Diane Bohmert In February, a new garment sewing group will be kicking off the new year. If you like to sew or think you might like to learn and are interested in garment sewing, quilting, machine embroidery, and spending time with others, please join us in the sewing studio at the Creative Arts Center (CAC)…
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Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Material Girls Raffle 2021 Cactus Garden Quilt
Diane Bohmert The raffle drawing for the 2020 quilt was held outside the Creative Arts Center on Nov. 14. Congratulations to Linda Frey of Canada/Casa Grande who won the 2020 Desert Sky Raffle Quilt. She is a sister-in-law to one of our residents! Here is a look at our 2021 quilt called Cactus Garden. The…
Clubs & Classes, July 2020
Material Girls Donate Fabric
Diane Bohmert Did you know that Material Girls donate our fabric scraps and batting? Peggy and Harold Hall, from Arizona City, use our scraps to make doggie beds. The Halls have been picking up our scraps for the past seven years. Material Girls have a 30-gallon barrel in our studio, and fill it approximately every other…
Clubs & Classes, June 2020
Material Girls Newsletter
Diane Bohmert About this time of year, we would be thanking all those that attended and supported the spring craft fair. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 virus, the sale did not happen. Although the virus has kept us out of the Creative Arts and Crafts building, it hasn’t kept our members from sewing, quilting, and…
Clubs & Classes, April 2020
Material Girls News
Marie Stuersel Before I get on to the Material Girls news, don’t forget to purchase your raffle tickets for the beautiful queen size quilt that will be raffled off at the November craft fair. Stop by the Creative Arts Center sewing room any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday, and one of our members will be…
Clubs & Classes, February 2020
Material Girls had an Amazing Year
Marie Stuersel The Material Girls have experienced a banner year in our mission to create beautiful quilts for charity and residents of Robson Ranch who have a serious life-threatening illness or who have lost a spouse. Each quilt is stitched with great care and love in order to provide comfort for the recipient and, in…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Material Girls 2019 Raffle Quilt was Won by a Resident
Marie Stuersel And we have a winner! Diane Williams, a Robson Ranch resident, won the 2019 Raffle Quilt. The Material Girls were happy to see so many people attend both the craft fair in the Hermosa Room and the Dec. 7 craft sale in the sewing, quilting, and embroidery room at the Creative Arts Center. Your…
Clubs & Classes, December 2019
Material Girls news
Marie Stuersel The Material Girls held their general meeting on Friday, Nov 8, with a room full of members. New members were welcomed and those who were away for the summer were welcomed back. Members are enjoying quilting, sewing, and machine embroidery, with classes scheduled and taught by our very own Robson Ranch residents. A…
Clubs & Classes, August 2019
Material Girls news
Marie Stuersel With summer’s arrival, the Material Girls brave the heat, spending time in the sewing studio at the Creative Arts Center. Activities include quilting, sewing and machine embroidery for charity or members’ own use. Several members got together in June to make items for the November craft sale, which brings in revenue to purchase…
Clubs & Classes, July 2019
News from the Material Girls
Marie Stuersel For those of you who didn’t know, Material Girls has an Embroidery Club that meets the first and third Friday every month from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., joining the regular open sewing time. Members with machine embroidery attachments for their sewing machines get together and work on individual and group projects, sharing…