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September 2014 Meeting Reminder
Our September meeting is this Thursday, the 11th at the Roeland Park Community Center from 7-9 pm. PROGRAMCarolyn Friedlander will be our speaker for the evening. She will also be selling her new book at the meeting. There are still...
August 2014 Meeting Reminder
Our August meeting is this Thursday, the 14th at the Roeland Park Community Center from 7-9pm. Thursday’s meeting will be the Michael Miller Challenge reveal. We can’t wait to see what wonderful things have been created!SPONSORMarmalade Fabrics will be...
Penny speaking this Thursday
Hello KCMQGers! This Thursday, at our guild meeting, we will have a special speaker for you! Penny from sewtakeahike will be talking about paper piecing and have a trunk show of some of her work to share with us. Penny's work is well-known in the infamous Ringo Pie...
To Boston With Love
The Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild has organized a collaborative effort to show Boston that quilters across the world care about the people of their city during a very stressful time. A special Memorial Day exhibit of banners created from flags donated from around the...
Modern Quilt Relish and a pincushion swap
Our November 8 guild meeting will feature the Modern Quilt Relish ladies, Jill and Marny! If you aren't familiar with them, check out their website. You'll see their new modern quilting book, Picnic, as well as the patterns they sell in their shop. Jill and Marny will...
Denyse Schmidt
Did you get to see Denyse speak or take one of her workshops? Wasn't it SO MUCH FUN?? A huge thanks to Denyse for coming to visit our guild, and a huge thanks to all our fabulous members who made this event so special! Photo by Under the Evening Star Photo by Under...
Denyse Schmidt is coming in October!
The Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild is excited to announce a special speaker coming in October: Denyse Schmidt! We hope you'll take the time to review the info below and purchase a ticket for the lecture. The Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild Presents An artist lecture...
QuiltCon Block Challenge
KCMQG's August meeting was a QuiltCon Block Challenge. Members could make up to 3 blocks in accordance with QuiltCon's Block Challenge Guidelines. We had some fantastic blocks on display! Two display boards were set up so the blocks could be on display for the entire...
June guild meeting will feature Jacquie Gering!
Jacquie Gering of Tallgrass Prairie Studio is an iconic figure in the modern quilting world and a much missed member of the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild. Though we lost her to Chicago last year, we are welcoming her back with open arms this Thursday, June 14th, as...
Visiting with Weeks Ringle
As Spring Quilt Market closed down in Kansas City, the excitement remained high for the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild, as well as a few quilters who had the good fortune to stay an extra day, or miss a flight or two. Weeks Ringle stayed an extra day also, just to...
The Kandinsky Challenge
Members of the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild recently participated in a Kandinsky Challenge. Nine Kandinsky paintings were presented and quilters created a quilt inspired by the painting of their choice using solid fabrics. Many of these quilts are being shown in an...
Weeks Ringle is coming in May
The Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild is very pleased to announce a special guest speaker in May: Weeks Ringle! Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr run Modern Quilt Studio (formerly Fun Quilts). Their most recent book is called Transparency Quilts, available as of January 2012....