june 2016 volume 30 issue 6 · 2016 quilt show the 2016 kqg quilt show is on sept. 17-18. flyers...
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Website kscapitalquilters.com
Email [email protected]
Address PO Box 3918, Topeka, KS 66604
Meetings 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of the
month
2016 Board of Directors President………………...…..…..…Janet Creager Vice President……….……….……..…Pam Flach Secretary……...….…..............….Terri Warrem Treasurer……………….....…...……Tamla Miller Past President……..……….....Sherry Bukovatz Community Relations...…..…..Andrea Conlee Historian…………….…..………..….…Linda Voss Librarian………..……Barbara Forman-Dennis Newsletter Editor……......…..Marilyn Thomas Program Chair 2016………...Lennis Courtney Program Chair 2017…………..Arelia Donnelly Property Chair……………………Ann Crumpton Webmaster………………….…….....Patty Flower Quilt Show Chair……..….Nannette Easterling University Chair………………………Linda Long
June 2016 ◆ Volume 30 ◆ Issue 6
C arol Elmore is an AQS certified appraiser of quilted textiles. She's been making quilts for 30+ years and gives several lectures on quilt history (including one her husband called "The Life and Quilts of Ida Stover Eisen-hower"), appraising, and collecting (especially textiles featuring dogs).
She also lectures on the history of aprons, using examples from her collection of 50+ aprons. She does workshops on quilt dating, hand piecing, and making Scottie block quilt collectibles.
Carol is a librarian, has a master's degree in library science, and works as a librarian at the Veterinary Medical Library at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. She tailors her lectures to meet the needs of guilds, historical societies, civic groups and museums. She has given lectures and workshops in Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, Arizona, Kentucky, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Carol also does quilt show judging and has judged in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas.
In her lecture with us, Carol discusses the history of aprons from the 1830’s to the present. She brings her apron collection to illustrate this lecture, as well as other memorabilia explaining apron history. She encour-ages those attending this lecture to wear a favorite apron and to share memories connected with the apron. She also brings quilts from the same time period as many of the aprons. This lecture will be a trip down memory lane!
President’s Message
I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday weekend.
At the last meeting, Pam Flach brought up a philanthropic project for the guild. As you know, we had a representative from the Ronald McDonald
House speak to us about their needs. Pam was told that we could adopt a room. That would mean we would provide towels, sheets, mattress pads, pillow cases, bath mat, lamp, alarm clock, quilts and decor. The cost would be approximately $650. This could be accomplished through donations or be paid for by the guild.
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We would need to maintain the room for no more than five years. We would like to discuss this at our next meeting and take a vote to see if the guild is interested in this project. If we decide to do this, we will need some-one to head up a committee to organ-ize the project. Please think this over before the next meeting. If you have questions about the project, please bring them to the meeting.
Sorry about the heat at the Woman's Club. I have talked to them and they have decided on a contractor to fix the compressor so, hopefully, it will be fixed by our next meeting.
Our Birthday Party will be in July and the Board will provide drinks and do the setup. Hope all of you will be able to come and share in all the wonderful dishes. Quilters are not only good at sewing but also good at cooking.
Keep working on those quilts for the quilt show and also items for the silent auction and boutique.
Happy quilting, Janet
Noteworthy News Thank you to all our members for supporting Doorstep and our commu-nity. $111.77 was collected at our May meetings. Good job!
The KCQG Board will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, at the Woman's Club. All Board members should plan to attend.
June University — For the University this month, we will only have one demo because of the challenge voting. We will divide the group in two groups ... half will vote and half will see the demo ... then switch. Lin-da Long will be giving a demo on scal-loped borders.
Articles for the newsletter are due by the end of each month. Please email [email protected] or call me at 273-0813. Thank you! — Marilyn Thomas
2016 Design Challenge This is it … Challenge month is here!! Are you ready?
The challenge this year is to design and make a pieced quilt of any size — sorry, no appliqué. You may use quilt block patterns from the public domain, but you cannot use commercial patterns or copyright pattern books. You are to design it yourself and bring the quilt and your design plan to the quilt challenge on June 28th. If you have questions, call Judy Beaman at 785-271-0785.
Glenda Ridgeway and Judy Beaman
Jane Buckley Fundraiser Jane Buckley has donated a number of
quilt tops to serve as a fundraiser for our
guild. At our meeting on May 10, we col-
lected a total of $27 and Ann Crumpton
won the quilt. Another one will be given
away before the conclusion of the June
14th meeting. Tickets are availa-
ble for $1 per ticket or $5 for six
tickets. The winner must be pre-
sent to win.
Here’s What’s Happening Quilts in the Courtyard — Outdoor quilt show on the historic Courtyard Square in Holton, KS, Saturday, June 11, 9-7 p.m.
Common Threads Regional Quilt Show is being held on June 16-18 at Century II Ex-po Hall in Wichita, Kansas. Tickets are $10 per day or $15 for a three-day pass.
The Row by Row Experience begins on June 21!
The Eudora Quilt Guild will have their bi-annual quilt show on July 8-9. It will be held in the Eudora United Methodist Church, 2084 N 1300 Road, Eudora. There will be no stairs, making everything more accessible. The hours are from 10-5 p.m. on Friday, and from 10-3 p.m. on Satur-day.
From Stash to Treasures, Friday and Saturday, August 26-27, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Abdallah Shrine Temple, 5300 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, KS. Quilts, vendors and raffle baskets. For more info, quiltguildofgkc.org.
Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Show, Sept. 8-10, Thursday & Friday, 9-5 p.m., Satur-day, 9-4 p.m., at Ozark Empire Fair-grounds E*Plex, 3001 N. Grant Ave., Springfield, MO. $3 admission. More info at opqgshow.com, ozarkpiecemak-ers.com, or [email protected].
Sunflower Piecemakers 32nd Annual Quilt Show, Sept. 10, 10-5 p.m., Goppert Building, 15th & Ash, Ottawa, KS. $3 admission.
Kansas Capital Quilters Guild quilt show, Sept. 17 (10-5 p.m.) and Sept. 18 (noon to 5 p.m.), at Woman’s Club of Topeka, 5221 SW West Dr., Topeka, KS.
Quilting Bits & Pieces Fall Bus Trip is September 22-24. They will be going north through Iowa and into Minneso-ta. More details when they are availa-ble.
Missouri Star Quilt Co. Birthday Bash from September 22-24 in Hamilton, MO. Help celebrate their eighth birth-day with fun games, awesome door prizes, and great sales in every shop!
37th Annual “Drag and Brag” Quilt Show, Saturday, September 24, 10-5 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 25, 11-4 p.m. at Paola Middle School, 405 N. Hospital Dr., Paola, KS. $3 admission. More info at miamicountyquiltguild.com.
Experience barn quilts throughout the 22 counties of the Kansas Flint Hills Quilt Trail. Visit ksflinthillsquilttrail. com to enjoy photos of barn blocks and to map your trip through the Flint Hills.
Dull women have IMMACULATE sewing rooms.
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2016 Quilt Show The 2016 KCQG Quilt Show is on Sept. 17-18. Flyers and bookmarks with the quilt show information are available. Be sure to pick up some and share with friends.
We still need a Boutique Chair and a Publicity Chair. Entry forms for quilts in the show are due by August 9 and can be found on the website and in this newsletter. There will be some available at the meetings also.
If you haven’t signed up to participate in working at the quilt show, don’t miss out on this fun-filled opportunity. There are still some spots just waiting for you!! — Nannette Easterling, 2016 Quilt Show Chair
Membership Dues It’s time to renew your KCQG mem-bership for the year beginning July 1 and ending June 30, 2017. If you want to get a jumpstart on it, membership renewals will be available at the guild meetings on Tuesday, June 14 and June 28.
There will be a pre-printed membership form with each mem-ber’s name and contact information. Please re-view the information and make any necessary corrections. We would like you to complete the remainder of the form indicating your interest in quilting areas, as well as guild committees and tasks. Your completion of this information will help the board to know the interests of members. After updating your membership form, you will pay your membership fee and receive your membership card at that time.
The regular membership fee is $30. A senior membership in the amount of $15 is available to anyone at least 75 years of age who has been a member of the guild for five years. A free honorary
membership is available to anyone 85 years or older who has been a guild member for ten years. What a bargain! For a fee that equates to $2.50 per month (the $30 fee), you have the opportunity to gather with fellow quilting enthusiasts, attend presenta-tions by knowledgeable program speakers, attend demonstrations of techniques and projects presented by guild members, share your quilt projects during show and tell, and enter your beautiful quilts in the guild’s annual quilt show. Remember, your guild membership must be current if you wish to enter a quilt in the show.
You may renew your membership by mail if you wish. Simply send your name, ad-dress, phone number(s), and e-mail address, along with your check made payable to KCQG to: Kansas Capital Quilters Guild, Attn: Treasurer, PO Box 3918, Topeka, KS 66604. If you enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope, we will mail your member-ship card to you; otherwise, you can pick it up at the guild meeting.
2016 Opportunity Quilt The Opportunity Quilt for this year was made by Kelly Warren and quilted by Patti Pearce. The quilt was made from a pattern by Jacqueline de Jonge, "Enchanting Stars," Paper Pieced Quilt Pat-tern 'Be Colourful', and is available to be displayed at events. Every member is asked to sell at least two packs of tickets — 12 tickets in all. Prices are
$1 per ticket or 6 for $5. Contact Lou Saadi at 633-8479 to schedule displaying and selling tickets. A photo of the quilt will be available at the next meeting. This is one of our major sources of funds for
guild activities, so thanks in advance for your support. — Lou Saadi
Services Offered by Guild Members Judy Bean — “Judy’s Longarm Machine Quilting” — 785.246.4206 — [email protected]
Nannette Easterling — “Over the Top Quilting” — Longarm machine quilting — 785.640.2480 — [email protected]
Pam Flach — “Flint Hills Quilting” — Long arm quilting — 785.844.0050 — [email protected] — flinthillsquilting.com
Laura Flahart — “Quilting with Patience“ — Longarm machine quilting — 785.271.9665 — [email protected]
Sherry Kennedy — Hate to do or put binding on your quilt? — 785.354.7846 — [email protected]
Jodi Leftwich — “Prairie Storm Quilting” — Computerized longarm quilting services — 785.215.4494 — [email protected]
Jan Masenthin — “Jan’s Quilt Spa” — Consultation, appraisal, restoration, repair, binding, labels & more — 785.383.3509 — [email protected]
Jean McDonald — “A Touch of Class” — Longarm machine quilting, quilt construction & memory quilts — 785.408.1079 — [email protected]
Patti Pearce — “Patti’s Longarm Quilting” — Quilt making & quilting services — 785.806.0674 — [email protected]
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KCQG Birthday Party Please join us for the Guild’s Birthday Party on July 12th!! You are requested to bring a dish to share and your table-ware. Since we didn’t get a volunteer for someone to host the party, the Board decided they would do it. Doors open at 6:00, and we will eat at 6:30. Looking forward to seeing you all and a night of fun!
Ronald McDonald House At our May 24th meeting, Pam Flach presented a motion that the guild adopt a room at the Ronald McDonald House, which would include furnishing sheets, pillows, mattress pads, quilts, towels, shower curtain, and other ac-cessories and décor at an approximate cost of $657 (or not to exceed $1,000). After some discussion, it was suggested that we table the motion until the June 14th meeting when more members would be present to vote on it.
Rooms are painted a light gray, and we would be maintain-ing the room for up to five years. All furnishings would have our guild name on them and a plaque would be in the room stating
that our guild decorated the room.
Shawnee County Fair The Shawnee County Fair Quilt Show is on July 22nd at the Expo Center Exhibi-tion Hall. Shawnee County residents are eligible to enter the show and we encourage eve-ryone to consid-er entering. Registration forms are now available in the 4-H Fair books,
which can be picked up at the Extension Office behind the Expo Center, and a few forms will be available at the quilt guild meetings. Deadline for registration is July 12.
Categories are: “Mini” 24"X24" or small-er (either individual maker or multiple makers), “Small” are bigger than 24"X 24" and smaller than 70"X 70" (either individ-ual maker or multiple makers), and “Large” are bigger than 70"X 70" and smaller than 96"X 120" (either individual maker or multiple makers). ALL QUILTS MUST HAVE A 4" WIDE SLEEVE TO BE HUNG IN THE SHOW. We will have a judge again this year.
To see the show, come to the exhibit ar-ea between noon and 8:00 p.m. People who enter need to drop their quilts off at 7:30 a.m. and pick them up at 8:00 p.m.
If you have questions, please contact Ju-dy Beaman at 271-0785. — Martha Gabehart
Quilt Retreat “There’s Gotta Be an Easier Way” quilt retreat at Missouri Star Quilt Company, May 1-4 or May 4-7, from noon-noon. Come spend time with friends at the great MSQC retreat center making new projects and finishing old ones. $275 includes breakfast and dinner, a very comfortable bed and a sewing area. There is no set sched-ule except for meals, so you are free to sew, talk, and shop as desired. You can even take a nap during the day! There will also be an optional project offered. Let me know if you are interest-ed or if you have any questions. — Quiltingly, Jean McDonald, [email protected]
Pillowcases We will be making pillowcases for Ronald McDonald House at the second meeting in July. Everyone is encouraged to stay and help with this project. Suggested supplies to bring are:
• 27” fabric for main part of pillowcase • 10” strip for the edge • 4” strip if you want to put a narrow strip in between these two • Sewing machine • Rotary cutter & mat • Iron & mat
Sally Kuno & Lou Saadi
Helpful Hints To make needle threaders last longer, put a little drop of super glue on the end where the wire goes into the threader so it doesn’t pull out.
Use a wine cork for safe, easy needle disposal. Just stick the sharp end of the needle in the cork.
Use binder clips to hold your English paper piecing pieces together while you sew the edges together.
Rotary Mat Care: No matter what mats you decide to have in your sewing space, like other tools that need cleaning, your rotary cutting mat also needs care and maintenance. • Remove lint, bits of threads and fuzz off your mat by using a gum art eraser that can be purchased at a local art supply store. • Use a small plastic net scrubby (the kind you find in the kitchen cleaners area), gently rub in a circular motion to remove imbedded items. Broken or damaged mat: • If your mat is broken beyond repair, why not repurpose the better sections of it? Using an older rotary cutter, cut a smaller mat. This will require some elbow grease. It may take several cuts to get the original mat to snap apart and break off. This smaller mat can be used in a pinch by your machine or at a class.
If I stitch fast enough, does it count as aerobic exercise?
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2016 Programs July 12, 2016 – Birthday Party
August 9, 2016 – Kelly Ashton — “Sixty Degrees of Inspiration” — Hexagons, Diamonds, Triangles, & More!
September 13, 2016 – Joann Webb – ”Put That On A Quilt”
October 11, 2016 – Patti Pearce – “Tablecloth Quilts”
November 8, 2016 – Barb Eikmeier— “Just Solids”
December 13, 2016 – Christmas Party
Challenge Projects Here are some tips from an article I found about how to do a challenge project. From a magazine article entitled “Timeline for the Quilt-Challenged” by Lisa-Marie Sanders, she asks three questions:
1. Have you participated in a quilt group challenge where someone picks a theme and you build a quilt that com-plies with predefined constraints?
2. How did you like it?
3. Did you survive?
She continues, “For me, it is like pulling teeth to create a quilt according to someone else’s constraints. Nonetheless, I partici-pate year after year.” I feel somewhat the same. First comes EXCITEMENT – the freedom of design, who knows what I might create; then PANIC – this comes when I realize I’ve committed to something that I have no time or ability to complete; then comes PROCRASTINATION – I have sooo many things taking my time, I will get to it tomorrow; then DESIGN – at some time, usually the middle of the night when I’m happily asleep, an idea will hit me, only to awake and remember I had an idea, but what was it?; the DEADLINE – the months shrink to weeks and then days; the REALITY – ultimately, the clock wins out, it is amazing how things come together at the last minute; finally RELIEF – despite being tired, the relief of completing the quilt lasts for days, all the struggles are overshadowed by the sense of accomplishment; then ultimately REPEAT – eventually, mem-ories of the difficult quilt challenge process fades, time passes and I surprise myself by accepting another quilt challenge. Isn’t the quilt life grand? Have great summer fun and keep quilting. — “Timeline for the Quilt Challenged” - Lisa-Marie Sanders
There was a lady in her 90s who became a sort of local celebrity because she had recently gotten mar-ried, so the local news station decided to interview her. The interviewer asked questions like how it was to be a newlywed in her 90s. "This isn't my first husband, so it's not much different than the others," she replied with a smile. "Oh? How many husbands have you had?" the interviewer inquired. "This one will be my fourth," she replied. "I was married in my 20s to a banker, then in my 40s to a cir-cus performer. After that I married a preacher." "What does your current husband do?" "Oh he's a funeral director." The interviewer laughed and then asked how she came to marry these men from such different back-grounds and personalities. "It always made sense to me," she replied. "I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go."
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There were five participants for the April and May blocks of the month, with no one giving up their blocks.
If you are participating in the next block of the month, please bring your completed block for show and tell
on the fourth Tuesday of the month, June 28th. You can either keep your block or enter it in the “lottery” for
the chance to win the other blocks in the “lottery”. — Karen Tardiff
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