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Guild members checklist for Annual Meeting

Here’s a handy list of a few things to do to prepare for the day...

Talk with guild members about what types of programs they would like to see.

Invite a friend to come with you to hear the quilting professionals at the annual meeting and network with other guilds.

Renew your HQN membership if needed. Membership information can be found on the website.

Register! The registration form is enclosed. Be sure to mark your lunch preference and include your lunch $.

Reserve space at the meeting for your guild opportunity quilt. Bring a quilt stand, tickets and change.

Bring your calendars for talking with professionals and booking dates for programs.

Come to the meeting!! Travel safely.

Check in at the registration table and pick up your packet of brochures from HQN professionals. If your guild isn’t sending a representative, your packet can be picked up by a neighboring guild or mailed to you.

Bring your dollar bills to purchase opportunity quilt tickets from your fellow guilds and mailing labels to make it easier to fill out the ticket stubs.

Listen to the professionals and mark the handout at the meeting with questions for the professionals. There is time to visit their booths after lunch.

Share what you’ve learned with your fellow guild members when you get home.

Watch for the next HQN newsletter with a recap of what was shared and photos of the professionals’ displays.

Hotel options for those traveling to the HQN Annual Meeting

There are no rooms reserved at this time for the HQN members who wish to stay near the annual

meeting location on Friday night. These are a few of the many options available with reasonable

prices, all within 5 miles of the church. A quick Google search for hotels nearby the church offers

more options.

Super 8 by Wyndham, Lenexa Radisson Hotel, Lenexa/Overland Park

9601 Westgate St, Lenexa, KS 66215 12601 W 95th St, Lenexa, KS 66215

(913) 428-0261 (913) 802-2500

Quality Inn & Suites, Lenexa/Kansas City

12601 W 96th Terrace, Lenexa, KS 66215

(913) 438-6969

If there is interest in the future in reserving a block of rooms for those traveling, please indicate your

interest on the evaluation form at the annual meeting and the topic will be revisited for future

meetings.

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Professionals’ checklist for Annual Meeting

Register! The registration form is enclosed. Be sure to mark your lunch preference and send your lunch $.

Send 90 brochures for the guild packets to Jane Bromberg by March 26th. If you send fewer

than 90, please know that some packets may not have your information.

Bring an item to donate to the guild door prize basket. A book, pattern, ruler or other item that some lucky guild will win! If you can’t attend, send your donation with your brochures.

Prepare your table display including a quilt stand, visible signage and business cards or something to hand out to visiting guild members. Guilds will have your brochure in their packet.

Come to the meeting!!

Set-up your booth. Doors open at 9:00 am sharp. Photos will be taken of your table and published in the next newsletter!

Remember that each year new guild members attend. Bring one quilt to show during your 2-3 minute presentation that shows the breadth of your programs.

Bring your dollar bills to purchase opportunity quilt tickets from the guilds and mailing labels to make it easier to fill out the ticket stubs.

Professionals— We need 90 brochures from each professional to add to the guild information packets to be distributed at the annual meeting. If you plan to attend the HQN board meeting at 6pm on Friday, April 3 at Harper’s, please bring your brochures with you. Extra hands make the stuffing process go faster! If you are unable to attend the board or annual meetings, please send your 90 brochures, along with your donation for the giveaway basket to: HQN c/o Jane Bromberg 515 NE 55th St. Kansas City, MO 64118 Please mail by March 26th. Questions? Contact Jane @ 816-739-0366

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To access the Heartland Quilt Network website, go to:

http://www.heartlandquiltnetwork.com/

To access the Members Only portion (all lower case):

User name: hqnetwork Password: sew4fun

Be sure to “Like” our Facebook page. It is intended to work along with our website in spreading the word about networking between professionals, quilt guilds, and shops. Remember to send updated info to [email protected] to keep the website and FB page current.

https://www.facebook.com/heartlandquiltnetwork/

Professional speakers and teachers: Share with us about new programs and other accomplishments in the quilting world, as well as your travels to guilds!

GUILD MEMBERS AND PROFESSIONSALS

SEND US YOUR PROGRAM AND SHOW INFORMATION

FOR THE HQN WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK

Our mission is to keep those who visit the website informed about the activities of

our members—guilds and professionals, alike! The more details we can provide on

the website, the better!

This benefits guilds by publicizing programs, quilt shows, and attracting new

members. It also benefits the professionals by letting guilds know where you will be

presenting programs and workshops. Quilt shows and other special events may also

be shared on the HQN Facebook page!

Send information about guild programs, quilt shows, and shop hops to our

webmaven, Julie Kiffin. Any information sent with officer updates to Liz Granberg-

Jerome, Membership Chair, will be forwarded to Julie to add to the web calendar.

[email protected]

http://www.heartlandquiltnetwork.com/

mailto:[email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/heartlandquiltnetwork/

mailto:[email protected]?subject=HQN

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2020 Quilt Shows

This is a list of upcoming quilt shows put on by HQN member guilds. If your guild is hosting a

show that is not on this list, be sure to send that information to [email protected] to be

added to the HQN calendar.

April 4 & 5 Kaw Valley Quilters Guild – Crown Toyota – Lawrence, Kansas

April 17 & 18 Twilight Stitchers – Timothy Lutheran – Blue Springs, Missouri

May 16 Draggin’ Thread Quilt Guild – Laurie, Missouri

July 31 & August 1 Oklahoma! 2020 – Edmond Quilt Guild – Edmond, Oklahoma

August 28 & 29 Quilters Guild of Greater Kansas City – Brookside Christian Church, Kansas City, Missouri

September 18 & 19 Northland Needlers – Hillside Christian Church – Kansas City, Missouri

September 21 Sunflower Piecemakers Quilt Guild – Ottawa, Kansas

September 24 – 26 Ozark Piecemakers – Springfield, Missouri

September 25 & 26 Starlight Quilters Guild – Lenexa Community Center – Lenexa, Kansas

October 17 & 18 Maple Leaf Quilt Guild – Maple Leaf Festival, Baldwin Intermediate Center – Baldwin City, Kansas

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A word from your Membership Chair

Thank you to all of the guilds who have sent me officer updates that went into effect with the new

year. Updates are being made periodically, and uploaded on the website as more renewals or new

memberships are received.

All membership expiration dates are now published in the Member Guilds List. Remember, just

because your membership is current doesn’t mean we don’t need to hear from you. Every year as

your guilds vote in new boards/officers, the HQN needs to receive that updated information for our

records as well. In each newsletter we include a Membership Form, that is sent in with membership

renewal checks, and an Officer Update Form, which can be completed and sent in as officers

change while your membership remains current. Please, send that information to me, whether by

USMail or email. Please be sure to include name, mailing address, telephone number, and email for

the President and Program Chair. All of this information is necessary for the members-only list of

guilds.

Looking forward to seeing many of you at the annual meeting.

Liz Granberg-Jerome

HQN Membership Chair

REMINDER: Nancy Wakefield Grant application deadline is March 1, 2020.

The Nancy Wakefield Grant—Background and a bit of HQN history

Some may wonder who Nancy Wakefield is and why this grant is named for her. While

Nancy did not start Heartland Quilt Network, she is instrumental to its success. At one point,

finances were so low that there was some doubt that HQN would continue. She coordinated

the effort to raise funds so it would. Also, over the years Nancy Wakefield held every board

position, and has continued to give input and information to those charged with its

functioning. Naming this grant to support the continuation and growth of small guilds by

bringing HQN professionals to them is a way to honor her involvement in the organization.

The application and guidelines are on the two following pages.

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HQN Nancy Wakefield Grant Application

Section I: Information

Name of Guild: ______________________________________________

Location: (City) ___________________________ State: _____________

Regular Meeting Time: _________________________________________

Guild President: _____________________________________________

Phone: ______________________ Email: ________________________

Program Chair: ______________________________________________

Phone: ______________________ Email: ________________________

Section II: Background (Attach a separate page with this information)

Please attach a list of programs offered by the guild for the last 2 years.

Annual membership dues are: $______________

The average membership for the past three years has been _______ members.

The guild wishes to use the grant funding to accomplish their goal of: (ex. Build up membership, improve quality or quantity of programs, bring in a requested teacher, etc.). Add additional pages if needed.

The guild requests funding in the amount of (choose one)

$500 for a lecture/trunk-show

$1000 for a lecture/trunk-show and workshop

Description of proposed event:

HQN Professional requested:

Preferred Date(s):

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Wakefield Grant cont’d

Section III: Requirements

The guild is required to choose a HQN Professional

The guild must be a member of the HQN for at least 2 years before they are eligible to

apply.

The grant is intended for small guilds with limited memberships. (Less than 50 members)

The event should be planned, and the money spent within a year unless planning exceeds

1 year.

The guild must send a brief update to the network President indicating how the grant was

spent. Extra money may be kept by the guild for programming use only.

If the event is cancelled or postponed the guild must notify the board with a description of

an alternate plan for the funds or date of the rescheduled event.

A guild may be granted a grant once in any 3 year period.

Guilds may work together to sponsor a joint event using the grant funding.

Two grants will be offered every year as funding permits.

Applications are due by March 1 of each year. Awards will be announced at the Annual

Meeting in April.

Mail or email completed applications to the President of the Board.

Nancy Wakefield Grant Mary Honas, HQN President [email protected] 7236 Goodman Overland Park, KS 66204

Signature of Guild President or Membership Chair: _____________________________

Date: ____________________

mailto:[email protected]?subject=HQN:%20Wakefield%20Grant

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Heartland Quilt Network Annual Meeting Registration Form

Date and Time: 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 4, 2020

9:00 Professionals set up; 9:15 Registration

Meeting Place: Community Covenant Church,

15700 West 87th Street Parkway, Lenexa, KS

Deadline for Registration: Thursday, March 26, 2020

Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________________________

City: __________________________________ State/Zip: ____________________________________________

Phone: ________________________________ Mobile Phone: ________________________________________

E-mail address: ________________________________________________________________________________

Business/Organization/Guild: _____________________________________________________________________

A buffet lunch from Panera will be served for $12. It will include a sandwich, a salad, and a large cookie.

________ Lunch $12.00 per person Please check if ordering buffet lunch.

If you need a Vegetarian meal or have other dietary restrictions, please note that here:

__________________________________________________________________________________

We need a count on the number of tables needed. We invite all professionals to bring samples of their work to set up at a table in the gym for networking after lunch. Professionals: Remember there are no sales at this meeting. There are 30 tables available for professionals on a first come, first served basis in the gym. Quilt guilds may reserve a space to display your opportunity quilts in the back of the sanctuary where the meeting will be held. Please bring your quilt, quilt stand, and a small table—chairs will be provided. Lunch will be served in the “fish bowl” where it was in the past.

_________ Professional quilter display table _________ Guild opportunity quilt

If you have not registered by March 28th, call Liz Granberg-Jerome at [email protected] or 620-344-2694. Late registrations will be accepted after the deadline with an additional $5.00 or a total of $17 per person.

Mail registration and checks for buffet lunch to:

HQN Annual Meeting

Liz Granberg-Jerome

PO Box 684

Baldwin City, KS 66006-0684

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HQN Newsletter c/o Liz Granberg-Jerome HQN Membership Chair PO Box 684 Baldwin City, KS 66006 [email protected]

PLEASE NOTIFY THE MEMBERSHIP CHAIR WHEN

A NEW PROGRAM CHAIR TAKES OFFICE.

NEWSLETTER DEADLINES: 1/15; 5/15

ATTENTION:

GUILD PRESIDENTS AND CONTACT PERSONS

We send digital copies of the newsletter to the guilds—

to the president, program chair, or contact person.

Because guilds change officers at different times of the

year, we try to reach at least one person who can pass

the newsletter to the current officers. Please help us by

submitting the names, addresses, phone numbers, and

email addresses of new officers as soon as you can. It’s

easy! Just send them to our website!

If your guild has a digital mailing list, please feel free to

send our newsletter out to the members of your guild.

NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED:

January/February, May/June

Professionals:

Please take a few minutes and go to the

Members Only portion of the website

and open the Professional Members

file. Read through your information to

assure it is current. We realize our

offerings evolve over time and want to

be sure everyone is happy with the

information available to our guild

members. Please send any updates or

changes to our webmaster, Julie Kiffin

at [email protected].

Member Guilds:

Please review your guild’s information on

the Member Guilds list in the Members

Only portion of the HQN website. Having

current officers with their contact

information, as well as accurate time and

place of your meetings is essential. Be

sure to send any officer changes or

updates to our membership chair, Liz

Granberg-Jerome at

[email protected].



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