January 2020 Meeting: 10 Year Birthday Party!

Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center 8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, United States

Please join us as we celebrate our 10th birthday! There will be lots of food, fun and frivolity as we celebrate a decade of the KCMQG. Two special editions of show and tell- a walk through our member's favorite quilts of the last decade and another highlighting projects completed as a result of taking a […]

February 2020 Meeting: Betsy Blodgett

Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center 8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, United States

The Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild is excited to announce that Betsy Blodgett will be our guest speaker at our February guild meeting. Betsy will be discussing her interests of quilting and fashion sewing, exploring how the two intersect in the modern fashion world and how you can combine them in your own sewing world. […]

March 2020 Meeting: Weeks Ringle

Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center 8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, United States

Due to unfortunate circumstances, Weeks isn't able to join us. Her husband and co-creator, Bill Kerr, is joining us instead. Bill is an equally expert quilter and instructor. We are excited to learn from him and are sending Weeks wishes for speedy healing. The Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild is excited to welcome Weeks Ringle […]

CANCELLED April 2020 Meeting: Hometown Trunk Show

Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center 8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, United States

In light of the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve decided to cancel KCMQG events through June. Even though it is the right decision, it is still tough to share the news. We will work to reschedule the events, workshops and speakers when conditions allow it. More details about how we’re adjusting guild activities are throughout this […]

January 2021 Virtual Meeting: From Novice to Star

We are delighted to celebrate “one of our own,” Karen Hansen. Winner of Jacquie Gering’s PB&J challenge, Viewers Choice Award, she and her entire team will share how to go from a Novice to a Star! Karen, a well-known fiber artist, will detail her journey on the road to giving back to our community. This […]

February 2021 Virtual Meeting: Discovering Glow with Laura Loewen

Laura Loewen will join us remotely to discuss color, tone, value and texture in her Discovering Glow presentation. Winner of a First Place at QuiltCon 2020, Laura has been quilting for 20+ years. She is known for her combination of solids, prints and woven fabrics. We are delighted she can join us, and you will […]

April 2021 Virtual Meeting: Carolyn Ducey, International Quilt Museum

Carolyn Ducey, Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska is the curator of collections at the International Quilt Museum. She will conduct an overview of the museum as well as a featured presentation of modern quilts in the collection. Carolyn has coauthored two books, most recently “What’s in a name: Inscribed Quilts.” This meeting will take […]

May 2021 Virtual Meeting: Tessa Williams, Scholarship Presentation

Tessa Williams, one of our KCMQG stars, will be presenting her scholarship award work. Tessa used the funding from our Guild to study pattern design. She will be sharing how to design patterns and tips and tricks for all of us. Every scholarship recipient brings back to the Guild membership new and exciting updates and […]

June 2021 Virtual Meeting: Sue Bleiweiss’ Fabulous Ways with Fusible Web

Sue Bleiweiss, Quiltcon award winner and author, will be joining us for her “Fabulous Ways with Fusible Web” presentation. As we often say… this is a “game changer.” Sue is joining us from a different time zone so her presentation will be at the beginning of the meeting. Be sure to log in on time! […]

July 2021 Virtual Meeting: Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill of Whole Circle Studio

Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill, of Whole Circle Studio, will share how she applies her graphic design training and practices to design quilts while showing a selection of her award-winning quilts. This meeting will take place via Zoom – please check the June 2021 member newsletter or the KCMQG private Facebook group for the link!