Sonoran Sunset raffle quilt
Penny Bartley
Have you seen the beautiful Sonoran Sunset quilt, which will go to the lucky ticket holder on March 21 at the SaddleBrooke Quilt Show? Not just an exhibition of beautiful creations from the members of the SaddleBrooke Quilters, the day is filled with other opportunities for everyone, and it’s all free.
The Quilt Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the MountainView ballroom. However, the rooms adjacent to the ballroom will be filled with more creations from our members. The Quilt Show includes the Quilter’s Boutique, which is filled with handmade goods for purchase. Placemats, cell phone holders, wall hangings, and more will be available, plus patterns, books, and fabric.
New this year, the club will be featuring two inspirational quilters. Club members selected Athena Taylor and Carol Zupancic to represent the diversity and inspiration of what can be accomplished with a little fabric, thread, and creativity. Be sure to see the fabulous quilts created by these two fabulous quilters.
Have you ever wanted to create your own quilt but didn’t know where to begin? Members will be on hand to provide quilting demonstrations that will inspire your own creative journey. Tami Graeber will be demonstrating how to make confetti quilt binding, Mary Sara Fields will discuss how to maintain a variety of sewing machines, and Pam Clarke will be showing how to do paper piecing, the method used to make this year’s stunning quilt.
Maybe you aren’t a quilter but perhaps a painter, woodworker, or even paper crafter. Come and get inspiration for your next project. Just like our quilters looked towards the sky for the raffle quilt’s beautiful color palette, every crafter can find inspiration among the 100 quilts that will be displayed at the show. Some of the displayed quilts will be available for purchase, so watch for sales tags and take home a treasure.
This year’s Quilt Raffle also includes three Dine-Around prizes. The Dine-Around packages are valued at up to $600 each and include gift certificates from 26 local restaurants valued between $20 and $100 each! The participating restaurants include the following:
Bubb’s Grub
Cadillac Chaparral Steakhouse & Saloon
Café Torino
Catalina Craft Pizza
The Cheesecake Factory
Chili’s
Churrasco de Brasil Brazilian Steakhouse
First Watch
Kingfisher
La Hacienda Family Mexican
Lick’s Ice Cream
Mali Thai
Mi Tierra Restaurant
MountainView Bar & Grill
Olive Garden
Ranch House Grill
RoadRunner Grill
Saffron Indian Bistro
Seis Kitchen
Sunny Side Up Café
The Keg
The Preserve
Tohono Chul Garden Bistro
Village Bakehouse
Vivace Restaurant
Wildflower
The choice of the beautiful Sonoran Sunset quilt or Dine-Around prize is yours to make when you purchase your raffle tickets. If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, they will be on sale at the Quilt Show. There will be four lucky winners chosen, and you don’t have to be present to win.
We hope to see you at the Quilt Show on March 21. You will be amazed at the talent that lives right next to you!