!!!! IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

Several months ago, a small group of intrepid members began searching for alternative meeting locations for BAS. As you may or may not know, Howard County Center for the Arts is relocating. We haven’t been told when or where so in the spirit of proactivity, the group of intrepid members met with me last week to present their findings.

I brought their findings to the board who agreed that we should pursue this opportunity. The venue is Oakland Mills Interfaith Center located at 5885 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia, MD, 21045. It looks to be ideal to our needs. All on one level. Ample parking. Multiple meeting rooms of different sizes. You can check them out at www.themeetinghouse.org.

We would also be able to change the day and time of our meeting. We have booked Sunday, Sept 21. Meeting hours from 1:30 until 4:30. The meeting would begin at 2 pm. We will also meet there in October – Sunday, Oct 19. Time would be the same. We hope that changing meeting time to a Sunday afternoon will allow additional local members the opportunity to attend more meetings.

Looking forward to seeing many of our local members at our September meeting.

Sincerely,

Helen Johnston
BAS President

BAS Sunday September 21st, 2025, 2:00-4:00: General Meeting - In-Person and Zoom

Please join us on Sunday September 21st at 2:00 for an trunk show by award winning quilter Barbara Korengold.

"I like to say that I have needlework in my genes. My grandfather was a tailor in the garment industry in New York, and was an early member of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union. My grandmother was an amazing knitter, who could see a sweater in a store or on someone, and go home and make it. I learned to knit and sew as a child, and made a lot of my clothes. As a young wife and mother I begam to do needlepoint, including making the rug that is currently on our living room floor, and upholstery for furniture. Also along the way I did some crewel embroidery and beading, and a lot of sewing for the house. However, when I began to make quilts, all the other needle arts fell by the wayside."

"I began by doing patchwork, but as I read quilting books and looked at pictures of antique quilts it was always the Baltimore album quilts that I really admired. I had never thought about trying to do applique until I came across one of Elie Sienkiewicz’s books in a second hand book store. The lessons and illustrations in the book gave me the courage to try my hand at it. The rest, as they say, is history. I feel that I’ve really found my niche."

"My quilts have come from many different design sources – some quilt related, and others not. I like to think that they are all very different from each other. I hope my quilts can only be identified as mine by reading the labels. I enjoy the tactile aspect of hand work. There’s something about the fibers and needles in my fingers that I find very pleasing. I use the traditional needle turn applique technique – freezer paper on top that serves as a template, and is removed prior to stitching. I do my own hand quilting."

The in-person meeting will take place at:

We will be having lunch before the meeting. The location will be The Ale House, 6480 Dobbin Center Way, Columbia, MD 21045 Lunch will be at noon. Members who want to join us need to contact Helen Johnston at qltrathart@aol.com no later than noon Friday, September 19.0