Betty Bogaard The new season of Agave Quilters meetings was opened on Sept. 2 with a presentation by the talented art quilter Merci Apodaca who shared her vibrant Halloween collection of quilts, wall hangings, table runners, pillows, and coasters. Each detailed piece being a work of art and beautifully finished. Merci creates her designs using…
Betty Bogaard The final meeting of the season for Agave Quilters was held on May 6 in the Navajo Room at Sun Lakes Country Club. Our featured speaker was the talented Merci Apodaca, who was assisted by her granddaughter Nadia. Merci shared a trunk show of her vibrant quilts and accessories, with each detailed piece…
Mary La Tourelle Our annual holiday party was held at Palo Verde on Dec. 4 with 54 members in attendance. Organized by Faith Bragg and Georgia Hartman, the theme was “Holiday Party at the Zoo” and featured an animal quiz, guessing number games, and wrist pin cushion prizes with animal decorations. The food was excellent!…
Mary La Tourelle Although we don’t hold guild meetings June through August, that doesn’t mean that club members are inactive. In addition to our own projects, many of us are busy working on projects to sell at our Nov. 9 Boutique, which will be held in Sun Lakes Country Club’s Navajo Room. The Oakwood Sewing…
Debi Loofburrow At our first meeting of this season, our guest speaker was Gary Rait. He discussed sewing machine inventions and how he restores machines and cabinets. Members shared what they worked on over the summer. Our education chair has secured three classes this fall—members can learn how to make a fabric-wrapped rope bowl with Viki…
Debi Loofburrow At our April 5 meeting we are doing a fun “Antique Quilt” trunk show and featuring our members! There was a great deal of interest when members were asked who would be willing to share a quilt (or several). We’re looking forward to the stories Agavé members and their quilts will tell! Our…
We want to thank the Agave Quilters for the beautiful job, a labor of love, for finishing the lovely queen quilt pieced by the late Marilyn Steen, a long-standing member. The drawing will be held March 14. Tickets cost $5 each or a package of five for $20. All proceeds will go to benefit local,…
Roberta Franke Join us at our general meeting on Wednesday, October 2, at 1 p.m. in the Oakwood Ballroom of the Oakwood Country Club. We are excited about our special guest speaker for our October meeting. She is a national teacher, award-winning quilter, designer, and publisher. She is a member of the Arizona Quilters Hall of…
Barb Brandt Kelly Grant will be the featured program at the Agave Quilters Guild meeting on February 7. After discovering and creating her first quilt using the unique foundation paper piecing technique of Judy Neimeyer and taking classes from Judy herself, Kelly completed training to become a Quiltworx Certified Instructor in 2014. Kelly will…
Barb Brandt Agave Quilters Guild will welcome Dana E. Jones, artist, quiltmaker and journalist, on December 6 at 1:00 p.m. in the ballroom at Oakwood Country Club. It was love at first sight when Dana encountered the quilts of Caohagan Island, a small island in the Philippines. She will share the story of quiltmaking…