During group Sew Days, members make quilts and other items for the needs of a variety of nonprofits supported by Desert Threads Quilters. Members make simple utility bags for carrying various items handed out at the refugee center in Phoenix. Immigrants waiting for their sponsors to pick them up attend the center and obtain necessities…
Sue Bart You will want to see this year’s large Quilt Show, with over 300 awesome quilt entries from all over Arizona. There will be vendors, too. Several of the local Desert Threads members have entries in this show. There will be an awards ceremony on Thursday evening, with top quilts chosen by a certified…
Several events and activities are planned for this year to educate, entertain, motivate, and gather together those interested in the many aspects of quilting. Desert Threads sponsors lectures at meetings, classes, and various quilt-related activities. Arizona Quilters Guild (AQG), the parent organization, plans the annual Quilt Show at the Mesa Convention Center on March 21 to…
Sue Bart The local quilt chapter welcomed guests and new members at the Nov. 8 meeting. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 9:30 a.m. (9 a.m. sign-in and social time). Everyone interested in making, learning about, collecting, or just appreciating quilts is welcome to join our group of enthusiastic quilters. Members come…
Desert Threads members enjoy making quilts for our community service donations. This is a popular activity for members, along with lectures at general meetings and classes and workshops held throughout the year. Over the last 12 months, about 80 quilts and 75 bags were made. These were given to U.S.VETS, Navajo/Hopi reservation communities, local women’s…
Arizona Quilters Guild (AQG) held our annual Quilt Show at the Mesa Convention Center on Thursday through Saturday, March 23 through March 25. There were more than 300 awesome handmade quilts from around Arizona. Desert Threads members had 10 entries this year. Desert Threads holds classes on a variety of quilt projects. On March 20 Barbara…
The Feb. 8 meeting provided fun for current and new members. Debra Kay showed her landscape art quilts and told us how she makes them and embellishes them. Debra will teach an Accordion Art Workshop March 29-31 at Sweet Pz in Gilbert. Everyone is welcome. Contact her at [email protected]. Her exceptional lecture raised questions and…
Arizona Quilters Guild (AQG) will have their annual Quilt Show at the Mesa Convention Center on March 23 through 25. Desert Threads is a Chapter of AQG, so this is “our” quilt show. Members entry fee is $10, and non-members entry fee is $15. Members can also volunteer for free entry. Volunteering is a great way…
November is a time to reflect on all we are grateful for and honoring our veterans. Many Desert Threads members are or have been in the greater military or first responder family, whether as a dependent spouse, child, extended family, or active duty. We have lived and know the cost of choosing to serve our…
The May meeting featured Diana Jones demonstrating how fabric can be dyed using the Ice Dye Technique. She showed many fabric examples that were first tied, then set in a tub with a variety of colored dye and ice. As the ice melts, it causes the dye to seep into the fabric and create a…