms, in the Modern Quilt category. Claire is also an active member of the Modern Quilt Guild.

Dima Cook of Cactus Patchers won second place for her entry, Olive Red, in the Other Entries category.

Pam Gagnier of Cactus Patchers received Honorable Mention for her quilt, Southwest Borders, in the Pieced, Medium category.

It was an awesome show, inspiring all of us to continue cutting fabric into smaller pieces only to put them back together for the sake of creativity, comfort, beauty, to tell a story, and many more motivating reasons. View all of the 2019 winners.

The Theme for the 2020 Quilt Show is Desert Stars; if you are prone to challenges, now is the time to start planning!

Until next time, happy stitching!

Meeting Tuesday, April 12, 2016: Quilts with a Story

Tuesday, April 12, 2016
6:30 to 8:30 pm (doors open at 6:00)
Pyle Center, Sedona Room (Tempe Library Complex)
Guests Welcome

Quilts with a Story: Bring a quilt or project to share along with a story about it: where it came from, what was happening in your life while you were making it, the source of the pattern, who you made it for or who made it for you, why you chose the colors or pattern, how many new swear words you learned when you wrestled with hundreds of tiny curved pieces because you didn't realize the pattern was scaled down so small, etc. Regular show & tell is also welcome.

We will also have a State of the Chapter discussion about chapter business, the May party/small quilt auction, board positions, program ideas, and possibilities for the chapter going forward.

Show & Tell - July 11, 2015

Stephanie

Stephanie - close-up

Stephanie

Pam's President Quilt made by chapter

(Click on a picture to view larger image.)

Cactus Patchers' Quilt Show - Mar 11, 2014

You don't want to miss this one!  Members will be bringing in their quilts for a night of Show n Tell.  What a treat - we'll get to see past-president's quilts and much more.  Doors open at 6p - program starts at 6:30p.

Arizona Quilters Guild 2013 Annual Quilt Show - Nancy Howell - Best of Show

Congratulations NANCY HOWELL

Winning Best of Show 

Arizona Quilters Guild 2013 Annual Quilt Show