June 2016 Meeting Recap

Our June meeting was a treat! Kelsey Pike showed us how she turns our fabric scraps into gorgeous paper. Kelsey is opening a communal artist space, The Cherry Pit Collective.  Visit the website for information about the space and consider contributing to her...

June Meeting Show and Tell

We had a fantastic meeting last week and the usual beautiful examples of member work. You can see more from this months show and tell on our flickr page!

June Meeting this Thursday!

Hello KCMQG! Our June meeting is right around the corner- this Thursday, June 9th! We will be at Roeland Park Community Center and Kelsey Pike is our guest speaker! Location: Roeland Park Community Center, 4850 Rosewood Drive, Roeland Park KS, 66205 You can find out...

Inspiration of the Week

Kinematics Petals Dress nylon 3d art by Nervous Studios Part of #techstyle exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston until July 10, 2016 Inspired by nature, Nervous System co-founders, Jessica Rosenkrantz and Jesse Louis-Rosenberg have been creating intricate an...

May 2016 Meeting Recap

It was fantastic to see everyone who was able to make it to our May guild meeting! Our May Meeting SpeakerKristen Shuler was our guest speaker at the Kaufman Foundation. She talked about her business, Hey Paul Studios and Eat, Drink, Stitch. She gave us a fascinating...

May meeting in 1 week!

Just a reminder, our next meeting is in a week! We will be at Kauffman and Kristen Shuler of Hey Paul is our guest speaker! Location: Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110 You can find out more about Kirsten, her design, and...

Inspiration of the Week

“Narrow Stairs” album artwork by EE Storey So often the daily art and graphics surrounding us inspires a spark of quilt potential.The first time I saw the cover of the Death Cab for Cutie album “Narrow Stairs” improvisational techniques and...

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...