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Crushin’ It Block Lotto!
Friends, our next Swaps & Challenges activity will hopefully be a popular one. Everyone likes a block lotto, right? So please allow me to introduce to you the Crushin' It Block Lotto! The Guidelines There aren't many because we'll be doing 10" square improv blocks...
March 2023 Meeting: Timna Tarr, Stitched Photo Mosaic Quilting
Timna Tarr comes from a long line of quilters, but did not begin quilting until after studying art history in college. She bought her first longarm in 2001 and began quilting clients’ quilts shortly thereafter. Timna’s own nationally award-winning quilts are in...
2023 Color Challenge
At the January Guild meeting, we announced a new challenge. We want to share it here and in the newsletter so folks not at the meeting can participate. The name of the game is Cell Phone Shoot Out! When you have a moment, whip out your cell phone or get ready to take...
QuiltNon 2023 Sew Day
Ready to have some sewing and quilting fun? QuiltNon 2023 is right around the corner. While some of our KCMQG friends are participating in QuiltCon, the annual show for The Modern Quilt Guild in Atlanta, Georgia, we will host a QuiltNon sew day. Save the date for Saturday, February 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Pack a project or two and join in on the fun day of creating and socializing with other KCMQG members. The 2023 QuiltNon will be held at KC Maker Studio, 5327 Johnson Drive, Mission, Kansas.
Registration will be available in the January Newsletter. Cost is $25.00. Additional information will be shared in the January and February newsletters, social media, and at upcoming meetings.
February 2023 Meeting – Laura Piland with Slice of Pi Quilts- “Try Something New”
Laura Piland with Slice of Pi Quilts is a local quilter, pattern designer and ex-math teacher, "With a last name like Piland - there's a strong love of pi in our house! Just after finishing my very first quilt almost 12 years ago, I decided I would try something new...
Thoughts on the 2023 Cell Phone Shoot Out Challenge
Greetings, friends! I had some requests for additional resources on some of the keywords in the challenge. I'll elaborate some of my thoughts below. Please bear in mind that these are only my thoughts... feel free to use Google or any other resources too. I'd like to...
January 2023 Meeting: “Color -The Next Steps” with Lisa Hirsch
KCMQG member Lisa Hirsch will share her knowledge and incredible color skills with us to step up our Color profiles in 2023. Join us January 12, 2023 6:30-8:30pm in person at Merriam Community Center, 6040 Slater Street, Merriam, Kansas or on Zoom
December 2022 Guild Meeting: Karen Sullivan “Maker Self Care”
Karen Sullivan(@sullysmittenco) is a licensed professional trainer and wool mitten maker. She'll give us great tips on how to take better care of ourselves while "making" with exercises and tips. She'll also tell us about her Wool Mitten company Sully's Mitten Co....
November 2022 Meeting: Mary Fons
Mary Fons lives a quiltful life. You might already know Mary from her lectures at QuiltCon, her work as Quiltfolk magazine's editor-in-chief, her time at Quilty magazine, her appearances on Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, reading her articles on quilt history...
Mary Fons Lecture – Sold: Quilts in Fine Art
Join speaker Mary Fons for a captivating lecture, Sold: Quilts in Fine Art. Are quilts art? You might have an answer to the question — but what if it’s the wrong question? Fine art that depicts quilts or incorporates actual quilts are exhibited in museums around the...
October 2022 Meeting: Jacquie Gering 2.0
We are thrilled to welcome our guild's founding president and renowned author and educator Jacquie Gering to our October meeting. In her Jacquie 2.0 talk, we'll catch up with Jacquie with examples form her beloved Walk 2.0 book and hear more about what she's whipping...
September 2022 Meeting: David Taylor
Have you ever studied the work of David Taylor of Ft. Collins, Colorado? David was born in Peterborough, New Hampshire, and currently resides in Fort Collins, Colorado. He has been the recipient of the Fairfield Master Award for Contemporary Quilting from the...
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