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.…
Linda Rowe People with dementia, or in hospice with dementia, spend many hours sitting or lying down. They may be bored, anxious, unable to interpret their environment accurately, or unable to recognize family members. In addition, when people with dementia become agitated, it can be extremely difficult for family members to see their loved ones…
Linda Rowe The PC Quilters Club has a long history of supporting our veterans by making quilts and sponsoring a veteran’s luncheon. For the last few years, we have also donated a quilt to the Luke Chapter of the Military Officers Association of American (MOAA) for their annual fundraiser. PC Quilt Club member Cynthia Schwartz…
Linda Rowe The PebbleCreek Quilters Club is pleased to announce the availability of raffle tickets for the 2021 Opportunity Quilt. The pattern, Riverbed, was selected by Carol Moonan and Marka Locker based on the great experience and positive reception their Virginia quilt guild had making this pattern previously. Riverbed was designed by internationally recognized quilt designer…
Linda Rowe No one was more surprised than Virgie Manley when her husband, Joel, told her they needed to go pick something up. As it turned out, Joel had bought just five tickets online from the PC Quilters Club for the 2020 Opportunity Quilt. Joel was very excited and said, “We won!” Joel had bought…
Linda Rowe The PebbleCreek Quilters had to cancel their annual spring luncheon in 2020 due to COVID-19. The club elected to delay reimbursing luncheon payments in hopes that payments could be used for the Christmas luncheon instead. Unfortunately, that luncheon was also canceled. In addition, the tradition of the annual holiday luncheon included the collection…
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…
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…
Linda Rowe Due to COVID-19, the PebbleCreek Quilters held their first virtual quilt show. Through the use of technology, viewers were invited to vote for their favorites in each category. Sixty-eight quilts were entered in this competition. Over 300 votes were cast to determine the winners. The winners are: Cheryl McGovern, Traditional Category: From My…
Linda Rowe The ceramics room and longarm quilting machine were big factors when George and Patsy Wagner decided to move to PebbleCreek 4.5 years ago. George never dreamed that he would not only become a quilter, but the only male member (so far) in the PebbleCreek Quilters Club. According to Quilting Daily, only 1% of…