We kick off 2022 with Cindy Grisdela, from Reston, Virginia, an an award-winning fiber artist with over 30 years' experience creating eye-catching quilts. She specializes in improv piecing and design and using color fearlessly. According to her website, Cindy comes from a long line of women who have expressed themselves using a needle and thread, […]
At the February meeting, award-winning T-shirt quilt maker Chris Jacobs will be showing and telling all she knows about T-shirt quilts. She will start with basic materials and supplies, share several projects illustrating the versatility of this fabric medium and encourage us to imagine a variety of design choices from the tried-and-true traditional square to […]
Fresh from QuiltCon in Phoenix, KCMQG quilters whose work was featured at that signature annual event will present and discuss their work. All attendees from QuiltCon will have the opportunity to discuss trends they observed as well. Our guild is so fortunate to have numerous award winning quilts that have been judged throughout 2021 at […]
Our April Guild Meeting features two of our multi-talented members. Sammie Messick and Lynn Pias will be showcasing their Hometown Trunk Show! This promises to be full of laughter, fun and a trip showcasing every color in the rainbow. We have all admired the enormous amount of work that Sammie posts to our Facebook page […]
Mary Kay , a renowned award winner for her contemporary work. She is known for her detailed work with color coordinated design implementation nationally. Mary Kay will be showing her work and explaining how she has been so successful. There is definitely a nod to Wassily Kandinsky, improvisational art, in her creative genius. Here is […]
We welcome one of our own STARS, Tia Curtis. Tia conducts a warm, light-hearted presentation showcasing her quilting journey. Tia has lived all over the world, and having been influenced by so many different cultures along the way it’s such a treat to connect with Tia’s view of quilting. Her love of Welsh-Style quilting and […]
WHAT IS A MODERN QUILT? THE MYTHS AND THE MAGIC! Carole designs patterns to help beginning and experienced quilters confidently dive into modern quilting. What excites her about modern quilting is bringing individualism and free expression to the way we design and make quilts today. It is her desire that patterns will inspire you […]
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, […]
