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Volume 36 Issue 11 November 2014

In This Issue

1 Kilts & Quilts Trunk Show

2 President‘s Column, Cares

and Concerns

3 Workshops

4 Library Lines

5 Block of the Month

6 QuiltTech

6-9 October Workshop Photos

10-11 Old Cowtown Fair

12 Honors and Awards, Prison

Quilters

13 Kids Quilt Camp 2015

14 Outside Activities

15 How to contact us

Cynthia Stary Drajna owned and operated Iowa Star Quilts as a brick and

mortar store for 20 years, closing it in 2007 to concentrate on designing

quilts for her pattern company of the same name and her on-line business.

Along with her regular design obligations, she is currently collaborating

with Patience Griffin, author of the Kilts and Quilts book series.

The Kilts & Quilts Trunk Show will feature quilts designed by Cynthia,

Iowa Star Quilts.com. Patience, who will also be here, teamed up with Cynthia

to bring to life the quilts from her fictional small town of Gandiegow,

Scotland. In Gandiegow, anything can happen—love, laughter, and of course,

quilting. The first book To Scotland with Love was released in June, 2014. A

second book is scheduled for release in January, 2015. There is a quilters'

contest, information available at www.PatienceGriffin.com, that might

interest some members.

Cynthia Stary Drajna

Kilts & Quilts Trunk Show

With Patience Griffin

2 Prairie Quilt Guild

My QSCD Diagnosis

I need to share with you that I‘ve been diagnosed

with QSCD. That‘s Quilter‘s Seasonal Color Disorder

which I‘m fairly sure is not in the dictionary. OK, so it

was a self diagnosis but this happens to me every time

winter turns into spring and again when those fall-ish

cooler temperatures come around!

As I write this, we‘re having mild weather but as

soon as those nippy temperatures show up, all I‘ll want to

do is sew with what I call cozy fabrics in cozy colors. Just

the opposite happens when spring finally arrives, that‘s

when bright, happy colors call my name! Am I the only

one or does this happen to you too?

Weather fluctuations really confuse me. Civil War

reproduction fabrics or Kaffe, which should I use? If you

find out I‘ve been checking the weather forecast to make

fabric decisions, you‘ll know I‘ve gone over the edge and

need an intervention.

The cure for QSCD? Should there be one? I guess

living in a one season state would work but that‘s not for

me. I‘ve heard of some successful treatments involving

fabric acquisition which must be repeated on a regular

basis. The size of my stash makes me wonder if I‘ve been

in treatment this whole time!

Speaking of color, I enjoyed seeing speaker Carl

Hentsch‘s color wheel computer program during his

presentation last month. I don‘t know if I could figure out

how to use it but it looked like it would be fun to play

with. I stopped by his Wednesday workshop and all the

participants were busy cutting and stitching. Their color

combinations were great and I hope we see their projects

in Show & Share soon!

Thank you for making my first meeting so much

easier than I thought it would be! Several of you

mentioned that it was difficult to hear me. I will definitely

try to speak up at the November meeting but please let me

know if you can‘t hear me.

See you at guild! Mayleen

President’s Notes

by Mayleen Vinson

Next Meeting - November 11

Cares & Concerns

Please contact Joan Kirkpatrick at (316) 685-6306 or

e-mail at [email protected] if you know of any

members who need to be added to this list.

Ailene Aylward, mother of Paula Whisenhant,

passed away.

Judy Barley‘s father passed away.

Sally Black broke her ankle.

Freema Covey hospitalized after a heart cath

procedure but is home and doing better

Pets ‗n Quilts!

Does your furry, finny, or feathery pet have a quilt?

Share a picture of your pet and its quilt and we‘ll include

it in our pre-meeting Power Point Presentations! Just to

make this more fun, I‘ll present a prize at the end of the

year to the winners of the following categories:

Funniest Pet ‗n Quilt photo

Cutest Pet ‗n Quilt photo

Most Unusual Pet ‗n Quilt

photo

Please send your photos to

[email protected] and we‘ll

share a few every month!

Mayleen Vinson “Charlie”

Prairie Quilt Guild 3

Workshop Registration & Policies

Please read the Guild Workshop Policies first before

registering for one of our speakers‘ workshops. The

workshop location is the second floor of Midwest Kia

showroom, 8725 West Kellogg, Wichita KS 67209, hours

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This is for all workshops unless

otherwise noted. Supply lists are available at

http://www.pqgks.com/programs.html. Please be sure to

bring and wear your name-tag at workshops so the

speaker will know who you are!

Contact Rita Ashley, Workshop Chairman, at

316-686-1067 or [email protected] if you have any

questions.

Upcoming Workshops

Workshops cost $40.00 for a one-day workshop. They are held on the second floor (elevator available) of the Midwest

Kia showroom from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Wednesday following guild meeting day. Please check the class description

for details about the cost and materials needed for each class. Workshop fees are non-refundable. Sign up for these

classes at Guild meetings or by contacting Rita Ashley at 686-1067.

NOVEMBER WORKSHOP

Wednesday, November 12,

2014

9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Midwest Kia

8725 W. Kellogg

Cost - $40

The Matchmaker’s Quilt

By Cynthia Stary Drajna of Iowa Star Designs

This scrappy quilt can be made in several different sizes

and layouts, use lots of fabrics for a truly scrappy look!

This pattern:

--uses scraps, lots of them

--uses basic parts to make the blocks

--uses HST (half-square triangles), log cabin, and 4

patches

--is a good project for beginner piecers, interesting

for more experienced quilters for placement of

blocks

DECEMBER WORKSHOP

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Midwest Kia

8725 W. Kellogg

Cost - $40

Brenda Esslinger

author of

Fabulous Fractures


Library Lines

Sandra Dallas fans, run, don‘t walk (okay, maybe

speed walk) to our library. We have one copy of her

brand-spanking new novel, A Quilt for Christmas. Also,

newly donated to the library is Elm Creek Quilts, by

Jennifer Chiaverini and Nancy Odom, which includes

quilt projects inspired by Chiaverini's Elm Creek Quilts

novels.

The library has also obtained two new CDs from

Lenore Crawford, the speaker at our September meeting,

(―Enhancing your Art Quilt with Fabric Paint‖

and ―Fusing/Fabric Painting Technique‖). If

you were inspired to make a picture-perfect

quilt using teeny-tiny pieces of fabric, or if

you would just like to learn how to use fabric

paint to highlight your latest art quilt, these

CDs may be exactly what you need.

Share Your Program Ideas

As the new Vice-President Elect I will be finding

speakers for next year. I have some great ideas but would

like to hear from you. Please send me your suggestions

for speakers. You can call, email or just grab me at the

next guild meeting.

Thanks!

Jan Hutchison

Procrastinators and all those scrambling for ―last

minute‖ handmade gifts or decorations: we have a shelf

of books dedicated to Christmas. These books have

plenty of pictures and patterns of stockings, table runners,

tree skirts, and wall-hangings. There is sure to be

something that will inspire you.

Also, just a reminder – You need to show us your

current membership card in order to check out a

book. Olivia and I appreciated everyone‘s help at the

October meeting, when new cards were

issued, in making the check-out procedure

go as smoothly as possible. Thank you!

Tami Carlson

Library Co-Chair

Board Positions Filled

The Executive Committee recently made

appointments to fill two vacancies on the Board of

Directors that occurred during the last month.

Cheryl Nordstedt will serve as Secretary.

Joan Kirkpatrick is the new Member-at-Large for the

afternoon meetings and will also coordinate our Cares

and Concerns. You may contact Joan at

[email protected] or by phone at 316-685-6306.

Cheryl Nordstedt

PQG Board Secretary

Retired Husbands of Quilters!

Join us for COFFEE TIME!!

Tuesdays - 9 a.m.

Village Inn

(near Ridge & Central)

Ask for Ron Gernaat

or Allen Black


2014-2015 Block of the Month

Where Inspiration Blooms, Block #2

Assembly instructions. The block base (stem and leaves) will be used each time and was printed

only in the October newsletter which is available online at our PQG website at www.pqgks.com

Questions? Contact Bethel Wentz, 316-742-3529 or [email protected].


Did you remember to pick up

your new Membership Card?

QuiltTech

Blogs, or 'Web Logs' have

been around since the 1990's

but I didn't discover them

until five years ago. If you

can think of a topic, there is a

blog about it and there are

thousands of blogs about

quilting.

It's fascinating to read about

the differences and similarities in quilting around the

world and I follow blogs written by quilters all over the

USA and in England, Australia and Japan. It gives you a

little snapshot of different cultures and lifestyles. After

following a blog for a while, I come to feel that I know

that quilter; their quilts, their pets and family and their

style.

My blog was started so I could post pictures of my

customer's quilts. They love seeing their quilts online and

sharing them with other quilters. I would love to know of

other members of Prairie Quilt Guild that have their own

blog. So far I only know of mine -

http://thesecretlifeofmrsmeatloaf.blogspot.com/

and Mayleen's - http://qisforquilt.blogspot.com/.

If you have a blog please let me know and I will

include a list in the newsletter next month.

Jan Hutchison

October Workshop


October Workshop “Spinning Stars”

FOR SALE

2010 HandiQuilter Avante 18

Longarm Machine

With ProStitcher Computer System

Machine and many accessories………………….$12,000

Digital Patterns ($7,000 retail)…………………...$ 3,000

Total $15,000

For more info contact: Evelyn Gernaat [email protected] 316-650-9485


More Spinning Stars from the October Workshop


Retreat

We will start collecting money for the Retreat at the

November meeting. The Retreat is March 4 to 8, 2015.

A $20 deposit will hold your spot. We will have a

registration form in the December newsletter.

Debbie Jones

Retreat Co-Chair

On Friday, October 3rd, 2014 PQG members Nancy

Wyant, Katherine Vohs, Margaret Mans, and 7 volunteers

demonstrated an 1870‘s quilting bee for Wichita area school

students.

We set up a quilt frame and quilt, displayed old and new

quilts, demonstrated various hand-sewn projects, and PQG

member Barb Nickelson provided two display boards with

samples of colorful quilt blocks.

Old Cowtown Fair 2014

The students were invited to hand quilt. They were given a

color page and a 4-patch kit. The teachers received PQG

Education Grant Brochures and business cards.

This event was a success due to the participation of the

aforementioned members, Deanna Miller (member), and

homeschool volunteers: Monica, Theresa, and Elaina

Maus, Bernadette, Cecilia, and Amelia Cordell.


Old Cowtown Fair 2014

More Photos from the Old Cowtown Fair Quilting Bee


Honors and Awards

Betty Enright‘s quilt, Wedding Star, won Best of

Show at the Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Show in

Springfield, Missouri. Jan Hutchison machine quilted

Betty‘s quilt.

The Cotheals at Home, pieced and appliquéd by

Mayleen Vinson and machine quilted by Jan Hutchison,

won 2nd place in the AQS Des Moines Show. This quilt

previously won Best of Show at our Common Threads

2014 show.

The American Red Cross contacted El Dorado

Correctional Facility for assistance in filling a request by

one of their employees, Sherri Barnes, to have comfort

quilts made for families whose homes were involved in a

fire. The offenders at El Dorado Correctional Facility and

Oswego Correctional Facility agreed to make the comfort

quilts for the Red Cross.

Carrie Marlett, a staff member here at the EDCF,

created a sample quilt that used a strip technique that was

used as a pattern for this project. The Wichita Prairie

Quilt Guild donated the majority of the fabric used to

make these quilts. The local Wal-Mart also donated

$1000.00 towards this cause. A total of ten (10)

offenders, five (5) from EDCF and five (5) from OCF

made this project a success by making these comfort

quilts for the American Red Cross.

Please be respectful of others

and refrain from talking

during the meeting!

110 Comfort Quilts made for the American Red Cross

This project also gave offenders the opportunity to

make these quilts that will be utilized in Sedgwick,

Butler, Sumner and Cowley Counties. The following Red

Cross staff were onsite to receive the quilts: Sheri

Barnes, Volunteer Coordinator, Bryan Saindon, Regional

Disaster Program officer, and Carla & Roger Smith,

Disaster Action Team Responders

The Quilted Zebra - - - - longarm quilting services - - - -

12713 NW Ohio St Rd, Potwin, KS 67123

[email protected]

620-752-3883

Call Village Tours

and ask about

our upcoming

QUILT TOURS!

316-721-4455

or visit our website

www.villagetours.net


PQG Kids Quilt Camp will be held at Plymouth

Congregational Church at 202 N Clifton in Wichita, Ks

on the following dates in 2015, First week: July 13 thru

17 and Second week: July 27 thru 31. We will accept 20

students in each camp. Sign up begins in February.

Pattern books will be available again this year. We

will be doing Log Cabin and Courthouse type patterns,

thus using 2 1/2 inch strips again for most patterns. Hope

to see your kids signed up this next year!

Freema Covey and Sue Gilliam,

Co-chairmen PQG Kids Quilt Camp

Picket Fence Quilt Co is moving

To Central and Ridge Road!

We will be located in the Crossroads Shopping Center.

The last day at our current location is Sat., Oct 25st.

We will be open at the new location later the next week.

Please call us if you have any questions, 316-558-8899.

Kids Quilt Camp 2015

On: Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015

To: Hamilton, Missouri - Missouri Star Quilt Co. - now SIX buildings of quilt fabric!

Cost: $99 if registered and paid by Nov. 1, 2014, $129 after Nov. 1, 2014

Includes bus trip on Village Charter Bus, meet and greet with Jenny Doan, lunch at Poppy’s Bakery,

and gift bag from MSQC. Bus loads at 7:15 a.m. and returns about 10 p.m.

Bus will stop for breakfast and supper, but meal on the way home is not included.

Register at Midwest Sewing, 111 S. Pattie or call 316 262-3438

More details at our website http://www.midwestsewing.net/events.htm

Day Trip!

Road Trip!

Let’s go visit Jenny!


Visit our Web site at www.pqgks.com

Outside Activities

October 28-November 2, 2014 Houston IQS, Houston, TX

November 2014 IQSCM‘s 2014 Quilt Identification Days, Lincoln, NE International Quilt Study and Museum, 33rd and Holdrege

[email protected] or [email protected]

April 17-18, 2015 ―Quilts, Quilts & More Quilts‖ MOKA Quilt Study Group

University Plaza and Museum on the Square, Springfield, Missouri

Contact Jane Wilks at [email protected]

June 19-21, 2015 First Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival , Kansas City, KS

More information to Follow

If any member is aware of other Outside Activities, please inform Newsletter Editor.

We don’t want to miss anything our members may be interested in.

MOVING SALE

Saturday, November 1st 8 a.m.—1 p.m. 2118 S Rogers Circle, Wichita

Quilting Items:

*Fabric *Notions *Batting *Longarm Thread

*Plastic Project Boxes *Shelving Units *Sewing Table

Tools/Lawn/Garden:

*Lawn Mower & Spreader *Garden Tools *Woodworking Tools *BBQ

Furniture & Misc.

For more info Contact: Evelyn Gernaat [email protected] 316-650-9485


TIME VALUE

DO NOT

DELAY

NONPROFIT ORG

US POSTAGE PAID

WICHITA KS

PERMIT NO 276

Prairie Quilt Guild, Inc.

P.O. Box 48813

Wichita KS 67201-8813

1/8 Page (2‖ x 1 Column) $12.50, $137.50

1/4 Page (4‖ x 1 Column or

2‖ x 2 Column) $25.00, $275.00

3/8 Page (6‖ x 1 Column) $37.50, $412.50

1/2 Page (8‖ x 1 Column or

4‖ x 2 Column) $50.00, $550.00

1 Page $100.00, $1100.00

2 lines rummage $5.00

Next Guild Meeting—November 11

Newsletter Deadline—November 14

Lynda Miller, Newsletter Editor

[email protected]

Cheryl Jacklovich, Advertising Chair,

[email protected] use subject PQG

Send Address Corrections to

Heidi Iwig, Membership Chair

[email protected] use subject PQG

About Our Guild

The Prairie Quilt Guild meets on the second Tuesday of each

month at the Wichita Downtown Senior Center,

200 S. Walnut, 316-267-0302.

Guild meetings are scheduled from 1:00-3:00 p.m. and

7:00-9:00 p.m. unless otherwise announced.

Annual dues are $25.00 for the period October through

September, after April 1 a first-time member will pay $12.50.

For further information, please contact

Mayleen Vinson, 316-655-3876 or

Past President John Madia, 316-634-1528

To check on possible cancellations of Prairie Quilt Guild meetings due to weather:

Listen to Radio Station KFDI 101 FM / 1070 AM

Watch TV stations KSNW 3 KAKE 10 KWCH 12

Next Meeting November 11

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