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Happy Hour Embroidery Workshop Signups with KC’s own Hey Paul!
Kristen Shuler will be our guest speaker in May at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center on Thursday, May 12th! She is hosting two Happy Hour Embroidery Workshops with a custom design made just for our KC Modern Quilt Guild! Great for anyone with even a little KC...
Inspiration of the Week
(photo from BBC.com) This short story aired on Science Friday about a month or so ago. I found the research behind Van Gogh's "Bedroom in Arles" super interesting, especially in relation to how our special textile creations have the possibility of slowing changing...
April Meeting Summary and Upcoming Events
It was fantastic to see everyone who made it to our April guild meeting! To those who weren't able to come, here's what happened. Heather Jones was our guest speaker. She talked about her book, “Quilt Local,” detailing where she draws inspiration and how it parlays to...
April Meeting with Heather Jones this Thursday, April 14!
We will be meeting this Thursday, April 14th at 7pm back at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center. Heather Jones will be our guest speaker.RETREATSThe Missouri Star Spring Retreat last weekend was a great success! Thank you to the organizers and participants for...
KC hosts Heather Jones! Sign ups open to the public for workshops today!
For April, Heather Jones will be our guest speaker and she'll be holding two workshops while she is here; one on Friday and one on Saturday, April 15th and 16th. Today, we are opening the workshop to the public with continued special pricing for...
March Meeting Review
In case you missed Kate's meeting minutes email on the March meeting, here it is again! Hope the rest of everyone's March has treated you well. Our last guild meeting was on March 10 at the Roeland Park Community Center. Using giant sticky notes, we learned that our...
Inspiration of the Week!
How beautiful is this patchwork style needlepoint rug? Just gorgeous. I love the idea of making quilts and needlepoint as rugs, but would have to instill a no-shoe rule in the house.
Inspiration of the Week!
Is the tile inspiration for a quilt, or a quilt inspiration for the tile? Either way, I wish it were my bathroom!
Inspiration of the Week!
If you need color inspiration, look no further than the movies by director Wes Anderson. Not only are they great movies, but the costume, set and color design are out of this world
March Meeting Reminder- at Roeland Park Community Center
Quick reminder for tomorrow's meeting!Back to the old stomping grounds this month! We will be meeting tomorrow, Thursday, March 10 - 7pm at the Roeland Park Community Center. We will have a look back at our incredible membership year, have show and tell...
Heather Jones Workshops – Sign up today!
We are lucky to have Heather Jones teaching two workshops after our guild meeting in April! The first workshop is Marrakech: Large Scale Piecing Friday, April 15th, 10am - 4:30pm (with 30 minutes for lunch) at Roeland Park Community Center, Room 6. Cost is $85. ...
Inspiration of the Week!
Southwestern influence style seems to be back in a big way. And why not? How gorgeous are these blankets?
