Tag: PebbleCreek Quilter’s Club

Quilters make a difference

Marlene Kuskie No one looks forward to when they might have to be a resident of a memory unit or assisted care. The hours are long and anxiety is often a part of memory loss. The PebbleCreek Quilters hope to make a difference in the lives of those residents by making fidget/activity mats. These activity…

A spooktacular time at Sunrise Park

Joann Kraatz with table runner

Millissa Masters On Halloween the PebbleCreek Quilters had a great event with treats, camaraderie and a show and share of our fall creations. Around 30 of our members joined in the gathering at Sunrise Park and enjoyed an afternoon full of the best homemade cupcakes, ice cream, chocolate candies, cinnamon roasted nuts, ghost suckers and…

Spring luncheon for the Quilters

Door prize gals, left to right: JoAnn Stansell, Donna Aybar, Wendy Gilbert

Millissa Masters It was a terrific afternoon and approximately 86 quilters showed up to enjoy some friendly camaraderie. President Linda Labenz finally corralled the quilters’ attention to start our business meeting portion of the luncheon which was kept to a swift 30 minutes only to be interrupted so that we could be served lunch. Kudos…

Quilters’ Challenge 2016

Millissa Masters Each year our master challenge creator, Kathleen O’Connell, comes up with a new theme to get our group to create outside their box. For 2016 Kathleen presented the quilters with the flying geese block unit. The first pattern published using flying geese units and blocks dates back to 1894. The rectangle unit can…

Last month to get your raffle tickets

Irish Stone Creek Opportunity Quilt, from left: Wendy Gilbert, Barb Maurer, Rosemary Kurtz

Millissa Masters The PebbleCreek Quilters Opportunity Quilt 2015 has been very busy! Since the introduction of our Irish Stone Creek at the February DesertFest here in PebbleCreek, we have entered the quilt in three quilt shows this year. Four quilt shows winning five ribbons! The PebbleCreek Quilters are very proud of the wonderful and talented work…

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…