June’s meeting is all about our quilting community. We’re calling this one “Firsts and Favorites”. Please bring your first quilt (or an early in your quilt journey quilt) and your current favorite quilt. We’ll break out into smaller groups and enjoy chatting about our quilts and getting to know one another better. You’ll love this […]
We are always excited when we get to enjoy hearing from our very own members. In July we will welcome Mary Thomas. Mary has been a quilter since 1985. Mostly self-taught, she increased her skills in quilting classes, expos and quilt shows. She has tried a large number of techniques and quilt styles from Applique […]
In August, we are excited to welcome Audrey Esarey of Cotton and Bourbon to the KCMQG! She has always identified as a maker, and has sewn for as long as she can remember, but only began quilting in 2005. In 2018, she set a personal goal to exhibit her work in a juried quilt show, […]
Dee Bushrod of Pixel Quilts has become quite a sensation on Instagram in the last several years as she honed and perfected her practice of making pixelated quilts. Join Dee and the KCMQG as she takes us on a deep dive into the tiny squares that make up a pixel quilt and her adventures in […]
December Holiday Party and Committee Fair Our traditional Holiday Party will continue this December and we’ll add a Committee Fair and encourage you to be “Looking For More in 2024”. There will be a chance to meet the committees and find out about what they do to enhance the KCMQG experience. This amazing guild is […]
On January 11th, we will begin Looking for More in 2024 with Becky Blades. She believes that creative initiative is both the kindling and blaze of the creative process. Becky calls it stARTistry® — the art of beginning. STARTISTRY® can be learned, practiced, and mastered. It may even be contagious. We will find out! If […]
On February 8, 2024, come spend some time with our very own KCMQG creatives, Trisch Price and Jenifer Dick of Everyday Stitches as they debut “Talking Foundation Paper Piecing with Everyday Stitches: An Evening of Design, Technique & Inspiration” and introduce a brand new paper piecing pattern! It will be an intriguing evening and who knows paper piecing may become your new […]
On March 14th, Merrie Ford, a KCMQG member and national speaker, will talk to us about Working in a Series: Motivation & Inspiration. This lecture is the result of a lifelong love of a specific subject matter, a desire to explore creative possibilities, and many changes in her life and the world over the past […]
On April 11, 2024 at the Merriam Community Center come meet Minki Kim. Minki Kim is a fabric and pattern designer with her own whimsical style. As a formally trained sculptor and self-taught sewist, she found that designing fabrics and creating art with fabric and thread were natural steps in her evolution as an artist. […]