Quilters Guild of Greater Kansas City

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Special Projects

The KANSAS QUILT and the MISSOURI QUILT were designed, assembled and quilted by Guild members. They depict the character and heritage of their land and residents. They have received numerous honors and ribbons in competitions. Each one has been loaned to the home-state governors for display in the capital rotundas and in their personal offices. They are always displayed at the annual Quilt Show. Members may check out a quilt for use in a not-for-profit speech or display that further the art of quilting. Requests should be submitted, in writing, to the Board for their consideration.

Guild Sponsored Projects are determined by the Gift Quilt Committee with approval by the Board of Directors. We are pleased to participate in as many worthwhile projects as we have time, members and finances to complete. However, we need to ensure we have these three necessary components to see it through before we commit to any project of this nature. Guild members regularly contribute quilts to the Linus Project and the Missouri Highway Patrol. For more information about completing quilts for these worthwhile causes, please contact the Gift Quilt Chairman.

Each year the Guild hosts the Heart of America Quilt Show. The 2005 Show will be held at Crown Center Shops, October 1 through 16. Entries include Guild members’ projects as well as quilts completed by others with a Guild member sponsorship. Small quilts made and donated by members are displayed and sold during the Show with the proceeds donated to the Mayor’s Christmas Tree Fund. The Guild also completes a Give Away Quilt, which is awarded through a drawing held at the end of the Annual Quilt Show. Members are asked to serve as volunteers during the Show. Watch the Newsletter for information or contact the Quilt Show Committee Chairman for more specific information.

The Guild completes an annual Opportunity Quilt. Tickets are sold for opportunities to win the Opportunity Quilt, which is awarded in April of each year.