psl crazy quilters history
The Port St. Lucie Crazy Quilters Guild was the brainchild of Dolores Knight. She and Lorene Gruber formed the Guild when they met at Dolores' home with six other women as a daytime quilting group. "We will be the Crazy Quilters" they decided and they voted on that name. Peggy Armour and Barbara Hill volunteered to find a permanent meeting place. They would meet on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, except for holidays. Attending the first meeting were: Dolores Knight, Peggy Armour, Jeanne Taxacher, Peggy Van Cott, Lorene Gruber, Mary Schroeder, Barbara Hill, and Betty Wilson.
The second meeting was held at Lorene Gruber's home. They welcomed two new members that day: Andrea Wallman and Mary Wheeler. Peggy Armour reported the meetings would be held at the Port St. Lucie Library. The members agreed that one meeting per month would be a program to share their diverse talents. The other meeting would be for group projects.
The first official meeting was January 12, 1994, with the election of officers, the collection of dues, and planning of future programs. Thirteen charter members attended.
The first quilt show was held in 1995 at the Veterans Memorial Park building in Fort Pierce, FL. The first raffle quilt was a star quilt. It was made using English paper piecing and was called "the quilt from hell." Everyone in the Guild was given paper pieces in the shape of a triangle to form a star and beige fabric to finish the squares. Helen Heller assembled the quilt and hand quilted it. She later became the treasurer of the PSL Crazy Quilters until 2006. The quilt was won by Jean Rockowitz (a relative of Andrea Wallman). Our name tags were in the shape of a little girl. The tags were carved from wood and hand painted by one of the husbands. The members and their husbands put up the quilts using PVC pipes and took them down after the show.
Laurel Long (who is still an active member) joined the club 1995-1996 with Peggy Armour as President.
Peggy Suchorski and Susan Adams joined in 1997 with Bernice McCarthy as President. The Guild met at the Morningside Library.
Guild activities include community service, workshops, and demonstrations where quilting skills are perfected. We have "Show and Tell" at meetings where our members show off the beautiful quilts and other items they have made. We produce quilt shows in even-numbered years.
The second meeting was held at Lorene Gruber's home. They welcomed two new members that day: Andrea Wallman and Mary Wheeler. Peggy Armour reported the meetings would be held at the Port St. Lucie Library. The members agreed that one meeting per month would be a program to share their diverse talents. The other meeting would be for group projects.
The first official meeting was January 12, 1994, with the election of officers, the collection of dues, and planning of future programs. Thirteen charter members attended.
The first quilt show was held in 1995 at the Veterans Memorial Park building in Fort Pierce, FL. The first raffle quilt was a star quilt. It was made using English paper piecing and was called "the quilt from hell." Everyone in the Guild was given paper pieces in the shape of a triangle to form a star and beige fabric to finish the squares. Helen Heller assembled the quilt and hand quilted it. She later became the treasurer of the PSL Crazy Quilters until 2006. The quilt was won by Jean Rockowitz (a relative of Andrea Wallman). Our name tags were in the shape of a little girl. The tags were carved from wood and hand painted by one of the husbands. The members and their husbands put up the quilts using PVC pipes and took them down after the show.
Laurel Long (who is still an active member) joined the club 1995-1996 with Peggy Armour as President.
Peggy Suchorski and Susan Adams joined in 1997 with Bernice McCarthy as President. The Guild met at the Morningside Library.
Guild activities include community service, workshops, and demonstrations where quilting skills are perfected. We have "Show and Tell" at meetings where our members show off the beautiful quilts and other items they have made. We produce quilt shows in even-numbered years.