Meet our volunteers: Theresa Eggleston
Theresa Eggleston’s membership in Coffee Creek Quilters goes back to 2002, the year Koko Sutton founded our program and recruited her as an instructor. Theresa remembers the early days when there was just one quilting class and six sewing machines at CCCF. At first instructors brought fabric from home and used their own favorite patterns. We’ve grown considerably since then; today we have four weekly classes, twenty sewing machines, a nice fabric stash, and a collection of tested classroom patterns. Theresa retired as an instructor this year, so we honored her at our December brunch/meeting. Theresa and Mary Ann McCammon, pictured at left, plan to write Coffee Creek Quilters’ history next year.
IBM has awarded a grant of $500 to support Coffee Creek Quilters’ fabric purchasing project. The grant was made in recognition of the volunteer service of IBM retiree, Martha Messa. IBM’s Community Service grants are based on requests from employees or retirees who have a record of active and ongoing involvement with not-for-profit corporations and schools. Martha serves as CCQ’s Program Coordinator and teaches in the Tuesday morning class.