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.…
PebbleCreek Quilter, Donna Wisnoski, has a passion for history and quilt making. As a result, the Arizona Quilt Documentation Project was begun within the PebbleCreek Quilters organization several years ago. A quilt is the perfect gift for someone who is about to take a big step in life, whether it’s moving away to go to…
Donna Aybar PebbleCreek Quilters steps up once again! The Community Service committee hosted a one-day workshop to make as many boy-themed quilt tops as possible to fill a request made by Southwest Family Advocacy Center, one of the charities that PC Quilters supports. The early crew showed up before 9:00 a.m. to organize two laundry…
Marlene M. Kuskie Over 90 members of the PC Quilters gathered April 16, 2018 in the Tuscany Ballroom to enjoy social time, share their latest quilting projects, listen to a speaker and participate in an auction of an antique quilt from Sue Godwin’s estate. The highlight of the Spring 2018 Luncheon was a presentation and…
Marlene Kuskie Quilting is not what it was. Our grandmothers and mothers pieced their quilts and then often asked others to help them hand quilt in the large frame. Or they might have had the local church ladies hand quilt it for a fee. Modern quilters still often have others with skills using a longarm…
Marlene Kuskie Attendees at the PC Quilters Art of Quilting Show on Sunday, March 18 were asked to select their favorite quilt in each category of the quilt show. The following Viewers’ Choices definitely exemplified the art of quilting. Wall Hangings and Other Quilting Projects: Linda Shaver Vintage and Applique: Sue Whaples Traditional: Sue Whaples…
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…
Marlene Kuskie Members of the PebbleCreek Quilters are always seeking new opportunities to learn new skills and express their creative talent. The continuing education programs are scheduled weekly this winter and spring. As members, the attendance is free and quilters provide their own materials. Each year, the variety of new techniques/skills and use of new…
Marlene Kuskie Barb Mauer, co-chair of the Spring Quilt Show, is creating ways to display quilts with other members of the Pebblecreek Quilt Club. Millissa Masters is co-chairing and organizing the many details for the first quilt show in the Creative Arts Center. The Spring Quilt Show “The Art of Quilting” is Sunday, March 18,…
Donna Wisnoski Two years ago the PebbleCreek Quilters launched a local chapter of the nationwide project to help preserve quilts and quilt history for everyone and they need not be quilters. In the early 1990s the Quilt Index was born out of the need for scholars, curators, folklorists and writers to have one central location…