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President's Message

Well, it is time to say good bye as your president, and what a wonderful TBQ year it has been!

I want to say thank you to the many members who have made me laugh, been there with so many kind words and support, challenged my thought process (and me at times), and even a few who have made me sad. My Executive Board has been wonderful, always there to help and stand beside me.

You have a special set of officers and committee chairmen coming on board! Please support them as they strive to work for you and keep our quilt guild filled with fun, excitement, things to learn and running smoothly. I will be busy with quilting (what a concept) and some travel, and I will always be around to help any of you whenever I can.

We have many great things planned for our July 14 meeting: The installation of our new officers; the vote on our budget for 2008-2009; and a great TBQ Birthday Party with the theme of “A picnic in the Park”. Please plan to attend if you can, I am very sure a great time will be had by all!

This meeting is just for our members, no guests, and we will all meet some new members to TBQ that will be joining us. Please take time to say “hello”. There will not be Show and Tell, the Birthday Drawing (if you are a July girl, bring your present to the August meeting), or a Company Store. These will continue at our meeting on August 11.

“Sunshine and Smiles” to Kathy Beeson, our wonderful 2008 TBQ Quilt Camp Chairman, and her committee of Chris Anders, Mary Ann Conner and Sandy Mitchell! Kathy designed and created a wonderful quilt to commemorate this year’s Quilt Camp, and I won it! I really can’t explain how excited I was (but if you were there, I am sure you remember…)

Taking one stitch at a time,

Linda

July
Birthdays
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Charlotte Brennan

Beverly Ginnelly

Colleen Harlow

Jane Hofbauer

Loretta Hoffman

Marge Larimer

Susan Perry

Julie Rouse

Georgiana Scimeca

Bettie Setz

Susan Smith

Jan Stevens

Nancy Stoltenberg

Candice Tomlinson

Happy Birthday to all
of the July Ladies!

Please bring a wrapped gift suitable for a quilter, with a value of at least $10.00 to the July meeting . A good rule of thumb for the gift is something that you would really like to receive yourself. If you missed your birthday month, you can bring your gift at a later meeting.

JoAnne VanLiere
and Sandy McGarry
Birthday Raffle Committee

June Program
(submitted by Alice Obrenovich)

Susan Deal's lecture, "The Design Process: A Personal Viewpoint", was wonderful! It was so interesting to see how she began with an ordinary clothing pattern, experimented with color and design until a beautiful garment emerged. Her process can not only be used to make clothing but also to design quilts. Many thanks, Susan.

Click here to see pictures from
Susan's trunk show.

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July Program

Next month is our birthday party, "A Picnic in the Park". There will be tasty food, lively entertainment, and a special gift for everyone as well as the chance for someone at each table to win the centerpiece. What better way to spend a warm July day?

Because of the installation of new officers and the party there will not be a "Show and Tell" in July. If you have something to share please bring it to the August meeting.

July
Hostesses

Please bring
a snack to share.
_____________

We will not need hostesses to bring a
snack this month due to the Birthday Party Picnic.

(submitted by Kathy Beeson)

Quilt Camp Came!

Click here to see pictures from our fun Quilt Camp 2008!

June 5-6
Prescott's Gone Quiltin'
(submitted by Jeri Teisl and Sue Weisshaupt)

The challenge is on! "Quiltin' Chicks" have volunteered to make travel baskets. We are encouraging other friendship groups to step up and take on the challenge of working on a project to sell at next year's show. We would also love donations of fabric, fat quarters or larger. (You know, that fabric that you look at now and say, "What was I thinking?")

Sue Weisshaupt 928.541.0254 or sue@tbqguild.com
Jeri Teisl 928.717.1589 or jeri@tbqguild.com

To view a printer friendly version of this month's "Threadlines", click here.
"Threadlines" is the paper version of the TBQ newsletters.

(submitted by Alice Obrenovich)

July, our Birthday party theme is A Picnic in the Park. You are encouraged to dress as if you were going to a real picnic. The food will be delicious, the entertainment excellent. You will be glad you came!

For those members who did not pick up their Opportunity Quilt raffle tickets last month you may get them at the upcoming guild meeting. You may go ahead and purchase them if you wish or bring the money in after you sell the tickets. If you need more tickets,they will be available.

(submitted by Jane Hofbauer)

As our new year begins, we are happy to welcome back so many ladies who renewed their membership to Thumb Butte Quilters’ Guild. We will also be welcoming some new members from our wait list. Our July birthday party is a wonderful opportunity for members, old and new, to sit down, share a picnic lunch, and get acquainted.

As a reminder, all members will receive their new directory in July so don’t forget to get your copy at the membership table. Please check to make sure the personal information about you is correct. If not, send me an email with any changes.

(submitted by Jennifer Eakman)

This is the last month you will hear from me as TBQ Community Chair!

I am turning over this position to the very capable hands of Sandy McGarry, formerly of the birthday raffle table!

I know you all will give her as much support as you did to me in this office and I am looking forward to seeing which group she picks for the community service project.

TBQ has gone above and beyond my expectations for the VA Hospital here in Prescott. We will have donated [drum roll please.....] #115 lap quilts and #75 walker bags. Yes!!!! I said one hundred and fifteen!!! That is Not a type-o. 6 more lap quilts came in after I announced the #109 total at the last meeting! Wooooooohoooooooooo!!! Way to go TBQ'ers!!!!!

(submitted by Joan Carrell & Susan Perry)

We will not be having our lunch after the TBQ meeting this month due
to the fact we will be eating at the Birthday Luncheon!

(submitted by Susie Martin)

Thanks for making this year a great one for the company store. I know that Betsy will have a great time next year. As most of you know, there is no store the meeting we have our summer luncheon, but I am sure that Betsy will appreciate any donations that you have for her.

Look for the Company Store to be "up and running" in August.

(submitted by Carolyn Edwards, Adult Center Quilts Coordinator )

Click here to see May's Quilts!

There's a new display of quilts at the Prescott Adult Center!
Stop by 1280 Rosser Street to check it out!

For your viewing pleasure, the latest presentation of quilts has been hung by the Thumb Butte Quilters Guild. The theme for this display is “Welcome to My Garden”. With Springtime arriving in the Prescott area, we hope you will enjoy your walk through our garden of quilts.

The next set of quilts will go up June 27th. The theme will be "Stars and Stripes Forever". I'll be looking for quilts with stars--any color stars. And stripes!! Patriotic stars would be very nice, too. Let me know if you have a quilt to share!

Quilt sizes needed are:

Large--from 60" to 90" wide, and any length. We need SIX.

Small--at least 45" wide, but no wider than 54". Any length. We need FOUR.

(submitted by Mary Andra Holmes & Tina McCowan)

For those attending Mary Andra Holmes demo,
here are the instructions:

The measurements needed to complete the binding on your quilt are: 
1. cut  3/8 of an inch from the drawn line. 
2. sew together using 1/4 " seam  allowance.

Quilting on a Frame

Choosing Fabrics for Applique

Needle Turn Applique

Crazy Quilting

Mola vs Pa Ndau

We know you're out there.
Please come play with us!!

Sharlot Hall Quilters are looking for a
'few good quilters'. We'd like you to come quilt with us two hours a month--only TWO. Is that too much to ask?! Two hours of hand quilting, two hours of visiting with sister quilters, two hours of recreating the 'quilting bee' of days gone by, and two hours of sharing with Sharlot Hall Museum visitors their tales of family quilts and quilters.

We meet every Thursday morning in the Transportation Building at Sharlot Hall Museum from 10 a.m. to Noon. Bring your own thimble, scissors, and needles. There are a few regular hand quilters. We're just asking for three or four of you (or 10 or 12 would be nice!) to join us once a month for a couple of hours. You'll be glad you did. It's a very rewarding experience!

If you don't hand quilt yet, but want to learn, free lessons are available!!! Come watch, and we'll share our enthusiasm for hand quilting!

If you have questions, please call Lorraine Pickering or Carolyn Edwards.

(submitted by Jane Holland) TBQ Members, be sure to check out our advertisers' specials for July and if you have something to sell, you can advertise here. The cost is $10 a month, with a 3 month limit. If you're looking for something, there's no charge for advertising but there is a 3 month limit. Just let me know before the 15th of the month.
	July Special! TBQ members will get 20% off yellow fabric on Tuesday, July 22nd when they show their name tag or membership card. Minimum cut is one yard.
July Special! Fridays are Quilter's Days and that means 10% off all regular price items, all day. We're closed Sunday and Monday due to illness in the family.	July Special! Central Sewing...Get 10% off a repair (not including parts) in July. There's a limit of one per customer on this offer.
July Special! New! Spirit of the Southwest by Moda and Coventry by Jinny Beyer. Our website is www.quiltsonroute66.com.	July Special! One Time Only in July! Get 15% off your total purchase (excluding machines, software and cabinets). And you may have heard...we're moving to a new location. Right now there's no firm date so watch for details!
July Special! We're 1 1/4 miles south of I-8 so please stop in when you're in Yuma. Just say you're a member of TBQ and we'll give you 20% off in July and August!
Advertising on the TBQ Website: Any member or vendor may place a camera-ready display of their business card on this website. The cost would be $10.00 per month or $108.00 for one year, prepaid. Prepaid ads include a 10% discount. In addition to the monthly ad, each advertiser will be able to post a 'blurb' telling about one of their specials for the upcoming month. Blurbs must be limited to 35 words or less. The deadline for the next month's blurb is the 15th of the current month. For more information or to sign up for advertising here, contact Jane Holland at: advertising@tbqguild.com Thumb Butte Quilters' Guild does not endorse or recommend the advertisers on this website.