July 2022: New Member Sew Day
2022-07-16 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | KC Maker Studio, 5327 Johnson Drive, Mission, KS, 66205, United States
Free Sew Day on July 16th from 9:00-4:00 at KC Maker Studio in Mission, Kansas. This sew day is an opportunity for our members to get to know each other. Registration is open in the newsletter for new members that joined in 2021 & 2022 and any remaining spots will be open to existing members in the July newsletter.

July 2022 Meeting: What is a Modern Quilt? with Carole Lyles Shaw
2022-07-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Overland Park First Assembly of God Church, 7700 W. 75th St, Overland Park, KS, United States
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 to find ways to let your own creative voice shine.
This is a ZOOM talk that will be broadcast at the Overland Park First Assembly of God Church.

June 2022 Schoolhouse: Paper Piecing/FPP Schoolhouse with Sammie Messick
2022-06-25 09:30 - 13:30 | The Fabric Chic, 170 English Landing Dr #111, Parkville, MO, 64152, United States
Learn precision paper piecing and freezer paper piecing with Sammie Messick in KCMQG’s 3rd Schoolhouse of the year. Sammie will teach both techniques so you can choose when you want to use either of these methods. You’ll be using a free pattern from Wombat Quilts called Twisting Star. You’ll have time to make more than one star that you may turn into a pillow, table runner or small quilt.
When: June 25, 2022 from 9:30am–1:30pm
Place: The Fabric Chic, 170 English Landing Dr, Suite 111, Parkville, MO 64152
Cost: $20, limited to 20 participants

Summer 2022 Retreat: Sizzling Summer Sew Days @ Sew Sweet in Brunswick, MO
2022-06-16 - 2022-06-19 | Sew Sweet, 207 E Broadway St, Brunswick, MO, 65236, United States
Sizzling Summer Sew Days 2022
We invite you to sign up for hot times at the KCMQG Summer Sew Sweet Retreat in Brunswick MO
June 17, 18, 19 PLUS Thursday Option June 16 2022
$230 includes Friday and Saturday night’s lodging and sewing room access thru 12:00 Sunday. Five meals are included. An additional BONUS sewing day and Thursday night’s lodging is available for $70 more.
It’s going to be hot hot hot! Join us!
Registration will be live Saturday, April 23rd at 9am. The registration form will include an opportunity to name a chosen roommate (if you have one) or an option to be assigned to a new friend. Members only. One registration per person.

Summer Retreat @ Sew Sweet
2022-06-16 - 2022-06-19 | MO
Save the date for another fun weekend of Sewing!!!
June 16-19, 2022 @Sew Sweet
Watch the newsletter for more information and signups.

June 2022 Workshop: All Star Improv with Tia Curtis
2022-06-11 09:00 - 16:00 | KC Maker Studio, 5327 Johnson Drive, Mission, KS, 66205, United States
Improv Piecing Workshop with Tia Curtis

Are you ready to set your artist free with improv piecing? If you are, then join Tia Curtis for an Improv Piecing workshop. She will instruct how to make 8 different traditional blocks in a liberated, pattern free method and she will show various ways to combine the blocks to incorporate modern and whimsical borders. You will leave the class with an imagination filled with possibilities and at least 8 finished quilt blocks and the start to some borders. All the pieces can go together to make a wall hanging or you can add to it to make a larger quilt.
June 11, 2022
9am – 4pm
KC Maker Studio
Sign up opens on April 23rd at 9am CDT

June 2022 Meeting: Tia's Improv with Tia Curtis
2022-06-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Overland Park First Assembly of God Church, 7700 W. 75th St, Overland Park, KS, United States
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 respect for quilt masters like Susan McCord and Gwen Marston is evident in her work. The Trunk Show will be one to be remembered!

Workshop: Channeling Your Inner Kandinsky with Mary Kay Fosnacht
2022-05-14 09:00 - 13:00 | The Fabric Chic, 170 English Landing Dr #111, Parkville, MO, 64152, United States
In this workshop, come make your own modern masterpiece! We will discuss color & design and look at examples of early modern artists such as Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Mondrian and others. Then we will design our own modern work of art by using geometric shapes and lines onto a background fabric! Sewing Machine is NOT required!
Maximum 20 students. Supply list will be furnished separately.

May 2022 Meeting: Journey of a Modern Art Quilter with Mary Kay Fosnacht
2022-05-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Overland Park First Assembly of God Church, 7700 W. 75th St, Overland Park, KS, United States
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 improvisational quilt making at its best:

This is a hybrid meeting that can be attended in person at Overland Park First Assembly of God Church, or via Zoom. If attending via Zoom, you can find the meeting link in the KCMQG Newsletter or Facebook group.

Last Day to Turn in Sew Powerful Purses
2022-05-12 | MO

April 2022 Meeting: Hometown Trunk Show
2022-04-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Overland Park First Assembly of God Church, 7700 W. 75th St, Overland Park, KS, United States
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 weekly and wonder how does she do it? We’ll find out! Lynn Pias, a fiber artist and exquisite quilter will move beyond the pieced quilt blocks and show us all what a little imagination can produce. This promises to be a terrific evening!
This is a hybrid meeting that can be attended in person at Overland Park First Assembly of God Church, or via Zoom. If attending via Zoom, you can find the meeting link in the KCMQG Newsletter or Facebook group.

April 2022 Schoolhouse: Quilted Postcards with Nikki Woolsey
2022-04-09 09:00 - 12:00 | KC Maker Studio, 5327 Johnson Drive, Mission, KS, 66205, United States
Signups begin February 19th
KCMQG member Nikki Woolsey has been twice published in Curated Quilts magazine and has a quilt juried into the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, Virginia.
Nikki designs her own intricate quilts and combines improv and paper pieced construction. In addition, her longarm quilting is pushing new, modern surface motifs.
Along with design, Nikki’s primary focus is on building community. For her, the postcard is a way to get together and build relationships, while playing with fabric.

March 2022 Workshop: TShirt Quilts with Chris Jacobs
2022-03-12 09:00 - 16:00 | The Fabric Chic, 170 English Landing Dr #111, Parkville, MO, 64152, United States
March 12, 2022
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
$40.00
Fabric Chic Sewing Lounge, 170 English Landing Drive #111, Parkville, MO 64152
Sign up here beginning Saturday, January 22 at 9:00 a.m.
Our own, award winning past President is presenting her t-shirt quilt workshop on March 12 at The Fabric Chic. Chris is dedicated to her craft and we are so excited to offer this to you, our members! Sign up now, as we are limiting seats to 11 for extra layout opportunities and you don’t want to be left out!
Sign up here beginning Saturday, January 22 at 9am.

March 2022 Meeting: A Look Ahead
2022-03-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Overland Park First Assembly of God Church, 7700 W. 75th St, Overland Park, KS, United States
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 various venues. Our KCMQG quilters will be discussing their work, awards and tips on submissions.
Patty Simmons’ “Fireball” will be on display at QuiltCon in Phoenix. Photo courtesy of Patty Simmons.
This is a hybrid meeting that can be attended in person at Overland Park First Assembly of God Church, or via Zoom. If attending via Zoom, you can find the meeting link in the KCMQG Newsletter or Facebook group.

Workshop: Triple Inset Circles with Lucy Engels
2022-02-12 10:00 - 13:00 | MO
Lucy Engels, our online guest from Edinburgh, Scotland, will present her most-popular “Triple Inset Circles” three-hour workshop beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb.12. The cost is $35.
Lucy will host us for a Zoom workshop. She will email the fabric requirements, templates and workshop notes in a PDF to participants one to two weeks before the class.
Lucy feels that a personal approach is very important so the class is limited to 24 participants. There is still space available for this workshop. Click here to sign up.
From Lucy: “I create unique, modern quilt patterns that coax out your inner artist by allowing you to put your own personality and stamp on what you’re making.”
You can click here to sign up for this workshop!

February 2022 Meeting: Chris Jacobs
2022-02-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Overland Park First Assembly of God Church, 7700 W. 75th St, Overland Park, KS, United States
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 a less structured modern design. You will walk away from this lecture deciding what kind of project you will tackle at the March workshop. Start collecting your shirts now for an exciting and fun project.
This will be a hybrid meeting and you may join in person at Overland Park First Assembly of God Church or via Zoom. Please check the January 2022 newsletter or Facebook group for the Zoom link.
See you there!

Workshop: Arful Improv with Cindy Grisdela
2022-01-15 09:00 - 16:00 | MO
Learn to create your own original quilts with no pattern using improvisational piecing techniques. Students will learn to let go of the “rules” and piece blocks in an intuitive, free form fashion and may wish to begin with blocks or other elements left over from previous projects.
This workshop will take place via Zoom. You can click here to sign up!

Workshop: Improv Puzzle Blocks with Cindy Grisdela
2022-01-14 13:00 - 17:00 | MO
Create improv log cabin blocks in a variety of sizes and put them together into a unique composition – like a jigsaw puzzle. There’s no measuring or precise cutting and each quilt will be unique. We will discuss color choices and using simple design principles to create an original dynamic composition.
This workshop will take place via Zoom. You can click here to sign up!

January 2022 Meeting: Cindy Grisdela
2022-01-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Overland Park First Assembly of God Church, 7700 W. 75th St, Overland Park, KS, United States
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, although curiously there weren’t any quilters in her family. Creating with various forms of fabric and thread has been a part of her life since childhood, and she is self-taught as a fiber artist, with lots of experimentation along the way. Cindy is the author of Artful Improv and a new book, Adventures in Improv Quilts, published in September 2021.
Cindy will also be doing two workshops for KCMQG: Improv Puzzle Blocks and Artful Improv (pictured above).
This is a hybrid meeting and can be attended in person or online via Zoom.

July 2021 Virtual Meeting: Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill of Whole Circle Studio
2021-07-08 18:30 - 20:30 | MO
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!

June 2021 Virtual Meeting: Sue Bleiweiss' Fabulous Ways with Fusible Web
2021-06-10 18:30 - 20:30 | MO
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!
Sue will also be hosting a one-half day workshop for 20 lucky members in June. More to follow!
This meeting will take place via Zoom – please check the March member newsletter or the KCMQG private Facebook group for the link!

May 2021 Virtual Meeting: Tessa Williams, Scholarship Presentation
2021-05-13 18:30 - 20:30 | MO
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 we are thrilled to welcome Tessa in May.
This meeting will take place via Zoom – please check the March member newsletter or the KCMQG private Facebook group for the link!

April 2021 Virtual Meeting: Carolyn Ducey, International Quilt Museum
2021-04-08 18:30 - 20:30 | MO
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 place via Zoom – please check the March member newsletter or the KCMQG private Facebook group for the link!

Perfect Circles... Foolproof Circles
2021-02-18 21:00 - 22:00 | MO
Laura Loewen will be guiding us through her workshop: Perfect Circles… Foolproof Circles on Thursday February 18th. It’s a pajama party, from your own home, beginning at 9:00 p.m. Laura will guide us through how to make perfect circles. The best part…this pajama party is FREE, courtesy of your KCMQG!!!
This workshop will take place via Zoom – please check the January member newsletter or the KCMQG private Facebook group for the link!

February 2021 Virtual Meeting: Discovering Glow with Laura Loewen
2021-02-11 18:30 - 20:30 | MO
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 be too!
This meeting will take place via Zoom – please check the January member newsletter or the KCMQG private Facebook group for the link!

Winter Bella Quilt Along
2021-01-23 10:00 - 16:00 | MO
You are invited to spend a cozy day at home with your KCMQG friends in a virtual sew day and quilt along!
We will gather via Zoom on Saturday, January 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you are interested in participating, we will be offering a quilt along project to create “Winter Bella” by Laurie Ceesay. You can view the project and purchase the pattern at the designer’s website or at the Fabric Chic. Cindy has ordered them for us! Call 816-982-9191 or visit 170 English Landing Dr., Suite 111 in Parkville, MO.
Out of respect for the intellectual property rights of the designer, each participant will need to purchase their own copy of the pattern.
Throughout the sew day we will have check-in breaks to discuss technique, ask questions, request feedback, and share progress.
Since we are meeting in a virtual format, there is no registration limit for this event! Sign-up is open to all KCMQG members HERE.
Please contact Nikki Woolsey for additional information.

January 2021 Virtual Meeting: From Novice to Star
2021-01-14 18:30 - 20:30 | MO
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 meeting will take place via Zoom – please check the member newsletter or the KCMQG private Facebook group for the link!

CANCELLED April 2020 Meeting: Hometown Trunk Show
2020-04-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, 66212, 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 newsletter.
While we are all practicing social distancing and staying well, please join the fun on our guild’s Facebook and Instagram account. We have some extra fun planned for social media over the next weeks and can’t wait to see you there! Don’t forget to add #kcmqgsafelysewcial to your posts!
Let’s keep the quilty conversations going through this tough time!
Thanks,
KCMQG Board

Weeks Ringle Workshop: Composition in Modern Quilts
2020-03-14 09:00 - 16:00 | The Fabric Chic, 170 English Landing Dr #111, Parkville, MO, 64152, 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.
Composition is one of the most powerful tools in design. Students with or without design backgrounds are welcome in this class. We will explore elements of composition including proportion, static and dynamic forms and negative space through a series of explorations using solids. Each student will then develop one or more original mini quilts drawing on concepts learned in class. Mini quilts are small, (18″x24″ or so), quilts that can work as focal points in in your home.
Student supplies needed: sewing machine, rotary cutting equipment, an assortment of solids in a range of values and hues (we will be working at a small scale, so smaller pieces/fat quarters/scraps are all useful), extension cord, thread, seam ripper, notebook or journal, and any supplies you like to have handy when quilting.
Click here to sign up!

Weeks Ringle Workshop: Fabric Smackdown
2020-03-13 17:30 - 20:30 | The Fabric Chic, 170 English Landing Dr #111, Parkville, MO, 64152, 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.
You’ll learn to analyze and understand fabrics then apply what you’ve learned to create palettes for future projects. Learn how a variety of illustration styles, scales and patterns in fabric make for a more interesting quilt while expanding the range of fabrics you can use with confidence.
Student supplies needed: Rotary cutting equipment, journal or sketchbook, glue stick, a wide assortment of cotton quilting fabrics from tone-on-tones, solids, plaids, batiks and hand-dyes to large-scale prints. Also bring fabrics that you love but have perplexed you.
Note: This class is a no-sew workshop. It is about the process of understanding and selecting fabrics. Students can document palettes they create by gluing swatches in journals.
Click here to sign up!

Weeks Ringle Workshop: Quilting the Modern Quilt
2020-03-13 09:00 - 12:00 | The Fabric Chic, 170 English Landing Dr #111, Parkville, MO, 64152, 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.
Modern quilts present unique challenges for quilting. Whether it’s figuring out how to quilt a large expanse of negative space or how to choose the best thread for quilting a quilt made entirely of solids, learn how to choose the best quilting pattern and thread for your modern quilt. Students will leave with a variety of quilted samples that will be useful for quilting future quilts.
Student supplies: sewing machine, free-motion foot if you have one, rotary cutting equipment, two unquilted quilt blocks prepared as quilt “sandwiches” with batting and backing for in-class quilting explorations, extension cord, light, medium and dark threads (at least 6 different options), seam ripper, notebook or journal, and any supplies you like to have handy when quilting.
Click here to sign up!

March 2020 Meeting: Weeks Ringle
2020-03-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, 66212, 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 as our guest speaker for our March meeting. Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr are celebrating their 20th year as professional quiltmakers and co-founders of Modern Quilt Studio, a design studio in Oak Park, Illinois. Bill and Weeks are pioneers of the Modern Quilt Movement, having written the first book on Modern Quilting.

Modern Quilt Studio publishes Modern Quilts Illustrated, the first ever magazine exclusively dedicated to modern quilting. Weeks and Bill are also authors of six books.

Their work has been featured widely in the international press and Weeks and Bill have taught extensively throughout the US, Canada, Japan (in Japanese), England and France (in French).

Weeks will be speaking at our March meeting on “Quilts Made Modern” – What makes a quilt modern? Using examples from our book Quilts Made Modern as well as other quilts, learn what makes a quilt modern and how you might include modern techniques and design approaches in your next project.

In addition, KCMQG will offer THREE workshops with Weeks on March 13 & 14. Please see our “Weekend With Weeks” Event for full details.

Members enjoy monthly meetings at no additional charge. Visitors are always welcome at the KCMQG. There will be a $10 visitor fee for this national speaker evening. To join the KCMQG please click here for additional information.

QuiltNON Sew Day at Hollis Center
2020-02-22 09:00 - 19:00 | Hollis Center, 11414 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS, 66111, United States
The national Modern Quilt Guild will be hosting the annual QuiltCon convention in Austin, Texas the third weekend in February. A few of our guild members will make the trip south, but most of us won’t be travelling. So why not plan a day together to enjoy some quilty goodness with our local modern quilt community! “QuiltNon” will be held at the Hollis Center for Renewal in Kansas City, Kansas. We will gather in the lodge to sew, chat, sew, snack, and sew for the day. Gathering time is at 9 a.m., and we wrap up in early evening.
$15 for members. Click here to sign up!

Betsy Blodgett Workshop: Quilted Chateau Coat
2020-02-15 10:00 - 16:00 | JE Dunn, 1001 Locust Street, Kansas City, MO, 64106, United States
Repurpose vintage or unused quilts into a super-chic one-of-a-kind coat. The Chateau is a loose-fitting, open front coat. We will be making the bound version with patch pockets. This project is suitable for advanced beginner or above sewists.
Supplies List:

Chateau Coat Pattern by The Sewing Workshop
Quilt or quilts large enough to cover the yardage required for your size (see size/yardage requirements on the pattern.
Knit fabric for binding – see size/yardage requirements on pattern.
Coordinating Thread
Sewing Machine and supplies (rotary cutter, cutting mat, scissors, pins, etc.)

Before class:
Cut out the paper pattern in your size. Cut and create the binding for the jacket. Instructions are included in the pattern – we will be making the single binding.
We will observe a one hour lunch break. Please bring a lunch. Or if you prefer – we will take orders for a local restaurant. Each participant is responsible for their own meal. Water will be provided.
Please note that workshop tickets are nonrefundable.
Click here to sign up!

February 2020 Meeting: Betsy Blodgett
2020-02-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, 66212, 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.
Betsy Blodgett’s early interest in fashion and textiles led to a career in the sewing industry, which began when she opened bon bon atelier, a fabric store and sewing studio. She then focused her attention on the design side of the business working with pattern companies Indygo Junction and The Sewing Workshop. In 2016 she launched her podcast Hello Atelier, a show that explores what it means to be a working artist. Traveling for the podcast, she found creative inspiration meeting artists and exploring new communities and decided that she needed to bring that experience to the world. Hello Voyager was launched in 2018 as a textile experience production company. Home to the Grand Textile Tours, which take design-loving guests all over the world, Hello Voyager is dedicated to creating one-of-a-kind travel experiences that guests can tap into as inspiration in their own studios. Learn more about the 2020 lineup of tours which include Italy, Scotland, England & Sweden.

Sew Sweet Winter Retreat
2020-01-24 - 2020-01-26 | Sew Sweet, 207 E Broadway St, Brunswick, MO, 65236, United States
Come join us for a winter getaway in Brunswick, MO with the Sew Sweet Quilt Shop, where we’ll stay toasty and stay in and Quilt all weekend! Bring your warm socks and lots of projects to work on. Three meals are included with the registration fee (dinner on Friday, breakfast and dinner on Saturday.) If you haven’t been on a retreat yet with the KCMQG, this is the perfect location!
Members’ cost is $150 for Friday-Sunday. Optional early arrival payable to Sew Sweet.

Schoolhouse: Zippered Project Pouch
2020-01-11 10:30 - 14:30 | The Fabric Chic, 170 English Landing Dr #111, Parkville, MO, 64152, United States
Note: This is a members-only event. If you haven’t joined, what are you waiting for? Click here for info.
Date: January 11, 2020
Time: 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM. If anyone would like make additional pouches or sew on other projects, we can stay until 4:00
Location
The Fabric Chic
170 English Landing Dr
Parkville, MO 64152
This custom pouch can be made from a vintage, or modern dish towel or other kitchen linens. Or use any interesting fabric from quilting cotton (great for featuring a large print motif) cotton canvas, cotton/linen blends or home decor fabric. Most dish towels are 16″ – 20″ wide and can make a pouch that is 12″ – 14″ tall. You can make a larger or smaller project, depending on the fabric you wish to feature.
You will need:

A dish towel or other textile to be used for the front and back of your pouch. You will need two pieces of equal size, so a towel that is cut in half or a towel with coordinating fabric for the back. If you are using other fabric, a half yard or two fat quarters that coordinate will be sufficient.
You will need a coordinating fabric for binding the zippers and the circumference of the pouch, OR a coordinating color of extra wide, double fold bias tape (.5″). You will need about 2 to 2.5 yards of two inch wide binding, so one 3 yard package of bias tape or a fat quarter of coordinating fabric will be enough. I will have two bias tape making machines at the workshop which we can use to quickly make the bias tape (without burning fingers!) If you would like to prepare in advance, cut 2″ bias strips of fabric and join them to make one piece 2″ wide by 2.5 yards long.
A zipper that is wider than the width of your towel (or desired project width). Please select nylon teeth zipper (not metal) – a 22″ garment zipper is great, a purse or handbag zipper works fine, as well. Nylon zippers can easily be cut to size, if a smaller size is needed.
Your sewing machine and general sewing notions.
A walking foot can be very helpful, as well as a zipper foot.
A ruler that is at least 18″ long.
Wonder tape is also very handy for installing the zipper.

Your class fee will include vinyl and decor bond. If you wish to make more pouches, these supplies are available for purchase at the Fabric Chic.
Each participant will receive:

1/2 yard of Decor Bond (Pellon 809) a 1/2 yard – enough for one average size pouch or possibly two smaller ones.
1/2 yard of 12 gauge clear vinyl – a half yard of 58″ vinyl will make several pouches – for one pouch, you need a piece as large as your finished project – about 16″ x 15″.

The Fabric Chic has a variety of zipper colors as well as vinyl and decor bond.
Click here to register!

January 2020 Meeting: 10 Year Birthday Party!
2020-01-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, 66212, 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 class with the guild or answering a challenge issued by the guild. The evening will be full of gifts and prizes as we celebrate. It may be the guild’s birthday but the gifts and prizes are for you! The Birthday Bash Box drawing will occur and all those tickets you’ve earned throughout 2019 just might result in you taking home a big box of birthday happiness! All 2019 or 2020 members will be eligible to participate in all the prize activities and there will be a special drawing held for our visitors.
See you there!

KCMQG Board Meeting
2020-01-05 13:00 - 15:00 | MO
The January 2020 board meeting is being held in person. To attend, you will need to RSVP by emailing the guild.

December 2019 Meeting – Holiday Party!
2019-12-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, 66212, United States
More info to come!

KCMQG Board Meeting
2019-12-08 13:00 - 15:00, 2019-08-04 13:00 - 15:00 | MO
All are welcome at the upcoming KCMQG board meeting.
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KCMQG Transition Meeting
2019-11-16 15:30 - 17:30 | The Fabric Chic, 170 English Landing Dr #111, Parkville, MO, 64152, United States
Time to start passing the torch, sharing information and getting organized for a year of quilty fun!
2019 Co-Chairs, please chat amongst yourselves to have representation for your committee.

Schoolhouse: Just Glue It!
2019-11-16 10:00 - 15:30 | The Fabric Chic, 170 English Landing Dr #111, Parkville, MO, 64152, United States
Would you like to learn a new technique that is fast, easy, inexpensive and improves the fun factor of piecing?

Schoolhouse #4, “Just Glue It”, is all about ensuring accuracy without pins, clips or pulling on fabric to make seams match!

Every participant leaves with two completed projects ready for display and a 12”X 24” portable pressing board designed for glue basting.

Sign up here!

November 2019 Meeting – Cheryl Brady
2019-11-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Abdallah Shrine Temple, 5300 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, 66202, United States
Visitors are always welcome. Your first visit is free! Be sure to bring your finished quilts and projects to share at Show & Tell!
Our November speaker will be Cheryl Brady.
When the door closed on her Japan Airline flight from LA to Kansaii on January 13, 2019, Cheryl Brady quickly suspected she wasn’t in Kansas anymore. Thirteen hours later she arrived to meet 20 quilters from six countries who would be her fellow adventurers for two weeks.
Practically everything was foreign, but Cheryl did recognize boro, patchwork, big stitching, sashiko, shibori and indigo. She knew from several Instagram quilters she follows that these techniques were being practiced in the USA. Through hands-on visits in Kyoto, Nagoya and Tokyo, culminating in a day visit to the Tokyo International Quilt show, she witnessed the beauty of these techniques.
Join Cheryl as she highlights her travels and observations about the state of modern quilting in Japan compared to the USA. She will showcase two of her favorite Japanese quilters and share selected photos, souvenirs and quilts she made upon her return. Rest assured, this presentation will not be your typical Grandpa’s travelogue.
About Cheryl:
Cheryl’s mother and grandmother were skilled sewists; they and 4-H leaders were her first teachers. As a working mom, Cheryl’s sewing was limited to Halloween costumes and Snoopy outfits. However, as her consulting work waned, she looked for more creative outlets and returned to interests in sewing and textiles. Her first meeting at the KCMQG in 2012 featured Weeks Ringle. When she circulated her quilts for up-close examination, Cheryl knew she had to know more.
Trips to Seattle last summer to learn about Yukata cottons and to Japan are her latest projects. She currently chairs the KCMQG’s Grant Committee, which she enjoys because it supports the continuing learning of our members. 2019 is her final year of a three-year term on the MQG Board of Directors. She co-chairs Mission Sewing at Village Church.

QuiltCon Charity Quilt Sew Day
2019-11-09 10:00 - 16:00 | JE Dunn, 1001 Locust Street, Kansas City, MO, 64106, United States
Join us to work on your own projects and join in the process of creating our guild’s QuiltCon charity quilt! You’ll get an up-close and personal look at all the wonderfully wonky stars guild members have created.
This Sew Day is open to the first 20 participants. Click here to sign up.
Attached parking garage; entrance on 10th Street from the circle drive.

Fall Into Fabric Retreat - Hamilton MO
2019-11-01 - 2019-11-03 | Missouri Star Quilt Company, 114 N. Davis, Hamilton, MO, 64644, United States
Hey KCMQG! Time for signups for another great retreat, Nov 1-Nov 3! For this event we will be hosted by the Missouri Star Retreat Center with lots of local shopping! We’ve got a couple things planned for fun and three catered meals included.Thursday early arrivals will pay for that night separately, but it’s another whole day of sewing!
As our Guild grows it may be difficult to get to know people while at our very busy meetings, but sew days and quilt retreats are different. You really become part of the group and there is much to learn and share while we are all together. Inspiration is abundant and you will have so many great ideas to work on, both at the retreat and afterwards. Come ready to sew!!
Already signed up for the retreat? Here are some tips to help you plan for all the fun!

Members $230 (Nov 1 – Nov 3)
Open to Non-Members
Early Arrival Option – $50 paid directly to Missouri Star Quilt Company

Fall Schoolhouse: Bella Strega Witch Wallhanging
2019-10-12 10:00 - 16:00 | The Fabric Chic, 170 English Landing Dr #111, Parkville, MO, 64152, United States
WAIT LIST ACTIVATED!
Join us for Schoolhouse #10 where we will make this fun Witch Wall Hanging, “Bella Strega”. It is a combination of piecing and raw edge Applique’. Guild Member, Angel Prisok, our fabulous instructor for the workshop, will also discuss color placement and embellishments. Fee is $30 for members.
Please bring your own:

Sewing Machine in good working order, don’t forget your plug & pedal!
Cutting Mat, and a rotary cutter
Thread, pins, snips – & whatever notions you generally use.

Additional supplies will be emailed to you prior to the event as well as the Pattern Fee. Bring a sack lunch, take a break, or visit one of Parkville’s fun restaurants! Refrigerator is on site.

October 2019 Meeting - Hometown Trunkshow
2019-10-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center, 8788 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, 66212, United States
Join us as we welcome two members to share in our Annual Hometown Trunkshow!
Marilyn Butler:
Marilyn remembers always having a desire to “make something” and the enjoyment it brings. Her grandmothers were makers of clothing and quilts for themselves and others, and their hands were often busy with embroidery, knitting or crocheting. Marilyn’s love of fabric, color and texture, undoubtedly, must have come to her naturally.
This love would lead to learning different skills whenever there was an opportunity, and so it was with quilting. In 1981, she took quilting classes with a group of co-workers and made a handpieced, hand quilted sampler quilt. However, her next quilt wouldn’t come for another twenty years or so. That was when Marilyn started noticing new quilting tools, faster and easier piecing using the sewing machine, and above all, colorful new fabrics that she became excited about quilting again.
When The Modern Quilt Guild was beginning in Los Angeles, Marilyn really wished for something like it in Kansas City. Within a few months, the KC Modern Quilt Guild was forming and she couldn’t wait to attend its very first meeting. New friends, new experiences, and opportunities for learning new skills–she had found her community.
Marilyn also loves spending time with her family, especially her adult children and grandchildren. She loves to travel and finds inspiration in discovering new and different places.
Judy Chaffee:
Judy learned to sew from her mother and began making garments at a young age. While pursuing her Bachelor’s degree at Southern Illinois University, she taught men’s tailoring, the construction of leather goods, draping, and flat pattern making. But it was her Master’s degree in Textiles that really sparked her interest in fabric itself. In 1971, she completed a groundbreaking thesis on the effects of environmental pollutants on fiber degradation. So it is not surprising that Judy’s quilting so often explores the qualities and possibilities of fabric as a medium. She is known for the manipulation of fabrics, screen-printing, fabric painting, and thread painting. Additionally, Judy’s quilts are invariably marked by her interest in the way fabric can be a carrier for emotional meaning and familial memory.
Visitors are always welcome. Your first visit is free!
Be sure to bring your finished quilts and projects to share at Show & Tell!

Carl Hentsch Workshop: Crazy Tula
2019-09-14 10:00 - 17:00 | The Fabric Chic, 170 English Landing Dr #111, Parkville, MO, 64152, United States
Learn the techniques in the book New York Beauties and Flying Geese. Students will get a head start on completing this quilt.

Carl Hentsch Workshop: Fox Hole Pillow
2019-09-13 10:00 - 14:00 | The Fabric Chic, 170 English Landing Dr #111, Parkville, MO, 64152, United States
A great way to learn the blocks from Carl’s book New York Beauties & Flying Geese. Students should have a copy of the book for cutting instructions.
Pre-printed foundations available (optional) for $12.
Click here to register for this workshop!

KCMQG Monthly Meeting: September
2019-09-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Abdallah Shrine Temple, 5300 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, 66202, United States
Speaker: Carl Hentsch of 3 Dog Design Company
Carl Hentsch’s love of creative pursuits began at an early age when he learned sewing, knitting and pattern-making. He became passionate about quilting in 2006 after dabbling in it for years, and today he’s a quilting author and designer. Along with teaching on Craftsy, Carl shares his knowledge at quilt shops and guilds across the country.
Join us as we enjoy Carl’s lecture titled “Color 101”.

Sew Day at Hollis Center
2019-09-07 09:00 - 19:00 | Hollis Center, 11414 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS, 66111, United States
Lunch arrangements to be handled via Sign Up Genius. We will have a full kitchen available to us!
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Tia Curtis Workshop: Improv Piecing
2019-08-10 09:00 - 16:00 | The Fabric Chic, 170 English Landing Dr #111, Parkville, MO, 64152, United States
Tia Curtis
Are you ready to set your artist free with improv piecing? If you are, then join Tia Curtis for an Improv Piecing workshop. She will instruct how to make eight different traditional blocks in a liberated, pattern free method and she will show various ways to combine the blocks to incorporate modern and whimsical borders. You will leave the class with an imagination filled with possibilities and at least eight finished quilt blocks and the start to some borders. All the pieces can go together to make a wall hanging or you can add to it to make a larger quilt.
Click here to reserve your seat!!

KCMQG Monthly Meeting: August
2019-08-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Abdallah Shrine Temple, 5300 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS, 66202, United States
Speaker: Tia Curtis of Tia Curtis Quilts
Tia Curtis is an award winning, professional long arm quilter and quilt designer. She has taught the quilt-making process on both hemispheres of the planet. Her quilts, patterns and designs have been featured in numerous books and magazines.
Tia lives in Kansas with her husband and teenage children.
Tia studied quilt-making with Gwen Marston and combines many different quilt-making techniques to create her free form pieces. Classes with Tia are uplifting and inspiring.
Tia blogs at tiacurtisquilts.blogspot.com and campfollowerbags.blogspot.com. Her website is www.Tiacurtisquilts.com. She also has a Youtube channel where she shares fun sewing projects and improv techniques for creating quilt blocks and she demonstrates her beautiful quilting style with her Gammill Long Arm.
