Quilting Calendar of Events

The Calendar of Events we have listed here contains speakers, workshops and other events for our guild. If you know of other events that need to be listed, please contact us, and we will include them.

Select the month you are interested in, and you will be taken directly to that month's events.

January

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"One Male's View of the Quilting World" Tony Munoz, a retired elementary school teacher from Parsons, KS will present "One Male's View of the Quilting World" at our meetings on January 14th and 15th. He is a Charter Member of The Quilter's Guild of Parsons, KS, and Kansas Quilters Organization. He has many years of quilt making experience and loves to teach. Tony's workshops are fun and easy. He comes highly recommended to us as being a very entertaining speaker, and we are looking forward to a good time, as we will be helping him celebrate his birthday!

Tony loves chocolate so be sure to bring chocolate to the workshop on Tuesday, January 15th. Tony will teach a "Twisted Log Cabin" workshop at the church from 1:00 PM to 4:00 p.m. Cost is $18. Tony designed his twisted log cabin blocks to look like a tornado. The design possibilities for these versatile blocks are limited only by your imagination! Check the January newsletter for sign up information.

February

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Kansas quilt artist, pattern designer, teacher, writer and historian, Terry Clothier Thompson will lecture at the Kaw Valley Quilter's Guild meetings on February 18 & 19. Terry has written a series of stories from different eras with quilts designed to go along with the stories. She will speak on her latest book, Quilts in Red and Green and the Women Who Made Them. Come see the beautiful 19th Century red and green applique quilts, and learn more about the women who made them. Visit Terry's website www.terrythompson.com

March

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Acclaimed quilter to speak and teach!

Locally known quilt artist and "free-motion" quilting teacher Mindy Smith will be the featured speaker at the March meeting of the Kaw Valley Quilters’ Guild.

She will speak on “Documenting Your Quilts Your Way” at 7 p.m. Monday, 17 March and on “Discovering Your Creative Power” at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, 18 March in the meeting room at Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont, in Lawrence, Kansas. The Lectures are free and open to members and quests.

Smith will conduct a workshop at the church on Tuesday, 18 March from 1:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. on “Thread Painting”. Costs are $25.00 for members and $30.00 for non-members. Register by calling Jerrye Van Leer at 785-843-8421 or quiltcards@yahoo.com or Joyce Wolf at 785-887-6019 or rjjawolf@sunflower.com.

Smith creates quilts, but she doesn’t use traditional patterns you’ve seen on your great-grandmother’s bed. Instead, Smith uses an organic, free-flowing process to create pieces of art. Her thread-painting requires the same process as painting with a brush and oils. It’s a layering process of lights and darks. She can do everything from outlines to sewing what looks like charcoal sketching. She found her niche, when she discovered she could paint with fabric and thread.

April

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Useful Tips and Unusual Quilt Items to be shared at April Meeting

Kansas quilt artist Tresa Jones will be the featured speaker at the April meetings. Tresa received a degree from Kansas State University in 1978 and worked several years in research. Her attention to detail in research is reflected in her applique' quilts. She grew up learning many kinds of needlework and has focused on quilting since the 1980s. Her quilts have been published in the following books: Hearts and flowers, A Heartland Album, A Horn of Plenty and Beyond the Basics all authored by Kathy Delaney and published by Kansas City Star books.

Monday, 14 April at 7:00 p.m., Darwin is Alive and Well her “Evolution” as a Quilt Maker, Tresa will share the history of her quilting and pass along useful tips she has discovered along the way.

Tuesday, 15 April at 9:00 a.m., Quilting through the Alphabet, Tresa invites members to bring “unusual”, “off the wall”, “obscure” sort of quilt, related items that start with the letters of the Alphabet. Be creative and clever, a little gift will go to members who share their most unusual quilt related item.

May

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Symmetry and Surprise - The Kaleidoscope as Design Inspiration

Don’t delay; make your reservations today, for Paula Nadelstern’s workshops in May. Contact: Carolyn More at (785) 542-1193, cell (913) 314-2212 or johnmore@sprintmail.com. Once spaces are filled, your name will be placed, on the waiting list, (first come first served).

Tuesday, 20 May, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm “Puzzle Workshop" Design Presentation – no hands on, no supplies needed. Learn to look at fabric in a new way, complex fabric and simple blocks, includes a trip to the local quilt shop. Costs are $35.00 for members and $40.00 for non-members.

Wednesday, 21 May, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm “Needlestar: Kaleidoscope Technique” - energize your design process with this incredible quilt designer. Pick up supply list at March meeting. Costs are $ 50.00 for members and $55.00 for non-members.

June

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Collecting Your Quilt History
Deb will divulge some anecdotes from her Kansas City Star book, "Quilters' Stories: Collecting History in the Heart of America." Together, we will explore ways to gather information: about ourselves, the quilts in our collections, and our fellow quilters. Everyone can collect quilt history.

July

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"You Can Too" Trunk Show of Jeanne's Fabrics

August

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Quilt Appraisals

September

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Mini Retreat at Building 21, Douglas County Fairgrounds (no regular meetings)

October

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Workshop to be Announced

November

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December

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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Mini Retreat at Building 21, Douglas County Fairgrounds (no regular meetings)

October

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November

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December

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