Maria Shell - Patchwork to Artwork Quilt artist Marie Shell will share her work from her first stitches to her most recent pieces along with some fun stories about trying to quilt while raising three boys in the wild lands of Alaska. Marie’s work is founded in the tradition of American patchwork while also connecting […]
Kathy Delaney - Mystery of Color Solved Kathy has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in art education. She loves teaching quilting-making techniques. In this workshop participants will learn about fabrics best for the Mariner’s Compass and how to use the Skinny Robin Mariner’s Compass Ruler, and how to set the circular star into a […]
Kathy Delaney - Mystery of Color Solved Kathy has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in art education. She loves teaching quilting-making techniques. In this workshop participants will learn about fabrics best for the Mariner’s Compass and how to use the Skinny Robin Mariner’s Compass Ruler, and how to set the circular star into a […]
Trisch Price - Tree of LifeTree of Life quilts are timeless and varied in style. Trisch Price has reinterpreted the concept to create 9 fresh and innovative quilts. Workshop participants will begin working to compose the Petrified Wood quilt. We will learn how to: utilize gradations for effective shadowing; freeform cut the circles used in […]
Trisch Price - Tree of Life Tree of Life quilts are timeless and varied in style. Trisch Price has reinterpreted the concept to create 9 fresh and innovative quilts. Workshop participants will begin working to compose the Petrified Wood quilt. We will learn how to: utilize gradations for effective shadowing; freeform cut the circles used […]
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 personal […]
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 […]
