• Monthly Meeting: Design a Quilt Series: Quilt Exploder

    Merriam Community Center 6040 Slater St, Merriam, KS, United States

    This month, we are going to talk to some of our own members about their journey designing a quilt. From their initial inspiration to the nitty gritty sewing details, we will learn about each artist’s process and technique. It’s like we get to pause Show and Tell to get into the how and why of […]

  • Monthly Meeting: The Complex Composition with Valerie Goodwin

    Merriam Community Center 6040 Slater St, Merriam, KS, United States

    We are thrilled to welcome Valerie Goodwin to our guild! She will share how she approaches composition in creating a commissioned art quilt. The lecture will provide food for thought in terms of how different design disciplines can be combined to create unique ways of thinking about design.

  • Workshop: Map Collage Workshop with Valerie Goodwin

    5/16/26 10 – 5, 1 hour for lunch The Fabric Chic Description: This workshop focuses on creating a simple stitched map of a place that holds special meaning for you — your home or where you live. Using a combination of hand and machine stitching, along with silk organza, opaque fabrics, and a touch of […]

  • Monthly Meeting: Color and Design with Tara Faughnan

    Merriam Community Center 6040 Slater St, Merriam, KS, United States

    We are so excited to welcome back Tara Faughnan to the guild! Tara will be joining us over Zoom (hooray, technology!), and sharing what she's learned about color in her 20 years as a designer. She will share some of her approaches to the creative process, and discuss the importance of value, proportion and color […]

  • Workshop: Give and Take with Tara Faughnan

    Member Price: $75.00 The Give and Take quilt is an exercise in controlled improvisation. This method of practicing improv within the block and then squaring it up for final construction allows room for a lot of play and exploration both in color and form. We will also discuss how color placement and value can create […]

  • Summer Retreat

    Sew Sweet 207 E Broadway St, Brunswick, MO, United States

    This retreat is at Sew Sweet in Brunswick, MO Thursday, June 18-Sunday, June 21 $315 per person which includes lodging and most meals Maximum of 22 participants Mark your calendars! This year’s guild retreat is going to be one for the books! We’re heading into the summer solstice weekend with a theme that’s as big […]

    $315