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May 2023 Meeting: Lyric Kinard – Elements of Art
Kick-start your creativity and learn about the basic elements of good design through a series of short, hands-on exercises. Learn why some colors fizz while others explode, why some quilts calm and some excite. A few simple tools from the artists kit will help you...
May 2023 Workshop: Lyric Kinard’s Playful Portraiture
Learn the secrets of making quilted portraits, from whimsical and cartoon-like silly selfie postcards to accurately proportioned quilted portraits. You will discover that it isn’t nearly as hard as you imagined. Learn to choose your photo, draft a pattern, and create...
May 2023 Workshop: Lyric Kinard’s Abstract-a-licious
If you’ve looked with secret longing to the world of art quilts but don’t know where to start,this is the class for you. Lyric will gently guide you through concrete exercises designed tohelp you create ideas for original abstract quilts. Doodles will be...
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 Workshop: Timna Tarr Workshop – Stitched Photo Mosaic Quilting
Have you ever wondered how to make a photo-realistic quilt? Timna Tarr will share how she makes her Stitched Mosaic quilts. Learn how she arrived at this technique, the basics of the process, and how to get started on your own project. In this class, she'll use her...
March 2023 Workshop: Timna Tarr – O Happy Day, Curves and Circles
Learn how to make this very happy quilt while also having a great time! We start the workshop by playing with fabrics and color to help us loosen up our color muscles. Timna will teach five (or more!) techniques on how to make perfect circles, using both hand and...
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
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