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Jennifer Coppolo, Material Girls Hello, quilting friends! This month, we’re talking about two distinct styles of quilting: Modern vs. Traditional. Whether you’re a fan of the old traditional ways or you prefer the new modern methods, there’s a place for every stitch and every style under the quilting sun. Let’s begin with the traditional quilts…
Jaine Toth Among the several crafts that beckon Marva Laudert—including gourd decorating, quilting, beading, and sculpting with polymer clay—paper crafting is her main creative endeavor. She began with scrapbooking when her son Shane was born 50 years ago. Living in Kansas at the time, Marva worked on her projects along with her Creative Memories representative.…
Cherie Bates With summer upon us, and the heat, there is plenty of indoor time for our quilters to work on the projects that have been staring at them during the cooler, outdoor fun-time months. We take out our UFOs (unfinished objects) and start organizing and working on the HSTs, QSTs, and WIPs (half-square triangles,…
Cherie Bates Every year the Robson Ranch Material Girls (RRMG) donate quilts to residents and various community organizations that benefit from our club members’ efforts and incredible talent. In 2023, RRMG donated 91 beautifully handmade quilts. Robson Ranch residents received 37 of those quilts. These were given to people who have serious, life-threatening illnesses or…
Susie Klopp According to Mirriam-Webster’s Dictionary the word quilt means, “a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance between them and stitched in patterns through all thicknesses to prevent the filling from shifting.” Historians have found that quilted items, including garments, were used as far back as ancient Egypt, India, and…
Sue Bart Desert Threads, a Chapter of Arizona Quilters Guild, met in person on Sept. 8, at 9:30 a.m. in the Ceramics Room at Cottonwood Country Club. Vicki Watson presented information about the “One Block Wonder” style of quilts. A grand time was enjoyed, catching up after summer and doing virtual meetings. A new fundraiser quilt was…
Sue Bart The new officers for Desert Threads are starting to make plans for the coming year (runs through June 30, 2022). We invite anyone interested in quilts to come join our chapter of Arizona Quilters Guild (AQG) and express your desires for programs and classes. Our September meeting will be Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 9:30 a.m.…
Sue Bart President Diana Jones challenged members this past spring to make a quilt using only supplies they already had and trying a new technique they hadn’t used before. The most important rule was that the maker could not buy anything new for this quilt. Even the batting and backs had to come from the member’s…
Sue Bart Members of Desert Threads, a chapter of Arizona Quilters Guild, have kept busy making children’s quilts for area shelters. Jody Edwards, community services chair, hosted a sort, cut, organize, and kit making day at her home in Sun Lakes. Sue Bart made many kits which the members have been making into soft quilts for…
Sue Bart Thanks to the undying efforts of the Desert Threads officers, the new quilt chapter (part of the Arizona Quilters Guild), has continued to function and add new members during our ‘safer at home’ restrictions about in-person gatherings. Despite being less than three years old, we are building a community of friends. We have…