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NEEDLES AND THREAD

MARCH 2018

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Brrrrrr!!! What a cold nasty winter we are having!! I hope you all are staying warm and safe and taking full advantage of being stuck at home to get some quilting done!! Hopefully all this cold weather will mean lots of finished UFO’s and no more Oak Tree Mites!!!! Come on spring, flowers and warm weather!! Donna Brattin, President

2018 Membership

If you haven’t renewed your member-

ship yet, it must be mailed or turned in

at the March meeting, for you to be in-

cluded in the 2018 Membership Direc-

tory. Membership Application Forms

have been included in the last two

newsletters for your convenience.

Nancy Bellis

NEW PICTORIAL

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

A new pictorial Membership Directory will be made

this year. If your picture is not in the current Mem-

bership booklet, or if you are in the current Member-

ship booklet but would like to have your picture retak-

en, I will be taking pictures at the March and April

guild meetings.

Mona Meyers

A Note From Your President...

2018 BLOCK OF THE MONTH

Roberta will have February’s pattern at

the March meeting. Please remember

to pick it up on Thursday, March 8th.

Roberta Waterfield

HOSPITALITY

Get your GREEN on, it’s St. Patrick’s Day! Look-

ing forward to some Lucky Shamrocks and a Pot

of Gold of goodies to celebrate!!

Carol Barnes

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Treasurer’s Report February 2018

Michele Midtbo, Treasurer

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NORTHLAND QUILTER’S GUILD

Minutes of February 8, 2018 general meeting

The meeting was called to order by JoAnn Borchelt, President. She welcomed members and asked if there were any visitors. There were 5visitors today. Membership: Nancy Bellis – There were 69 people present today. Final membership dues were be-ing collected at this meeting and membership cards will be distributed at the March meeting. Minutes/Treasurer's Report: The Minutes/Treasurer’s report for January 2018 meeting were approved as written in the newsletter. Old Business: - There was no old business discussed. New Business: None COMMITTEE REPORTS: Treasurer: Michele Midtbo – Nothing to report. Programs: Robin Musgrave – Today’s program is the Annual Basket Sale & Silent Auction along with bingo. Those who participated in the 2017 Sewing Bee Challenge showed their pieced quilt tops. The March program will be announced in the next newsletter.

Publicity: Mary Rohrbeck – Nothing to report. Historian: Jo Forsythe – Nothing to report. Hospitality: Carol Barnes/Daphne McClure/Denise Dodd – Thanks to those who brought snacks. Library: Trudy Coogan- Roberta Waterfield reported for Trudy that the library has received the lat-est Block book from the Missouri Star Quilt Company. Memory Makers: Dolores Swenson - There will be one quilt to baste in February. Miniatures/Silent Auction: – Nothing to report. Newsletter: Mona Meyers – Mona will be taking photos at the March and April meetings for the new Membership Directory. Anyone who has not had their photo taken or who wants a new photo taken should plan on doing this at one of these meetings. Opportunity Quilt: – A committee is needed for the 2018 Opportunity Quilt. Please contact JoAnn Borchelt if you are interested. Quilt Show: Joy Behrens – Volunteers are needed. Please contact Joy if you are interested in serv-ing on one of the committees. Quilted Blessings: Teddie Broughton – Please continue to bring in quilts for charity.

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Minutes of February 8 , 2018 General Meeting

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Quilt Boutique: Celeste Wegner/Mary Ann Robker – A reminder that donations for the Quilt Show Boutique will be accepted at each Guild meeting and can be placed on a table behind the mem-bership table. They are still in need of a small commercial space to hold their workshops this sum-mer. Let them know if you have ideas. Regional Quilt Festival: Becky Newsom/Roberta Waterfield – The online vote by Guild members was to again participate in the Regional Quilt Festival. We are waiting for the final decision on what our Guild’s responsibility will be. 2018 Retreat: Mary Hunter/Ilene Ankenman/Becky Newsom/Mona Meyers– Mary reported that 27 are signed up to attend the retreat beginning February 22nd. Those wanting breakfast at the re-treat were asked to confirm that at the meeting and to see her to verify roommate assignments. Indi-viduals were also reminded to pick up the retreat block pattern if they did not have one yet. Scrap Quilt: A volunteers are needed for the 2018 Scrap Quilt. Sunshine & Shadows: Shirley Justus – Members were encouraged to send cards to: Carol Box, her husband is very seriously ill, and Frances Ginn who was hospitalized January 27 due to a stroke and will be in rehab soon. Sewing Bee & Challenge Committee: Roberta Waterfield – 2017 BOM Challenge quilt tops were displayed by those who participated. This year, the group is working on three projects. It is not too late to begin. If interested, individuals should talk to Roberta. Announcements: Carol Barnes announced that volunteers are needed at February Sew Bee to make drapes for the Quilt Show. Roberta Waterfield announced that if you are interested in having your machine cleaned at Sew Bee to let her know so she can coordinate with Dave who does this. Martha Bell accepted donations that were brought for Synergy House. The Quilt Show Committee meeting will be Thursday, February 22nd. Officer Installation: Donna Brattin was installed as President of the Guild. The meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,

Rita Fenn, Secretary

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2018 UPCOMING PROGRAMS:

MARCH—Our speaker for March is Karen Musgrave. Karen is from the Chi-cago area and her program is: Connecting Cultures: An American Artist's Pilgrimage “Connecting Cultures: An American Artist’s Pilgrimage” celebrates Karen S. Mus-grave’s more than 20 years of forging a connection between American quilts and quilts of other countries. She believes that a real exchange of ideas and under-standing can best be achieved through close collaboration. Her projects include curating an exhibition of the African American quilts from Gee’s Bend, Alabama, alongside quilts from the Republics of Georgia, Our speaker scheduled for April is Jill Rumoshoski Werner from Bella Vista, Ar-kansas. Her topic will be “How to Build a Successful Stash” Look up her website…she has some very interesting projects!

Robbin Musgrave, Program Chair

There are two quilts to baste on

March 22nd.

If you have a quilt that needs to be

basted please call me at 816-792-

3279.

Dolores Swenson

At our February meeting I received 15 com-pleted quilts! Wow you have been busy! I will distribute them probably next month. For those that are new, we collect small quilts for different organizations. You may bring finished quilts or tops to our meetings and I will get them finished and distributed. Thanks in advance for your generous contri-butions. Teddie Broughton 816-803-9312

Memory

Makers

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Judy Williams 3/02

Sharyn Rigg 3/04

Mary Jane Carson 3/05

Joyce Allen 3/05

Marilyn Hughes 3/07

Beth Curasi 3/09

Linda Barksdale 3/15

Rhonda Hawkins 3/15

Rita Dodd 3/22

Ruth Cave 3/26

Rosemary Gill 3/26

Robbin Musgrave 3/29

Carol Barnes 3/30

All are well. Let’s hope it continues.

Shirley Justus Happy

Birthday

Dianna Redding has a Sew Essential drop leaf

cutting/hobby table for sale. She is asking $25.

Dimensions are; Open 59 x 35 x 36; Closed

19.13 x 35 x 36.

It has wheels, making it easy to move around

from room to room.

If interested, you can call her at 439-5127 or

email her at lethargicdog571@gmail.com

MEMBERSHIP

Here are the names and addresses of our newest members. Please remember to introduce your-selves and make them feel welcome.

Caryn Crouch 829 E. 22nd Ave.

North Kansas City, MO 64116 Cell: 816-842-0889

Pat David

9716 NE 100th St. Kansas City, MO 64157

Cell: 816-786-2463

Sherri Lewis 7408 N. Highland Ave. Kansas City, MO 64118

Hm: 816-326-8732 Cell: 503-307-1970

Bonnie VanCleave 4501 NE 91st St.

Kansas City, MO 64156

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The International Quilt Study Center and Museum In Lincoln, NE There is still room on the bus for the May 5, 2018 trip to the International Quilt Study Center and Museum in Lincoln, NE. If you are interested, please contact Gwen Weakley by April 1st. You can reach her by email at gwenweak-ley@yahoo.com or 816-785-1192. Checks must be made payable to Nitetime Needlers Quilt Guild. Gwen Weakley, Nitetime Needlers Quilt Guild

Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival 2019 February 17, 2018 was the first meeting of the KCRQF new Board of Directors with the new Guild Member Directors. The dates for the festival are June 13-15th, 2019 at the Overland Park Convention Center. Sponsors, vendors and teachers are being contacted in regards to participation for the upcoming festival. Please refer to the KCRQF Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/kcrqf/ for all the exciting updates to come. We will know our work assignment soon and we will start sign-ups when we have that information. Please contact Becky Newsom at life71@icloud.com with any questions.

2018 Kaleidoscope of Color Quilt Show

We still have a few committee chair positions open for our 2018 quilt show. You will have a co-chair from the Nitetime Guild. Please read the Quilt Show minutes to find out what positions are still available. If you are willing to serve as a committee chair, please text or call Joy Behrens at 816-304-4205. I will also have a sign up poster at our March meeting. Joy Behrens

BOUTIQUE NEWS:

Thank you so much for your generous donations last month! Keep them coming. Do you know that when you are donat-ing items for our Quilt Show Boutique you are donating to yourself? The net proceeds from our Boutique sales goes into our general quilt guild funds and pays for such things as speakers, rent for our meeting space, general supplies. So be generous and support your quilting habit! We have a table set up at the guild meetings that will be behind the membership table so you can bring your donations and drop them at this table – We will have this labeled “BOUTIQUE DONATIONS”. Mary Ann Robker will also accept donations at the monthly sewing bee. We are looking for

• Books you no longer use or need (great sellers)

• Quilting Patterns – new or gently used

• Sewing notions that are quilt

• Rulers! Rulers! Rulers! (good sellers)

• Quilting magazines – but no older than 2001.

• Small handmade items for babies & children, Xmas ornaments, etc. See below for ideas.

• Misc. quilt related “STUFF”

• Shopping bags

• Quilting Fabrics/Scraps – leftover from your projects, or something you will never use as your tastes have changed

• Batting Here’s a link for 2 small handmade items (mouse in a tin box & fabric chicken pincushion) you might consider making: https://www.theclothparcel.com/altoid-tin-mouse-house-tutorial/ http://www.quiltscapesqs.com/p/chick-pincushion.html

We are still looking for a small commercial space such as a couple of vacant office rooms for our boutique donations preparations. Please contact Celeste Wegner or Mary Ann Robker.

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2018 Quilt Show Minutes

Quilt Show Salvation Army Community and Worship Center Location: 5306 N Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO 64118 Quilt Show Dates: September 14-15, 2018 Hours: Wednesday, September 12th Access Storage 6:00 P.M. Thursday, September 13th Vendor Setup 10:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. Friday, September 14th Show Open to Public 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Saturday, September 15th Show Open to Public 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Jean Newton called the February 22, 2018 Quilt Show Meeting to order at 6:40 pm and welcomed those in at-tendance and introduced the co-chairs and their assistants. There were 8 in attendance.

Attendees:

Joy Behrens , Collette Koll, Barbara Moyer, Jean Newton, Brenda Pfannenstiel, Roberta Waterfield,

Gwen Weakley, Celeste Wegner

1. The 2017 Quilt Show financials were audited on January 3 by Trisha Rogers and Gwen Weakley. The fol-lowing notations accompanied the audit: • To begin discussions of increasing the retention funds to $10,000 in anticipation of change in venue that will likely cost more. This would require a bylaws change. • To discuss with the guilds and put to vote to return retention fund overages from the 2017 show in the amount of $287.45 per guild. Jean & Joy will put on the agenda for the March guild meetings. • To create the independent position of Quilt Show Treasurer to lessen the burden on the guild treasur-ers, increase the ease of getting a volunteer and to lessen the confusion regarding where expenses get re-ported. This would require a change in bylaws. Trish and Gwen are willing to work on the recommendation lan-guage.

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• Budget – The leadership group met and put together a preliminary 2018 budget which was discussed and amended line by line. See the attached budget sheet. • No one has yet volunteered for Secretary. Gwen Weakley took notes. • Brenda Pfannenstiel will check with the Lawson Bank on Antioch for the co-chairs, assistants and treas-urers from both guilds to go in and sign up to be able to sign checks to set up a time. There was no Treas-ure’s report only the final expense & income spreadsheet for 2017 quilt show. • Brenda will create a new expense form that will be required for turning in expenses or requesting a check. Form will be available in Dropbox and from either co-chair in addition to the treasurer.

• The show will remain at The Salvation Army on North Oak. We will begin to explore other options in the Northland for 2019. Need a volunteer to start the process.

• The show theme logo is in process.

• Committees:

Vendor chair – JoAnn Borchelt was not in attendance –no update on how many vendors.

Sponsorships and Program Ads - A volunteer is needed to work with Pam Peugh this year (her last). The person will take over for 2019 show.

Gwen Weakley will create the Program Booklet. Jerriann Kutny will proofread.

Publicity- Barbara Moyer was in attendance. Judy Williams was not in attendance

Website – Kelley Jones not in attendance. No report.

Boutique Committee. Mary Ann Robker and Celeste Wegner from daytime. Need someone from Nite time. Celeste attended and indicated they are in need of a dedicated work space for this year ’s prep.

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2018 Quilt Show Minutes continued...

Silent Auction Committee will be: Hellen Tidics, Rita Fenn, and Judy Mulvey (day time), Carol Sparks (night time). None in attendance – no update

Admissions – Sheryl Baird.

Set-up/Take Down will be organized by (need to confirm Vicki Nagayama).

Drapes – Carol Barnes.

Signs – Phyllis Carlyle.

Show Decorations – Marci Hainkel.

Ribbons will be Collette Koll.

Special Exhibit – Roberta Waterfield. Discussion was on a display of antique or family heirloom quilts.

Judges – Jane Bromberg. We will have 3 judges again this year.

We are still looking for people to fill positions for Secretary, Show Quilt, Quilt Registrations, Quilt Release, Door Prize Tickets, Show Hostesses and Food.

Guidelines/Timelines for all Committees available in Dropbox for Boutique, Door Prizes, Program Sponsorship Ads, Silent Auction

We left a budget line of $1450 for braces and replacement parts for the quilt racks per a request by Vicki Nagayama.

The next Quilt Show Meeting is March 22, 2018 at Gashland Methodist Church at 6:30.

Meeting Adjourned at 8:07 by Jean Newton.

Respectfully submitted by, Gwen Weakley.

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DESIGN WALL OF FAME By Jo forsythe

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Needles and thread

March 2018

Meeting Place

Gashland United Methodist Church

7715 N Oak Street

2nd Thursday of Each Month

UPCOMING EVENTS

March 8 NORTHLAND QUILTERS’ GUILD MEETING, 10 am

Gashland United Methodist Church

7715 N Oak Street, Gladstone, MO

March 22—SEWING BEE THURSDAY 9:00 am—3:00 pm

Gashland United Methodist Church

7715 N Oak Street, Gladstone, MO

March 22—NORTHLAND NEEDLER’S QUILT SHOW MEETING, 6:30pm

Gashland United Methodist Church

7715 N Oak Street, Gladstone, MO

Northland Quilters’ Guild

PO Box 46654

Kansas City, MO 64118-6654