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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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!
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
