Barn Quilts of Washington County met Thursday, April 19, at the Kalona Chamber of Commerce Office. Julie Mangold called the meeting to order. Sixteen members were present. Margaret Scott of Wellman was welcomed as a new member.
The minutes from the April 5 meeting were approved. Kathy Ebert presented the treasurer’s report. Volunteer hour sheets were turned in with hours to-date totaling 484.75.
Kathy Ebert presented the quilt trading pin that the special projects committee designed to sell as a fundraiser. The pins will be sold at the Kalona Quilt Show and then opened up for general sale. This is the first in a series of five collector pins.
Juanita Troyer shared the patterns for the collector pins series. The first in the series is the Signature Block for Washington County with the ”Pumpkin Seed” pattern; the Amish Loop will be the “Square in Square” pattern; Liberty Loop will be the “Iowa” pattern; Nature Loop will be the “Flying Geese” pattern; and the Agriculture Loop will be the “Windmill” pattern
Nancy Adrian and Kathy Ebert reported on the program they presented for the Washington Betterment Foundation on April 18. Julie Mangold and Mary Chmelar reported on the barn quilt tour they took in Grundy County on April 18 and shared their ideas for a Washington County Barn Quilt Tour.
Barn Quilt tee shirts will be ordered. Barn owners will receive shirts at no charge and committee members will purchase their own shirts.
Kathy Ebert will paint a barn quilt on the barn by McDonald’s restaurant in Washington. Students from WJHS will clean around the barn on Orange & Black Day to help get it ready. Mary Chmelar will supervise and Rita Stogdill will donate gloves.
There was more discussion about Barn Quilts Iron Chef as a fundraiser in the fall. Andi Reynolds, Julie Mangold, and Rita Stogdill will serve as the Iron Chef committee. The prototype block will be delivered to Kathy Ebert to paint the signature block on that will be used for displays, parades, etc.
Confirmation has been received from 12 barn owners for 15 quilt blocks to be installed in the first loop. The committee reviewed the process on how paperwork would be signed and processed. An “Alive After Five” is being planned to unveil the first block, possibly in June.
For more information on Barn Quilts of Washington County contact the Washington Chamber of Commerce or the Washington County Extension Office.
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Several members of Barn Quilts of Washington County look at the first in their series of quilt block collector pins. Pictured from left to right: Rosemary Pacha, Julie Mangold, Juanita Troyer, and Margaret Scott.