Peggy Kirk would like to thank everyone who entered a quilt in the 2013 President’s Challenge. They were all wonderful and I wish all eleven could be entered in the ultimate challenge at AQS, Grand Rapids. After some careful deliberation, our membership selected the following eight quilts. Congratulations to all! 2013 President’s Challenge: What...Read More
We received the following Thank You card: To the members of the Des Moines Area Quilter’s Guild: My name is Becki Brommel, and I am on the Board of Susan G. Komen Iowa. I wanted to thank you for donating over $7,000 to Komen Iowa this past year! Your contribution allowed us to save almost...Read More
This year we would like to continue the tradition of giving hatchet signature blocks to retiring board members. This is a very personal way of showing appreciation for all the hours of work these people spend conducting the business of the Guild. To keep it simple, we are asking for the hatchet blocks with the...Read More
It is very true that we have an abundance of ways to participate in community giving in this guild…here is another! The Blue Star Mothers of America, Iowa Chapter based out of Camp Dodge has asked us to help with making stockings for the troops. The stockings will be distributed to deployed troops stateside as...Read More
Congratulations to the following ribbon winners! Scroll through to see photos of the first place ribbon winners in their categories, or go right to the end to see a gallery/slide show of all of them. SPECIAL RIBBONS BEST OF SHOW – BED: 131J Mary Martin, Springtime Affair BEST OF SHOW – WALL: 267J Deb Kimball,...Read More
I have always been impressed by the generosity of the members of the Des Moines Area Quilters Guild. Throughout the years you have donated quilts to children, senior citizens, and the veterans, to only name a few. You also donate your time by volunteering at the quilt show, the children’s summer quilting program, and the...Read More
We are already starting to think about next year as some of the members of our board are wrapping up their terms. Please start thinking about how you can contribute to your guild by filling a board position. These are 2 year positions and many are a 2 person job, but years overlap, so one...Read More