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Volume 42 Issue 4 April, 2020
In This Issue
1. April Program
2. Vision 2020
Cares and Concerns
3. Memorial Wall Quilts
Workshop Info
Sara’s String of Friends
4. Officers
Advertising
5. Advertising
6. CTRQS Mini Quilt
Auction
Birthday Block
7. Block of the Month
8. Programs
Charity Corner
9. Advertising
10. Contact Information
April 2020 Program
April Meeting Cancelled I feel it is important to make prudent choices to protect the health of our own friends as well as our community. Using the information that has been shared locally, as well as nationally, the decision has been made to cancel our April Prairie Quilt Guild meeting. A National Emergency has been declared and as well Sedgwick County has issued a ban on public gatherings of 250 people or more in a single location. The ban will remain in effect until further notice in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. We had a little over 270 at our afternoon meeting in March. Canceling our April meeting will greatly reduce the risk for ourselves and for our families as well. Knowing that a great percent of our membership is of retirement or older age group I certainly do not want to put anyone at risk. However with the disease now well established in the US we are taking the health and welfare of our closest friends very seriously. We will comply with the ban until it is lifted and safe to assemble again. This is going to be rough considering we had planned to start volunteer assignments for the Regional Quilt Show at our April meetings. Please check your emails often for any guild membership announcements or information. As of this writing, plans for the show are still in progress and will continue unless the crowd-ban continues longer than expected. I know that both the spread of this disease and our decisions about it affect not only PQG programs and planning, but the lives of individuals. For many of you, the steps we are taking to protect the health of the community may involve significant inconvenience and personal sacrifice. Please accept my gratitude in advance for your goodwill and understanding. In this challenging situation, I have every confidence in our community and friends ability to pull together with kindness, care and concern for the common good. Stay healthy my dear friends. Sincerely, Kendra McBroom PQG President
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Cares & Concerns Charlotte Smith’s husband passed away.
Leslie Lane’s brother diagnosed with Frontal
Temporal Disorder
Judy Barley Hip replacement
Donna Balzer’s husband passed away
Susan Webert-Son in Law passed away
Mary Graham-Brother passed away
Donna Klaver is at Mayo for cancer treatment
MaryJo Jundt (past president) brother died
in a car accident
Please remember to enter Cares & Concerns in the
notebook on the Hospitality table or email
2020 Vision
by Kendra McBroom
Yes our world has been turned upside down and in some respects gone crazed over the Global virus. You cannot live on this planet and not be affected in some way. The way we react to the panic is what will set you and me apart from others. We will either join in the pandemonium or keep our heads and make wise decisions. The safety and community rules and changes are affecting even our own Quilt Guild. We must make adjustments and re-route our previously set plans. None of us could have possibly anticipated this shift for our lives when we started this New Year. I react to stress with busyness. I flit around keeping myself busy to occupy my hands and mind. The main stress I feel as PQG President is making decisions that affect hundreds of people. I want to make the right ones so I call and get others opinions before I jump to conclusions. Like it or not, we can figure out how to do things while we are home and not go stir crazy. I was looking forward to the retreat; however, this is going to be a staycation for me. First I am going to organize my projects and finish up what I can with what I have. I am going to keep charity quilts loaded on my longarm and knock them out. I am going to actually read a book. This is a great time to clean out a drawer (or garage) that I have ignored since last fall. Many of you know that hubby and I go out to eat a lot. I plan to dig out the crock pot and Instant Pot and fire it up for some tasty meals. I like board games or card games so maybe I can interest him in doing that. I am not much of a television watcher, but I could select a movie and enjoy it together with popcorn. Oh yes, twelve of the world’s most famous museums are offering free virtual tours during the pandemic. I would advise checking on your friends, see how you can help if they are needy. Offer what you have or ask what you can do for them. It is never wrong to be kind. Be safe, wash your hands and I will update as I have information that pertains to our Guild or members. Please help notify your friends that do not have email. Stay healthy my friends and I look forward to seeing all of you in May.
Due to the cancellation of our April guild meetings, I have been in contact our
contracted speaker, Lori Triplett, and are making every effort to reschedule
her in the near future. Donna Loehr, Vice President
Books ordered from Mickey Depre –
If you ordered any books from Mickey Depre after her visit in February, I have them! All of the books ordered
on her website were shipped to me in one shipment and were available at the March guild meeting. If you
missed picking up your book in March, please contact me to make arrangements to get your book – either by picking it up at my home or at the next guild meeting.
Donna Loehr
Prairie Quilt Guild 3
Sara’s String of Friends
Thanks to all who have made blocks for my friendship,
helping me to remember my year as president. If you have
not yet made a block or turned in one you have made,
please find me at the next meeting! I have not yet begun
setting blocks together, so there is still time. I would be
honored to have a block from each of you! Many thanks!
Sara Farley
Workshop Location
McDonald’s Sewing & Vacuum
601 North West Street, Wichita, KS
Call or email Nina Trusty to sign up.
Upcoming Workshops
APRIL WORKSHOP
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Sew In for charity! Bring your supplies to work on your charity quilts from 9-4 at McDonald’s Sewing Center at Central and West St in Wichita. Cutting mats and irons
provided. To sign up, email Karen Roth at [email protected] or text 316-655-5861.
No charge. Limited space so sign up NOW!
MAY 13th WORKSHOP
Peg Pennell will teach participants in this workshop to create a "Crazy Stars" quilt. You will use fabrics from
your stash to design delightful stars.
This plan may change according to the COVID-19 status, but we will maintain these plans until further notice.
CTRQS Memorial Wall
This year’s show will honor the memory of
nineteen of our members who have passed away
since June 2018. We hope to remember the
following with a quilt and a tribute: Elmeta
Cyphert, Ruth Finnell, Anna Marie Bahre, Betty
Terry, Viola Herb, Regina Carmichael, Judy Ermey,
Mary Louise Heaton, Beryl Silkey, Janet Howard,
Kaye Penner, Gladys Johnson, Esther Cummins,
Tana Hurlock, Dianna Martin, Rosemary McMullen,
Shirley Jane Gronniger, Dava Carrell, and Jo Anne
Andra.
If you have memories of any of these members,
please email your stories to Sara Farley so that
they can be incorporated into the tributes. Please
note, we have not been able to establish contact
with the families of those members whose names
are in bold. If you can provide any help with
making that contact, please email or call Sara
Farley.
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The Quilted Zebra Longarm Quilting Services
Custom, just the way you want it!
SuZann Beverly
316-621-0371
2019 – 2020 PQG Officers
President Kendra McBroom
Vice President Donna Loehr
VP Elect Pam Sackschewsky
Secretary Stephanie Pierce
Treasurer Angela Stoddard
Finance Kurt Sackschewsky
Hospitality Judy Barley
Membership Lynda Miller
Newsletter SuZann Beverly
Advertising Anita Brozik
Publicity Debbie Wood
Workshops Nina Trusty
Past President Sara Farley
Members at Large Day Teresa Puetz & Karen Irey Evening Kate Crandell & Jennifer Graham-Rateliff Nominating Committee Merilyn Austin / Sharon Allman / Judy Welfelt / Donna Bradbury / Alternates: Nila Albrecht / Cheryl Maris
Prairie Quilt Guild 5
We make quilt labels!
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Mini Quilt Auction
The Common Threads Quilt Show Mini Quilt Auction will be a Silent Auction. There will be a minimum base price and a Buy Now price. It will run from Thursday through Saturday at 3:00 pm. I would like to encourage all guild members to either donate a mini quilt, runner, or topper that they have made or made through their bee group. The money raised from the auction will go to support programs for the next two years. The guidelines for the quilts are:
Size – maximum 160’ perimeter (40 X 40)
Have a sleeve or hanger (rings) if intended to hang Have a label with your name, date and title The entry form is available on the quilt show website, www.wichitaquiltshow.com. Entries will be accepted at the April, May and June guild meetings. If you have any questions please call Susan McMillan 316-650-2353 or [email protected].
2020 Birthday Block
Prairie Quilt Guild 7
2019-2020 Block of the Month - April 20120
Kansas Theme Block #7 Turkey Tracks
For month 7, we will be making our 6½ inch center block entitled Turkey Tracks. Following with the Kansas theme, we are looking at the variety of birds and the surroundings of Kansas. We will continue with the white background and the two other color choices to complete this block. From your white (or background fabric) cut 4-2½ inch blocks. Cut 2-2¼ inch squares. Cut 1-2½ inch block of your brown (or dark background color). Cut 2-2¾ inch squares, then cut these in half on diagonal to yield 4 dark halves. Next, cut 2-2¼ inch squares. Cut 4-1½ inch gold (or lighter background color) square. Take a 2¼ inch white square and lay it on top of a 2¼ inch brown square, right sides together. Draw a line from one corner to another on the back and sew a ¼ inch seam along both side of this line. Cut down the center of the line, forming two triangles. Do not open these up. Instead make another cut down the center peak to the middle of the long triangle side, forming two triangles. Open these out and iron the back seam. You should have 4 triangles, each with two colors, one side white and the other brown. Repeat with second set of white and brown squares. Place the brown 2½ inch block in the center. Place the 4 white (or background fabric) squares around this brown square to form a cross pattern. Add the 4 brown (or dark) ½ triangles in the corner of the crosses. Take the gold square and place them at each corner of the quilting block (the point of the square should be pointing towards the center of block). Now the two-colored triangles will fit with the brown edge next to the gold square and the white triangle edge to the outside of the 6½ in block. Sew the brown/white triangle to one side of the gold square. Sew the other side of the gold square with the other brown/white triangle. You should end up with a large triangle, similar in size to the brown triangle. If is too large, trim it down to be the same size as your brown triangle. Take care to leave seam allowance at arrows to keep points on finished piece. Lay this unit on top of brown triangle & sew the long edges together. This combo square should be 2½ inches square. Sew the combo square (should measure 2½ inch) to the white square beside it. Sew the opposite combo square to the other side of the white square. Do these same steps for the third row. For row two, sew the white square to a brown square. Sew the other white square on the opposite side of the brown square. Sew all three rows together. Quilt square should be 6½ inches square. Border: Churndash Design Your 6½ inch quilt block above with be bordered with the Churndash design from previous months. See October month instructions to complete these.
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2019 /2020 PQG Programs
May: Peg Pennell Lectures: Afternoon - Challenge Junkie Evening - You’ve Come a Long Way Baby Workshop: Crazy Stars
June: Diane Okeson Lecture: “Applique, Applique, Applique” trunk show
July: Reeze Hanson, Morning Glory Designs Lectures: Inspiration is in the Air
Workshop: Curved Piecing w/o Pins –
Winding Ways
August: Barbara Black Lectures: Color and Quiltmaking
Workshop: Don’t be Afraid of the Texas Braid
September: Emily Taylor, Collage Quilter Lectures: Introduction to Impressionist
Collage Quilts
Workshop: Collage – Harvest / Pumpkin
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Charity Corner
Thank you to members who donated 25 items in March. They have already been delivered and well received. At the Children's Psychiatric Hospital quilts are given to those young people who have "inconclusive placements." They are pleased to have something to comfort them on an uncertain journey. At ICT/SOS the teens are given a duffel when they leave with a blanket included. They prefer the ones containing quilts. The women using the Transitional Housing program have left their homes with few possessions. They and any children they bring with them need many things. They are comforted by knowing that someone cared enough to make them a quilt. Keep up the good work. The committee will keep working on kits to make them more fun to sew up. Sue, Shirley, and Janice
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Next Guild Meeting—May 12
Newsletter Deadline—April 17
SuZann Beverly, Newsletter Editor, [email protected]
or [email protected] Use subject “PQG”
Anita Brozik, Advertising Chair
[email protected] Use subject “PQG”
Send Address Corrections to:
Lynda Miller, Membership Chair
[email protected] Use subject “PQG”
About Our Guild
The Prairie Quilt Guild meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Pleasant Valley United Methodist
Church, 1600 W. 27th N., Wichita 67204. Guild meetings are scheduled from 1:00-3:00 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m.
unless otherwise announced. Annual dues are $25.00 for the period October through September; after June 1
a first-time member will pay $12.50.
For further information, please contact
President, Kendra McBroom, 316.650.1375
Past President Sara Farley, 316-686.2529
To check on possible cancellations of Prairie Quilt Guild meetings due to weather:
Listen to Radio Station KFDI 101 FM / 1070 AM
Watch TV stations KSNW 3 KAKE 10 KWCH 12
Next Meeting May 12, 2020 at Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church
Prairie Quilt Guild, Inc.
P.O. Box 48813
Wichita KS 67201-8813