Tag: Quail Creek Needlework Club

Supporting Cancer Survivors

Carolyn Good The Quail Creek Needlework Club offers support for those who have undergone cancer treatment with our Knitted Knockers and cancer hats. Knitted Knockers are special handmade breast prostheses for women who have undergone mastectomies or other procedures. Traditional prosthetics are usually expensive, heavy, sweaty, and uncomfortable. These are soft, comfortable alternatives that come…

Attention Cancer Survivors

Carolyn Good Did you know that the Quail Creek Needlework Club provides special handmade breast prostheses for women who have undergone mastectomies or other procedures? Traditional prosthetics are usually expensive, heavy, sweaty, and uncomfortable. The Needlework Club offers a soft, comfortable alternative. They are free to Quail Creek women and come in a variety of…

Needleworkers provide handmade prostheses for women

Linda Freeman Did you know that the Quail Creek Needlework Club provides special handmade breast prostheses for women who have undergone mastectomies or other such procedures? Traditional prosthetics are usually expensive, heavy and uncomfortable. The club offers a soft and comfortable alternative. They are free to Quail Creek women and come in a variety of…

Hats Away!

  Jane Gold Needlework Club is devoting each month to produce specific items for one of the club’s charities. For January, club members made knitted hats to donate to the Salvation Army Hospitality House. The Needlework Club knitted 75 hats for guests of the Salvation Army Hospitality House. This photograph shows the colorful array of…

Needlework Club sews bags for kids

Bag Day Sew-a-Thon

Linda Freeman Linda Gorg, Gwen Mowat, Barb Potl and Mary Cerny of the Quail Creek Needlework Club spent Saturday, July 22, creating drawstring bags for Tucson children. The club has supported Aviva Children’s Services for many years, and this was the third year members participated in the annual sew-a-thon in Tucson. Without these cloth bags,…

Cactus caps are available

Linda Freeman Wouldn’t colorful caps be a great alternative to topping your cactus than plain white Styrofoam cups this winter? Imagine how much more festive your yard will look when you (and your neighbors) see a field of cheerful caps! You can purchase these caps ($2 for small, $3 for large) created by the Quail…