Janette Volz Sewing machines could be heard buzzing through the course of this summer. The SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters have been busy as bees making items for charity and our upcoming 2022 quilt show. Multiple charities have benefited from this bustling work done under the guidance of Service Committee co-chairs Marcia Webster and Athena Taylor. Last…
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Clubs & Classes, June 2021
SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters Provide Comfort
Janette Volz Just like a child with a security blanket, a cat or dog with a bed of their own will feel more confident. To help provide some comfort for these animals, Marcia Webster and Athena Taylor, 2021 SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters Service Committee chairwomen, recently met with Mera Laurey of the Pinal County Animal Shelter. The…
Clubs & Classes, January 2021
Prass to Lead 2021 Quilt Club
Linda Eisenhart and Kathryn Von Bargen The SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters have selected their leaders for 2021: Kris Prass, president; Linda Crum, vice president; Barb Sonsnowchik, treasurer; and Loretta Edgerton, secretary. Leading this busy group will be Kris Prass. Kris and her husband Phil became snowbirds when they bought a Villa in 2001. They liked it…
Clubs & Classes, December 2020
“Sew” … There Are Some Silver Linings
Linda Eisenhart and Kathryn Von Bargen There is no doubt that 2020 has been a challenge. Life as we’ve known it has taken an abrupt detour into a world that no one could have imagined as we rang in the New Year last January. Nonetheless, as we enter the 2020 holiday season, it’s important to…
Clubs & Classes, November 2020
Stephanie Nordlin’s Quilted Couture
Linda Eisenhart and Kathryn Von Bargen The SaddleBrooke Friday Quilt Club enjoys having a diverse group of members. Stephanie Nordlin is a member who has combined her prior professional work as a designer and creator of bridal gowns and children’s wear with her love of quilting to create unique, sophisticated quilted garments. We were fortunate…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
CA Small: One-of-a-Kind!
Linda Eisenhart and Kathryn Von Bargen The SaddleBrooke Friday Quilt Club attracts many members who are not traditional quilters. Some label themselves as fiber artists or art quilters and each of them compliment the club’s varied activities. Carol Ann Small (fondly known as CA) has sewn since age seven when her mother began teaching her…
Features, September 2020
Quilters Support Kids and Pets
Linda Eisenhart and Kathryn Von Bargen This is the final article in a series featuring the SaddleBrooke Friday Quilt Club’s 2020 service activities. Service Co-Chairs Linda Crum and Janette Volz have facilitated eight projects that benefit 10 different charities! This month we will feature beneficiaries that serve children and pets. Youth on Their Own (YOTO) Arizona is…
Clubs & Classes, August 2020
Quilters Support Local Healthcare Workers & Patients
Service has always been at the core of the SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters’ group activities, and they currently have eight projects that benefit 10 different local groups! This month, we are featuring our medical facility beneficiaries. When the call went out in SaddleBrooke for masks, Quilt Club members stepped up and did their part. In polling just…
Front Page, July 2020
Quilters Support Local Vets and Military Families
Linda Eisenhart Service always has been a centerpiece of the SaddleBrooke Friday Quilters activities. 2020 Service Co-Chairs Linda Crum and Janette Volz have been busy coordinating eight projects that benefit 10 different local groups! We proudly present our military family beneficiaries. Beth Bradford has been a SaddleBrooke quilter for the past eight years. She is a…
Clubs & Classes, June 2020
Carol Zupancic, Founder of Quilt for a Cause
Linda Eisenhart The Friday Quilters Club has been around for almost 25 years and, in that time, members have made a significant impact on not only SaddleBrooke community residents, but the entire Tucson community. Two very special people formed a friendship that has had lasting effects on the Tucson healthcare community. Carol Zupancic belonged to…