Derby Neighborhood Group — April 24

7 pm. Woodlawn United Methodist Church, 431 S Woodlawn, Room 11E

Janet Dexter will be presenting Quilt in a day,  “Trip Around The World”
Nona Mackey, rmackey5@cox.net, or 316-253-2810

Anne St. Clair in the News!

Did you all see the great article on Anne St. Clair in today’s Eagle?  The link is here (I don’t know how long it’ll stay free)

Quilt Presentation at the Wichita Art Museum

Have you been to the quilt exhibit at the Wichita Art Museum?  I went last week, and it’s pretty cool.  It ends January 13, 2008…

The museum is sponsoring another presentation in conjunction with the exhibit.  Terry Thompson, described as a quiltmaker, historian, and author of several books including Made in America by the Daughters of Liberty, 1776-1830; Prairie Quilts and Pioneer Stories; Quilts & Stories from the Peace Creek Homestead; and The People of the Plains.  She will speak on Saturday, January 12, at 3pm — the session is free, but reservations are required.  Call 268-4917.

No-Bus Bus Trip Map

I’ve created a Google map of the stores on the bus trip — check it out!

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No Bus Bus Trip

Remember — our No Bus Bus Trip to visit local merchants will be Friday, November 30, and Saturday, December 1.  This will be a great opportunity to visit those stores you’ve “been meaning to check out” and find out what great products they offer.  Many will be offering product demos or in-store specials just for us!

On Friday, you can pick up passports at Needle Nook Fabrics, Prairie Quilts or the Sewing Center.  On Saturday, you can still pick up passports at those stores, or, better yet, join us for breakfast at Riverside Cup of Tea (8 am).  The fee for breakfast will be $10.50.

If you are interested, please sign up at the November meeting or call Becky Wondra this week.  We need a count to give to merchants — even if you are not planning to eat breakfast with us on Saturday.

Road Trip to Concordia

Time for a road trip!  We’re making a car caravan to Concordia on Thursday, November 8.  The caravan will leave the Extension Center at 7 am.  We’ll visit Country Cousins, a marvelous fabric store with both quilting and garment fabrics, and some other interesting places in Concordia, including lunch at the Huckleberry Tea Room.  The cost of the trip is $35 (to pay for gas for the drivers).

 If you are interested, sign up at the meeting on Tuesday, or call Shirley.

PS — Our June meeting, on sewing with panels, was conducted by the gals from Country Cousins.  For a memory jogger, check out the pictures at http://asgwichita.wordpress.com/2007/06/08/june-meeting-2/

 

From the Studio Fall Show

The local artist group From the Studio is having their Fall Show this week!  The preview party is Weds, Oct 24, from 5 to 8 pm.  Thursday and Friday hours are 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.  Saturday hours are 9:30 am to 4 pm.  The show is at University United Methodist Church at 2220 North Yale (across from WSU).

The artists in the group display a variety of items, ranging from jewelry to paintings, soaps to notecards, tie-dye to chalkware.  Many ASGers have been to previous shows and give them rave reviews!

Quilt Display at the Art Museum

The Wichita Art Museum is displaying “Art of the Needle: Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum” from October 14 to January 13, 2008 and “Kansas Quilts from the Prairie Quilt Guild” from October 21 to January 6, 2008.

They are sponsoring a free symposium on Saturday, October 27, 2007 from 1 to 4 pm.  There will be lectures from 4 “Kansas scholars, historians, and quilt makers.”   If you are interested, call 268-4917 to register!

Christmas Project Material List: Fabric Drawstring Jewelry Pouch

• 12″ material to cut circles
  • 2 pieces for pouch
  • for lining

• Cardboard about 4″ round

• 50″ of drawstring

ASG Conference in Sacramento

Well, the national ASG conference in Sacramento has come and gone…and it was a blast! Our own Denise Dias was elected to the National Board of Directors — way to go Denise! Here she is, in her Regional Rep tiara, presenting awards for volunteer, member, and chapters of the year:

We had two CAB members attending…here they are:

Denise, Julia, Betty

Next year’s conference is in Chicago — start saving your pennies <grin>