PATCHWORKS

II Blue Valley Quilters Guild - June 2017

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTSummer is always a busy time for Parents & Grandparents. Here's my challenge forthe summer. Let's all dedicate ourselves to sewing on at least one charity quilt amonth. Last month you totally surprised our charity quilt chairman by bringing in aclothes line of finished quilts. We will be showing off the quilts on the stage at eachmeeting so don't let the line be empty. Maybe you can sew with a grandchild or neigh­bor child who would love to create a quilt to give to Safe Home. NOTE:we are lookingfor volunteers to help Janette at the meeting. Let me know if you would be interestedin helping.

A former member, Natalie Kenny, passed away in February. She had made a requestthat her red, white & blue fabric go to "Quilts of Valor". Along with that donation thereare several UFOsthat we will be wanting a home. They should make good charityquilts. Thanks to the family for their donation to us.

I know all of us are anxiously waiting the quilt festival. Please, please signup to help.We need each one of you to volunteer your time and all it takes is working two shiftsand $10 of your ticket will be covered by the guild.

See you at the June meeting. Wilma Lamfers, President, wjlamfers22@gmail.com

TheBlue ValleyQUlltersGUildis dedicated topreserving and teaching thefine art of quilting.

We welcome all newcomers as well as experienced quiltcrs to be part ofthis guild.

JJune 14 - Boutique Set up July 4 - no meeting August 1 - Guild Meeting

June 15 - 2017 Kansas CityRegional Quilt Festival

July 11 - meeting with the Quilters Guild

of Greater Kansas City. First Lutheran

Church, 6400 State Line Road, Mission, Ks

July 27 - Sit & Stitch

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Next Meeting:............. June 6,Location:VillageChurch of Stanley

14895 AntiochOverland Park, KS

The church is on thenortheast corner of15 1st St. & Antioch.

Please park on the southside of the church andenter through the doorjust off the north parkinglot.

interwoven in her work. She's a fantastic speaker andso very entertaining and we are lucky to call her one of

our own 'HomeTown'people. She is awealth of

J ,1~11n~knowledge whether or notvvr \IC:/' you are a 'modern' quilter or a 'traditional'quilter, you will gleen valuable information fromher presentation. And you will definitely laugh!

Just a reminder: The4th of July falls on our Blue Valleymeeting day, thefirst Tuesdayof July. Therefore we will not meet on the 4th of July. In lieuof that, we will be joining Quilters Guildof Greater KansasCity at their JulyGuildmeeting, Tues.,July nth, First Lutheran Church, 6400 State LineRoad, Mission Hills, Ks.

We will need to car pool as the parking lot is not large enough for so manyindividual drivers from both guilds. There is plenty of seating space in thechurch's lower auditorium. Theshopping center (at 76th and Stateline/Prairie Village) is just a few blocks from the church. There are parkingspaceson the North side of Noodles and Cowhere some folks could meetand car pool the rest of the way to the church.We would like to encourage3-4 to ride together, if possible.

Theyhave a nationally known speaker, quilter and author, Mickey Deprepresenting their program that day. Her presentation on July 11thwill bethe following:Tips, Tricks, &Other StuffOne hour PowerPoint presentation featuring lots of tips andtricks, movie demos of various techniques, ie... machine appli­que (my way!), binding, many quilts, etc. This will be followed bya short trunk show and of course a question and answer period.

we a wo op you! M Oepre an a onWednesday, July izth from 9-4pm at the tst Lutheran Church, 6400 State Line Rd,MissionHills ,Ks.Shewill be teaching us the famous CastleWall Block. New pricing on the workshop!For $65,you get the workshop and required supplies - template, thread and needle. Retail valueof template is $25.

ADeanne Eisenmanof Snuggles Quilts.

Thiswill be on wool applique and Deannewillgive a trunk show of this very popular tech­

nique. You may want to be sure your phonesare charged so you can take pictures!

Judy Yore - For all of uswho are procrastinatingmaking a quilt for the panel challenge (which is duein December), Judy will supply inspiration. Her"Panel-mania" program will show- r-:;~"!!II""""I",case panels of all sizes. Shehasmany original designs in this trunkshow and will give us ideas for our

Patti Pearce -Patti's love of vintage tablecloths, dishtowels and embroidery from the 1930'S-1950'S showup in her quilt designs. Sheenjoys teaching vintagelovers how to bring their heirlooms from the closetto their quilts. Patti will entertainus with a trunk show of quilts andwall hangings she created from

WE'RE IN THE FINAL SPRINT TO THE FINISH LINE

AT THISWItITING, WEHAVEAPPItOXlMATELY 930ITEMSTO SELLAT THEBOUTIQUE.

SOME OF THEM HAVE SOLDTO MEMBEItS AT THEPItE-FESTIVAL SALE.WEALSO EXPECT TO "SLIPIN" AFEWMOItE FINISHED ITEMSAT THE JUNE GUILDMEETING.

THANKS TO EVEItYONE WHO MADE SO MANY BEAUTIFULITEMS! I AM SO PItOUD OFYOU, YOU ALL ItEALLYSUPPOItTED THIS PItOJECT SO ENTHUSIASTICALLY. ITMADE MYJOB EASIEIt!

YABOUT THE KANSAS CITY ItEGIONAL QUILTENJOYTHE SHOW!

UIKansas City Regional Quilt Festival

There will be a FREE Shuttle running from

Shawnee Mission South High School to the Festival.

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

It is a short 5 minute hop-on-hop-off ride.

Look for maps on our site in the near future and signagewill be at the Convention Center directing attendees to the

Parking Area.

I'm borrowing (well, taking ....Ok, Ok, I'm stealing) an idea from the Starlight Guild.

Recently, while helping a customer at my quilt shop job, I found out this customer is a member of theStarlight Guild. While talking, she described an activity, that has the potential of engagingall members.Members can choose to participate. I knowyou are asking "What is it?"

H~/$ HOWIT 408$?

Anyone that wants to participate, will pick up directions at the June meeting. This firsttime, you will have until the August meeting to complete the block using the theme or acolor scheme that was asked for.

Turn in your completed block at the August meeting. Everyone that turns in a completedblock, will have their nameplaced in a hat, The namedrawn will take all of the blockshome.

Sound like fun? To get you started, here is a picture of the first block.

$TA2 Of me vee:And because I like blue, the first color

scheme will be white on white/blue. Lightblue, dark blue, sky blue, they will all work.

Pick a white on white fabric to contrastwith the blue, and start sewing.

We have a large quild with the potential for lots of blocks to be turned in. Depending onhow many participants we have, we may divide the blocks and have more than one winner.

Instructions will be handed out at the June meeting.

B UE VALLEY QUILTERS GUILD

Fabric PANEL ChallengeHere is your 2017 CHALLENGEII

Purchase a fabric panel of any size - can be same blockdesign or a full picture panel.Take a picture of the panel you begin your projectAttach the picture to your project. ..fI~Do not identify the maker of the project

THE CHALLENGE STARTS NOWFinal projects to be completed by ourDecember 5, 2017 general meeting

Members present will vote on their 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place choices

3 judges who have not entered aproject will count the final ballots

There will a prize of$ 5 for 2nd, $10 for ss"

If you have questions please contact Wilma Lamfers,

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PDO COMMITTEE (Projectsdone bv Ouitters)PDQ Process: A form (green sheet with PDQ at the top) is available at every meeting that can be filled out with information

regarding your request for special projects assistance other than what is already on our monthly docket.Wilma Lamfers, wjlamfers22@gmail.com, Facilitator for PDQ,

Sit & Stitch WorkshopsSit & Stitch meets most every 2nd & 4th Thursdaysof each month at Rose Estates, I27th & Antioch.Each Thursday there is either a workshop led by aBVQG member or a time for members to comeand sew on their own projects. Arrival time is 9:30with workshops starting at lOAM. Participantsbring their lunch. BVQG members are always welcome to come even if they are not signedup for a workshop. Sit & Stitch is a good way to get acquainted with other members.

Ifyou have questions concerning Sit & Stitch please contact Wilma Lamfers,

This month is a very important time for the Sit & Stitch workshops. May I Ithworkshop might have been just a little unusual. Rose Estates is clearing out un­used equipment - among them lots of drapes. As we were about to setup for theworkshop, one of the maintenance workers entered the room and said "come,fabric". He is of the thinking that we can use the drapes. Well at the end of dis-cussions, we said yes to the lighter colored fabric and eventually Chelly Kingclaimed the heavier drapes and she will be mak­ing pillow case covers for a preschool. Guess when you get a bunch of quilters together they can solve all fabric ques-tions. Janette Sheldon just be prepared as we will be approaching you with some fabric.

Looking ahead to Thursday, May 25th Sit & Stitch workshop will be helping the 2017 Boutique Committee price and pack allof the items for the festival boutique.

A reminder that there will not be workshops in June.Have fun at the Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival both working and shopping.

The next workshop will be Thursday, July 27th. We started signup for this work­shop at the May meeting and will continue to do so at the June meeting. RosalynDouglass will be leading this Sit & Stitch "Stitch & Fold" workshop. You must pur­chase the $8 pattern plus the workshop fee of $5 for a total of $13. Get signedup, pay the fee and receive the supply list.

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The Mentoring New Member team would like to welcomeour 2 new MayMembers

Rosanna Smith and Patty VViliiamsPlease seek out these ladies at the next meeting and welcome themto our group.

As a new member to BVQG,if you have questions about our eventsbe sure to catch us at the welcome table each month.

Chelly King, MNM Chair

Gayla Spurlock

What do these two new members have incommon?

Both of them took homea Charity Quilt ontheir first day as members of BVQG!

Thank you & welcome, ladies!

Describing herself as goal-driven, RosannaSmith is a self-taught quiIter. She beganjust six years ago by watching televised quilt programs and taking online Craftsyclasses. It is the process of creating a quilt top that Rosannaenjoys most; fabric/color selection, cutting, and piecing. She happily employs long arm quilters andprofesses that handwork, including hand-stitching a binding is not her thing! Rosannahas tons of friends, none of whomare quilters. She found BVQG online and will enjoyinspiration from and new friendships with other passionate quilters. Rosannais aprolific reader, belonging to three book clubs! Just last September she retired as aRegional Director of Marketing for Assisted Living Communities, so now Rosannahastime to read more and to cultivate her quilting craft.

Patty Smith introduced herself to BVQG by participating in May's Show and Tell! Herquilting roots began in Sumner, MO some thirty years ago. It was there that sheserved as Narrator for the yearly Sumner, MO Quilt Show; an event where hundredsof quilts from the surrounding area were brought for a kind of Show and Tell. Patty isa retired nurse, serving in the area of case management for corporate workers'compensation cases. Having lived in Santa Fe, NM for nine years, Patty has justreturned to the area where she joins other family members. Traditional quilting isPatty's forte. She loves applique but tends to become bored with it so saves thattechnique for small projects. Patty was invited to BVQG by PamAcciacca. She has apassion for service projects and is looking forward to the inspiration from ourcommunity of quilters.

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Our newest Quilt Angel is so generous with her time and has a passion forservice. This lady has one infectious smile. She smiles and radiates her care foryou regardless of the message she is delivering. We are the ones that benefitfrom her generosity!

Yes, she is a beautiful quilter. She has been so busy helping us that she doesn'ttake the time to show her quilts, but does BEAUTIFUL work! Hopefully, we will beable to see more of her work as she becomes more available to make and showus her projects.

This special person has served in herposition in service to the Guild for 4

years! She stands behind/alongside a table during everybreak to answer questions. She tells people about offeringsand explains what they need to provide. She promotes theSit' n Stitch classes with passion and love. When the class isfull, she checks to see if there is a possibility of just ONEMORE PERSON who could be admitted to the class. OR, shelooks into the possibility of adding another session to makesure all of us get to take that class we all have a hankering totake.

Imagine, for 4 years, she has been our Sit & Stitch classcoordinator. We are SO grateful for her help, her PATIENCE,her dedication, and her expertise in keeping us happy.

It is my pleasure and privilege to introduce our newest QuiltAngel ...

Ginger Bowsher.

Oh, but wait! I have more to say! SURPRISE!

We are SO fortunate in Blue Valley Quilters Guild to have SO MANY people who are so talented and give of themselves toall of us! Without everyone's generosity and giving spirit, we wouldn't be the caring guild we have become known to be.

This lady is a beautiful sewist. She makes Beautiful things. We get to see her at Sit'n Stitch and also at Guild Show'n Tell(although being the shy and reserved person she is, she doesn't go up very often). Her workmanship is stellar.

for the report? With the twenty-seven quilts I just delivered, we have now sent Safe Homeuilts this year. With the five Chelly King has sent to Children's Mercy, our total is Ninety-one.first half of the year. Unfortunately I know the pattern in the past has been to receive morewinter months than in the summer months. Guess that means to hit my pie in the sky goal of, we all need to get busy. I will continue to bring loads that need to be quilted. If we don't fin

note, most of you are aware of how many years I've been handling the charity quilts forsaid it would be my last year, and here I am again. This year WILL be my last. If you are int,,,,,..,.IIZ1",charity stuff. pleasecontact me directly. I'll be happyto answer any questions you might have.

rewarding one. Janette Sheldonat granola IOOO@gmail.comor 9 I3 486 5694.

SO, we have another Quilt Angel to recognize.

This person also has a very giving heart. She makes sure we aresuper charged about everything that is going on! She makes surewe are plugged in with everything we want to do. She winds us upso we are excited about engaging in all the activities. Regardless ofher schedule, she presses on to make sure we are taken care of.

She attends almost every Sit'n Stitch with a car overflowing with hermany bins! She attends all the retreats. She is a quiet person andgets an unimaginable number of things done. Yes, she has mademany of the Sew Together Bags!

This person has given of herself (and her car) for 4 years. She hastransported all the cords, power strips, tape, irons, ironing boards,and everything else we could ever want from event to event. Whatwould we have done without her.

Oh, I see I only told you it was ONE person! No. MY MISTAKE! Thisis a very special recognition. Today we have the honor ofrecognizing two very special Quilt Angels.

It is my pleasure and privilege to introduce our

FIRST Quilt Angel Duo -

ClaudiaWorcester and Marianne Lafex.

Diaspora: Journey to SanctuaryMary Kay Fosnacht

From an ordered society with abundant foodand water, reflected in blues and greens, acatastrophic event occurs. Turmoil ensues(red) and a darkness falls over the people asthey lose their loved ones, their homelandand their way of life. (Panel I)

The survivors journey to a place of refugewhere turmoil continues in the form of un­sanitary conditions and lack of food and wa­ter. The dismal conditions are portrayed inthe dark colors. Survivors are compelled to

'---------' keep moving but many attempts to escape the"refuge" are unsuccessful. (Panel 2)

As the survivors rise out of oppression they find other or­dered societies reject them. They push on until they are al­lowed sanctuary where their sojourn begins. (Panel 3)

The quilting is a reflection of the circumstances from disor­dered and organic to organized. The background invokes theidea of a global map suggesting the global implications ofdisplaced people.

Happy Birthday to our members having June Birthdays!

2 Marilyn Patton 16 PaulaVohs

2 Barbara Bruce 18 KarenScott

2 Karen Hansen 19 Linda Foster

10 CoraleeGinther 20 Diane Donaldson

11 Shirlee Vieira 23 CassieSchwarz

11 Mary Strege 24 Nadine Bennetts

Becausethere was no meeting in April, members having birthdays in the last half of April

will be asked to bring treats to the Junemeeting.Mary KayJohnson, Pam Menzie, Elaine Elliott, Cindi Mathews, Dana Davis, Shirley Petersen, Kitty Flynn, Jo Anna Gorthy

_ •••••••••••_.oiIiil •••••••ioIiiIiiI••••••"""""....,ioiIiiW1. Pleaseuse only quilt store fabric. If you use batik fabric,please pre-wash.

2. If you do more than 1 pack of charms, please put each one in aseparate ziplock with your name on it.

3. Use the same material for each pack; if you do more than 1,you can use a different fabric.

4. You can sign up at the guild meeting, Yahoo group or e-mail me.

2017 Charm SquareExchange

June

Kaffe Fasset

August 30's

September KSTroubles/Jo Morton/CivilWar

October Birds-not comical

November ChristmasDecember No exchange

Susan Mercer susan_mercer3@yahoo.com

Debbie Johnson mjohnson1158@kc.rr.com

Dee Sopinsk sopidee@yahoo.com

Rita Porter rkp546@aol.com

If you signed up for the June Charm Square Exchange

Theme - Kaffe Fasset

Need 27 pairs ( 54 ) -five inch squares = 1 yd fabric.

How to Participate in the Charm Squares Exchange

5. You have until the 15th of the month to sign up. After that date, Iwill publish to the Yahoo Group how many pairs you need and theamount of material you need to buy.

If you need me to e-mail the number of squares for the exchange,please indicate it on the sign up sheet.

SusanMercer susan_mercer3@yahoo.com

Membership form is on the next page. Please fill out completely

and either mail or bring to the June Meeting your renewal for

BVQG's 2017-2018. Since we are not having a July meeting, August

will be the last meeting to renew before you are dropped from the

membership roster. A check in the mail is the most convenient

method and we will have your Opportunity Quilt tickets available

for you at the Guild Meeting. If you would like to pay by credit card

we will have that option during the June Guild Meeting.

Reminder: Fill out the form completely, do not put same as lastyear. Also check your preferences for volunteering as we do sendthis database to all the Committee heads.

Blue Valley Quilters Guild is a fantastic opportunity to learn, share,and make friends (and eat great treats!) so don't forget to renew!

Blue Valley Quilter's Guild Membership FormPlease return this form with payment at the next meeting or mail to:

Blue Valley Quilters GuildAttn: MembershipP.O. Box 23074Overland Park, KS 66223

Date: -------------------------

Name: .Phone #:

Address: -------------------------------------City: State: Zip: _

Email(required):_================== Birthday: _=========

mouth & day only

Are you a__ beginner, intermediate, advanced, professional quilter?

Please check to indicate areas that you are interested in:

0 Boutique Volunteers 0 Mentoring Members/Sharing Skills

0 Quilt Show Volunteers 0 Opportunity Quilt Volunteers

0 December lunch/Program 0 Charity Sew In Day(s)

0 Programs Ad-Hoc Committee

Payment:This year the guild is offering advancepurchase of opportunity quilt tickets whenyou pay your annual dues. It is suggestedthat each member purchase $10 tickets.

Dues $ 30.00

Tickets

Total

................ Guild use only .

2017-2018 Check# . Cash Credit Card-----

Renewing Member: New Member: _

BlueValleyOuilters Guild General Meeting - May02. 2017

.:. President: Wilma Lamfers called meeting to order at 9:30am Welcome to all attending. Wilma ask for motions from the membership toaccept the March secretary report and April treasure's reports as published in the Newsletter. Motions made, seconded and approved by a voteof the membership .

•:. Budget Ratification: Wilma ask that there be a motion and second to accept the 2017-2018 budget. Motions made, seconded and approvedby a vote of the membership .

•:. Programs: (BJ Krueger, Joan Nicholson, Nancy Taylor) Upcoming programs reviewed:

o lune 6: Jackie Gering

o l.!!!y__U_; meeting on the II th due to holiday; this will be a combined program with Quilters Guild of Greater Kansas City. Speaker willbe Mickey DePre. Complete information can be seen on page 3 of the May newsletter and also in the June newsletter.

o August I: Deanne Eisenman

.:. Newsletter: Deadline every month for information into the newsletter is by the 15th of the month. Send that information to Joan Horton atjhorton IOO@aol.com with BVQG in subject line and CC a copy to Dee Sopinski at sopidee@yahoo.com for inclusion on the website

.:. Committee Reports:

o Birthdays: (jean Horton) May birthdays recognized

o Boutique: (Lauren Bond) Lauren confident we will meet our goal of 700 items. May Sit & Stitch sessions will be dedicated to Boutiquefor item completion and pricing. May II to finish up easy items and May 25 for pricing of item. At the sit and stitch on the zs- itemswill be made available for presale to guild members. Boutique will need members to sign up to work the booth at the event this willinclude set up and covering the booth for the 3 days. Signups will be available

o Charity Ouilts: (lanette Sheldon) 2 strips were left on the ironing board at Charity Sew day if anyone is missing them contact Janette.Charity quilts displayed on stage for members to see. Need people to quilt and to bind completed tops

o Charm Square Exchange: (Susan Mercer) June will be Kaffe Fassett; there will be no event in July with the combined meeting. seeNewsletter information about participating. Also, Quilts of Valor blocks available for members to sew, they have received enoughblocks to begin constructing a top.

o Directory: (Stephanie Dodson) Directory is updated on line. Printed copies are available to members who joined this year. Newmembers will be updated monthly in the yahoo group

o KCROF 2017: (Barbara Bruce and Lynn Droege)

Event to be held June 15-17, 2017 and we ae a sponsoring guild. Volunteer sign-up sheets available for the many areas wemust cover. Concierge, registration booth, boutique and with opportunity quilt. This meeting is the last day to order ticketsthru the guild. Ifyou ordered KCRQF tickets and/or merchandise thru the guild, Barbara will have your merchandise/ticketsat the June meeting. If you ordered tickets online they will be picked up at registration at the festival. Also, if a member vol­unteers for 2 shifts at the festival the guild will cover $10 of their registration fee

Members whose quilts were accepted for display turned in quilts at the meeting; last chance to turn them in is at Sit & Stitchon May II.

Lynn announced one of the other guilds needs class room ambassadors for Thursday and Friday am .. " contact Lynn Droegefor more information

o Library: (Ibby Rollert) 3 new books available for checkout.

o Membership: (jackie Johnson) 129 members attending

o Mentoring New Members: (Chelly King) Welcomed 5guests and 2 new members.

o PDQ/Sit and Stitch (Wilma Lamfers):

May II and May 25: _addressed above in Boutique

lune: No workshops KCRQF

luly 27: Stitch and foldWreath by Rosalyn Douglass (Pattern $8 and class fee $5) Sign up at June meeting if interested

o Panel Challenge: (Wilma Lamfers) reminder that the event is free to participate and I free panel will be given away at sit & stitch!

o Ouilters Angel: (judyBrennan) Judy announced the newest Quilt Angel, Ginger Bowsher and a Quilt Angel Duo of Claudia Worces-ter and Marianne Lafex. Congratulations, Ladies and thank you for your dedication to BVQG!

o Retreat:( Barbara Bruce) Thank you to Barbara for another very successful retreat. Presented with Spring Planter.

o Opportunity Ouilt: (Stephanie Dodson) Will be at VFW on May 20, need volunteers to sell tickets.

o UFO: (Connie Zwego) will run thru July and then prizes awarded in August. New signups will start in August for next challenge

.:. Announcements: There is a name change for the church where we meet. It is now called Village Church on Antioch

.:. Old Business:

.:. New Business: Kristen Smith is exploring an event to sew with young beginning sewers; info included in newsletter. Contact Kristen if youhave input and/or interest

.:. Show and Tell:

.:. Meeting dismissed and Program by members Karen Hansen and MaryKayFosnacht

Minutes prepared and submitted by Sue Tuttle, Secretary

Treasurer's ReportApril 1-30, 2017

Submitted by Rita Porter

Checkbook Balance3/31/17 $12,314.45

$5,021.51Certificate of Deposit

CashBalance3/31/17 $17,335.96

Income

Interest $0.23

$210.00Mini-Retreat

Opportunity Quilt 2017 285

Programs (BusTrip) 2065

Quilt Show (Ticket Sales,etc.) 65

Total Income $2,625.23

Expenses

Charity Quilts $287.36

KansasState SalesTax $10.61

Liability Insurance $601.00

KCRQF2017 $27.25

Storage $84.99

Total Expenses $1,011.21

Checkbook $13,928.47

$5,021.51Certificate of Deposit

CashBalance4/30/17 $18,949.98

Current High Needs • $25 Hy-Vee gift cardsWish List • Lysol wipes

• Bath Towels• 4T-5T Pull Ups • Headache medications• Ramen Noodles & Healthy • Stomach medications

Snacks • Band-Aids• Juice (Any Flavor) • Bubble Bath• Cereal Bowls and Spoons • Baby lotion• Plastic Cups • Flip Flops• Fresh Fruit • Cleaning Supplies• Twin Sheets • Laundry Detergent (sensitive,• Organizational containers

baby friendly)(plastic pins/drawers) • African American Hair Care

• White kitchen trash bags &Supplies

Black Kitchen Trash Bags

General Donation List • Toilet Paper • Allergy Medication (Zyrtec, Clari-

• Paper Towels tin, etc.)• REUSABLE Plastic Cups • Baby Wipes • Antibiotic Ointment (Neosporin)• Metal Silverware • Diaper Rash Cream • Contact Solution• Can openers (manual or electric) • Baby Body Wash or AII-in-One • Body Wash• Healthy SnacksHead to Toe Wash • Shampoo• New Socks (womens', girls', • New Bed Pillows • Conditioner

boys') • Twin-Sized Sheets • Ethnic Hair Care Products• Clothing (girls' and boys' sizes 4- • Bath Towels & Washcloths • Hairbrushes/Soft Bristle Brushes16) • Liquid Laundry Detergent • Hairspray• Swimwear (womens', girls', boys') • Cleaning Supplies (409, Windex, • Mouthwash• New Bras (all sizes)

Clorox Wipes, etc.) • Children's Toothbrushes & Tooth-• Nightware/pajamas (womens', • Brooms pastegirls', boys') • Dishwashing Liquid/Detergent • Women's Deodorant• Purses • Medicine (Cold/Cough Medica- • Body Lotion• Target or Wal-Mart Gift Cards

tion, Tylenol/Acetaminophen, • Feminine Hygiene Products• QuikTrip Gift Cards

• Facial Tissue (Kleenex)Children's Tylenol, Ibuprofen) (Tampons/Maxi Pads)

For more ideas check out:http://www.safehome-ks.org/give-help/wishes-needs/

Mark your Calendars

June 15-17, 2017Kansas City Regional BiennialQuilt FestivalOverland Park ConventionCenter600 College Blvd, OverlandPark, KS

June 10, 2017Quilts in the Courtyard Annual OutdoorShowHistoric Holton Courtyard Square400 New York Ave, Holton, KS66436

Mary Pfeifer (785) 364-4050

info@quiltingonthesquare,com( orn

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Yahoo Group settings

The best way for the guild members to communicate with the group as a whole is by using our Yahoo Group: blueval­leyquiltersguild. This is a closed group, and you need to be a member of the guild to receive emails posted in the YahooGroup.

How often you receive group emails is a setting you can change to meet your personal preference.

On the left side of the page, look for the link "Manage MyGroups." Click on that link, and you should see"bluevalleyquiltersguild." Ifyou click on drop down menu under the heading "MailSubscription," there are some optionson how you'd like to receive the group's messages.

IndividualEmails No Email Special Notices Daily Digest

Keep in mind if you choose any option other than "Individual Emails"any time sensitive messages may be received toolate for you to take action. "Daily Digest" will provide you with a summary of all messages posted the previous day. Ifyou aren't a member of the Yahoo Group, and would like to be added, contact Dee Sopinski.

The following is a list of Local venues that support

Quilts of Valorand have scheduled sewing days if

you would like to join us!

Quilters Haven at I 16 N Clairborne, Olathe, KS. sponsors a sewing day the 2ndTuesday of the month, 9:30 - 5:00 for the Quilts ofValor project. Bring all your ownsewing machines, equipment, projects and a sack lunch. Contact isAnne Harmon

Tallgrass Creeks Retirement Community:The Quilts ofValor sewing day is the4th Saturday of the month from 9-4, at 13800 MetcalfAvenue, Overland Park, Kansas.Bring a project & come sew with us. Lunch is less than $10 (cash or check) at thebistro or bring your lunch. Please RSVPso that we can know how many people toexpect. Nikki McDonald,

Prairie Point Quilt Store; Join us at Prairie Point on the third Tuesday of eachmonth to work on QOV quilts Time is 10-2.You can bring your lunch or there are alot of places around their shop to eat. Iwill continue to try and bring kits for you tosew. Ifyou have some patriotic material, stop and pick up a pattern. Iwill try andbring some patterns to each meeting. Good way to get rid of some of your scrapsand help our soldiers.

Susan Mercer, susan_mercer3@yahoo.com

Mindy Peterson - 5 acre Designs Quilting -Affordable longarm quilting.

Allover meander and edge to edge. I haveapproximately 100 different pantograph designs

available. I also make t-shirt quilts and other typesof quilts, including memory quilts, on commission.

Contact me at (913) 783-4750 (home) or(913) 481·2113 (cell).

My email is5acredesigns@gmail.comAnd my website is www.5acredesigns.com.

Stephanie Dodson - Summerwind Studio:Hand-guided, free motionlongarm quilting services.

913·788·0825 orsummerwindstudio@gmail,com.

Judy Brennan- Sunflower PointCustom Machine Embroidery. Some ideas in­clude: quilt labels, nametags, blankets, toothfairy pillows, garments, ornaments, weddinghankies (male & female), and SO MUCH

jhorton100@aol.com

Judy Oberkrom­Unique, one-of-a­

kind jewelry.Custom orders accepted.

jelo@kc.rr.com,www.craftyjudy.com

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Wendy Dombrowski and Joann Mader -Sunflower Stitchers:

Long-armMachineQuilting:Visit http://www.sunflowerstitchers.com/

or call Wendy@ 928-853-5280.Wendy@sunflowerstitchers.com ,Joann@sunflowerstitchers.com.

Maggie VanBrunt· The eat's MeowQuilting: Pantograph and allover quilting

service.Overland Park, KS (412) 559 - 8849,thecatsmeowguilting@gmail.com

Do you have an old quilt top in yourcloset that is begging to be hand

quilted? TallgrassCreek Quilters willquilt it for you at a reasonable price.

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