A very exciting Guild Meeting on August 11, 2022 awaits all of us. Sheila Frampton Cooper will be with us here presenting her very popular lecture: "Spontaneous Creation and Inspiration". This talk goes deep into her process. She discusses color, inspiration and the various approaches she uses when doing this type of work. She will […]
Have you ever studied the work of David Taylor of Ft. Collins, Colorado? David was born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and currently resides in Fort Collins, Colorado. He has been the recipient of the Fairfield Master Award for Contemporary Quilting from the International Quilt Association (2006, 2014), the Brother Wall Machine Workmanship Award from the […]
We are thrilled to welcome our guild's founding president and renowned author and educator Jacquie Gering to our October meeting. In her Jacquie 2.0 talk, we'll catch up with Jacquie with examples form her beloved Walk 2.0 book and hear more about what she's whipping up in her studio. She describes her style as "simple, […]
Mary Fons lives a quiltful life. You might already know Mary from her lectures at QuiltCon, her work as Quiltfolk magazine's editor-in-chief, her time at Quilty magazine, her appearances on Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, reading her articles on quilt history and culture in all your favorite quilt magazine, or tuning in to her […]
Karen Sullivan(@sullysmittenco) is a licensed professional trainer and wool mitten maker. She'll give us great tips on how to take better care of ourselves while "making" with exercises and tips. She'll also tell us about her Wool Mitten company Sully's Mitten Co. Karen is funny, entertaining and will share lots of great self care advise. […]
KCMQG member Lisa Hirsch will share her knowledge and incredible color skills with us to step up our Color profiles in 2023. Join us January 12, 2023 6:30-8:30pm in person at Merriam Community Center, 6040 Slater Street, Merriam, Kansas or on Zoom
Laura Piland with Slice of Pi Quilts is a local quilter, pattern designer and ex-math teacher, "With a last name like Piland - there's a strong love of pi in our house! Just after finishing my very first quilt almost 12 years ago, I decided I would try something new with every quilt I made. […]
Timna Tarr comes from a long line of quilters, but did not begin quilting until after studying art history in college. She bought her first longarm in 2001 and began quilting clients' quilts shortly thereafter. Timna’s own nationally award-winning quilts are in private and corporate collections and can be seen in exhibits, publications, and on […]
This is a FUN lecture on all the things you didn't know you needed to know about thread! As an educator for WonderFil Specialty Threads, Nina Clotfelter has learned a lot and she wants to share! Thread is like candy! Sometimes you just can't get enough...LOL! When we purchase thread it's usually the color we […]
Kick-start your creativity and learn about the basic elements of good design through a series of short, hands-on exercises. Learn why some colors fizz while others explode, why some quilts calm and some excite. A few simple tools from the artists kit will help you take your work, whether traditional or contemporary, to the next […]