PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE |  Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the 2009 Individual and Organizational Friends of the Year! We are honoring Ronni Chavez, Queen Creek, and Tucson Quilters Guild with this distinction. We so appreciate the contribution of all of our Friends and supporters! Ronni and the Tucson Quilters Guild have gone “above and beyond.” Both will receive a commemorative recognition at the Annual Induction Luncheon, September 27.
And, speaking of the luncheon, the Friends of Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame have received their ballots and are voting for the Class of 2009. The Board of Directors will announce the names of those being inducted on or about August 1...right here on this web site. You’ll also be able to order ticket to attend the luncheon and honor the Class of 2009. We have a wonderful event planned!
The Arizona Centennial Quilt Project is busy organizing, planning activities, and developing committees. If you’re interesting in getting in on the ground floor of Arizona’s 100th Birthday Party - Quilter Style - Contact us. We’re happy to hear from you!
Don’t hesitate to sign up for our FREE e-newsletter! “Heard ‘round the Hall” comes to your inbox monthly, and, if you haven’t yet purchased your chances to win our Opportunity Quilt, time is running out! The winner will be drawn at our September 27 event. Remember, you can’t win if you don’t play and it only takes one!
Quilting! To Celebrate and to Learn!
Barbara Polston
| TWO NEW HALL OF FAME AWARD WINNERS
|  Detail, Mary Andra Holmes WINTER MEMORIES
Two new Hall of Fame Award Winners were recently announced. Strawberry Patchers, a chapter of the Arizona Quilters Guild, selected COLOR SPLASH by Bobbie Smith for the recognition. Thumb Butte Quilt Guild selected WINTER MEMORIES by Mary Andra Holmes through their Viewers’ Choice balloting. See complete details on these award-winning quilts on the Hall of Fame Award Winners page. See images from both shows in the Scrapbook!
| HALL OF FAME OPPORTUNITY QUILT
| This beautiful 77” by 77” quilt can be yours! Designed by award-winning quiltmaker Jo Cady-Bull, the blocks were made by the members of the Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame Board. The quilt was assembled and beautifully machine-quilted by award-winning quilter, Diane Pitchford. Opportunities to call this quilt your own are available at $1 each or six for $5. (Click here for order form.) Proceeds support the work of the Hall of Fame, a non-profit entity. The winner will be selected at the September 27 Induction Luncheon; you need not be present to win...but we hope you’ll be there! |
MEET THE FRIENDS OF THE YEAR
|  Ronni Chavez, Queen Creek, is the 2009 Individual Friend of the Year. In addition to volunteering on the Hall of Fame Education Committee, Ronni was instrumental in promoting the idea that the Arizona Centennial Quilt Project partner with the Hall of Fame. Through her activities, Ronni has helped introduce the Hall of Fame to countless Arizona Quilters.
 Tucson Quilters Guild is the 2009 Organizational Friend of the Year. A strong supporter from the moment the Hall of Fame was formed, contributions from the Guild enabled the Hall of Fame to develop its traveling exhibit, which premiered at the 2009 Tucson Quilters Guild show. The Guild actively supports the Hall of Fame through its web site and newsletter.
Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame Board of Directors selects the Individual and Organizational Friends of the Year. The recognition is given for working to advance the mission of the Hall of Fame, to celebrate the contribution of Arizonans to quiltmaking and educate the public about quiltmaking, its history, and artisans. Congratulations Ronni and Tucson Quilters Guild!
| | ARIZONA QUILTERS IN THE NEWS! | Arizona quilters really did the state proud at the recent National Quilting Association show in Columbus, Ohio! Arizonans in the winner’s circle were:
• Gina Perkes, Payson, Best of Show - Wall Hanging with “Grape Harvest.” The quilt also received First Place in the Group Category. Also participating in the making of the quilt were Lynn Drennen and Marilyn J. Smith. Gina also received a Third Place for “Espresso Yourself” in the Quilted Clothing category.
• Kathryn Zimmer, Tucson, First Place, Wall Quilt - Appliqued, for “Around the Garden.”
• Leigh Elking, Scottsdale, Honorable Mention, Wall Quilt - Appliqued, for “Stained Glass Flowers.”
• Barbara Polston, Phoenix, Honorable Mention, Pictorial Quilt, for “Courage” and Honorable Mention, Group Quilt, for “Mother-Daughter Redwork.” Arizonans Bernice Abbott and Diane Pitchford shared in making “Mother-Daughter Redwork.” Barbara also received “Most Celebratory of NQA’s 40th Anniversary Show” in the Sew Batik challenge.
• Tucson Quilters Guild, Tucson, First Place in Chapter Row for “Stars at Sea.” Visit the Tucson Quilters Guild web site to purchase your opportunity to win this remarkable entry!
The American Quilter’s Society has named the Semifinalists for their upcoming Knoxville Quilt Expo. Arizona will be represented by Martha Nordstrand, Surprise and Gerlinde Hruzek, Sun City! Congratulations!
Have you seen an Arizona quilter featured in a national publication, on a winner’s list, or as the author of the hottest book or article? Contact us! We’re always excited to recognize Arizona’s quilters!
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