East Valley Photo Club

Ken Duquaine The East Valley Photo Club (EVPC) held its first meeting of the new season on Oct. 2. Our guest speaker was JoAnne West. JoAnne is a fine professional photographer and a thoroughly engaging speaker who has a gallery in Gold Canyon and exhibits her work widely. This was Joanne’s second appearance for EVPC,…

Agave Quilters Guild

Shannon Lanning At our October general meeting, in lieu of an outside speaker, guild members Jean Hedberg and Viki Reed shared their talents with our membership. And talented they are! First up, Viki presented a selection of rope bowls, coasters, and decorative rope plates she created. She described the processes for hand-dyeing the rope, fabric…

Gila Butte Chapter, NSDAR

Becky Donatelli Gila Butte Chapter, NSDAR (National Society Daughters of the American Revolution), is off to a great start. We had a wonderful meeting in October, and one of the NSDAR ladies brought her 18th century apparel to show. At the Cottonwood Open House, Gila Butte Chapter was represented by Membership Chair Ruth Narancic, Regent…

Is Quilting Right for You?

Jody Edwards, Desert Threads Quilt Chapter of AQG Last month, we met many Sun Lakes residents during the Community Day Open Houses. Desert Threads had a table set up, and it was covered with beautiful quilts made by our members. There were a couple of reoccurring comments we heard at every event: • “Oh, I…