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 […]
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, […]
