SAVE THE DATE! Our 2024 quilt show will be held at the Church of the Nazarene, 11811 State Line Rd, Kansas City, MO. Watch this space for updates!
Join us for Michelle’s trunk show and lecture, “Inspired by the Past…One Quilter’s Journey,” followed by a workshop to make a vintage linen table topper, 12:45 to 4 p.m. (Cost: $25.00)
Michele is a Nebraska native living in Leawood, Kansas, and has quilting roots going back several generations. She grew up watching her Grandmother Marie create hundreds of quilts for family members and church missions. Michele spent ten years as a Bernina salesperson and educator, developing and creating many one-of-a-kind projects on her favorite machines. She has a passion for teaching students how to use their machines to create their own quilting/art masterpieces. She developed a passion for rescuing thrifted textiles, quilts and vintage linens and repurposing them into quilts and wearable art. She can be found teaching classes in the Kansas City area.
Eclectic may be the best way to describe Kourtney Govro, owner of The Quilted Cow in Raymore, MO. She is the author of 5 books, PhD student, former CEO of a software company, consultant to major corporations and mergers and acquisitions, advisor to health systems on communications technology, and now a quilt shop owner. Her life motto is “She believed she could, so she did,” and that is how she approaches all tings. In 2020 she lost her brother to cancer, which made her shift from a career-driven technologist to look for a career where she could interact with and help people. In that same year, her mom taught her to quilt. In 2023, she worked with The Quilted Cow in Branson West to be the first franchise of their organization. We look forward to her trunk show and quilting story.
WORKSHOP FULL! Contact Linncea Stevens to be added to the wait list!
We have all admired guild member Charmaine’s beautiful quilts finished one block at a time using the Quilt-as-you-go method. Bring your sewing machine. Charmaine will have fabric kits for participants and will share her tips and tricks in this workshop after the February meeting.
Kellie Willey—Miniature Quilts
You can’t believe everything you hear! For years, quilters have been telling us that making a miniature quilt is harder that making a large quilt! This is simply not true and Kellie Willey enjoys busting this myth. She believes that learning how to create a small-scale quilt can be FAST, FUN and REWARDING! Enjoy hearing how to quickly and accurately make a miniature quilt from a person who is not afraid to go tiny and loves to share that passion!
Kellie Willey has been quilting for 15 years and is passionate about making miniature and small-scale quilts. She enjoys taking large traditional patterns and miniaturizing them using various methods. Kellie has won many awards for her little quilts and has recently begun teaching others the love of small-scale quilt making. During her lecture, you will hear tips and techniques that will take the fear out of miniature quilting. You will also have a front row seat (from your computer) to view several of her little quilts up close. Kellie encourages quilters to enjoy the process and get comfortable with scaling down their work. Her philosophy is "You already know how to cut, piece and sew, and it's easy to make it smaller once you know the tricks”.
Ginger’s background info…“I’ve enjoyed numerous crafts since cutting out paper dolls as a child. There’s been tole painting, knitting, crochet, macramé, stained glass, and ceramics. I even had a ceramics studio in Kingman, AZ in the early 1970’s. Then I found my first quilt shop, The Quilted Apple, in Phoenix and knew I had found my creative “calling”. It is where I learned the basics, and the special tips and tricks that were known before we had the rotary cutter and specialty rulers. In 1983, my husband’s job required that we move to the Kansas City area. We settled in Shawnee. Such a perfect move for a quilter. I joined the Starlight guild, the Quilt Guild of Greater Kansas City, and the Kaw Valley Guild before I finished unpacking. Such fun times and wonderful new quilting friends. Then I found a job and for the next 25+ years my quilting was limited to weekends and evenings. Since 2018, I’ve been able to devote a lot more time to quilting. Of course, I’ve rejoined the Quilt Guild of Greater KC and haven’t looked back!”
POT LUCK following meeting! Members, please bring a side dish or dessert. Please separate desserts into individual servings before the meeting (ex. put in paper cupcake holders). The board will provide pulled pork and brisket and some side dishes.
We are pleased to have Kathy Menzie, an award-winning landscape quilter and fabric artist, give a trunk show in November. She loves experimenting with fabric and thread! The trunk show, “Landscaping with Fabric, Not Dirt,” consists of 40-50 landscape quilts she has made. Many of the quilts are from photos of places she’s traveled in Kansas. Some are from travels to other countries. Kathy will describe her process from inspiration to design to the actual stitching of a landscape quilt. Some quilts involve special techniques or equipment, and she will explain each of these and how they are incorporated into a project. Her work usually includes a signature tiny red cardinal.
Workshop: “Landscaping with Fabric, Not Dirt,” 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Fee $40
Pick up the supply list from BJ and pay at the October meeting.
Sharla Krenzel first put foot to pedal when she was seven years old in the beginning sewing group in 4-H. Soon she was crafting clothing for herself throughout junior and senior high school, even making her bridesmaids’ dresses for her wedding. Sharla was in her 30s before she discovered quilting and thus started her love affair with textiles and how to cut them up and sew them back together - something her hubby has never understood! Sharla’s love of fabric (and profession in economic development) led her to open a quilt shop, where she honed her quilting skills and began teaching classes and designing patterns. Now retired, Sharla has continued to design quilt patterns as a Moda Bake Shop Chef and has been published in four Moda Bake Shop books, plus had been a contributing Chef for several MBS sew-alongs. Sharla’s quilt designs can also be found in her online shop at www.ThistleThicketStudio.com. She is on Instagram at @thistlethicketstudio and Facebook, Thistle Thicket Studio. Join Sharla as she serves up a delicious trunk show of her Moda Bank Shop quilts and other designs - AND she’ll have some tasty Moda treats to share!
The September meeting of Quilters Guild of Greater Kansas City will begin with Social Hour at 9:00, followed by the meeting at 9:45, and Show and Tell. The program with Kelly Ashton will begin at 11:00 am.
As a self-described “pragmatic quiltmaker”, Kelly Ashton approaches quilt design and construction with a knowledge of and appreciation for the theoretical, while searching for and developing skills and shortcuts that are practical. Kelly is passionate about patchwork — she loves to design and make quilts! www.kellyquilter.com
The August meeting of Quilters Guild of Greater Kansas City will begin with Social Hour at 9:00 am, followed by the business meeting at 9:45 am and Show and Tell. The program will begin at 11:00 am.
Lisa Hirsch will present “Color Confidence” — Lisa says “While studying art at Michigan State University, I learned about all of the different topics related to color theory, principles of design, and elements of art, but I think that a combination of being in various quilt guilds and teaching students in the classroom is where I have implemented that knowledge into thoughtful practice.” Let Lisa help you develop your color confidence!
The July meeting of the Quilters Guild of Greater Kansas City will begin at 9:00 am with social hour, followed by the business meeting at 9:45 and Show and Tell. The program will begin at 11:00 am. Patti Meier, the owner of KC Maker Studio and Fabric will present “My Creative Journey to Modern Quilting.”
Patti Meier is a sewist, quilter and quilt shop owner. Majoring in Textiles and Business, Patti continued her creative journey through a series of home based businesses that fueled her entrepreneurial spirit. Learn how she went from corporate HR to owning her own quilt shop. www.kcmakerstudio.com
The June meeting of the Quilters Guild of Greater Kansas City will begin with social time at 9:00 am, followed by the business meeting at 9:45 am, and Show and Tell. The program will be a “Schoolhouse” presentation by four guild members on these topics: Sew Powerful Purse Project, Needleturn Applique, Quilt Labels and Coloring on Fabric.
May meeting followed by program with Amy Bradley — “Getting Ready for Quilt Market”
Program for the March meeting is Christy Zawodniak of Cottage Grove Quilt Company, DeSoto, Missouri. Christy will be speaking about her quilting journey, including experiences with her Facebook Live events.
Social time begins at 9:15 am, with the guild business meeting at 9:45. After a break, the program will begin at 11:00.
February Meeting — Program presented by Karen Hansen “Have You Ever Wanted to Make An Art Quilt?”
January Meeting will be presented by Zoom. Program presented by Melissa Tourben, Maribeth Keil and Rachel Rohrer — 2020 International Quilt Show in Tokyo
December 13 Meeting
Social Time 9:00 am
Meeting 9:45 am
Program 11:00 am
Meeting and Show and Tell will be followed by a program by Mildred Stokes Gamble — “UFO’s Etc.
November Meeting
Social Time 9:00 am
Meeting 9:45 am
Program 11:00 am
Meeting and Show and Tell will be followed by Toni Steere as guest speaker, presenting “Concept to Quilt”
Fabulous Faces Workshop — Jean teaches a simple and fun way to create a Fabulous Face! Jean’s style has been influenced by Freddy Moran and they have been close friends for 12 years. They both enjoy a FREE style of designing. This workshop uses both collage and design techniques. “Freddy and I collaborate on these fabulous faces. Our process requires a glue stick and basic design principles. Freddy and I have made hundreds of these. We both create our own faces and I quilt and finish all of my own as well as Freddy’s using my own techniques for quilting: “Pencil Quilting” and “Sketchy Quilting.” Have fun with this workshop, learn about composing faces with a minimum of fuss and fabric, then learn my special quilting techniques for completing your design, quilting and binding. Freddy will not be on KC trip.”
Meeting begins at 9:45 followed by Show and Tell. The program begins at 11:00
Finding your Passion and Running with It
Jean will be visiting us from California. She loved Kansas City when she visited in February and is anxious to return. When flying she brings a visual digital presentation along and includes a smaller trunk show. My short digital presentation includes an actual tutorial so quilters will actually learn something while listening to my lecture on how passion can be worked with to make you more creative. I don’t worry about doing it wrong…. There is no such thing in the creative process. I like how Albert Einstein said, “The easiest way to be creative: try something different, even if you don’t think it will work.”
The Painted Landscape BONUS ZOOM
Join ZOOM at 6:45PM!
Get on Zoom early so you will be ready for Gloria at 7 PM. This is a very special opportunity to “meet” Gloria Loughman who lives in Australia. Her specialty is landscape quilting. Her initiation into the world of patchwork occurred nearly 30 years ago when she was recovering from a course of chemotherapy for breast cancer. After completing some studies in design and colour as part of a Diploma of Art in 1996, she began to make large vivid landscape quilts depicting the Australian bush. She travels to many unique and fascinating parts of Australia with her photographer husband and is continually challenged to reproduce the images in fabric. Gloria has 3 online workshops that you can download. https://www.glorialoughman.com/
Meeting begins at 9:45 - followed by Show and Tell — Program begins at 11:00
Quilting Vintage - our morning guild program
Kelly Cline is locally and nationally recognized. She comes from an art and design background that translates perfectly to longarm quilting. She will show us her wonderful twist on quilting which connects our past and present. She will bring a live Quilt Trunk Show. She lives in Lawrence, Ks. Kelly also uses vintage linens in adorable one of a kind small pincushions and sells them to raise money for her favorite charity. She has helpful ideas for cleaning your vintage linens. https://www.kellyclinequilting.com/
2022 Quilt Show will feature two-color quilts as well as a variety of quilting styles by our members.
Location will be Holmeswood Baptist Church, 9700 Holmes, Kansas City, MO 64131
Hours: Friday, August 26, from 9 am to 5 pm and Saturday, August 27 from 9 am to 4 pm.
Shop with vendors —
Overbrook Quilt Connection of Overbrook, Kansas — Quilt & Textile Collections of Overland Park, Kansas — Stashworthy Fabrics of Parkville, Missouri — The Fabric Chic of Parkville, Missouri.
Meeting 9:45 followed by Show and Tell. Program starts at 11:00
You can count on Deanne Eisenman to bring an interesting Trunk show in August.She will be visiting from Iowa. She says it’s no secret that she is inspired by antique quilts and many traditional quilt blocks. She has a very interesting blog on her website and has added a you tube channel with many sewing tutorials. Deanne’s company, Snuggles Quilts Pattern Company was established in 2005. All the patterns are her original designs. https://snugglesquilts.com/
Renee Nanneman of Need’l Love will be our featured speaker at the July meeting. Social time begins at 9:00 am, followed by the business meeting at 9:45 and Show and Tell by members. The program will be presented by Renee Nanneman of Need’l Love, speaking on “Breathing New Life into Antique Fabrics for Quilting” Renee’s career has spanned several decades as a cross stitch, quilt and fabric designer. Hear Renee speak on her inspiration in providing quilters with patterns and fabrics for quiltmaking.
Join us for a FUN DAY! Meet our new members and visit with friends at a Salad Luncheon provided just for you! After lunch, sew on your own project for charity or adopt a “quilty” kit provided by our GREAT Charity Committee!
Our day will start with a very interesting speaker, Dakota Redford. She and her husband moved to Hamilton Mo. from Utah. They are dedicated to raising their 4 boys. They founded the Missouri Quilt Museum and it opened in September of 2019. Its 3,000 square feet of exhibits amazed visitors. Just 6 months later, they closed due to COVID-19. Dakota will share her story about growing the museum during the pandemic.
Karlisa Brewer of Derby, Kansas, will present her trunk show “Leaders and Enders”. Karlisa says “Quilting is my therapy and something I have admired and desired to do for as long as I can remember. However, I did not begin my own journey as a quilter until 2010. My plan is to share how I’ve used the ‘leader/ender’ process during piecing, some of my quilts, and the stories behind them.”
The QGGKC meeting begins with social time at 9:15 am, meeting begins at 9:45 am, followed by Show and Tell and our program at 11:00 am.
Stitch On Needlework in Lawrence, Kansas, has been a family business since 1984. Leslie and her daughter Laura will share an interesting and inspiring trunk show , “We Hope to Inspire.” They are passionate and enthusiastic about making quilts, trying new techniques and patterns and teaching.
The April QGGKC meeting will begin with social time at 9:00 am, business meeting at 9:45, followed by Show and Tell. Our program begins at 11:00 am.
Pam Gardner is a local artist/quilter and will be the featured speaker at the meeting in March. Her favorite types of quilts are art quilts and paper pieced quilts. Her program will begin at 11:00 am, following the meeting and Show and Tell. Pam will conduct a 4-hour workshop following the meeting.
If you have any questions about our group or would like to come to a future meeting, please let us know. We are always happy to have you.
Meeting Time and Location
Second Tuesday of Each Month
9:00 AM Social Hour
9:45 AM Meeting
11:00 AM Program/Speaker
First Lutheran Church
6400 State Line Road
Mission Hills, Kansas 66208
Quilters Guild of GKC
P.O. Box 22561
Kansas City, MO 64113
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