Linda Lentz The Quail Creek Quilt Covey had a unique opportunity this spring. One of our members volunteers in a kindergarten class at Sahuarita Primary School. The teacher loves to involve community members in her classroom, as well as help her students learn about their community. Since the students learn about one letter of the…
Linda Lentz, Quail Creek Quilt Covey On Saturday, March 26, members of the Quail Creek Quilt Covey and its subgroup Fabric Plus met to make soft and cuddly critters. After cutting, sewing, and stuffing, 50 critters were completed and will be donated to St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic.
Linda Lentz The members of the Quail Creek Quilt Covey were delighted to hear that Honor Flights would be resuming. Our members have a special place in their hearts for the military. Even though COVID grounded the Honor Flights, it did not stop our members from creating patriotic quilts. Ten red, white, and blue quilts…
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…
Once again, the Quail Creek Quilt Covey created beautiful baby quilts for military moms as part of the annual Military Baby Shower sponsored by The Women of Quail Creek. The quilts were presented to the moms who are in the National Guard on May 18, which was Armed Forces Day. Thirteen colorful baby quilts were…
Colleen Curran Continuing its tradition, The Quail Creek Quilt Covey has donated quilts to the April Honor Flight of Southern Arizona. These beautiful red, white and blue quilts have been made by the many wonderful volunteers of the QCQC. The quilts were presented to the veterans at the April 12 orientation meeting. The Honor Flight…
Once again, the Quail Creek Quilt Covey has donated quilts to the Honor Flight of Southern Arizona. On September 8, Jeanne Stevens and Ann Nease of the Quilt Covey attended the Honor Flight Orientation and presented to the veterans 14 quilts from the Quail Creek Quilt Covey and ten quilts from the Valley Quilters of…
JoAnn Haberer This year the Quail Creek Quilt Covey donated thirteen gorgeous quilts to the Military Family Baby Shower put on by The Women of Quail Creek. One, which was quilted by Deb Migdalski, was designed to promote this year’s theme, “Love You to the Moon and Back.” Twelve additional quilts went to mothers who…
Susanne Fairman And the winner is… Sherry Morris, an avid golfer and member of Fabrics Plus, a division of the Quail Creek Quilt Covey, is the 2017 winner of the FitNice Challenge, a nationwide sewing competition! Contestants were challenged to design a garment using the FitNice pattern system. Sherrie designed and sewed a knit top…
Colleen Curran Taking a break from the summer heat and the monsoons, the members of the Quilt Covey have been busy working on projects for the Fall Festival Arts and Crafts Fair on November 4. Members gathered in the Studio in the Creative Arts and Technology Center throughout the summer to work on group projects…