We will be meeting this Thursday, April 14th at 7pm back at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center.  Heather Jones will be our guest speaker.

RETREATS
The Missouri Star Spring Retreat  last weekend was a great success! Thank you to the organizers and participants for such a lovely time! Missouri Star treated us well!

WORKSHOPS
Heather Jones will be doing workshops on Friday the 15th and Saturday the 16th. Workshops will be held at the Roeland Park Community Center in Room 6 on both days from 10am until 4:30pm.  If you’d like to sign up, visit this link. Guild members and anyone else may sign up for these workshops! Invite your friends! For more information see the workshop post for rundowns on materials needed and techniques.  

MEMBERSHIP
We have now entered our 2016-2017 Membership year (April 1, 2016- March 20, 2017). Any members not renewed by April 30th will be inactivated on May 1st. To renew, please fill out the form here, click the blue “Submit” button, and then click on the yellow PayPal button to pay your dues. Do let us know if you have any questions!

CHALLENGES
The Kansas City Arts Challenge reveal is this week! We will be displaying challenge quilts to be voted on during break and then announced during show and tell.

  • Create a quilt inspired by one of the following KC arts venues
    • Union Station
    • 18th & Vine/Jazz Museum
    • WWI Museum/Liberty Memorial
    • Nelson Atkins /Kemper Art Museums
    • Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts 
    • Bartle Hall
  • There is a maximum of 10 people allowed per venue.  
  • Measurements of the finished quilt must be:
    • Height: 24″ – 60″
    • Width: 24″ – 45″

UPCOMING EVENTS

4/14: Monthly KCMQG meeting at 7pm.  Heather Jones will be our guest speaker.   Location: Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110  

4/15: Heather Jones Workshop, RPCC Room 6 10am – 4:30pm (Open to guild members and anyone you’d like to invite!)  

4/16: Heather Jones Workshop, RPCC Room 6 10am – 4:30pm  (Open to guild members and anyone you’d like to invite!)  

5/12: Monthly KCMQG meeting at 7pm. Kristen Shuler of Hey Paul Studios will be our guest speaker. Workshops will be announced at the meeting. Location: Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110