Cynthia Schwartz After quilters finish a quilt, they usually have lots of leftover scraps of fabric called crumbs. Some crumbs are so small that many quilters simply throw them out. Marka Locker, a member of thePebbleCreek Quilters Club, says, “Don’t throw out those crumbs. Create a Crumb Quilt.” Marka invited PC Quilters to sign up for…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
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,…