Itchin' for Stitchin' Guild: March 2011 Guild Highlights

Spring Tea

The guild will have their annual Spring Tea at the April meeting. Martha Flanagan, county extension agent from Columbus, KS, will present a program on buttons. Bring any antique or collectible buttons, if you have them. The Spring Tea committee suggests you dress up by wearing a hat and encourages you to bring a guest. The meal will be provided by the committee.

Recycled Items Challenge

Guild President, Carolyn Green, issued a challenge to all guild members for the May meeting: create a functional or decorative item using recycled materials. You may enter both categories and and there will be an outside judge for the challenge. (These items can also be entered into the Labette County Fair this summer!)

BOM

Becky Hellwig won the drawing for the March BOM. There will be no block for April due to the Spring Tea. The next project, a bargello flag, will be due in May. You may pick up the instructions for this project at the Quilter's Bin.

Labette County Fair

The Labette County Fair will be held July 23-July 30, 2011. The fair will be celebrating it's 100th birthday! Our goal is to have 100 entries from our guild for the fair. If you have never participated in our county fair, this would be a great time to start. For category ideas, you can view last year's Fair Book online at http://www.labette.ksu.edu/DesktopModules/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=25518

Pages 10-18 have open class Family and Consumer Science categories, but the public can enter any open class category.

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