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…
Shannon Lanning Our September meeting was well attended, and what a special treat it was! Our speaker Gina Perkes, owner of The Copper Needle in Payson, presented a trunk show with dozens of her quilts. She explained how she chose the quilting pattern for each one. Many were prize-winning show quilts and quite intricate, requiring…
Shannon Lanning Summer will be over soon, and Agave Quilters Guild welcomes its members back on Wednesday, Sept. 3! Our September guest speaker Gina Perkes, owner of The Copper Needle in Payson, Ariz., is an internationally recognized, award-winning quilter and educator. Gina’s presentation is titled “How Do I Quilt This?” You’ve finished your quilt top,…
Shannon Lanning Considering how many snowbirds have already left for cooler places, Agave Quilters Guild had a great turnout at their May meeting. This was our final gathering until we meet again in September. Up first was our May speaker, Gail Shannon from Bernina Connection. Gail has been sewing and quilting for over 50 years,…
Mary La Tourelle The Agave Quilters Guild April speaker had to cancel at the last minute due to a medical emergency, but we managed to have an informative and fun meeting anyway. Our first order of business was the presentation of several changes to our bylaws, which will be voted on via email. We also…
Shannon Lanning Our March 5 meeting was a remarkably busy one with a speaker, an anniversary celebration, a business meeting, an abundance of Show and Tell, and plenty of camaraderie. First up was our speaker Madonna Baker, owner of Mad B’s Quilt and Sew in Mesa (an authorized BERNINA dealer). The shop offers longarm quilting,…
Mary La Tourelle At our March 5 meeting we will celebrate the guild’s 30th anniversary! Originally called Agave Needlers, we began in the Spring of 1995 after a small ad was placed in the Splash calling for interested quilters to attend an informational meeting to discuss forming a new chapter of the Arizona Quilters Guild.…
Bill Becker, Greater Sun Lakes Community Foundation Treasurer The mission of the Agave Quilters Guild is to promote the appreciation of quilting, to encourage quilt making and collecting, to contribute to the knowledge of quilting through education, and to promote friendships and philanthropic endeavors. The Agave Quilters Club has seven Friendship Groups, which have been…
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…
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…