Holiday Party

The Holiday Party will be on December 8th at 6:30pm. It will be at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 739 W Erie St, in Chandler. Dinner will be provided. The cost is $10.00 and tickets must be purchased by November 17th. Bring a check made out to Nimble Thimbles or cash to purchase your ticket to the November 17th meeting.

Please bring your quilts or wall hangings that feature stars and we will hang them for all to enjoy. We will be collecting paper goods for My Sister's Place, a local women's shelter, and for the children, coloring books and crayons.

November Meetings & Sew-in

IMPORTANT - There will not be a meeting the first Tuesday of November.

November 17 Meeting - Gilbert Historical Museum - Pat Knoechel from Quilt in a Day will be doing the program. She always does a great program. She also usually has books and other products for sale at a discount.

November 24 Meeting - Chandler Center for the Arts - We will be viewing the Quilt Show. Significant Stitching. Parking is available in front of the Center for the Arts and also behind the Center in the parking lot shared with Chandler High School.

November 22 Sewing Day - Come join us at Desert Breeze Police Station Community Room from 9:00am to 4:30pm. You can come for the whole day or just stop in for a few hours. Bring what ever project you want to work on. You can also bring a sack lunch or pop-out to one of the near by restaurants.

Community Service Delivery

We had 29 quilts of various sizes, and 2 Carry Bags, ready for Child Protective Services by September 18 when Melissa Zeller, and her son T.J., came to pick them up. We also had a large box of used blankets and quilts to give her. Melissa was so happy to receive our donations. Some of these quilts will be taken to kiddos in St. Joseph's Hospital, some will be made available to children in Foster Care, and the remainder will be kept available in Melissa's office on a needs basis. The Carry Bags continue to be really hot items and are so very much appreciated. Melissa says these are the best they've ever had. If you haven't made one yet for her, you will find the pattern on our Charity Table at our meetings.

Thank you, Nimble Thimbles quilter, for your generous contributions towards this good cause. We're always excited to see what you've created for our project. If you haven't already, please fill out our 2010 Community Service Project planning questionnaire at the next meeting.

Jan's New Job

Ever wonder what it would be like to work at a quilt shop? Follow our newsletter editor, Jan's, new adventure as she starts a full time quilt shop career.

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Folded Star Blocks

Several members have suggested that completed folded star blocks can be donated to make one charity quilt. These blocks are from the Make and Take that Kathy Silva did at the September 1 meeting. One completed block has already been turned in so we are hoping that some others will make their way to the charity table too. Just bring your completed block to any meeting.

October Meetings and Sew-in

October 6 - Lots of action at this meeting. Bring your finished ugly fabric challenge and mystery quilts for this year. (Note if you have the top done but not the quilting, go ahead and bring that.) This is also our small quilt auction. Bring a small quilt or two to donate to the auction. Proceeds will go to Nimble Thimbles. This is also a great time to bring friends who don't quilt. These small quilts also make great gifts so get a head start on your holiday shopping.

October 18 - Free Sew-in at the Desert Breeze Police Substation Community Room 9:00am to 4:30pm.

October 20 - Nimble Thimbles Reunion Party Meeting! This meeting will be held at Art on Boston, 11 W Boston St, Suite 1, in Chandler. We are asking current members not to bring show and tell. We are asking former members to bring one small item of show and tell to share.

Public Art: Crazy Quilt

There was an article in Saturday's Chandler Republic about a woven metal tapestry "crazy quilt" at the Downtown Chandler Public Library. Unfortunately, I can't find the article on-line to provide you a link to the article and picture. So, I'll summarize. The "quilt" is the work of artist Marianne Flenniken who began sewing and embroidery when she was young. She has also done weaving and has experimented with metal window screen fabric. The sculpture was part of a rotation of sculpture in Downtown Chandler but is now part of the permanent collection at the Downtown Chandler Library on the main floor. It is a woven metal tapestry that resembles a crazy quilt.

Downtown Chandler Library - 22 S Delaware St