Tag: Agave Quilt Guild

Agave Quilt Guild

Mary La Tourelle Our club has seven Friendship Groups which have been established to both encourage specific skills and strengthen relationships. The Machine Embroidery Group, facilitated by Jean Hedberg, meets in the Oakwood Sewing Room on the third Wednesday of the month from 9 a.m. to noon. The 35 people on the list are members…

Agave Quilt Guild

Mary La Tourelle Show and Tell is a favorite part of our Agave Quilt Guild’s meetings when members show off the items they have made. At our March meeting Ginger Mays showed her “monster” wall hangings, Vicki Reed showed her placemat totes, and Mary Shelton showed a quilt of aboriginal fabrics she will be gifting…

Agave Quilt Guild

Mary La Tourelle The Agave Quilt Guild offers a “share table” during our monthly meetings, loaded with patterns, fabric, notions, and more, and last spring several members uncovered a treasure—a bag with 17 beautifully pieced blocks, the pattern book by Rosemary Makhan, and some of the original fabric. Called the “Bible Quilt,” it had passed…

Agave Quilt Guild holds April spring luncheon

Join the Agave Quilt Guild and enjoy regular monthly meetings at Sun Lakes Oakwood Ballroom. The next General Meeting is Wednesday, May 1, at 1:00 p.m. We are an active group of beginning through experienced quilters. We have informative meetings with speakers to educate members on current quilting styles and techniques. Our April meeting is…

Agave Quilt Guild plans annual show and boutique

Join the Agave Quilt Guild and enjoy their regular monthly meetings at the Sun Lakes Oakwood Ballroom. The next meeting is Wednesday, February 1, at 1:00 p.m. They are an active group of beginning through experienced quilters. They have informative meetings with speakers to educate their members on current quilting styles and techniques. The February…

482 quilts and counting

Agave Quilters Guild, based in Sun Lakes, has sewn and donated 482 quilts to children’s hospitals in the area! The guild has a history of giving back to the community and Sherri Tanner, Community Service Project Chair, has spearheaded the sewing of lap quilts for the young patients in area children’s hospitals since the guild’s…

Agave Quilt Guild on summer break

Nancy Kirk, Agave art group member, shows off her beautiful wool applique quilt.

Johnie Scofield The Sun Lakes-based Agave Quilt Guild has suspended formal guild meetings until September 7. Look for time and place to be announced in the September Splash. Even though there are no guild meetings during the summer months of June, July and August, the Oakwood Sewing Room remains open for both friendship and interest…

New location for Agave Quilt Guild

Judith Kraker, Agave member and professional quilter, shares her delightful light-up Christmas quilt with attendees at the holiday party.

The Agave Quilt Guild, now over 20 years old, is moving to a new location beginning with the upcoming January 6 1:00 p.m. meeting. Agave now meets in the Navajo Room of the Sun Lakes Country Club. 25425 S. Sun Lakes Blvd., Chandler, AZ 85248 and not in Oakwood. Beginning with the January meeting, all…