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 At the first meeting for 2024, members learned an easy technique for creating patchwork in which seams line up perfectly. Pam Rackley, the guest speaker, showed some favorite new products and a demo of how grid foundations are used. Pam showed some samples by Ten Sisters EasyPiecing Grid and SmartGrid. Some members have…
Come see the many quilted items being offered for sale on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3 and 4, at the Sun Lakes Country Club. Desert Threads quilters have been working hard this summer doing what they enjoy in order to have available many quilted items for sale at the Bazaar. The funds raised will help…
The hot summer months in the south half of Arizona is when many of our quilters will catch up on unfinished projects, start new ones, prepare holiday gifts, or escape to the high country. Perhaps they go on a tour of quilt shops or quilt shows in out-of-town locations. There are many shops around the…
Eleven Desert Threads members exhibited quilts in Canyon of Colors Quilt Show held by Arizona Quilters Guild (AQG) at the Mesa Convention Center on March 24 and 25. Two members won awards. Katy Clements’ “Crystal Lane” quilt won a third place ribbon in the Kit Quilt – Solo category for her excellent applique, piecing, and…
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…
Sue Bart Our first meeting for the new season will be in the Phoenix Room in Cottonwood at Sun Lakes. Kimm Wheeler will give a presentation about entering your quilt in quilt shows. She’ll talk about why you would want to do this and how to enter the Arizona Quilters Guild Show, March 23-25, 2023,…
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…
Sue Bart Happy summer, everyone. This is the time when many members leave the Valley of the Sun for cooler climates to visit family and friends, travel, or just relax. The Desert Threads quilters will not hold formal meetings during the summer. We resume meeting on Sept. 14 in the Cottonwood Phoenix Room at 9:30…
Sue Bart The Welcome Center of Phoenix receives refugees who have entered the United States legally through the asylum-seeking process. This Center is a stop-over for legal refugees to obtain much-needed supplies, food, change of clothing, personal items, and tote bags before they continue on to sponsors around the United States. Desert Threads is making…