The Scrapbag Rag – April 2007

Welcome, Quilt-Lovers
     It's springtime! Join us for springtime fun at our next BVQG meeting on Monday evening, April 16, at 7:00 p.m. in the Seward Civic Center. The night's program is "Painting With Fabric" by guest quilter Karen Krull Robart from Shelton, NE. Karen's work features hand-pieced landscapes. She'll share her trunk show with us. Don't miss this opportunity to get your creative genes jumping!
     We'll also get clues to the next steps for our Mystery Quilt, and have a good time with our regular Show'n'Tell. Refreshments are being provided by Rolene Stillahn and Ardith Roebke.

News Flash
     Thanks to Guild member Becky Wallroff, our guild is developing its own BVQG web site! Included will be information about upcoming activities such as our September quilt show, and a copy of each month's newsletter. Details are still being worked out. Please visit the site at:

         blue-valley-quilters.tripod.com

     If you have suggestions, please pass them along to Becky: bw6845@att.com or Becky Wallroff, 1797 Agnew Road, Bee, NE 68314, 402-588-2680. This is an exciting opportunity. 
     With an eye to saving postage and paper costs, if you'd like to receive your newsletter on-line instead of through regular postal service, watch for more info at our April & May meetings.

Volunteer Opportunity
     An assistant is needed to help with our guild library. Gen Kusek is the current volunteer. She would like help in setting up and taking down at the monthly meetings, and in whatever way anyone would like to help. 
If you are interested, have an interest in finding good quilt book sales, or enjoy processing new items, etc., please contact Gen or a board member! Our materials are stored right there at the Civic Center.

Clearance Sale
     Our monthly sale table will be waiting for you! At the April meeting, feel free to donate items from your sewing room (including small quilted projects) that others might like to buy. Put your own price on items. Proceeds will go to guild commitments such as programs and International Quilt Study Center support.

"Old Traditions, New Trends"
     Our Raffle Quilt may be completed by our April gathering! It looks beautiful. It will be used to promote the September show. A big thank you goes to member Carla Fiedler for her fine machine-quilting and to member Barbara Pike for her initiation and completion of the project.
     Raffle tickets will be available soon. BVQG members will buy the tickets in batches, then resell these as best they can. It's a fun way to tell others about our upcoming event taking place on the last weekend in September.
     You have about another month to decide which quilts you'd like to hang at our show. Consider carefully, as your quilts must be completed by the show dates - spaces will be allotted ahead of time. The registration forms are part of this planning process. A photograph is suggested with each registration form: a way to protect your quilt, keep track of it, and figure where is the best place to hang it. If you don't have a photo, please turn your form in anyway, and we'll help with the photo after that.  
     As the show theme suggests, the committee hopes to gather a wonderful collection of quilts, both old and new!  There may be areas for small quilts and group quilts. Don't forget our fund-raising table as well. What a great fall season to look forward to!

Blue Valley Quilt Guild Minutes
March 19, 2007

	The Blue Valley Quilt Guild meeting was brought to order by President Jeanie Hecker, at 7:00 p.m. at the Seward Civic Center. The members with birthdays in March were recognized. Arlene Moritz won the door prize. The minutes were approved.
	Barbara Pike, co-chair for the quilt show, gave a report on the progress of the raffle quilt and plans for the quilt show. Carla Fiedler will quilt the raffle quilt. Raffle tickets will be available and members are asked to buy a pack of ten tickets.
	The annual quilting bus excursion will be April 21, 2007. The bus will be leaving from the Seward civic Center at 7:00 a.mn. The cost is $40.
	The Mystery Quilt, Part Three, is available. Challenge quilt packets are available for $1.00.
	The fund-raising table is set up. The money from this project will be used for guild programming and donations to The International Quilt Study Center.
	UFOs were presented and photographed for display in November.
	Marian Fosler presented the program "It's Not a Perfect World."
Respectfully submitted,
Linda Riesberg
	(for Mary Robbins)

Happy Birthday to:

Ellen Singleton - April 1
Gloria Bell - April 14

Bring to the April Meeting

Show registration forms
Clearance table items
Show and Tell
Nametag

BVQG Treasurer's Report

Balance, Feb. 28, 2007             $1518.98

Income
  Dues			                     20.00
  Craft Fair donation                        40.00
  Sewing Room Clearance	         20.40
  Challenge Quilt packets                  3.00
Expenses
  Marian Fosler, March program     50.00
  Marilyn Varner, news copies        12.85

Balance, March 31, 2007	   $1539.53

Change of Address

Kandy Krieser
1120 N. 1st St.
Seward, NE 68434

Jan Stehlik
1479 County Road C
Dorchester, NE 68343-2207

Are You Updated?
Remember to add these omitted names to your new calendar booklet:

Carla Fiedler
3595 Superior Rd.
Seward, NE 68434
523-5265  B-day: Aug. 27

Barbara Pike
237 E. Bradford
Seward, NE 68434
643-4285 B-day: Jan. 27

Connie Phillips
13603 W. Superior St.
Pleasant Dale, NE 68423
796-9506 B-day: Dec. 5
connie@hughesbros.com

Suzanne Reinke
318 N. 1st St.
Seward, NE 68434
643-4516  B-day: Jan. 15

We are proud to be an
Official Promotional Partner 
for the

Ricky Tims’
Super Quilt Seminars

With Special guests
Alex Anderson 
And
Libby Lehman

Everyone attends all sessions with all three instructors!

August 16-18
Holland Permorning Arts Center
Omaha, Ne

Hosted by the Omaha Quilt Guild

Information and registration brochures available
At Guild meetings, or online at
www.rickytims.com

The Ultimate Learing Experience for Quilters!