M e s sa g e f ro m t h e P r es i d e nt

Blue Valley Quilters Guild - November 2020

Patchworks

Zoom Meeting:

……November 4

Location:

Village on Antioch

14895 Antioch

Overland Park, KS

The church is on the

northeast corner of

150th St. & Antioch.

Social hour @ 9:00

Meeting @ 9:30

Please park on the south

side of the church and

enter through the

south door

The Blue Valley Quilters Guild is dedicated to

preserving and teaching the fine art of quilting.

We welcome all newcomers as well as experienced

quilters to be part of this guild.

May March April

What a great program Kelly Ashton gave at our October meeting! And, what a great turnout of members attending! At one point, Zoom indicated we had 102 participants…up from 71 in September. While those numbers may be off a bit because of members joining the meeting, leaving, and then rejoining again, we still had a wonderful attendance. With the upcoming November program by Trisch Price & Jenifer Dick, I think we will surpass October’s attendance. Once again, the program will be first up so don’t be late. I have finished my Sampler Challenge – just need to take 2-3 photos to mail to Stephanie Dodson by November 24. I have also finished quite a few UFOs…guess semi-quarantining has some advantages. If you did not hear at the October meeting, it was decided that we will not be having Show & Tell as a part of our Zoom meetings. The participation was low and truthfully the quilts show much better when you post them on our Facebook page. So, until we can meet in person again, please continue posting your UFOs and other quilts finished on Facebook. Think I’ll go make a couple of acorn blocks and some present blocks. I have heard the VP Programs are gathering a LOT of very nice prizes for the December meeting. In the meantime, Happy Halloween!

Stay informed of all that’s happening during the

Guild’s Time Out.

Lots of fun in the horizon.

Keep up to speed through this Newsletter, our Website

and our private Facebook page!

Since we are not able

to meet in person -

Jump in the car and come to the

Toys for Toys

Drive Thru

Toy Drive

November 27

10-1

Opportunity Quilt tickets

will be available.

Watch Facebook for more details

And a possible second collection

date

Programs We will continue to use for sign up for attendance at monthly guild programs.

Watch Facebook to register each month and receive an email with a link to attend the

program.

Due to election day on Tuesday, November 3rd our meeting has been

scheduled for Wednesday, November 4th November

November 4th (due to election

day on Tuesday, November 3rd

our meeting has been scheduled

for Wednesday, November 4th)

-Trisch Price and Jennifer Dick with Everyday Stitches will be

presenting a program titled Behind the Scenes at Quilt Market:

Fall 2020 Edition.

Trisch Price of Hadley Street Quilts and Jenifer Dick of 42 Quilts

have been hooked on designing and making quilts since the early

1990’s. They both have authored books and have had their

quilts shown at major shows around the country. They met

and became friends through quilt guild but it was many

years later that they joined forces to create Everyday

Stitches. Everyday Stitches specializes in quality pat-

terns that reflect their style and personality for makers

at all skill levels.

Trisch and Jenifer have fun new patterns and a curved

ruler to introduce. You can check out their website at

everydaystitches.com. Everyday Stitches will be offer-

ing guild members a 20% discount on patterns pur-

chased the day after our meeting.

November

December 1st- Join us our holiday program with many of our

traditional activities plus fabulous attendance prize drawings

throughout the meeting. As we gather on Zoom dress for the

occasion and show off your festive holiday head gear or sweater.

Activities for the morning include holiday block exchange drawing, Toys For Tots gift drive

display, UFO winner announcements and showing of quilts made for 2020 Sampler Quilt

Challenge!

You will not want to miss the awesome attendance prizes drawings! Would you love to win a

mini Oliso iron, free one year Blue Valley Guild membership, free guild workshop or gift

certificate to one of our wonderful local quilt shops? These are just a few of the prizes that

will be drawn, watch our Facebook page to see more of the fun! SignUp Genius for the

December meeting will start on November 6th, see Facebook for the posting. You will be

entered into attendance prize drawing with your sign up but you must be present at the

meeting to win. You can get additional chances to win the prizes by participating in the

present block exchange, one additional chance for each block you turn in.

Our holiday party exchange block is a present block. Attached you will find the block

instructions, sample blocks and a finished quilt made with red ribbon presents and sashing.

Make your exchange blocks with any color solid ribbon, bright print present wrapping and

white/light background fabric. Exchange blocks can be dropped off November 15-22 at the

following locations:

Lori Ringwelski 10853 Beverly St. Overland Park

Diane Basham 9926 Flloyd St. Overland Park

Lynn Droege 15260 Monrovia Overland Park

Prairie Point Quilt Shop 12116 W 95th St. Lenexa

Quilter’s Haven Quilt Shops 116 N Clairborne Rd. Olathe

You will receive one ticket into the exchange block drawing for each block turned in. Be sure

to put you blocks in a Ziploc bag with your name pinned to a block inside the bag. The block

is quick and easy to make so let’s see how many quilt tops we can give away!

December

January 5th-We are so happy to be kicking off the New Year with

Linda and Carl Sullivan of Colourwerx. They will be presenting a

program titled Got Color? The Ultimate Color Lecture. Boost your

color confidence and learn to use every color of the rainbow in your

quilts. Linda will discuss basic color theory, demonstrate color concepts, mood boards and share

her tips and tricks on how to find color inspiration in everyday objects to inspire your next quilting

project. You can check out Linda and Carl’s website at www.colourwerx.com or on Instagram and

Facebook @colourwerx.

January 6th we will offer a full day

workshop with Colourwerx,

Conquer Your Fear of Sewing

Curves. In this workshop liberated

slash ‘n sew strips come together in

a traditional drunkard’s path block

to form a gorgeous, strippy, 22 inch

diameter Cosmos circle. This

workshop is perfect for beginning

or advanced students to learn fun,

easy and wonky strip piecing while

conquering their fear of sewing

curves with Linda’s easy tips and

tricks. The workshop will be on Zoom, 10:00-4:00 with a 30 minute mid-day lunch break. The

cost of the workshop is $40 and pattern provided at no additional charge, members who sign up

will receive an invoice and supply list by email. Signups will be through SignUps Genius, link will be

posted on Facebook on November 7th, after December 7th any open spaces will be offered to

participants outside of Blue Valley Guild. The maximum number of students will be 20.

January

Holiday Block Exchange

Present Block- 8.5” block (finishes at 8”)

Use solid fabrics for bow, white background and bright prints for present wrapping

Cutting (see diagram below):

Present wrapping piece A cut (2) 3.5” X 6.5”

Bow piece B cut (1)- 2.5” X 6.5” and piece C cut (2) 2.5”x 2.5”

Background piece D cut (1) 2.5” x 4.5” and piece E cut (2) 2.5” x 2.5”

Sew A pieces to each side of the piece B to make the box. The box unit will measure

6.5” x 8.5”.

Use background piece D and 2 pieces C to make flying geese center of bow. Attach a

background piece E to each side of the flying geese unit to make the bow unit. The fin-

ished bow unit will measure 2.5” x 8.5”.

Sew the bow unit to the box unit to complete the block. Finished size 8.5 x 8.5”

Block is based on free pattern from Center Street Quilts

Block Exchange

The Block Exchange will now be part of the BVQG monthly ZOOM meeting. The winners will be

announced during the meeting.

Thank you for the 15 cute Pumpkin blocks. Vicky Gunkel was the winner.

The November Acorn Blocks can be dropped off at our houses Saturday October 24th through Tuesday

October 27th. You can drop off the blocks any time at Prairie Point and Quilters’ Haven. The boxes are

clear acrylic 13x13 with a bright color index card label. The box at Prairie Point is located behind

the cash register, on the bottom shelf, setting on edge. The box at Quilters’ Haven is located on

the bottom shelf between the 2 cash registers.

The December Christmas Present Blocks can be dropped off at our houses Sunday November

15th through Saturday November 21st. Blocks can be dropped off any time at Quilters’ Haven and

Prairie Point.

Drop Off Locations:

Prairie Point or Quilters’ Haven

Lori Ringwelski – cooler on front porch

10853 Beverly St., Overland Park, KS 66211 (Near I-435 & Lamar)

Lynn Droege - cooler at the top of the driveway

15260 Monrovia, Overland Park, KS 66221 (Near 151st & Quivera)

Diane Basham - cooler on the bench in the island of her cul-d-sac

9926 Floyd, Overland Park, KS 66212 (Near 99th & Metcalf)

OR you can mail your block to: BVQG

PO Box 23074

Overland Park, KS 66223

There will be copies of the next monthly pattern in the coolers. The next monthly pattern will be

available in the newsletter, on the Facebook site and the BVQG website just as it has been in the

past.

Please put your name on the block(s).

Please let me know if you need a copy of the pattern mailed to you.

Lori Ringwelski ringwel@swbell.net Home: 913-385-5230 Cell: 913-963-8505

Friday Schoolhouse Tips

We will continue to post Friday Schoolhouse tips and

projects on Facebook the 2nd and 4th Fridays each month.

11/13 Linda Foster

will be doing curved piecing tips.

There’s still time to sign up for the Zoom Sewing Bee on

November 7 from 9:00-12:00 .

Drop in to say Hi! Or stay the whole time. Zoom link with be sent the day before.

BE SURE YOU ARE SIGNING UP FOR THE BEE.

You may have already signed up for the November general meeting

...separate sign up!!

Date: 11/07/2020 (Sat.)

To sign up - go to Facebook

under announcements for more info

Membership update: At the October 6th meeting, it was voted to change our membership year to January thru December beginning in 2021. So here is what this means for you..... * membership in the guild is “free” from now until January 1! *you will NOT pay your membership dues until January.....at that time you will receive an email with instructions on how to pay your membership dues. Enjoy your 3 free months and all the exciting events coming your way the remainder of 2020 and in 2021. Reminders: 1. You can view the membership roster on the guild Facebook site under the files tab. Please review your personal information on the roster and be sure that we have correct information for you......address, phone number, email address. If you need a correction, please email me at susantuttle02@gmail.com. We will not be recollecting this information again during registration so I want to be sure it is correct. 2. We are using our closed Facebook group (Blue Valley Quilters Guild)as a key method of community and communication during this time. If you are not active on the Facebook site, I would encourage you to join us. You will check “request to join” and we compare that all requests are members and then we give you access to the site. Thanks for staying active in Blue Valley Quilters Guild during this crazy year. My best to all.... Sue Tuttle, Membership Chair

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Sit & Stitch

If you ever have questions concerning Sit & Stitch please email or call me,

Wilma Lamfers, wjlamfers22@gmail.com or 913-341-3250.

We have two workshops that participants have paid the fees. Those are the machine feet and the paper-pieced Block of the Month star. When we are able to schedule the above workshops you will have the ability to opt-out if you signed up previously and are unable to attend on the scheduled date. Your fee will be returned to you.

We continue to look for a suitable location for the Sit & Stitch work-shops. We're hoping to find a location where we can store our equip-ment. Please contact us if you have an idea as where we might be able to meet.

As always, we would love for you to suggest possible projects and/or your willingness to lead a workshop.

Wilma Lamfers, wjlamfers22@gmail.com and

Pam Gardner, gardnerpam645@gmail.com

Thank you to all who have finished and turned in quilts for our community partners.

In October we delivered 8 quilts to SafeHome, 7 quilts to Olathe Hospice House, 5

Quilts to Olathe Cancer Center, and 2 quilts and 60 flannel pads to the Overland

Park Regional Medical Center NICU.

Our Avenue of Life project needs to wrap up. Due to COVID, the opening of the

residence for homeless youth was indefinitely delayed. The residence is now

open, but to follow CDC regulations, the project had to be revised. The residence

will now be only girls, ages 16-24. Since each resident must have a private room,

there will be fewer residents. We have 15 quilts on hand, and there are a few more

out there, I think. If those quilts could be finished in November, we will be able to

deliver the entire group before or soon after the December guild meeting.

Applicants are currently being reviewed, and some of the women have small

children. If appropriate, we will supply child quilts from the supply of small Sew

Day quilts we have on hand.

If you finish a quilt for the Avenue of Life project, please post a picture on the

Facebook page, wIth your name and identify the quilt as one for Avenue of Life so

Mindy can put together an album of all the quilts made for this project. This was a

big undertaking, but the guild rose to the challenge. Well done!

As promised, we will draw for a gift card at the November meeting from the names

of those who took kits to finish and returned them in the last two months. You’ve

helped put a small dent in the backlog of kits in the storeroom, but there are

more! Contact Joyce or Judy to get a kit or two!

A last word regarding quilts for charity that you're making at home. PLEASE check

the sizes our community partners request. We received some very lovely 24”

square pieces, but that is just way too small for even an infant. We all want to

make useful items for others, I know, just be aware of necessary dimensions when

planning a donation. We thank you so much for that consideration.

Joyce & Judy

Fall brings visions of colorful falling leaves, cooler weather, and memories of turkey

dinners and family gatherings. Because not everyone can enjoy such blessings, we

are proud to continue to make donations to SAFEHOME and its residents.

The September plea for a ‘Check Shower’ proved to be more generous than we could

have ever envisioned! As checks trickled in during the month of September, we

watched the total grow from $25 to a final total of $1265.00, which was presented by

Barb Frans to Safehome’s Volunteer Coordinator, Hannah Brockway,

Friday, October 9, 2020.

We have specified that $1000 be used for transitional housing and $250 for court

ordered protection expenses – two vital services especially now. Safehome is

currently at a max of 10-15 families due to Covid virus restrictions instead of its usual

60 bed capacity. They need to help settle clients as soon as possible to allow more

room availability at the facility.

Hannah explained that a Protection from Abuse Order (PFA) is difficult to obtain. First

and foremost, it is a courageous and emotional decision the resident alone must

make, knowing that it requires a courtroom appearance with the abuser. Safehome

offers the PFA option and then provides advocates who walk with them through the

court process.

Draped in the Love from

BVQG

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8 quilts delivered!

Safehome committee:

Cathy Buckley, Barb Frans and Jo Anna Gorthy

But the money wasn’t all we delivered . . .we presented EIGHT more trundle bed

quilts! We know that there are several more in the works in your homes and on your

machines to be pieced, quilted, or have binding applied. Keep up the good work! The

Charity gals are especially happy to have those quilts come and go out of the

workshop storage room.

‘Be the Love for Safehome’ - ‘Be a Voice for Survivors of Domestic Violence’

We encourage you to donate to BVQG’s annual participation in the Toys for Tots Campaign this

November and December.

Watch the Newsletter and Facebook for more ‘how to’ details.

-Submitted by Jo Anna Gorthy

History on Tap – Quilts on the Kansas Frontier Thursday, November 12, 2020 Barbara Brackman is a well-known quilter, quilt historian, and author. Join her for a discussion of the history and culture of quilting in Kansas. Corresponds to museum’s quilt exhibit.

This is a virtual program available to registered participants only. Event link and more details will be emailed prior to the event. Contact: 913-826-2787 Email: jcmuseum@jocgov.org Cost: There is no cost for this event. (Previously there was a small cost, but this has changed) Link: https://johnsoncountyparksandrecreation.perfectmind.com/22986/Clients/BookMe4Search

The Johnson County Museum will be hosting a quilt exhibit Nov. 7, 2020 through Jan. 23, 2021

More information will follow as it becomes available.

2020 Quilt Challenge

Are you working on, or planning to work on, a sampler quilt for

this year’s December meeting challenge? The deadline has been moved up one week (yikes!) to November 24. Due to our meeting

being held online, I’ll need to have two to three photos of your quilt

emailed to me by November 24 to prepare them to be shown online

at the December meeting. To participate, make a quilt which has at

least six distinct blocks and hasn’t been shown as a finished project

at a BVQG meeting or show. Membership will vote online, and prizes

will be awarded to the top three quilts, plus a special drawing for all

participants. Your finished quilt can be traditional, modern or art…

there is no limit to your creativity. — Stephanie Dodson

Happy Birthday to our members having November Birthdays!

1 - Gail Klotz

4 - Susan Maughan

4 - Gayla Spurlock

5 - Lang Davis

5 - Dottie Salchow

6 - Stephanie Dodson

6 - Connie Haldiman

6 - Elizabeth Zaylor

8 - Lauren Bond

9 - Oneta Auer

9 - Leanne Baraban

9 - Judy Brennan

9 - Maggie Van Brunt

10 - Joyce Edwards

11 - Marianne Lafex

12 - Roxanne Wyss-

Bateman

13 - Myrna Mitchell

15- Nancy Kupzyk

16 - Nancy Morris

16 - Nancy Khu

21 - Patty Williams

24 - Joan Edwards

25 - Vicky Gunkel

26 - Donna Drew

26 - Susan Vankirk

Beyer

28 - Diane Jennerich

Quilters Haven at 116 N Clairborne, Olathe, KS. sponsors a sewing day the 2nd

Tuesday of the month, 9:30 - 3:00 for the Quilts of Valor project. Bring all your own

sewing machines, equipment, projects and a sack lunch. For questions about Quilts of

Valor or our Quilters' Haven Sewing Day, please contact Susan Maughan, 913-515-

3170.

The Tallgrass QOV Bee meets the fourth Saturday of January-April and June-

October from 9:30-3:00 in the basement choir room at Village Presbyterian Church

on Antioch, 14895 Antioch. We do not meet May, November or December due to

the holidays. Bring your machine and a project to work on. You may bring a lunch, or

go out to one of the many local eating establishments. For questions about Quilts of

Valor or our Tallgrass QOV Bee, please contact Kristi McGinness, 913-244-9125.

First City Quilt Shop, an official Quilts of Valor Quilt Shop at 200 South 5th

Street, Leavenworth, KS, sponsors a sewing day the 3rd Tuesday of the month, 11:00-

4:00. Pack up your sewing machine and bring a project to sew. For questions about

Quilts of Valor or our Leaven- worth Sewing Day, please contact

Raylene Mason, 816.516.1539.

Prairie Point Quilt Store; Join us at Prairie Point Fabric and Quilt Store, 12116 W

95th St, Lenexa, KS 66215 on the third Monday of each month to work on QOV

quilts. We start at 9:30 and stay as long as you like - the store closes at 5:30 p.m.

Bring your lunch or there are many places around their shop to eat. If you have ques-

tions please contact John or Susan Thorup @ 913-268-3333

The following is a list of Local venues that support

Quilts of Valor

and have scheduled sewing days if

you would like to join us!

Please contact me by email if

you would like to place an ad.

jhorton100@aol.com

Judy Oberkrom –

Unique, one-of-a-kind jewelry.

Custom orders accepted.

jelo@kc.rr.com,

913 491-1295

913 484-8008

Mindy Peterson – 5 acre Designs Quilting –

Affordable longarm quilting.

All over meander and edge to edge. I have approximately 100 different pantograph designs

available. I also make t-shirt quilts and other types of quilts, including memory quilts, on com-

mission.

Contact me at (913) 783-4750 (home) or

(913) 481-2113 (cell).

My email is 5acredesigns@gmail.com Stephanie Dodson – Summerwind Studio:

Hand-guided, free motion longarm quilting services.

913-788-0825 or

summerwindstudio@gmail.com.

Judy Brennan— Sunflower Point

Custom Machine Embroidery. Some ideas include: quilt labels, nametags, blankets, tooth fairy pillows, garments, ornaments, wedding

hankies (male & female), and SO MUCH MORE. Call: 913-788-0582.

Email: jbrennan2@kc.rr.com

Longarm Service. B&L Quilting

I do E2E Longarm Quilting. Linda VanDivner, Cell: 913 469-9522

email: lbvandivner@yahoo.com

2020-2021

Blue Valley Quilters Guild

Officers and Committees

Executive Board

President: Gayla Spurlock

Vice Presidents Programs, 2020-2021: Lori Lange, Ibby Rollert, Carla Timberlake

Vice Presidents Programs Elect, 2021-2022:

Roxanne Wyss-Bateman, Lynn Droege, Kate Thompson

Secretary: Carolyn Mounce

Treasurer: Sandi Magliacano

Past President: Lynn Droege

Committees

Charity Oversight

Chair: Kristen Smith

Charity Quilts

Joyce Bardeen, Judy Lindberg

Positioning Pillow

Anne Gundry, Linda Siffrin

Safehome

Barbara Frans, JoAnna Gorthy, Cathy Buckley

Directory/Roster Editor

Chair: Sue Tuttle

Greeters

Chair: Diane Basham, Jane Drugg

Historian

Chair: Mindy Peterson

Hospitality

Chair: Joan Horton

Members: Maxine Horton, Dottie Salchow

Library

Chair: Jeanette Baumler

Members: Julie Anderson, Sarah Coiner

Membership

Chair: Sue Tuttle

Members: Rita Porter, Nancy Taylor

Newsletter Editor

Chair: Joan Horton

Opportunity Quilt 2020 (Carried over to 2021)

Chair: Joan Horton

Members: Maxine Horton, Maggie Van Brunt, Stephanie Dodson

Sit & Stitch Chair: Wilma Lamfers

Members: Pam Gardner, Ceil Podzimek

Website

Chair: Leta Richards

Members: Stephanie Dodson, Rita Porter, Dee Sopinski

ADJUNCT GROUPS

Block Exchange

Chair: Lori Ringwelski

Charm Squares

Chair: Karen Scott

Members: Rita Porter

Facebook Administrators

Chairs: Leta Richards, Stephanie Dodson

Gayla Spurlock, Lynn Droege, Sue Tuttle

Facilities

Chair: Lynn Droege

Member: Chelly King

Free Table and Donations

Chair: Dottie Salchow

Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival

Representative: Joan Nicholson

Alternate: Lynn Droege

Mentoring New Members

Chair: Chelly King

Members: Glenda Hardtl

Quilt Challenge

Chair: Stephanie Dodson

Quilted Table

Chair: Joan Horton

Retreats

Chair: Barbara Bruce

SignupGenius

Lynn Droege

Leta Richards

Technology (At Meetings)

Barbara Alsup, Jane Miller

UFOs

Chair: Mindy Peterson

Zoom Schedulers

Gayla Spurlock

Lynn Droege

Leta Richards

Others assigned as needed

Special Committees

Auditing Committee

Consists of one guild member,

appointed by the President to correlate receipts and disbursements

of the Guild immediately after the March meeting

and report to the membership at the April meeting.

Nominating Committee

Consists of three to five Guild members

appointed by the President by December

and shall submit a slate for March publication and April vote.

To leave you in

stitches!!