October 2004

email correction for = Mindy Peterson: cybrpete@mokancomm.net

(there’s no “e” in cybr)

Billie Clark’s = e-mail has changed from: (recbrc@msn.com) to= recbrc@yahoo.com

REMINDER<= o:p>

Tuesday, April 3, is = an election day, so please park in the south parking lot and go in that "back" door to the fellowship hall. They want to avoid the conges= tion in the narthex, since that is where the voting machines will be set up. We will have the door unlocke= d, so please do not prop it open.

SHOWCASE<= o:p>

Please we= lcome our Advertiser who will be SHOWCASING their shop at the April meeting:

Carol Kir= choff from Prairie Point Quilts in S= hawnee

TREASURERS REPORT

Balance forward 02/28/2007			$10,821.81 =

Income:
	Interest Income *****			$ &nbs= p; - <= /span>
	Opportunity Quilt 2007			$ 526.00
	Membership			$ &nbs= p; 2.00
	Total Income			$ 528.00


Expenses:
	Charity Quilts=			$ 68.94
	Library<= /span>			$ 29.53
	Newsletter			$ 35.01
	Opportunity Quilt 2007			$ 77.42
	Mail Box rental			$ 25.00
	Program<= /span>			$ 526.50
	Total Expenses=			$ 762.40

Checkbook Balanc= e as of 03/15/2007		$10,587.41 =
Certificate of D= eposit			$ 1,051.71
BVQG Funds as of 03/15/2007		$11,639.12 =
	*****
	Interest for March<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> not included as the Bank stateme= nt had not arrived when
	treasurers report w= as submitted.

PRESIDENTS BLOCK

This is the last meeting that we will be collecting blocks for Lynn. Dana and Sherri will be coll= ecting the blocks as they are completed. &nb= sp; Please bring your block to the meetings or mail them to:

= Dana Davis &n= bsp; = ; = = Sherri Dolly

12824 King St. = &nb= sp; 11811 W. 99^th Terrace

Overland Park, KS= 66213 = Overland Park, KS 66214

BIRTHDAY = WISHES

Arlene Carden<= /o:p>	04/01
Edith Pryor	04/06
Kathy Schissel=	04/11
Liz Naibert	04/11
Elaine Elliott=	04/19
Mary Jolley	04/23
Shirley Peterson	04/24
Dana Davis	04/24
Jo Anna Gorthy=	04/30

<= st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">BLUE VALLEY= QUILTERS GUILD MEETING MINUTES

March 6, 2007

Officer Reports:

President – Lynn Droege<= /b>

  &nbs= p;         A warm welcome was extended to all in attendance= . The budget which was determined by= the officers was presented and discussed briefly. A motion to accept the budget as proposed was made by Kristen Smith and seconded by Dana Davis. A vote was taken and the budget pa= ssed.

Treasurer – Sandi Magliacano

  &nbs= p;         Please see the newsletter for the current balanc= e.

Newsletter - Sherri Dolly

&nb= sp;          Deadline for the newsletter this month is March 19^th.

Programs - Marie Wilkie

            Sharon Schamber presented a delightful lecture and fantastic trunk show after the business meeting. Mary Kay Fo= snacht gave a review of the coming programs. Further details are available in the newsletter. <= /p>

Committee Reports:=

Charity Quilts- Connie Zwego

  &nbs= p;         One twin, 4 trundle, 23 crib, 6 toddler baby siz= e, 2 pillows, 7 placemats and one doll size quilts were taken to Safe Home. A thank you note received from Saf= e Home was read. A tour of the facil= ities at Safe Home has been set up for April 6^that 12:00 for anyone interested. Sign ups start today. In addition to the quilts taken to Safe Home there were more than 12 finished quilts turned in at today’s meeting. Each month there will be a donatio= n bin for fabric and batting. Thank= s for all the donations today. Keep= it up!

Directory – Kristen Smith

Vendors were Rita Berner from Quilter’s Station and Joel Schwery from Bernina= .

Library – Carol Silver

  &nbs= p;         The AQS book order will be placed this month if = there is a minimum order of six books. There were three new books shown.

Membership- Rosalyn Douglass <= /b>

Eighty-eight members, one new member and 13 visitors were in attendance.

Opportunity Qui= lt 2007

  &nbs= p;         The quilt was unveiled. Tickets and patterns are available= for sale starting today.

.

OLD BUSINESS:

            Nominating Committee – Nadine Bennetts announced the new slate of officers. A quilt show chair is still needed= . See the newsletter for the list of officers and committee chairs.

Announcements:

  &nbs= p;         Lynn Droege has a quilt accepted into the AQS sh= ow in Paducah. Congratulations!

Respectfully submitted,

Kathy Rapley, Secretary BVQG

SHOW &= ; TELL

Connie Zwego – Nametags

Therese Ramsey – Black and Beige square in a square and Baby triangle flannel quilt

Dottie Salchow – 2 charity crib quilts

Judy Oberkrom – 2 art quilt

Jean Ayers – Christmas Charm  &n= bsp;

Deb Lybarger – Strips & Curves Wedding Gift and Kaw Valley Op= portunity Quilt

Marilyn Nastav – Truck quilt and wall hanging of the seasons

Reiko Watamabe – KC Star 2006 and Lone Star

Wilma Lamfers – Quilted jacket, Bargello top and 2 Jane Kennedy wall hangin= gs

Pam Delaney – Fish

Bea Oglesby – Exotic Fruit

2007 Opportunity Quilt

The Oppor= tunity Quilt 2007 started off with a bang. With the sale of tickets and patt= erns we totaled $551.00. Nice job ladies. We will be at every meeting till December for all to pick up their packets and purchase the pattern if = they choose. Remember by being a member and buying your tickets, you can obtain the pattern cheaper than we will be selling it to the public. = Many of you came forward with places to take the Quilt to. In the near fut= ure it will be at Quilting Bits and Pieces in Eudora on the Thursday during Shop Hop (April 29) and at HQN on March 31.

Thanks fo= r the great response!

Lynn and = Kathy (2007 Opportunity Quilt Chairs)

PLEASE HELP

The Chair= ty Quilts committee have a standing - and right now a desperate - = need for fabrics for the making of charity quilts.

ANY size = pieces or yardage are welcomed - even scraps for crazy quilt blocks! - please see = what you can give from your stash and bring to donate at any guild meeting.

Each piece will be a future smile for someone who needs comfort and ho= pe!

To make i= t more fun - let's see what we can find by the colors each month (not that we'd tu= rn down others, of course!):

April - Yellows           &n= bsp;
May - Lavenders, purples

June - Gr= eens

July - Oranges

August - = Reds

September= - Browns

October -= Blues

November - Blacks, greys

December - Whites, off-whites

January -= Pinks

&nbs= p;

Thank you= ,

2007-2008 co-chairs Connie Zwego & Mary Langenberg

LIBRARY

Please remember to return library books. The AQS orders have ar= rived for those who ordered. You can find a list of our books at the library tabl= e, and you will find quilt related stories for your reading pleasure in the cupboard by the table. Please= take advantage of all we have to offer. We hope our library is a valuable resource for your quilting needs. = If there is a book you would like t= o see in our library, please let the librarians know.

New books this month:

Machine Applique CD (watch on computer) by Sharon Schamber. New technique brought into the modern age to produce block in hours instead of days. Printable pattern included.

Piec-lique<= span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'> by Sharon Schamber &#= 8211; A new machine technique provides the speed and control to make curved pieci= ng fun. Learn layered, inset, and free-form applique piecing without templates.

Celtic Pieced Illusion= s by Karen Combs – Celtic designs can be created with only two simple blocks. Knot work has been translated into pieced patterns with two, three, or more blocks, plus the excitement of col= or and illusion through Karen’s famous methods.

Infinite Feather Quilt= ing Designs by Anita Shackelford – Learn to step out from size restrictions of stenc= ils to create your own quilting designs. With a few simple tools you can create designs that fit your quilt.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>

We took inventory and have many missing books. Would you be so kind as to check y= our homes for these books – look for the pink BVQG label across the spine. We are not perfect and= do make mistakes, so if you know anything about any of these books, please let= us know.

Carol Silver & Diane Feltman

A Quilted Christmas - Bonnie Browning

Artful Album Quilts – Jane Townswick

Color from the Heart – Gai Perry

The Basics – An Easy Guide to Quiltmaking – Kathy Delaney

Encyclopedia of Designs for Quilting

Fine Feathers – Marianne Fons

Floral Applique – Nancy Pearson

Freddy’s House – Freddy Moran

Garden Sampler – Country Threads

Invisible Machine Applique – Dawn Cameron-Dick

Jacobean Rhapsodies – Patricia Campbell & Mimi Ayars

Paper Piecing Picnic – Editors of QNM and Quiltmaker Mag.=

Quilting More Memories – Sandy Bonsib

Quilts from the Civil War – Barbara Brackman

Rotary Cutting Companion for Feathered Star Quilts – Marsha McCloskey

SUNSHINE AND SHADOWS

Mary Goodman and Lynn= e Zeh volunteered at the filming of the season finale of Extreme Makeover, Home Edition. The episode will air on May 20, 2007.

SAFEHOME WISH LIST

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