Marlene Kuskie For the past two Veterans Day Programs, the PC Quilters have created and presented veterans of PebbleCreek with a red, white and blue quilt. The PC Quilters would like to do this again and are seeing names of veterans. If you or a spouse/friend are a veteran and would like to receive a…
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Clubs & Classes, April 2019
Orientation for new PC Quilters
The challenge of moving to a new place is becoming connected to friends with similar interests and learning the amenities of an active adult community such as PebbleCreek. One of the greatest advantages of PebbleCreek is the many opportunities to learn, create new skills, enjoy like-minded activities and find your community of friends. It can…
Clubs & Classes, April 2019
Challenge projects for PC Quilters
Each spring the PebbleCreek Quilters have a luncheon. And, one of the favorite features of the Spring Luncheon is the announcement of the challenge for the following year by Kathleen O’Connell. Kathleen peruses the latest trends in quilting and selects a theme that the members are challenged to use in creating a project. The project…
Clubs & Classes, March 2019
Exciting times for PC Quilters
As noted in another article in this month’s PC Post, not all the activities are to sew and construct items to donate to those in need. PC Quilters love to have fun, enjoy the friendship of other like-minded friends and want to see the latest in the art of quilt making. On January 24, 52…
Clubs & Classes, March 2019
PC Quilters continues their service to community agencies
The members of PC Quilters have started off the 2019 year with their first Community Sew Day. The members are committing one Saturday per month to be sure that hospice patients have quilts, veterans’ dogs have beds, heart pillows are given to breast cancer patients, receiving blankets with teddy bears are given to new mothers…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
PC Quilters draw winner of Opportunity Quilt
Over 90 members of the PebbleCreek Quilters attended the 2018 Holiday Luncheon in the Tuscany Ballroom December 10. At that time, the winner of the raffle for the PC Opportunity Quilt was drawn. Marcia Zigmut of PebbleCreek was selected. Marcia shared that her mother was a quilter, so the quilt has special meaning for her.…
Generals, January 2019
PC Quilters honor Jeremy Chandler
Jeremey Chandler was an Army Captain, Green Beret soldier on his fourth deployment to Afghanistan when he lost his life. Jeremy’s parents, Jonnie and Al Chandler of PebbleCreek, established a scholarship at Jeremy’s alma mater, the University of North Georgia, seven years ago. They fund the scholarships through an annual Beer and Wine Tasting event…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
New Quilters board elected at holiday luncheon
Over ninety members of the PebbleCreek Quilters celebrated the holiday season with a luncheon and the election of officers for 2019 on December 10, 2018 in the Tuscany Ballroom. PC Quilters is an organization that encourages and provides opportunities for PC residents that are interested in the creative art of sewing and quilting. The organization…
Clubs & Classes, December 2018
Veterans of PebbleCreek recognized by PC Quilters
For the second year PebbleCreek veterans were recognized November 11, 2018 at A Salute to Our Veterans program in the Renaissance Theater. Liz Grey and other members spent the year organizing and recruiting members to create patriotic quilts to be given to the veterans. Each unique quilt was designed by a member and the beauty…
Clubs & Classes, December 2018
PebbleCreek Quilters prepare for Christmas gift giving
The PC Quilters not only create gifts for their own family and friends, they have been busy this fall preparing for others. The members spent a day making small unique bags that will be given to New Life Center participants. The 34 bags will be filled with toiletries as well. The children of New Life…