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Quilt Exhibit at the National Archives Museum of Kansas City

The National Archives Museum of Kansas City is located just to the left of the Union Station parking lot as you turn in from Pershing Road. The address is 400 W. Pershing Rd. and the hours are from Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free.

Starting on July 1, 2010 th Museum will host a traveling quilt exhibit from the Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. There are 12 history quilts entitled Partisan Pieces: Quilts of Political and Patriotic Persuasion.  Our local quilt historian, Barbara Brackman, will give a lectures on Thursday, July 1 at 6:30 p.m.  There will be a recepiton before that at 6:00 p.m.  If you would like to attend the free reception and lectures, either call 816-268-8010 or email kansascity.educate@nara.gov.

The exhibit will be at the Museum from July 1, 2010 until October 1, 2010. To find more information about the National Archives Museum and the quilt exhibit, to to www.archives.gov/central-plains/kansas-city/public/events.html .

IRS Filing

We just learned of a new IRS Filing in a release in US Today that will be of interest to many of our guild members. I have copied the article for you below. Please take note and contact your board about this new IRS Filing.

UPDATE: From HQN member Carol Lewis...for the year 2010 (filing in 2011) if the Guild has less than $50,000 in gross receipts, they are only required to file the e-post card (990-N) instead of form 990-EZ or form 990.

The information on the Members Only page ("Where Quilting Intersects with Law" by Nancy Ogle - 2005)  is pretty correct through 2009. And, the filing required by May 17 is not a new filing - that is the deadline for the usual filing of the e-post card form 990-N or the forms 990-EZ or 990.

All tax exempts have to file an annual information return, depending on their gross receipts. This filing is always due May 15 of each year and the new rule says if you don't do this annual filing for 3 consecutive years you will automatically lose tax exemption. Then you have to re-file for exemption and pay the fees again, which have been increased substantially ($850). In addition, you may have to pay income tax on profits until your new exemption is received.  For a chart that shows this information visit http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=184445,00.html

Thousands of non-profits could unwittingly lose tax status
By Sandra Block, USA TODAY, May 14, 2010

Hundreds of thousands of small non-profits, from Little League teams to community soup kitchens, could lose their tax-exempt status on Monday because of an IRS filing requirement.

The 2006 Pension Protection Act included a provision requiring all non-profits to file an annual return with the IRS.

Previously, non-profits with annual revenue of less than $25,000 were excluded. Non-profits that fail to file a return for three consecutive years lose their tax-exempt status. On May 17, the three-year clock runs out for non-profits that haven't filed a return since 2007.

The Urban Institute estimates that up to 365,000 non-profits could lose their tax-exempt status if they fail to file by Monday. Groups that miss the deadline will have to apply for a new exemption and pay a user fee of up to $850. They could also be liable for taxes on any revenue earned before their exemption is renewed.

The requirement does not apply to churches or church-related operations.

Donors won't feel the impact right away, says Sarah Hall Ingram, IRS commissioner for tax exempt and government entities. When a non-profit loses its tax exemption, the IRS is required to issue a public notice. Until the notice is published, she says, donations to the organization are still deductible. The IRS doesn't plan to publish the names of non-profits that lose their exemption until January, Ingram says, "So if somebody gives between now and when the name gets on the public list, the donor is protected."

Non-profits with less than $25,000 in annual revenue can file a 990-N, an abbreviated online form. Completing the online form takes less than 10 minutes, says Tim Delaney, president of the National Council of Nonprofits.

The IRS has conducted an extensive campaign to educate non-profits, but many small charities are still unaware of the requirement, says Tom Pollak, senior research associate for the Urban Institute. "Filing to the IRS has never been on their radar screen."

Take a Quilt/ Home Tour with us! 

In conjunction with Ozfest in Liberal, Kansas on October 9th and 10th, this special event will feature over 200 quilts, 6 beautiful homes, the Coronado Museum and the Pancake Day Museum – ALL for the cost of $5.00 per ticket! This will also include quilting demonstrations at each home, an “Everything OZ” quilt challenge display and souvenir items. Tickets are available from guild members before the tour and museums / homes during the tour. Hours are Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm. For more information call Ginny Anderson 620-624-8283. The proceeds go toward guild programs and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Sponsoring this event: Needles and Friends Quilt Guild –www.wequilt.net

18 Hands Gallery in Houston, Texas is looking for entries for "INTERWOVEN ll", a juried exhibition that will run during the month of October 2010 in conjunction with The International Quilt Show.

This exhibition will feature original hand-crafted fiberwork. All artwork must be original and produced within the last 2 years. All areas of fiber art are eligible including wearable, wall, quilts, sculptural or mixed media with fiber being the primary medium. This exhibition is open to all artists in the Mid Southern States of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

The entry fee is $25.00, payable to 18 Hands Gallery. A maximum of 3 works per artist may be entered.

Touring Quilts

Schedule this exhibit for your quilt show, library, school, church now. All quilts will tour US for Four years. Profits from $100 exhibit rental fees go to provide quilts for wounded soldiers and families of the fallen. All photos of the 200 touring patriotic quilts, calendar of events, sample stories, guild programs, entry and rental forms (yes, we're still taking 22" quilts to tour) ordering info is on www.HeavenlyPatchwork.com. They also have a book that can be purchased, great for Christmas gifts. 

Judy Howard, Owner since 1976
Buckboard Antique Quilts
405-751-3885
www.BuckboardQuilts.com

Kansas Quilt Guild's Support the Kansas Quilt Project
The Kansas Quilt project is an initiative to document Kansas quilts by making the findings available on the Internet through the Quilt Index, a webpage sponsored by Michigan State University and the Alliance for American Quilts.  During the 1980s they collected photographs and information on 13,000 quilts and presented information on a selected few through exhibits and a book.

Technology has changed and the Project wants to join other projects such as the Quilts of Tennessee and the Kentucky Quilt Project by making all the information available to researchers on the Internet.  Currently the Project has raised over $4,000 from a generous grant from Wichita's Prairie Quilt Guild to pay for data processing of the information.  Another $1,500 was needed for scanning equipment. A private donor offered the project $1,000 if they could come up with the another $500.  Kaw Valley Quilters Guild has donated the $500 to the project.

To find out more about the project, contact Barbara Brackman,  bbrackman@sunflower.com or 785-843-5100.

Kansas City Star Collection Offer

The Kansas City Star newspaper has started a project called My Star Collection. For $20 a year, you have access  to the complete Kansas City Star quilt patterns database, special discounts and offers, projects from Kansas City Star Quilts books, and a block of the Month program.
 
You must have a valid email to sign up. Call (816) 234-4024 for more information.
 

Heartland Quilt Network's Annual Meeting

The annual meeting held April 10, 2010, at the Community Covenant Church, Lenexa, Kansas was very informative and everyone went home with some great ideas. Congratulations to Sue Chaffee for winning the Heartland's Opportunity Quilt.

Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas Quilt Study Group

MOKA Kansas will be held on April 10, 2010.  More information will follow.
 

Free Patterns Online

AQS has opened an area for free patterns on the American Quilter’s Society Web site. You may find the link on the right-hand side of their navigation menu. Right now there are only 3 patterns up, free to all users. They will be uploading additional patterns as time goes on. Note that not all patterns will be free to all users. AQS members will continue to have exclusive rights to a number of patterns. Check it out at www.AmericanQuilter.com .

Quilts Needed For Safehome

Jane Bonuchi an employee of SAFEHOME, is the assistant to the Capital Campaign committee. SAFEHOME is the only domestic violence shelter in Johnson County; the exact location is confidential. They have just recently moved into a new and much larger location where for the first time clients have separate rooms and private bathrooms! The shelter has, children’s playrooms, playground, therapy rooms, counseling rooms, large dining area, kitchen, laundry area, etc. It is quite exciting. They are requesting an on-going supply of twin or trundle quilts so that the clients may take their quilt when they go on to their new lives. The trundle size is just as long as the twin but not quite as wide, approximately 45" by 72".

Jane’s phone # is 913-768-0305 or SAFEHOME can be reached at 913-432-9300 -- ask for Janee' Hanzlik regarding quilt donations.

Lakota Star Quilts Project

Here is a service project for any quilter or quilt guild. The Lakota Indians of South Dakota use Traditional Star Quilts to celebrate important functions in their community life. They use them for ceremonies, as gifts, or as saleable items. Fabric for these quilts is very difficult to obtain due to lack of shops and transportation.

The Second Baptist Church of Liberty, Missouri is coordinating an ongoing effort to collect fabric to be taken to the Cheyenne River Reservation of South Dakota. The contact person is Kathleen Kesner at 816-792-5532. The address of the church is 309 E. Franklin Street, Liberty MO 64068.

What can you do? For these people fabric is worth more than cash. They use the following fabrics for their quilts: solids, smaller calicos, bridal satin, and background fabrics (no polyester fabrics please). Please don’t send scraps or anything smaller than ¼ yard cuts. They do not use large florals, batiks, or modern prints; think traditional and you will do fine. You will need to get the fabric to the church. They will get it to the reservation on routine trips.

If you have any questions, you can call Kathleen Kesner or Nancy Wakefield at 816-858-3670.