Debbie Arsenault For the month of October, PebbleCreek (PC) Quilters showcased the work of Maureen Strachan. Maureen moved from Michigan in 2020. PC Quilters was the first club she joined. She finds the quilters warm, welcoming, and encouraging, no matter your level of experience. An avid life-long sewer, Maureen had a desire to expand her…
Cynthia Schwartz Karen Bogadi, a member of thePebbleCreek Quilters Club, recently taught a class on how to sew a Moon Dance quilt. This quilt design creates an illusion of overlapping areas that appear to change color and focuses on warm and cool color fabrics with a mix of neutral background fabrics. The pattern requires a…
Cynthia Schwartz On Thursday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m., the PebbleCreek Quilters Club will honor 20 PebbleCreek (PC) veterans at a luncheon in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. There will be a presentation, with photos, that highlights each veteran’s service. The stories about our PC veterans range from humorous to poignant. The club will present each…
Cynthia Schwartz Karen Bogadi, a member of the PebbleCreek Quilters Club, recently taught a class on how to sew the popular Drunkard’s Path quilt block. A Drunkard’s Path block is created by sewing a quarter circle in a square. Four of these squares are sewn together to create a circle in a larger square block.…
Linda Rowe and Cynthia Schwartz PebbleCreek veterans were honored at an appreciation luncheon on Nov. 10, in the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. Recipients ranged from those engaged in active combat to those who were stationed in the U.S. to support our troops abroad. Some veterans were wounded in Vietnam, others were on peacekeeping missions during the Cold…
Linda Rowe On Aug. 27, the low was 84, and the high was 111. Members of the PebbleCreek Quilters Club cooled off by enjoying an ice cream social at the Chianti Room last month. Ice cream with a variety of toppings and cookies was enjoyed by all. However, the best part was getting to visit with…
Linda Rowe One great thing about living in PebbleCreek is the number of residents who volunteer for worthy causes. Residents often volunteer for multiple groups, which increases the community benefit. Such is the case with several members of the PebbleCreek Quilters’ Club (PCQ) and The Caring Friends of the New Life Center (CFNLC). CFNLC has…
Linda Rowe This is part two of an interview reflecting on how one PebbleCreek club leader met, and continues to deal with, the challenges of 2020 that are continuing into 2021. (See the June 2020 issue of the PebbleCreek Post for part one.) What other concerns did you have? One concern was how members would feel about…
Linda Rowe and Carole Schumacher Have you ever wondered why the PebbleCreek Quilters Club (PCQC) makes a special charity fundraising quilt each year? The answer is easy. We use the funds to procure supplies for the charities we support. PCQC does a phenomenal amount of charity work for our local community. During the past 15…
Linda Rowe While there is some evidence of an example of a Dresden Plate quilt dating to the 1700s, it seems Dresden Plate quilt block was inspired by the fan pattern block, which was first noted in the late 1800s. The Dresden Plate appears as four fan blocks put together to make a full circle.…