Cynthia Schwartz PebbleCreek Quilters (PCQ) hosted the annual Spring Luncheon in April. Special guest Leann Hileman, an award winning art quilter, spoke about her quilting journey, awards, and her approach to creating her fabulous works of art. Leann brought a number of her art quilts and examples of her sketches to show PebbleCreek Quilters. The…
Cynthia Schwartz On March 7, PebbleCreek Quilters (PCQ) celebrated the arrival of a new longarm machine in the Fiber Arts Room at the Creative Arts Center. The new machine replaced an outdated and unusable longarm machine that was beyond repair. The PCQ Longarm Committee had researched and presented a proposal to the HOA to approve…
Cynthia Schwartz Darlene Helker, a member of PebbleCreek Quilters, taught a “free motion quilting” class. Members attended two sessions. In the first session, quilters learned how to set up their domestic sewing machines. This included attaching two different quilting feet and learning how to drop the “feed dogs.” Dropping the “feed dogs” allows a quilter…
Maureen Strachan Donna Wisnoski began her sewing journey 30 years ago when she moved from Appleton, Wis., to PebbleCreek. She always collected and decorated her home with antiques. Donna had a desire to learn to quilt in retirement. Her interest in antiquing naturally led her to learn the history of quilting. She began collecting quilt…
Cynthia Schwartz In 2011, Sandy and her husband Mike moved to PebbleCreek. They were drawn to our community for the Creative Arts Center (CAC) and pickleball. Sandy had started her sewing journey in middle school and now the CAC offered something different—a class called Sew You Think You Might Want to Quilt. Sandy commented, “It…
Cynthia Schwartz The PebbleCreek Quilters (PCQ) organization held a class in creating fabric hexagons, which are called “hexies.” The process to create a hexie is English paper piecing. Each hexagon is made by wrapping a piece of fabric around a six-sided shape made of paper, basted, and then sewn to another hexie. Creating hexies dates…
Cynthia Schwartz The members of the PebbleCreek Quilters Organization celebrated Cindy Santoro who recently passed away. Some of Cindy’s creations were displayed in the Fiber Arts Window in the Creative Arts Center in January. Cindy was known for her big smile, big quilts, and a big heart. She won many quilting awards and had many quilting…
Cynthia Schwartz Diane Rottman, a member of the PebbleCreek Quilters Club, taught a two-day Paper Piecing class for advanced quilters. Attendees created an elephant using colors of their choice and sewing 244 pieces of fabric. Paper Piecing is a technique used by quilters to easily sew complex designs. The method uses a paper template, folding fabric, sewing…
Cynthia Schwartz The PebbleCreek Quilting Organization proudly celebrates and displays the fabric creations of Pam Murphy and Linda Shaver in the Creative Arts Center. While both quilters have different approaches to quilting, they both love vibrant colors, fresh ideas, and the camaraderie they share with fellow quilters. Pam Murphy loves “improv” quilting, meaning that she…
Jonnie Chandler “You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy fabric and that’s pretty close.”—Unknown Quilters are happy when they are shopping for fabrics, sewing, spending time with other sewers/quilters, and exchanging ideas and patterns. To support and encourage friendship among quilters, several small groups were organized within the PebbleCreek Quilters club (PCQ). The PCQ…