June guild meeting will feature Jacquie Gering!

Jacquie Gering of Tallgrass Prairie Studio is an iconic figure in the modern quilting world and a much missed member of the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild. Though we lost her to Chicago last year, we are welcoming her back with open arms this Thursday, June 14th, as she travels back to visit us and speak at the guild!

Thursday

Jacquie will talk about her recently published book, Quilting Modern, discuss the book journey from idea to publication and show the quilts from the book to demonstrate the philosophy behind the book. Jacquie will also show a few new pieces and talk about "beyond the book" and what comes next in her work.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Roeland Park Community Center

4850 Rosewood Drive, Roeland Park, KS

Friday

If that's not enough for you, Jacquie will be giving a Stitch and Flip improvisation class on Friday the 15th at the Bernina Sewing Center in Overland Park. Call Bernina's to reserve your spot in the class.

Friday, June 15, 2012

2:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Stitch and Flip Improvisation class at Bernina Sewing Center

Class Limit 10 students
Contact Bernina at 913 341 6400 for more information

Saturday

And if you're still dying for Jacquie time, come to Harper's on the 16th for two hours of socialization!

Saturday, June 16, 2012 

4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Quilting Modern Friends and Family Celebration
Harper's Fabrics and Crafts 

7918 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, KS

 

Visiting with Weeks Ringle

As Spring Quilt Market closed down in Kansas City, the excitement remained high for the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild, as well as a few quilters who had the good fortune to stay an extra day, or miss a flight or two. Weeks Ringle stayed an extra day also, just to speak to us and show us some of her fabulous quilts! So, on May 21, a horde of quilters gathered to listen to Weeks.

Weeks Ringle talks to quilters in Kansas City

She talked about process work, fabric usage, and binding styles.

Weeks showing a quilt

She discussed some of the new quilts showing in the Transparency Quilts book that published in January.

Weeks showing a quilt

We got to touch her quilts!

Weeks allowed her quilts to be passed around!

Her mini quilts were just gorgeous.

Weeks shows a mini quilt

At the end, Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild members showed quilts that had been made from a pattern by Weeks and Bill. Weeks loved it and took photos to show Bill.

Weeks watching the show-n-tell quilt session

The show-n-tell session was videotaped:



Having Weeks visit and speak to the guild was fun, inspirational and educational. We loved having her!