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NEEDLES AND THREAD

FEBRUARY 2018

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Wow! January has been quite a month and if you know me you know—I AM READY FOR SPRING!! I hope you all have made good use of this ‘hibernating’ weather to work on some of your projects!! It’s been a purging month for me—getting stuff to-gether and in baskets for the February meeting!! Now, if the weather will just behave!! Your ‘almost’ new President - Donna Brattin

2018 Membership Form

The 2018 Membership Form is due on

February 8th with your dues. Yearly

dues are $20.

If you were unable to print the form

from last month’s newsletter, there

will be some forms at the meeting, but

not enough for everyone.

NEW PICTORIAL

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

A new pictorial Membership Directory will be made

this year. If your picture is not in the current Mem-

bership booklet, or if you are in the current Member-

ship booklet but would like to have your picture retak-

en, I will be taking pictures at the March and April

guild meetings.

Mona Meyers

A Note From Your (Future) President...

2018 BLOCK OF THE MONTH

Roberta has a new BOM for 2018! An email blast was sent out

in January with information to contact Roberta if you were go-

ing to participate in this year’s BOM for the fabric requirements.

Here is a picture of the finished project.

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Treasurer’s Report January 2018

Michele Midtbo, Treasurer

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2018 UPCOMING PROGRAMS: Our January program of Hawaiian Quilts by Ann Say was snowed out and left us icy and cold instead of thinking of warm and sunny. Ann was also scheduled to talk about her work with refuges coming to our country and learning to sew in order to make a living. We had asked for donations to be given to her program. We were hoping our quilters would be cleaning out their stash for a donation to that program. Since you have already sorted and cleaned, we will go ahead and have our Basket sale and Silent Auction at our February meeting. We will re-schedule Ann at a later date, so save some goodies for her. For any new members who are unfamiliar with our basket sale and silent auction, let me tell you a little about it. We ask that members assemble a basket filled with items from your sewing room worth at least $10.00. Special items that we think will sell for more may be put into the Silent Auction area of the sale. Items can include things like: quilt tops, orphan blocks, quilting tools…anything related to quilting! If you put in books, perhaps provide material for a pattern in the book with the pattern opened to the right page. Try to make it “a complete package”. We are also going to display the tops (I have heard that at least one has been quilted!) that have been made from Roberta's Block of the month (BOM) from last year’s Sew Bee Thursdays. Don’t forget to bring yours to show….it will be fun to see how different they all look! And finally…If we have enough time and want even more fun, we will play Bingo!

MARCH—For the March program we will have as our guest, Karen Mus-grave from the Chicago area (NO relation!) Her program is Connecting Cultures: An American Artist's Pilgrimage Connecting Cultures: celebrating Karen S. Musgrave’s more than 20 years of forging a connection between American quilts and quilts of other countries.

Robbin Musgrave, Program Chair

HOSPITALITY

We are looking forward to the Ground Hog inspired treats

at the February meeting.

It’s also Valentine’s Day this month.

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Joan Nelson 2/9

Gloria Miller 2/10

Dee Moehle 2/11

Jennifer Taylor 2/12

Pat Hetherington 2/13

Julia Larina 2/16

Teri Henderson 2/17

Becky Newsom 2/19

Pat Tuck 2/24

Kathy Lungren 2/28

Paula Releford 2/28

QUILT LUMINARIUM

BY RICKY TIMS

MARCH 9-10, 2018

OVERLAND PARK CONVENTION CENTER

KANSAS CITY, KS

A two-day comprehensive quilt symposium that

demystifies seemingly complex concepts, teaches

mastery of unique techniques, and harnesses the

power of the ever-elusive muse of creativity.

TUITION

$164 Earlybird Registration Deadline: February 1,

2018

$199 Registration Deadline: February 24, 2018

Register online—It’s quick, easy and instant!

HAPPY

BIRTHDAY

Memory

Makers

There is one quilt to baste on Febru-

ary 22nd.

If you have a quilt that needs to be

basted please call me at 816-792-

3279.

Dolores Swenson

Denise Dodd and Daphane McClure’s fa-

ther, Daryl Browning, age 98, passed

away January 23rd. The funeral was Fri-

day, January 26th.

Please keep them in your prayers.

Shirley Justus

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A Friendly Affair Quilt Retreat

The 2018 Quilt Retreat will take place at the Heartland Center in Parkville starting Thursday, February 22nd through Sunday February 25th. Please read the following information carefully: 1. If you have not paid for the retreat in full, please see Mary Hunter or Becky New-som with your payment. 2. Please check with Becky Newsom on your room assignment. 3. Please let Mary Hunter or Becky Newsom know if you will require breakfast on Friday or Saturday. 4. Retreat attendees should not arrive any earlier than 11:00 am on Thursday. The sleeping rooms will not be available until 3:00 pm 5. Items you may want to bring to the retreat: Friendship Star block Quilt/favorite pillow for your bed. Your drink of choice. Ice, water, tea & coffee will be provided Extension cords. Sewing machine and cords. Project(s) to work on. Rotary mat, rulers & cutter. Pillow for your chair. Ott light Iron - make sure everyone at your table has a plug in for their machine & light first If you are cold-bodied, bring a sweater LET THE FUN BEGIN!!!!

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BOUTIQUE NEWS:

Are you feeling inspired with the new year to “do something with your sewing space” by organizing, destashing, decluttering,

& downsizing? Think of making a donation for our quilt show Boutique coming up in September. Your donations help pay for

our speakers we have each month so you are kind of donating to yourself!

We have a table set up at the guild meetings that will be just behind the membership table so you can bring your donations

and drop them at this table – We will have this labeled “BOUTIQUE DONATIONS” so it won’t be confused with the “GIVEAWAY

TABLE”

Be generous and bring your boutique donations to the guild meetings each month including the September guild meeting.

Some things we are looking for:

Books you no longer use or need (great seller)

Quilting Patterns – new or gently used

Sewing notions – used or new—threads, sewing machine needles, irons

Rulers! Rulers! Rulers! (good sellers)

Quilting magazines – but not older than 2001.

Small handmade items for babies

Handmade quilt Christmas ornaments

Handmade items that would sell for $10.00 or less. We are finding out that the higher dollar items did not sell well

last year. People are looking for bargains when they shop the boutique.

Old/Vintage Sewing machines

Cute handmade toys for children. A big seller was the sleeping mouse in the Altoid tin bed. It was a great impulse

buy and they went fast!! Donations of Altoid tins would be appreciated. Who made this toy?

Quilting Fabrics – leftover from your projects, or something you will never use as your tastes have changed

Batting

Quilting fabric Scraps – this year we are going to try selling by the ounce instead by the bag. This is how Missouri

Star Quilt sells their scraps from their classes/projects.

Also, we are looking for a small commercial space for our Boutique workshops this summer. We have lost the use of the com-

mercial space in NKC off of Burlington that we had for the last two years as the landlord of the building was finally able to

rent that space out.

Starting in June, we would be using the space to store the boutique donations, get the fabric ready, price tag everything, and

organize all the donations for the quilt show in September. We would bring our own tables, chairs, ironing supplies, etc.

If anyone knows of a commercial place (hopefully for free or for a small nominal rent fee) in close proximity to the Salvation

Army location on North Oak where the quilt show is held, please contact Celeste Wegner at celestewegner@gmail.com or

phone her at 816-213-3352. Or come talk to Celeste Wegner or Mary Ann Robker at the guild meetings. We would use the

place for several hours about once or twice a week beginning in June. We want to start now to find something that was just

as nice as what we enjoyed the last two years. We will take good care of the space and leave it cleaned & secured once we

finish using it.

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QUILTERS WHIRLWIND

NITE TIME NEEDLERS

SPRING RETREAT

MARCH 15th thru 18th, 2018

This is the last call for anyone who wants to attend the Nitetime Needlers Retreat in March. At-tached is the Form to fill out for the retreat. Money and the form can be emailed to me at; Teri Hen-derson, 3251 N. Forest Ave. Kansas City, MO 64116. If you have any questions please give me a call at 816-454-9325. Everyone needs to have the last payment by the February Guild meetings. We are looking forward to getting together for some fun and sewing.

The Spring Retreat will be held at:

The Barn Bed & Breakfast Inn, www.thebarnbb.com

14910 Blue Mound Rd. Valley Falls, KS 66088. (785) 945-3225

DETAILS:

Meals included are: Dinner Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Breakfast: Friday, Saturday and Sunday

COST PER PERSON:

Thurs to Sun: $230 or with lunch on Sat. $244

Friday to Sun: $160 or with lunch on Sat. $174

All prices are at least 2 people per room

CONTACT:

Teri Henderson, wheelkat@att.net , 816-454-9325

Collette Koll, collettekoll@gmail.com, 816-668-1080

Jenny Cox, vcox9@kc.rr.com, 816-455-0577

Cheri While, cwhile13@gmail.com, 816-859-0999

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Are you a Lamb or a Lion?

Quilters Whirlwind Retreat

March 15th thru March 18th, 2018

COST: Thursday to Sunday $230.00 ____________ (no lunch)

Friday to Sunday $160.00 ____________ (no lunch)

Lunch on Saturday $ 14.00 ____________

NAME: _________________________________________________________________

HOME PHONE# ______________________________________________________________

CELL PHONE# ______________________________________________________________

EMERGENCY CONTACT _____________________________________________________

I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A ROOM WITH:

_____________________________________________________________________________

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SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS

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2018 NiteTime Needlers Bus Trip

International Quilt Study Center & Museum,

Lincoln NE Itinerary May 5, 2018

Nite Time Needlers 2018 bus trip will be on May 5, 2018 to International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Lincoln, NE. The group will meet at the Boardwalk Park and Ride at 6 AM (behind Thoroughbred Ford at I-29 and Barry). The bus will leave at 6:30.

We will arrive about 10 AM and will have 4 hours at the museum to view all the exhibitions, take a behind the scenes tours, visit the gift shop and have a box lunch of your choice from Panera.

We will leave the Museum about 2 pm to travel to Calico House quilt store. We will have about an hour to shop this won-derful shop before we embark on the journey home at 3:30 pm.

We will have refreshments on the bus and will stop to and from Lincoln at the Sapp Bros Travel Center where the “fanciest smanciest” toilets on the planet can be found!

We should arrive back in KC at the Boardwalk Park and Ride about 6:30 pm.

The total cost per person is $ 75 for a fun-filled and educational day. Any guild member and their guests are welcomed make reservations. Payment in full will be required by April guild meeting. Checks should be made out to Nite Time Needlers.

To reserve your spot on the bus, email Gwen Weakley at: gwenweakley@yahoo.com or leave a voicemail at 816-413-9260 or text her at 816-785-1192.

This notice is being sent to both Nite Time Needlers and the Northland Quilt Guild concurrently. Any seats not reserved and paid for by April guild meeting will be offered to other guilds.

Uncovered

The Ken Burns Collection

January 19 - May 13, 2018

Prolific film-maker and documentarian Ken Burns loves antique American quilts.

To him, each of these textiles represents a moment in time and American history—a nexus of individuals and geography

and culture that can never be fully recovered, but which is nevertheless represented in these strikingly graphic composi-

tions. Burns is less concerned with the provenance and genealogy of his quilts than with their gestalt—both their visual

impact on the viewer, and their implicit connections to life stories.

Displayed alongside eloquent, anecdotal thoughts about quilts, collecting, art and authenticity, Burns ’ quilts function as

his films do: they spark dialogue and remind us—he hopes—of our shared humanity.

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President

Donna Brattin (816) 522-1780

1st Vice President

Robbin Musgrave (816) 741-5649

Mary Cason (816) 589-4470

2nd Vice President

Joy Behrens (816) 304-4205

Patricia Rogers (816) 868-6645

Secretary

Rita Fenn (816) 516-9802

Treasure

Michele Midtbo (816) 868-6798

Auditing

Joann Fowler (816) 719-9508

Boutique

Celeste Wegner (816) 213-3352

Mary Ann Robker (816) 492-5688

Calling

Betty Haynie (816) 420-8860

Historian

Jo Forsythe (816) 781-5326

Hospitality

Carol Ann Barnes (816) 452-0655

Daphne McClure (660) 424-6506

Denise Dodd (816) 898-3157

Library

Trudy Coogan (816) 429-6506

Membership

Nancy Bellis (816) 468-8669

Memory Makers

Delores Swenson (816) 792-3279

Miniatures/Silent Auction

Newsletter

Mona Meyers (816) 838-3973

Opportunity Quilt

Barbara Laxson (816) 431-2825

Publicity

Mary Rohrbeck (816) 741-0320

Quilted Blessings

Teddie Broughton (816) 803-9312

Regional Quilt Show

Retreat

Mary Hunter (817) 937-9891

Ilene Ankenman (816) 781-8936

Becky Newsom (816) 682-3608

Scrap Quilt

Sewing Bee/Challenge Committee

Roberta Waterfield (816) 935-9650

Show and Tell

Joann Thomas (816) 628-1236

Sunshine and Shadows

Shirley Justus (816) 453-6884

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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Needles and thread

February 2018

Meeting Place

Gashland United Methodist Church

7715 N Oak Street

2nd Thursday of Each Month

UPCOMING EVENTS

February 8 NORTHLAND QUILTERS’ GUILD MEETING, 10 am

Gashland United Methodist Church

7715 N Oak Street, Gladstone, MO

February 22—SEWING BEE THURSDAY 9:00 am—3:00 pm

Gashland United Methodist Church

7715 N Oak Street, Gladstone, MO

March 8—NORTHLAND QUILTERS’ GUILD MEETING, 10 am

Gashland United Methodist Church

7715 N Oak Street, Gladstone, MO

Northland Quilters’ Guild

PO Box 46654

Kansas City, MO 64118-6654