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Monthly Meeting: Design a Quilt Series: Quilt Exploder
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...
Zoom Happy Hour
You are invited to a Zoom Happy Hour on Wednesday, March 25 at 6 p.m. Grab a drink of choice and get to know your guild mates in a relaxed online atmosphere. Find the sign up link in the most recent guild newsletter!
Design A Quilt Roundtable: Quilt Design Ideas
As part of our Design a Quilt Series, you are invited to share your ideas and discuss them with your peers in a round table format. We will be gathering on the Saturday after guild to talk about and workshop our own ideas around designing a quilt. At this event we...
Monthly Meeting: Design a Quilt Series: Inspiration
This month we are launching our Design a Quilt Series, where we will look at the building blocks of design to give you the confidence to step away from the pattern. Every design starts with inspiration, and in this meeting we will look at what’s trending in quilting...
February Meeting: How to Photograph a Quilt with Lauren Hunt
You’ve finished your gorgeous new quilt and want to share it with the world, but yourphotographs aren’t doing it justice. What to do? Lauren Hunt, who has photographed quilts for pattern designers and publishers like Lucky Spool, will share her tips for giving your...
January Meeting: Make Up or Break Up
Start your new year by taking stock of the dreaded unfinished projects that are stashed around your sewing room. Bring the projects that you just can’t bring yourself to finish, and we will break into groups to workshop why you are stuck, what might get you motivated,...
Zoom Sew Day
Get ready for a relaxing, no-fuss day of sewing with your KCMQG pals—all from the comfort of home! Join us on Saturday, January 17th, for a full day of stitching, chatting, and community at our Zoom Sew Day. ✨No packing. No hauling. No setup stress. No snow concerns....
QuiltNon 2026
While QuiltCon is happening in Raleigh, join your guild mates for a two-day sewing party in Kansas City. We call this event QuiltNon, and are excited to announce our February 2026 event. Click here for more information and to sign up!
November Meeting: Crystal Manning
Join us on November 13, 2025 for our guest speaker Crystal Manning! Crystal is a Kansas City fabric and quilt artist who will share a trunk show of her latest and favorite quilts. After spending a decade as a graphic designer, Crystal turned her artistic talents...
October Meeting: Ashelyn Downs
Join us on Thursday, October 9th, to welcome Ashelyn Downs of Urban Dwell Studio! Ashelyn will treat us to an inspiring trunk show featuring her large-scale, minimal quilts. She will share projects that feature her improv process, fabric selection process, and a...
October Workshop: Large Scale Minimal Improv with Ashelyn Downs
Advanced Beginner-Intermediate piecing skills are a prerequisite. In this full-day workshop, you'll learn tips and strategies to create successful projects and learn the process of piecing with purpose while using intentional fabric choices instead of scraps, commonly...
October Workshop: City Planning with Ashelyn Downs
Have you ever wanted to create a modern improv quilt but were unsure of where to begin? The City Planning Quilt Pattern takes the guesswork and decision-making out of the process to get you the results of a large-scale minimal improv quilt! In this full-day workshop,...
