The Quilt Covey held a sewing bee on Saturday, February 25 to create quilts for veterans living in southern Arizona who will participate in the upcoming Honor Flight in May 2017. The Honor Flight program provides WWII and Korean War Veterans the opportunity to see their national memorials in a three day visit to Washington…
Suzanne Ashmead, a member of the Quail Creek Quilt Covey, won a first prize blue ribbon in the category, One Person Quilt, Pictorial/Whimsical, at the Tucson Quilters Guild 2017 Quilt Fiesta which was held in Tucson, February 17 through 19. Suzanne created a three panel Art Quilt called Rocky Mountain Day. The Art Quilters, a…
Do you have a vintage or special quilt? The Quail Creek Quilt Covey is producing a Vintage/Special Quilt Show in the Madera Clubhouse Ballroom on January 6, 2018 (yes, 2018) which will display vintage and special quilts owned by Quail Creek residents. “We will solicit quilts throughout next year, take photos and then create information…
The Quilting Covey recently completed an Agave Cluster Quilt, a beautiful quilt of 56 unique agave baskets. This project was done as a “sewing bee,” as well as a lesson on paper piecing, a technique involving a paper foundation. Fabric pieces are pieced, sewing directly onto the paper. Once the block is completed, the paper…
Colleen Curran The Quail Creek Quilt Covey devoted the month of July to creating a Quilt of Valor. The Quilts of Valor Foundation (QOVF) was begun in 2003 by Catherine Roberts when her son Nat was deployed in Iraq. The motto of the organization is “Quilting to Honor and Comfort.” The first Quilt of Valor…
Ann Nease Ahoy, mates! Covey members recently held a Regatta to construct sailboats for a patriotic themed quilt. Using a technique called Foundation Piecing, 20 sailboats were stitched and launched for this quilt using an assembly line; some were cutting fabric, some were stitching and some were working on the design wall for placement of…
Colleen Curran The women of the Quail Creek Quilt Covey have long admired Sharon Frank’s stunning quilted jackets. Earlier this winter, Sharon offered to teach Covey members how to make the jackets. She called her teacher in New Hampshire, Janice Roy, for some tips and the pattern. Janice graciously suggested she come to Quail Creek…