Banners of Thimble Clubs - Thimble Collectors International

Banners of
Thimble Clubs
at
TCI Conventions
Large banner first displayed in 2002 at the Long Beach, CA convention,
and continues to be displayed at every convention.
Funds for this banner were donated in 2000 by
the Rocky Mountain Thimblers "In memory of Avis Jackson”.
(Construction by The Flag Ladies of the Gulf Coast in Nokomis, FL)
Banner previously displayed at earlier conventions shown in
background. No information on years or makers. If you have
information regarding this banner, please contact Education
Chairman.
Seattle - 2006
The idea for “individual” club banners was
introduced and initiated by The Seattle
Thimble Society at the 2006 TCI
Convention with specific size restrictions:
18”x24” in either a landscape or portrait
layout.
ARIZONA
THIMBLERS
Designed and
stitched by
Reba
Ashmore,
Green Valley,
AZ, using the
Arizona
Thimblers’
logo as the
theme.
BAY AREA THIMBLE SOCIETY (BATS)
Designed and stitched by Vicki Camicia of the BATS. The design is of the BATS
logo, a bat looking through it's magnifying glass into a thimble for a makers mark.
CAPITAL
AREA
THIMBLERS
(CATS)
Designed and
constructed
by Pat Rich.
CHESAPEAKE BAY THIMBLERS (CBT)
Designed and machine embroidered by Bitsy Cochran;
sewn into a banner by Mary Agnes Mosher.
DAIRYLAND
THIMBLERS
Primary design
by Clara
Sennhenn &
Rachel Lent,
with contributions from
other club
members. Jan
Powell found
the fabric and
stitched the
banner.
EMPIRE STATE THIMBLE COLLECTORS (ESTC)
(New York)
Designed and constructed by Shirley Nasci
GREAT LAKES
THIMBLERS
Designed and created
of sateen fabric by
Ulalee Boyer and
Linda Babcock.
Wooden half-thimbles,
painted by Perdita
Petersen, are glued to
the map indicating
areas in which the
Great Lakes Thimblers
reside.
HAWKEYE
THIMBLERS
Designed and
stitched by
Wanda
Kaufman;
lettering by her
granddaughter,
Jordan Nidey
LADY SLIPPER
THIMBLERS
OF
MINNESOTA
Designed and
constructed by
Vicky
Hesselgrave and
her daughter,
Melody Shryock,
incorporating the
club logo. All
painting was
done by Melody.
MICHIGAN - INDIANA
THIMBLE SOCIETY
(MITS)
Designed and
constructed of all cotton
material by Mary Jo
Stoll, quilted by her
sister-in-law Donna,
and based on the MITS
logo. (The state of
Michigan resembles the
shape of a mitten, and
both Southern Michigan
and Northern Indiana
have lighthouses.)
NIMBLE
FINGERS
THIMBLE CLUB
(Spokane and
North Idaho)
Designed and
constructed by
Lola Bennett and
Kay Connors, with
attached buttons
and fabric Yo-Yos.
The “Nimby” is the
club mascot or
logo, and the
group uses a
lavender theme.
OHIO THIMBLE
SEEKERS
Stitched by
Jeannine Peters
using the groups’
logo as a basis
for the design.
The thimble has a
border of buttons.
PHILADELPHIA THIMBLE SOCIETY (PTS)
Stitched by Mabel Rogers; based on Philadelphia Thimble Society logo. Banner is white felt
with a navy appliqué of the Liberty Bell; bordered by a navy fabric showing gold, silver, and
ceramic thimbles. The banner is displayed at all PTS meetings and it travels with the PTS
president.
PRISCILLA
NUTMEGGERS
Designed and
constructed by
Carolyn Isham and
Shirley “Penny”
Sawyer. In keeping
with the unique name
of the group,
“Priscilla” is
surrounded by real
whole nutmegs (and
thimbles) on a felt
vine.
THE SEATTLE
THIMBLE SOCIETY
Designed by Jan
Stanley and
constructed by Bonnie
Ecker, Sondra Hirsch
and Kathy T. It
portrays classic
images of Seattle:
downtown, Mt. Rainier,
forests and rain. It
follows the 2006 TCI
Convention theme
“Under a Rain-bow of
Thimbles.”
THIMBLE COLLECTORS CLUB OF SOUTH AFRICA
Designed by Jenny Bockel; constructed and quilted by the
late Jenny White; scene hand-painted by Gili Davis
THIMBLE FOOLS
OF NORTHERN
ILLINOIS
(T.O.N.I.)
Designed and
constructed
by Nancy
Taubman, using
the club logo of a
clown in a
thimble.
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA
THIMBLE
COLLECTORS
(SCTC)
Designed and
constructed
by Helen
DeRuiter;
hemmed by
Donna Rothman.
THIMBLES ON
WHEELS
(TOW)
Designed and
constructed by
Mary Craft,
based upon the
group’s logo.
Banner “travels”
to all group
meetings.
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Banners of Thimble Clubs
PowerPoint Program
2010 (Rev. 2013)
by Mary E. Craft,
TCI Education Chairman