Quilters Guild of Greater Kansas City

 

Click here for a membership application

Guild Meetings are held on the 2nd. Tuesday of each month at the First Lutheran Church, 6400 State Line Road, Mission Hills, KS 66208. We begin at 9:00 a.m. with our social hour and the program and meeting starts at 10:00 a.m. and ends at noon.               Guests are most welcome!

CELEBRATING  35  YEARS  IN 2010 !!!!

Click here for the 35th Ann. CHALLENGE!!


July Newsletter
Previous Newsletters

Message Board

Announcements

Upcoming Events

Guild Meetings and Workshops

 

July 14          Schoolhouse

August 11               Karen Hansen

September 8             Joan Shay

October  13                Ann Hazelwood

November  10             Hallye Bone

December 8           Sewing Rooms w/Rosemary Cromer

 

 

          

 

 

33 ANNUAL QUILT SHOW

September 26 - October 11   Crown Center, Kansas City, MO

    Click here for Entry Form

    Click here for Release & Waiver Form

    Click here for Small Quilt Registration Form

 

QUILT SHOW NEED TO KNOW

Here are items you need to know for the quilt show.  We will be adding more as the quilt show gets closer.

Dates:         Saturday, September 26 – Sunday, October 11

 

Entries:       An entry form is needed for each quilt you enter in the show.  You also must fill out a Release and Waiver form – several quilts can be listed on that form.  Forms are available at guild meetings and in the newsletter.  Entry forms are to be turned in to Candy Hargrove by August 17. 

 

Talk to

us:              Be sure to tell the story of your quilt on the entry form.  Visitors at the show spend a lot of time reading those and enjoy your stories.

 

Measure

Carefully:    When filling out your entry forms, measure your quilts carefully.  Crown Center uses those measurements to build their hanging structures.

 

Boutique:    Make as many items for the Boutique as you can. 

 

Size:            A quilt will be considered “large” if the width is at least 60” and the length is at least 70”.  Quilts smaller than those dimensions will be considered “wall” quilts.  All “large” quilts must have a sleeve.

 

How to

make a

sleeve:         * Cut or piece together fabric to make a strip 9” tall and the same width as the quilt.

                   * Fold under short ends ¼”, wrong sides together.  Fold under again.  Sew a straight or zigzag seam to hem the folds.

                   * Fold the strip lengthwise, wrong sides together, aligning the raw edges.  Sew together with a ½” seam.  Press the seam allowance open. 

                   * Place the open seam against the quilt’s back.  Center and pin the top edge of the tube to the back of the quilt, about ½” below the binding.

                   * Use a whipstitch to sew the top edge of the tube to the quilt backing.  Stitch into the batting occasionally to help strengthen the seam. 

                   * Smooth the sleeve downward along the quilt back, and then make a ½” fold along its length to create a pleat.  Leaving the pleat intact, pin the sleeve bottom to the quilt. 

                   * Whipstitch the lower edge of the sleeve to the quilt.  Remove pins.  The sleeve will pooch out a bit to allow space for a hanging rod.

                   * Whipstitch the back sides of the sleeve to the quilt.  Leave the front sides unsewn to allow for rod insertion. 

 

Hostess:      * Sign up to be a white-glove hostess at the quilt show – you will have a great time, meet guild members and talk to the public about quilting.

 

Mayor’s

Christmas

Tree Fund:  * Make a small quilt to sell to benefit the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund.  The total length of all sides cannot exceed 96”.  (please use small quilt registration form)

 

Too Much Fun Retreat

You can see some of the photos from this event on the Photo Gallery page. Simply click on the link above.