Each spring the PebbleCreek Quilters have a luncheon. And, one of the favorite features of the Spring Luncheon is the announcement of the challenge for the following year by Kathleen O’Connell. Kathleen peruses the latest trends in quilting and selects a theme that the members are challenged to use in creating a project. The project…
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Clubs & Classes, March 2019
Exciting times for PC Quilters
Clubs & Classes, March 2019
PC Quilters continues their service to community agencies
The members of PC Quilters have started off the 2019 year with their first Community Sew Day. The members are committing one Saturday per month to be sure that hospice patients have quilts, veterans’ dogs have beds, heart pillows are given to breast cancer patients, receiving blankets with teddy bears are given to new mothers…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
PC Quilters draw winner of Opportunity Quilt
Over 90 members of the PebbleCreek Quilters attended the 2018 Holiday Luncheon in the Tuscany Ballroom December 10. At that time, the winner of the raffle for the PC Opportunity Quilt was drawn. Marcia Zigmut of PebbleCreek was selected. Marcia shared that her mother was a quilter, so the quilt has special meaning for her.…
Clubs & Classes, February 2019
New PebbleCreek Quilters board elected at holiday luncheon
Over ninety members of the PebbleCreek Quilters celebrated the holiday season with a luncheon and the election of officers for 2019 on December 10, 2018 in the Tuscany Ballroom. PC Quilters is a group that encourages and provides opportunities for PC residents interested in the creative art of sewing and quilting. The organization meets the…
Generals, January 2019
PC Quilters honor Jeremy Chandler
Jeremey Chandler was an Army Captain, Green Beret soldier on his fourth deployment to Afghanistan when he lost his life. Jeremy’s parents, Jonnie and Al Chandler of PebbleCreek, established a scholarship at Jeremy’s alma mater, the University of North Georgia, seven years ago. They fund the scholarships through an annual Beer and Wine Tasting event…
Clubs & Classes, January 2019
New Quilters board elected at holiday luncheon
Over ninety members of the PebbleCreek Quilters celebrated the holiday season with a luncheon and the election of officers for 2019 on December 10, 2018 in the Tuscany Ballroom. PC Quilters is an organization that encourages and provides opportunities for PC residents that are interested in the creative art of sewing and quilting. The organization…
Clubs & Classes, November 2018
Veterans are recognized with a red, white and blue quilt
Last year began a tradition of the PC Quilters recognizing our PC Veterans on Veterans Day. This year the event will be at 2:00 p.m. in the Renaissance Theater, Tuscany Falls on Sunday, November 11, 2018. Quilt members use donated fabric and their own to create red white and blue themed quilts to be given…
Generals, November 2018
Your chance to win the Opportunity Quilt 2018
Each year the Pebblecreek Quilters organization decides on a quilt pattern, fabric and persons to piece and custom quilt the Opportunity Quilt. The winning raffle ticket is drawn in December at the Holiday Luncheon. The quilt this year was made by Jean Fry and quilted by Cindy Santaro. It is a Dresden Plate pattern using…
Clubs & Classes, October 2018
PC Quilters celebrated the end of summer and renovated room
PebbleCreek Quilt members gathered August 13 to share their summer projects and activities in the newly renovated Fiber Arts Room in the Creative Arts Center. Members enjoyed the new tables and chairs as well as fresh paint and refinished floors. Refreshments were enjoyed while other members were working on projects and sharing their summer activities.…