Gwen Rankin - After 40 years of practice, what’s my inspiration? Gwen comes from a family of quilters and has been quilting for over 40 years. Gwen has had a diverse lifetime of experience ranging from ranching, cowgirl, wife and mother, school custodian and school bus driver. She is an avid gardener and maintains a […]
Stone Portraits and Stonescape Denise makes contemporary art quilt portraits of very noncontemporary structures: megalithic Celtic stones and monoliths, and more recent (but still centuries old) monastic ruins. Denise’s "stones" portfolio now exceeds 50 quilts, and she continues to eagerly look forward to discovering and visiting new sacred sites, meeting new stones, and quilting their […]
Stone Portraits and Stonescape Denise makes contemporary art quilt portraits of very noncontemporary structures: megalithic Celtic stones and monoliths, and more recent (but still centuries old) monastic ruins. Denise’s "stones" portfolio now exceeds 50 quilts, and she continues to eagerly look forward to discovering and visiting new sacred sites, meeting new stones, and quilting their […]
Fabric Painting A two-day hands-on workshop focused on helping students explore and discover new (and oftentimes very surprising) techniques for using multiple layers of sun-reactive transparent color paints to create their own uniquely textured and colored fabrics. The focus is on how best to use and layer paint, how to use various resists, and how to […]
KAW VALLEY QUILTERS GUILD 45TH BIRTHDAY BASH/RETREAT The retreat this year will be held September 20, 2022 10am-7pm at the Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence, KS Plymouth Congregational Church 925 Vermont St. Lawrence, KS 66044 This is a change from prior years!!! Please RSVP There is limited space in the church as well as a […]
Laura Piland, Slice of Pi Quilts I’m a quilter, pattern designer, and homeschooling mom. I’m also an ex-math teacher—and with a last name like Piland—there’s a strong love of pi in our house. Both of my grandmothers quilt, as does my mom. My maternal great grandfather was a Singer sewing machine repairman. My grandmothers both […]
Laura Piland, Slice of Pi Quilts I’m a quilter, pattern designer, and homeschooling mom. I’m also an ex-math teacher—and with a last name like Piland—there’s a strong love of pi in our house. Both of my grandmothers quilt, as does my mom. My maternal great grandfather was a Singer sewing machine repairman. My grandmothers both […]
Please sign up here - October 2022 Laura Piland - Quilt as you Go Hydra quilt Quilt-as-You-Go Hydra Quilt It’s true! Participants will create a baby quilt from start to finish during this workshop. Workshop included hands-on instruction for machine binding.
Christmas Ornaments for Festival of Trees November meeting will feature the Festival of Trees project. Kelley Stillings and her sewing group are leading this. We will work on making & finishing ornaments, garlands, etc at the meeting. And we'll decorate the tree in preparation for getting it to the Festival Of Trees at the end […]
Christmas Ornaments for Festival of Trees November meeting will feature the Festival of Trees project. Kelley Stillings and her sewing group are leading this. We will work on making & finishing ornaments, garlands, etc at the meeting. And we'll decorate the tree in preparation for getting it to the Festival Of Trees at the end […]
New Location!!!!! Kathy Menzie is a quilt artist in Topeka, Kansas. Though she has sewn all her life, she didn’t begin quilting until 2015. After a career in public relations and higher education, Menzie’s new direction took her from making quilts for beds, to making quilts that hang on the wall. Using her own photos […]
