Jane Gold and Carolyn Good On Jan. 14 Olivia Bruntmyer, engagement coordinator for Aviva Children’s Services, spoke to the Quail Creek Needlework Club regarding their background and mission. We learned so much about Aviva and are proud to support such a worthwhile cause through our club’s mission of Gifted Hands, Giving Hearts! The QC Needlework…
Jane Gold On June 6 Ellen Myers, Carolyn Good, Jane Gold, and Tracy Campbell from the QC Needlework Club visited St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic in Nogales, Ariz. The group was able to tour the facility and donate hand-made items, including blankets and toys, to the juvenile patients who attend the clinic once a month. On…
Linda Freeman Even though there were months when our members could not gather, we did create a mammoth number of items for charities; over 2,100 total items were donated during 2020! This included tote bags for children in transition, sundresses and shorts for little ones, and lots of hats for people of all ages. Truly a…
Linda Freeman While shopping for holiday gifts this year, do not overlook the abundance of items created by members of the Needlework Club. Stop by Studio 104 in the Creative Arts Center for original, unique, and imaginative gifts available for all ages. Have family in cold climates? There are blankets, throws, hats, and scarves. How…
Colleen Curran On Thursday, March 18, Linda Lentz, the President of the Quail Creek Quilt Covey, received a phone call from Tina Spiridon, the Nursing Director at the Santa Cruz Valley Regional Hospital. She asked whether the Quilt Covey would be willing to make face masks for healthcare workers. She emphasized the need for three…
Linda Freeman On July 20, Gwen Mowat, Max Perzan, Barb Poltl, and Linda Gorg of the Needlework Club joined 90 others in the annual Sew-A-Thon for Aviva Children’s Services in Tucson. By mid-afternoon, more than 2,600 tote bags had been completed. Without these cloth bags, the children would be given plastic garbage bags for their personal…
Max Perzan It all started in 2010 when the ladies of the Quail Creek Needlework Club made “pillow case” sundresses to help young girls who had been victims of a devastating earthquake in Haiti. The club was able to send more than 100 dresses at that time to support the young girls. The tradition of…
Linda Freeman Once again the Needlework Club members have had a busy year producing items to be donated to the club’s selected charities. During 2017 the club donated 883 hats, blankets, shawls, sweaters and other items to Aviva Children’s Services in Tucson, Hands of a Friend (Genesis House), Salvation Army, St. Andrews Children’s Clinic…
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, sweaty and uncomfortable. The Needlework Club offers a soft, comfortable, beautiful alternative. They are free to Quail Creek women and come in a variety of…
Linda Freeman The Quail Creek Needlework Club gathers together friendly people to craft items with yarns and fabric. A happy consequence of our crafting produces such items as blankets, hats, sweaters, dresses and quilts that we donate to one of our designated charities: Hands of a Friend, Salvation Army, St. Andrews Children’s Clinic, Valley Assistance…