Sue Bart You will want to see this year’s large Quilt Show, with over 300 awesome quilt entries from all over Arizona. There will be vendors, too. Several of the local Desert Threads members have entries in this show. There will be an awards ceremony on Thursday evening, with top quilts chosen by a certified…
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December 2023
Desert Threads Welcomes New Members
Sue Bart The local quilt chapter welcomed guests and new members at the Nov. 8 meeting. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 9:30 a.m. (9 a.m. sign-in and social time). Everyone interested in making, learning about, collecting, or just appreciating quilts is welcome to join our group of enthusiastic quilters. Members come…
October 2023, Clubs & Classes
Desert Threads Quilters Will Be at the Open House
Do you want to know what our quilters have planned for this next season? Members will be at the Cottonwood Palo Verde Open House on Saturday, Oct. 7, and at the IronOaks Open House on Saturday, Oct. 14. Come learn about the activities being planned, or come to the general meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 11,…
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…
Clubs & Classes, December 2022
Desert Threads Recap
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…
Clubs & Classes, September 2022
Desert Threads Will Meet Wednesday, September 14
Clubs & Classes, July 2022
Desert Threads’ Summer Plans
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…
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, May 2022
Desert Threads Participated in Arizona State Quilt Show
Sue Bart Some Desert Threads chapter members entered their beautiful quilts in the Arizona Quilters Guild (AQG) Quilt Show in March held in Mesa. Diana Jones entered three quilts made by three generations: her grandson Casey (age 9), her mother Bobbie, and herself. Blanca Sanchez entered a sampler quilt, her first time in a quilt…
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…