OLB

Arizona Greyhound Fall Festival

2009-09-27T16:56:00.000-07:00

OLB has created many items for sale at the Fall Festival in Tucson:

Please visit http://azgreyhoundrescue.org/html/fall_festival.html

Our quick video tour shows our craft table with baby quilts, bibs & receiving blankets, computer wrist rests, wallets, coasters, microwave baked potato bags, sewing machine caddy, bun warmers, wine bags, My Minkies, crayon holders, more dog, cat & hound place matts, a Fairy wall hanging, and best of all, our Christmas tree with hounds wall hanging. We will also have hound throw pillows (pillows for hounds to play with), fleece blankets, and quilts for hounds & babies.

Trip Around the Star Class

2009-03-09T11:22:00.000-07:00

Please note: The incorrect name was given for the specialty tool required for the class; it should have been "QUILT in a DAY's Triangle Square Up Ruler." If you do not have one and are unable to pick one up prior to class, one will be avalable during class and there will also be copies of the grid for everyone. We will first concentrate on making the STAR block.

PRIOR TO CLASS:

Choose 5 fabrics for the star & make a fabric key

Press fabric (I use Best Press or Magic Sizing for this) & cut as follows

#1 - lightest - (cut 2 - 2 1/2" strips & 2 - 1 1/4" strips)

#2 - medium light - (cut 1 - 2 1/2" strip)

#3 - medium - (cut 1 - 2 1/2" strip)

#4 - medium dark - (cut 1 - 2 1/2" strip) #5 - dark - (cut 1 - 2 1/2" strip)

You may also press (again using Best Press or Magic Sizing) & cut your 2" strips for the "trip" per the instructions in the pattern.

Magic Tiles Quilt Materials List

2009-01-11T07:34:00.000-08:00

We will work on this project Feb 23rd and there will be a Sat. class to finish up if needed. Heidi giving instruction.

Fabric for tile portions:

12 fat quarters of fabric OR 12 cuts of 1/2 yards of fabric (if you purchase the 1/2 yard pieces you will have enough for a queen size quilt.)

Additional fabric for construction:

1st Border - 1/2 yards of fabric

2nd Border - 3/4 yards of fabric

Binding - 3/4 yards of fabric

Grout - 1 1/2 yards of fabric

Thread the same color as the grout fabric

(Queen size quilt will need extra border and grout fabric)

Cutting instructions:

Cut a 16 1/2 by 16 1/2 inch block from each of the 12 fabrics for lap size quilt.

Cut 24 squares 16 1/2 by 16 1/2 inch blocks from the 12 different fabrics for a queen size. Bring the scraps for making 1 additional block.

Cut one inch strips of the gout fabric. Cut selvage to selvage.

Bring sewing tools; sewing machine, rotary cutter, scissors, seam ripper, etc.

Christmas Party 2008

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QUILT RAFFLE RESULTS!

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Linda Ferguson won the quilt from the raffle! Congrats Linda!

Arizona Quilt Guild Raffle

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This quilt was designed by Linda Adkins, Hope Adams, Gus Nelson, and Barbara Harrell for the Arizona Quilt Guild.

This quilt will be displayed around the valley, and people can buy tickets from any AQG Board members. Interested folks can also e-mail Gus at gusnaz@cox.net for tickets as well. The cost is six tickets for $5.00 or one for $1.00.

The drawing will be held in March 2009 at the Mesa Spring Quilt Show. All proceeds will go to the Arizona Quilt to fund teachers and traveling expenses for quilting classes.

October 2008 Quilter of the Month: Heidi

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September 2008 OLB Quilter of the Month - Mary B.

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Just a small sampling of Mary's work!

QUILTER'S PROTECT THE EARTH

2008-08-25T18:16:00.000-07:00

Please take a moment of your time and visit the following website: www.carbonrally.com
I have taken 3 of the challenges and plan to take more as I find that changing my "habits" and life style really works. Our group gives a lot to our community through our charity "comfort quilts". This costs us time and money. Taking the carbon rally challenges is a way to be charitable to our earth and to humankind and, in many cases, puts money in our pockets through savings. Please join me. Take a challenge!

Mary :)

Quilt Raffle!!!!

2008-08-12T20:38:00.000-07:00

OUT TO LUNCH BUNCH QUILTERS OF GOODYEAR QUILT RAFFLE

ALL money collected from this raffle will be used to purchase fabric & batting to be used in our Comfort Quilts. Tickets are $5 each or three for $10

Drawing will be held on Tuesday, December 9th at 11 am at:

Cotton Fields Quilt & Knit
12409 W. Indian School Road
Avondale, AZ

You do not need to be present to win. Winner will be notified by phone after the drawing. Arrangements will be made for delivery of the quilt.

August 2008 OLB Quilter of the Month - Gus

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Just a couple of Gus' quilts:

Long Beach Quilts

2008-08-12T13:00:00.001-07:00

Here are some photographs of some distinctive quilts from the recent show in Long Beach California:

Trip Around the Star Class - August 16th, 2008

2008-08-12T12:46:00.001-07:00

Please note: The incorrect name was given for the specialty tool required for the class; it should have been "QUILT in a DAY's Triangle Square Up Ruler." If you do not have one and are unable to pick one up prior to class, one will be avalable during class and there will also be copies of the grid for everyone.

We will first concentrate on making the STAR block.

PRIOR TO CLASS:

Choose 5 fabrics for the star & make a fabric key

Press fabric (I use Best Press or Magic Sizing for this) & cut as follows

#1 - lightest - (cut 2 - 2 1/2" strips & 2 - 1 1/4" strips)
#2 - medium light - (cut 1 - 2 1/2" strip)
#3 - medium - (cut 1 - 2 1/2" strip)
#4 - medium dark - (cut 1 - 2 1/2" strip)
#5 - dark - (cut 1 - 2 1/2" strip)

You may also press (again using Best Press or Magic Sizing) & cut your 2" strips for the "trip" per the instructions in the pattern.

Helping Hands - Summer Fundraiser

2008-07-21T10:47:00.000-07:00

"Helping Hands" for Children in Crisis summer fund raiser is again an ice cream social on August 10, 2008 at 6:00 pm in Paine Hall. Eat dinner at home and come for a Sundae on Sunday. Tickets may be purchased after the July 27 or August 3 - 9:00 am service or in the church office. Each ticket is $5.00

Helping Hands - Birthday Party

2008-07-21T10:43:00.000-07:00

"Helping Hands" for Children in Crisis will celebrate it's Fourth Birthday on Sunday August 10, 2008. our beautiful blankets will be on the end of each pew, our pillows and pillow cases etc will also be in display in Paine Hall. We invite you to help us celebrate at the coffee after the services in Paine Hall, sing and enjoy birthday cake. We will have delivered 3,000 blankets and 3,000 pillows by then. Stop by and give a Helping Hands Person a thanks you hug.

TUCSON QUILT SHOWS

2008-01-23T21:23:00.001-08:00

Each year several of the OLB group travels to Tucson for their quilt show. Some of us even stay overnight & visit quilt stores. We also play games using "fat quarters".

It doesn't take much to entertain our group!

ROSIE'S OR BUST!

2008-01-23T21:22:00.000-08:00

The OLB travels to Rosie's Calico Cupboard fabric store as often as possible. We try to go at least once a year.

Rosie's is located in San Diego, CA. You can visit her web site at:

Rosie's Calico Cupboard Quilt Shop

Rosie carries all the best fabrics and at affordable prices. On this trip (shown) I paid an average of $7.79 a yard for my fabric. I added all the fabric I bought, two nights in the motel split 4 ways, and meals (I didn't pay for gas because I drove my car). NOT BAD!

OLB BIRTHDAYS

2008-01-23T21:18:00.000-08:00

April:

29 Margie

May:

2 Heidi

June:

8 Katie

July:

6 Beccie

9 Blanca

HEALTH FAIR AT BANNER THUNDERBIRD

2008-01-23T19:28:00.000-08:00

OLB supplies comfort quilts to Banner Thunderbird's Pediatric ER & Pediatric Ward. In 2007 we gave them just short of 800 quilts to hand out to children who are scared or under stress. In 2006, OLB participated in Banner's Health Fair. We had a booth showing the quilts we make and give away. The clown quilt hanging in our booth was made by Linda A.

OLB VISITS HELPING HANDS

2008-01-23T19:17:00.001-08:00

Our last Charity day spent with Helping Hands was in 2006.

Helping Hands has wonderful "stations" set up for the workers.

On an average Charity Day, Helping Hands has 45 show up.

A lot of visiting takes place!

And, a LOT of work gets done.

Lunch comes after work & we're usually ready to eat.

Another productive and enjoyable day with new friends.

APRIL QUILT CAMP

2008-01-23T10:05:00.000-08:00

April Quilt Camp will be from the 19th till the 27th. You are welcome to come for part or all of it, but I need you to sign up now. Send me an email or let me know at the next OLB. This year, instead of a comfort quilt for each day you are there, you'll be asked to put a border on one or two twin charity quilts. The borders are ready to be sewn & put on. You will also be responsible for one dinner for the group & your own snacks & drinks. I need one person to bring breakfast stuff and one to bring lunch stuff. There's room for 10.

SHARED CHARITY DAY AT BIG BUG QUILTERS

2008-01-22T14:30:00.000-08:00

Mary Y. is the leader of the Bug Bug Creek Quilters charity group.
A couple of times a year, gas prices permitting, our OLB group travels to Mayer, AZ for a shared charity day.

We share techniques & have a wonderful day of laughing & quilting.

Our group loves "road trips"!

SOME QUILTS WE'VE MADE

2008-01-22T09:46:00.001-08:00

This quilt was made from fabric donated by Smart Scrubs in CA, by Anne V.

Sue A. made this quilt for her Secret Pal.

Mary B's

Stack-N-

Whack

Gus with his Art Quilt.

Linda A's Bargello.

OLB made this quilt as a going away gift for Clara when she moved to Payson.

Cam made this colorful quilt.

Clara's Block of the Month.

Linda A. with her One Block Wonder.

Linda W. made this beautiful Bargello.

Dawn K. with her Irish Log Cabin. This is one of our favorite quilts to make.

Mary B. made this photo Irish Chain for her granddaughter.

Gisela W. pieced this Irish Log Cabin from fabric donated by a family whose mother was a quilter. She went into a nursing home & they gave us the fabric for a quilt made from her fabric to give to her. Almost ALL her fabric was some shade of purple!

This quilt was made by OLB members & put together by Linda A. It was given to PHCentral to raffle.

The center piece is "stained glass" pieced by Linda A.

Linda W. made this wall hanging for the Small Quilt Auction.

CHARITY DAYS IN GOODYEAR

2008-01-22T09:11:00.001-08:00

There are many steps in making a little comfort quilt. Of course we start with the really hard part, obtaining the fabric! If we are lucky, the fabric is donated to us or someone donates money so we can shop. WalMart has a great supply of $2 fabric which is decent quality.

Once the fabric & batting has made its way to our sweat shop, we cut up the fabric to make simple kits or in some cases, we use panels for a top. Mary's 87 year old mother, who lives in the Pioneer Home in Prescott, makes most of our tops for us. She returns them & we send them out to be trimmed & pressed.

Inge is our super "sandwich" maker. She pins the batting, tops & backs together & passes them off to Marlene who trims them (and also cuts fabric for the kits in her spare time).

The rest of us take the trimmed, pinned quilts & do sew arounds to finish the quilts. Then, several ladies tie the quilts (Cam does most of them). Once in awhile we need twin quilts or a king sized one for a raffle. These are finished on the long-arm. Linda is shown here quilting a twin for Maggie's Place.

OLB at the 2005 Christmas Party.

HEAD START DINNER

2008-01-22T08:41:00.000-08:00

Fowler Elementary School District houses several Head Start classes. Each year, OLB gives them quilts to use in the classroom during resting & reading time. At the end of the year, the quilt goes home with the child. Thanks to Helping Hands, we are also able to give each child a small pillow. We are unable to show pictures of the children on our site, but these pictures show some of our group at the dinner Head Start provided us as a "thank you". The quilts are made throughout the year & stored in the Superintendent's bathroom at the district office!

TANZANIA ORPHANAGE QUILTS

2008-01-21T18:53:00.000-08:00

In 2006, OLB worked with a Methodist church group in Flagstaff, AZ to send quilts to Kilyania orphanage in Tanzania, Africa. Our group donated 24 twin sized quilts.

An Average Monday

2008-01-21T16:42:00.000-08:00

Here is an average Monday at OLB:

HELPING HANDS

2008-01-21T16:39:00.001-08:00

Here are some delightful photographs of some Helping Hands members!

THANK YOU NOTES

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QUILTS OF VALOR FOUNDATION

2008-01-21T16:04:00.001-08:00

If you or your quilt group is interested in making quilts for our injured troops returning from Afganistan or Iraq, please go to their web site for information on how to make the quilt & submit it. (OLB has chosen to make twin sized quilts to donate to the VA here in Phoenix.)

http://www.qovf.org/

AZ QUILT SHOWS

2008-01-21T15:25:00.000-08:00

HAPPY TRAILS QUILT CLUB
Quilt Show 2008
"Garden of Quilts"
Friday & Saturday
Feb. 8-9
9:00 to 4:00 pm

Happy Trails Resort
17200 W. Bell Rd.
Surprise, AZ 85374

Vendors' Mall
$2 donation
Appraiser
Demonstrations

Pam Ross
623-556-5517

or

Linda Weber
623-214-9266
lindaweber4762@peoplepc.com

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2008 25th Annual
CONGRESS QUILT SHOW
Congress Silver Celebration
Congress, AZ

22& 23 February 2008
Friday & Saturday 9:00 to 4:00 pm

Congress Senior Center
Congress, AZ

Donations $3.00
(Proceeds go to Congress Senior Center
and includes admission to Demonstrations, Trunk shows,
Special Displays, and all Quilt Exhibits.)

For more information contact
Joan Turpin
928-685-3573
joanafaz@yahoo.com

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ARIZONA QUILTERS GUILD
"Wish Upon a Star"

March 14-15, 2008
Friday 9 am - 6 pm
Saturday 9 am - 4 pm

ASU WEST CAMPUS
4701 W. Thunderbird Rd.
Glendale, AZ

Small Quilt Auction
Saturday 1:00 pm

Admission: $7.00

602-220-9889
http://www.azquiltersguild.org/

QUILT CAMP 2007

2008-01-21T08:39:00.001-08:00

The Out to Lunch Bunch Quilters of Goodyear try to have two quilt camps each year. In 2007, they were held in "Happy Jack" Arizona. Space is limited, but no one is turned away. As you can see, one of the quilters slept in a walk-in closet! Each quilter prepares one night time meal & never has to cook again.

In 2008, our plan is to have the first camp in April at Happy Jack & the second one is a road trip to MN. Watch for more information on the camps & the follow up pictures.

We traveled to Strawberry to their annual quilt show. It was a fun day away from the sewing machines.

Everyone works on his or her own projects at camp. For some of us, this is the only time we get to quilt for ourselves. Charity quilting takes up a lot of our time.

We might get frustrated with a project, but this is frustration we can al live with!

The Randall House in Pine was a very nice place to have a peaceful & interesting lunch.

Just a few of the completed projects.

Each quilter quilts as many hours as desired at camp. For some of us, that's about 12 hours each day. Others like to read, take walks or just visit.

We had a class on this "Bears in the Woods" quilt. Each one turned out very different.

We also make pillow cases for ourselves, gifts & for a child crisis center.

We celebrate each quilt as it is finished!

Starting

2008-01-18T04:13:00.001-08:00

This is a starting entry for the blog for OLB.