Whenever the Shawnee Mission schools are closed due to inclement weather on guild meeting day, we will also cancel guild.

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October 28, 2008
Meeting & Reception at I Love A Mystery Bookstore,
6114 Johnson Dr., Mission, KS.

Bring a fall or Halloween or Mystery Quilt for tonight's show & tell.

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September 20th saw a bus load of Starlight quilters going to the Ozark Piecemakers Guild quilt show in Springfield, Mo.  We had a lot of fun.  We saw the Guild's quilt show and also an art quilt show at the MSU Art Gallery.  On the way home we stopped at Osceola for cheese.
Click here for pictures from the art quilt show-ThreadLines 2008.
Click here for pictures from the Ozark Piecemakers' Quilt Show
Jan's pictures from the Ozark Piecemakers' Quilt Show
The quilt show in Wichita was held June 20-21.  If you missed going click here for some pictures from the show.
The Machine Quilters Convention was held in Overland Park in May.  If you were unable to attend, click here for pictures of some of the quilts. 
The art quilt show at Lenexa City Hall has ended.  If you missed seeing it, click here for pictures of some of the quilts.  It was a really nice show.
The Olathe Guild's quilt show was held March 27-28th.  Click here for pictures of some of their quilts.  It was a neat show with vendors.

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• Heartland Quilt Network--Click here for the Aug 2008 newsletter. Click here for their web site.

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---Events around the area----

• Quilts:  Flora Botanica

Spencer Museum of Art, the University of Kansas

thru Oct 12th.  Click here to go to their web site for more info.

• Country Patchwork Quilt Guild Show

• 32nd ANNUAL HEART OF AMERICA QUILT SHOW

"Threads of our Lives"
September 27 - October 12, 2008
Crown Center - North Atrium and Showplace
click here for more info

• Blue Valley Quilters Guild Quilt Show

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---Put this on your calendar---

Starlight Retreat--Oct 23-25, 2009
Mark your calendars now!!!
This year we had our retreat at The Barn, Aug 22-24, 2008.  A great time was had by all.
Make sure you don't miss out in the future.  Save these dates----
Oct. 23-25 in 2009 and Sept. 17-19 in 2010.

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Project Linus Don't forget to make a quilt for Project Linus.  Our goal is 300 for the year from Guild members.  This wonderful group provides security blankets (quilts) to traumatized and /or critically ill children. If you would like to join others in working on these, Harper's Fabric has free workshop evenings.  You can bring your own fabric or there will be previously donated fabric you can use.   There will be a Project Linus sewing evening at Harpers, Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 6:30-8:30 pm.  Call Harper's for more information.

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2007 By-Laws are ready for your review.  Click here to read them.

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You can copy it for your stationery, cards, name tag, add to a quilt, or whatever your imagination can come up with.

SQG Library Resources
The Guild has a fabulous library - check it out at our next meeting and check out some books too.

New updated (Dec 07) list now available-- click here for a link to our book list

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Membership
You can join at any time.  We love new members.

Membership annual dues are $25.00 a year, Jan - Nov. 
Click here for Membership form

Member receive discounts at area quilt and fabric shops.   If you shop at Overbrook Quilt Shop, please save your receipts and give to our guild President.   Starlight receives credit for the purchase of fabric and books based on the amount of receipts turned in.
Click here for a complete listing of discounts.

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