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…
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September 2023, Clubs & Classes
Desert Threads Will Meet September 13
The first meeting for our new year will be Wednesday, Sept. 13, in the Lecture Hall located in the Cottonwood Computer Training Center. This is a new location for Desert Threads meetings and provides a larger room for our gathering. The meeting starts at 9:30 a.m., but doors will be open at 9 a.m. for…
August 2023, Clubs & Classes
Quilting Tips from Desert Threads
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…
Clubs & Classes, February 2023
Sun Lakes Quilting Ladies—Keeping Our Seniors Warm
In December the Sun Lakes Quilting Ladies delivered 44 lap quilts to Neighbors Who Care for their clients. Many hours of “love” went into making each quilt by three Quilting Ladies, knowing these quilts will keep our own special residents warm during the winter months. This project starts with the wonderful financial support of the…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
What’s Happening at Agavé Quilters Guild?
Debi Loofburrow We held our first meeting of this season on Sept. 7, and our members have been very busy! Many shared their amazing UFO challenge finished projects. We all needed a little push to get us busy! Our next meeting is on Oct. 5, where our new board members will introduce themselves to the…
Clubs & Classes, October 2022
Desert Threads Quilters Busy with a New Season
Sue Bart Look for a beautiful quilt featuring a golfing theme when you attend the Activities Open Houses sponsored by the HOAs during October. We will be giving the quilt away to a lucky winner in October. The Open Houses are held at each of the clubhouses on three different Saturday mornings in October. Desert…
Clubs & Classes, September 2022
Desert Threads Will Meet Wednesday, September 14
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,…
Clubs & Classes, August 2022
Desert Threads Members Learn About Dyeing Fabric
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…
Clubs & Classes, June 2022
Desert Threads Makes Tote Bags for Refugees
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…
Clubs & Classes, March 2022
Desert Threads Holds a Mini ‘Quilt University’
The Feb. 9 meeting was a different format for Desert Threads members. Four experienced members set up tables to demonstrate different techniques. Members rotated every 15 minutes to a different topic. Diana Jones explained different battings and when and why you would use them. Mary Platt showed two different techniques for making half-square triangles, including…