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 […]
We will have a sew day at KC Maker on July 29 to put all the string blocks collected together into quilts. We will also make pillowcases.
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, […]
This class begins with lecture and drafting exercises on Audrey’s methods for drafting quilts with complex and irregular curves. We’ll discuss how she assembles quilts from the drawings, and she’ll share the best practices she follows for this process. The class will continue using the Exploring Curves Quilt as practice for sewing complex curves. This […]
Come learn Audrey’s curvy ways in the Mobius Radial Workshop. Mobius Radial is a wall hanging made using paper piecing, curved piecing, and partial seam techniques. This workshop covers the basic concepts of paper piecing on an arc, curved piecing, and precision piecing. We will also discuss quilting ideas. Students will learn the concepts of […]
October 6 - 8 @ Sew Sweet. Bonus day October 5. Additional information will be available soon via the monthly newsletter.
Dee Bushrod of Pixel Quilts has become quite a sensation on Instagram in the last several years as she honed and perfected her practice of making pixelated quilts. Join Dee and the KCMQG as she takes us on a deep dive into the tiny squares that make up a pixel quilt and her adventures in […]
