Barbara Renthal Can you believe it is August already? Time to put away the little flags and patriotic table runners. The red, white, and blue quilts we bring out to mark the mid-summer holidays are being folded and stored for next summer. Out come the sunflowers and more muted colors of the approaching shorter days and…
Susie Klopp We have been good little girls and boys this year, mostly. We can’t help it if Mary Jane buys fabric just because it’s pretty and she hasn’t figured out a project for it yet—and just because a pattern calls for a yard and we buy two. You just don’t know, you may need…
Susie Klopp It’s October already and the start of fall. As we turn the corner from summer, we all realize that this is a busy time of the year. Winter residents start returning, with any luck the weather starts to cool down, and the holidays are just around the corner! I don’t know about you,…
Susie Klopp When I was a kid, school started the day after Labor Day. In my mind the calendar turned the corner to fall when school started, even if you couldn’t wear that new wool skirt just yet. Well, it’s time to turn the corner into fall even if our Arizona kids have been back in…
Susie Klopp We are busy this summer working on projects for our families and the November Craft Fair, but we are also thinking ahead to all the holidays that happen in the fall. One of our members found a printed panel of an eagle and the American flag. So, a group of us got together…
Susie Klopp When you get a bunch of creative people together and give them a challenge, unusual results can occur. That’s what happened this last February. Material Girls found a quilt pattern to fit all sorts of occasions. It could be for a man, a woman, or a child. It could be happy, elegant, cute, or formal. Our…
Susie Klopp What have the Material Girls been doing with all that fabric that you saw last month? Getting ready for the Spring Craft Fair, of course! Our members have been working awfully hard to have lots of beautiful spring and summer things. Be sure to come see us in the Hermosa Ballroom on Saturday,…
Susie Klopp What do you see when you look at fabric in a store? I’ll tell you what the Material Girls see. We see bed quilts, lap quilts, and baby quilts. We see blouses and skirts, place mats, table runners, pillows, and wall hangings. We see microwave bowl covers, purses, wallets, and oh so much…
Patty LaCroix “I pledge allegiance to the flag …” Arriving at school and beginning our day in class, how many times did we repeat those words? Remembering myself I believe those words were taught to me even beginning in kindergarten. Being so young at the time, I do remember a teacher, however, explaining what each…
Patty LaCriox The Material Girls are anxious for the return of the Craft Fair being held on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Hermosa Ballroom. This event is the primary source of income for the club, which allows quilters, sewing enthusiasts, machine embroiderists, and garment sewers to use the all-encompassing equipment…