Tag: PebbleCreek Quilter’s Club

Quilters Set New Record for Community Service

Linda Rowe The PebbleCreek Quilters Club faced many challenges in completing charity projects due to COVID-19 precautions. Like many clubs, we were unable to use the Creative Arts Center (CAC) for several months. Until we were able to access our stores of fabric for charitable uses, many members used their personal supplies to begin making…

The Stephanie Project

The beginning of the Stephanie Project. Audrey Dewan, Bobbie Wagner, Carole Schumacher, and KayCee Christenson embarked on sewing charity quilts in April 2018.

Carole Schumacher It all began in Anchorage, Alaska in 2012 when Audrey Dewan met Stephanie in a quilting class. Stephanie was only 29 years old, but the two became great quilt buddies. Stephanie’s husband later transferred to Jakarta, Indonesia, where Stephanie began collecting reasonably priced local batik fabrics until their return to Houston, Texas. Fast-forward to 2018…

The Art of Quilting Show Goes Virtual

"A Godwin Watercolor Trip" was pieced by Sue Godwin and quilted by Linda Publicover.

Linda Rowe The PebbleCreek Quilters Club had to cancel the biennial quilting show last March due to COVID-19. We are pleased to announce that The Art of Quilting Show is rescheduled for Oct. 16 to 30. Because the event will be totally online, we are able to expand the length of the show from just…

Quilters Continue to Serve by Making Masks

Club members made and donated masks.

Linda Rowe PebbleCreek (PC) Quilters Club members continue to respond to requests for face coverings. So far, over 5,100 masks have been made and given to hospitals, hospice, Center Treatment Center of America, and members of the PebbleCreek community. Member Debbie Arsenault, an ICU nurse at Abrazo, and her husband have regularly been distributing a…

Quarantine Sparks Creativity

Linda Rowe Members of the PebbleCreek Quilters Club have not let the quarantine stop their creativity. Instead, many have completed UFOs (UnFinished Objects) while others took a more humorous view. As usual, there is no end to the variety of subject matter, techniques, and artistry. We hope you will enjoy and be inspired by these…

A breast cancer message for men and women

Rayma Scalzo Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I want to take this opportunity to remind you to make sure you get your mammograms. I might also say that my breast cancer, as well as others in our Breast Cancer Support Group, did not show up on a mammogram. Therefore, it is very important…