Mary La Tourelle With 107 members strong, the Agave Quilters Guild is starting the new season off with all kinds of activities. We meet the first Wednesday of the month, September through May, at 1 p.m. in the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club (25601 S. Sun Lakes Blvd.) and offer monthly speakers, smaller…
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Clubs & Classes, June 2023
Agave Quilters Guild News
Debi Loofburrow At our May 3 meeting, it was all about UFOs! At least seven members (so far) shared some unfinished projects they’d like to complete this summer. We have until the November meeting to complete these in order to be entered in the raffle to win. Those who weren’t able to come to the…
Clubs & Classes, June 2023
The Foundation Makes $1,500 Grant to Agave Quilters Guild
Jeanne Becker, Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation Treasurer The mission of the Agave Quilters Guild is to promote the appreciation of quilting, encourage quilt making and collecting, contribute to the knowledge of quilting through education, and to promote friendships and philanthropic endeavors. This $1,500 grant complies with the Foundation’s Mission Statement in that it will…
Clubs & Classes, May 2023
Agave Quilters Guild News
Debi Loofburrow At our April 5 meeting 50 quilts were shared by our members for an Antique Quilt old-fashioned bed turning. So many wonderful stories of quilts being handed down from generation to generation were shared. Many of these gems were “well-loved,” some had very little binding, and several had holes in them, but they…
Clubs & Classes, May 2023
Agave Quilters Guild News
Debi Loofburrow At our April 5 meeting 50 quilts were shared by our members for an Antique Quilt old-fashioned bed turning. So many wonderful stories of quilts being handed down from generation to generation were shared. Many of these gems were “well-loved,” some had very little binding, and several had holes in them, but they…
Clubs & Classes, February 2023
Agavé Quilters Guild January Meeting Recap
Debi Loofburrow We held our first meeting of the new year on Jan. 4 with guest speaker Debra Kay, regional rep for the Studio Art Quilters Association of Arizona (SAQA). Debra shared many of her beautiful art quilts and explained the techniques used to make each one special. It was an educational and inspiring presentation.…
Clubs & Classes, January 2023
Happy New Year from Agavé Quilters Guild
Debi Loofburrow Agavé held our Holiday Boutique on Nov. 19, and by all accounts, it was a huge success! Attendees were able to choose from a great variety of items and seemed content to be out holiday shopping after the void felt during COVID-19. Our annual holiday luncheon was held at Palo Verde Country Club…
Clubs & Classes, December 2022
Agavé Quilters Guild News
Debi Loofburrow Our meeting on Nov. 5th was a wonderful combination of “show and tell” and final UFO completed projects, and we were thrilled to have Madonna Baker Randt, owner of Mad B’s Quilt and Sew Shop, as our guest speaker. The Spring/Summer 2022 issue of Better Homes & Gardens Quilt Sampler magazine featured 10 Top…
Clubs & Classes, November 2022
Agavé Quilters Guild News
Debi Loofburrow The Agavé Quilters met on Oct. 5. Our new board members shared their quilts as a way of introducing themselves to the general session. Georgia Hartman shared her whimsical “Sasquatch” quilt, while Dennie Sullivan showed a “Wooly Ewes” friendship group project for Thanksgiving. Our next meeting on Nov. 2 will feature a presentation…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
What’s Happening at Agavé Quilters Guild?
Debi Loofburrow We held our first meeting of this season on Sept. 7, and our members have been very busy! Many shared their amazing UFO challenge finished projects. We all needed a little push to get us busy! Our next meeting is on Oct. 5, where our new board members will introduce themselves to the…