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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...
KCMQG Retreat
The KC Modern Quilt Guild held its very first retreat at the beginning of April. We met at the lovely Spring Hill Suites in Lawrence, KS for a weekend filled with sewing, shopping, snacking, and very little sleeping. The retreat started on Friday afternoon in...
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....
Charity Pouch Project Update
It's been almost a year since the we started our long-term charity project, the Fetal Demise Pouches. We thought it was time for an update. This project, which is often hard to talk about, is very close to our hearts. If this is the first you've heard of it, here's a...
Habitat Challenge : {revealed}
On Thursday evening, the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild had its November meeting. The focus? The Habitat Challenge Reveal! Overview of Challenge Each member that wanted to participate received a bundle of 8 fat eighths of Jay McCarroll's Habitat fabric in the earth...
Susan Beal comes to Kansas City
BY JAIME DAVID One perk of being an officer for the KCMQG is getting to have some input on potential guest and meeting programs. We have discussed and contacted many different quilters across the country and were excited to get the chance to bring Susan Beal to Kansas...
We’re So Proud!
Congratulations to Trisch Price of the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild! Trisch is one of the winners of Challenge #3, the Modern Quilt Guild Inspired by a Word Challenge. The word was "organic" and Trisch nailed it! This is her gorgeous quilt. Trisch said, "After...
June…Chef’s Swap and More!!
The highlight of our June meeting was the Chef's Swap. The "Pink Lady" chef showed up looking for the casting for the new Chef's Swap Reality Show. She was lost, but we took her in and asked her to facilitate our swap. By the way, casting directors, if you're looking...
Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild – Pouch Project
A few months ago, Andrea, a nursing student and KC guild member, approached the leadership team with an idea for a service project. After a maternity rotation at St. Luke's, Andrea learned of the need for fetal demise pouches. A fetal demise pouch is a small fabric...
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