Linda Rowe The PebbleCreek Quilters had to cancel their annual spring luncheon in 2020 due to COVID-19. The club elected to delay reimbursing luncheon payments in hopes that payments could be used for the Christmas luncheon instead. Unfortunately, that luncheon was also canceled. In addition, the tradition of the annual holiday luncheon included the collection…
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Front Page, June 2020
Virtual Raffle for PebbleCreek Quilters Opportunity Quilt
Linda Rowe As you may know from prior articles published in the PC Post, the PebbleCreek (PC) Quilters Club members create a special quilt each year that is raffled. This year’s Opportunity Quilt, “A Godwin Watercolor Trip,” is a queen size quilt pieced by Sue Godwin and quilted by Linda Publicover. Raffle proceeds are used…
Clubs & Classes, May 2020
PebbleCreek Quilters Club Makes Masks for Health Care Facilities and Residents
Linda Rowe While members of the PebbleCreek Quilters Club are used to making items for local charities, no one could have imagined the need to make cloth surgical masks. However, they are rising to this increasing local need. When club president, Ronda Jones, sent out mask patterns and told club members about the need, they…
Clubs & Classes, January 2020
Date Set for PC Quilters Show Featuring the PC Rug Hookers
The committee for the biannual Quilt Show in the Creative Arts Center has been set for Sunday, March 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The committee, chaired by Barb Mauer, is excited to display all new quilts and quilt projects. The PC Rug Hookers will also be featured displaying their works of art. Project…
Clubs & Classes, December 2019
PC Quilters welcome new and returning members
PebbleCreek members gathered at the Oasis Pool for a social on Oct. 16 to welcome back returning members and new residents for the winter. PebbleCreek Quilters is an organization of over 170 members that meet on the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. for social time and then a meeting at 7 p.m.…
Generals, November 2019
Veterans will be honored by PC Quilters
Marlene Kuskie Members of the PebbleCreek Quilters look forward to honoring identified PebbleCreek veterans on Nov. 10, at 11:30 a.m. in the Tuscany Ballroom with a Veteran Appreciation Quilt at a luncheon and presentation of quilts. The creation of the red, white, and blue quilts was begun in May with Cynthia Schwartz chairing the project. Twenty appreciation quilts will…
Clubs & Classes, November 2019
PC Quilters continue the tradition of ‘Doing for Others’
Marlene Kuskie Quilters, sewists, and other persons who enjoy creative arts are known for giving their creations to others for their enjoyment and need. Whether it is a hand knitted sweater to keep someone warm in the winter, a quilt to either use on a bed or decorate a wall, a sculpture to adorn a mantle,…
Clubs & Classes, October 2019
PC Quilters continue to give throughout the summer
Marlene Kuskie Even though the heat kept most PebbleCreek residents indoors this summer, the PebbleCreek Quilters continued their art of quilt making for others. Community service chairs, Patsy Smith and Judy Frank, gathered members to make quilts to donate to Ryan House. Ryan House focuses on quality of life and continuity of care that combines compassion with…
Features, July 2019
PC Quilters already preparing for fall veterans program
For the past two years, PebbleCreek quilters have created red, white and blue quilts to be given to veterans that are residents of PebbleCreek. The making and awarding of quilts have been joyful experiences for the recipients and those that created the quilts. Sewing and quilting times began May 18 with Marka Publicover, Linda Publicover,…
Clubs & Classes, May 2019
PC Quilters construct Dresses from the Heart
PebbleCreek Quilters enjoy not only the creative process of making a beautiful sewn project, they also enjoy giving and doing for others. The group spends every third Saturday working on a variety of needed items for the following designated West Valley groups: New Life Center, PC Pet Companions Club, Hospice of the Valley, Ryan’s House,…