Monday, September 28, 2015
Inspiration of the Week! Groovy Carpet Tiles
First off, if I could find these carpet tiles, they would be in my house. I lust after them. However, they could also be a quilt. I love the color story and larger design they make.
Monday, September 21, 2015
Inspiration of the Week! White and Gold
This is a sexy door, don't you think? Would an all white quilt with blocks edged in gold be gorgeous? Or maybe you applique the design with gold bias tape. It could be stunning!
Monday, September 14, 2015
Inspiration of the Week! How to Hang Fabric as Wallpaper
I've always wanted to try hanging fabric as wallpaper - my walls are somewhat textured though, so I don't know if it would work. Have any of you tried it? See tutorial here.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
September Meeting Recap
Hello KCMQG members!
Our
latest guild meeting was held on September 10, 2015 in the Hudson
Auditorium at the Nerman Museum on the Johnson County Community College
Campus. Our guest speaker was Elizabeth Hartman of Oh, Frannson!
She shared her quilts and talked a bit about design and construction.
She even did a little demonstration on how to quilt a large quilt on an
(invisible) sewing machine and told us the secret to changing the size
of a pattern.
We
did misspeak regarding membership dues at the meeting. According to
the bylaws, our membership cost can not be reduced until after December 31st.
This is because we still submit a portion of the dues to the national
organization for everyone who joins throughout the calendar year. If
you brought a friend to the meeting and they were hoping to join, the
cost is $50 through the end of the year. Starting on January 1st, the cost will drop to $25. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
We
are looking for a member to act as our meeting photographer in the
coming months. If you are interested in volunteering as the guild
photographer, please contact Maggie Aisenbrey at mpaisenbrey@gmail.com.

CHARITY PROJECTS
Quilt Con Charity Quilt:
The
theme of this year's charity quilt project for QuiltCon 2016 is "Improv
with Intent." If you're interested in contributing to this project,
make a strata to turn in at the October guild meeting. The rules are:
- Pick one color as your focus. Color choices are: white, off-white, sunflower, tomato red, light teal, grey, and black.
- Create an improv strata with solids and prints.
- Make sure prints and accent colors only include colors in our palette.
- Strata should be at least 12"x12", but can be bigger.
Please
note the deadline for the Quilt Con Charity quilt is next month's
meeting. Kristin Marciniak put together a handy sheet of guidelines for
this project. You can find a copy of it attached to this email if you
missed picking up a copy at the meeting.
Stuffed Animals Project:
This
year we'll be creating stuffed animals to donate to the KCK Police
Department. These stuffed animals we will be donating will be taken by
police officers and given to children who are in scary situations. This
could be domestic violence, car accidents, or any other situation where
receiving something special could help a child cope with something that
could be very frightening. Kristin Marciniak has started two pinterest
boards where you can find patterns or tutorials for projects that would
be appropriate for this charity program. KCMQG Plushie Patterns (FREE) and KCMQG Plushie Patterns (Paid). We are planning to collect the stuffed animals twice a year, with the first collection happening sometime in the late fall.
CHALLENGES
Clue Challenge
- Make a quilt no larger than 42"x42" inspired by three Clue Cards - a suspect, a weapon and a room.
- There are no sign-ups, so feel free to choose your three Clue Cards on your own. If you missed picking a card in person, you can find all of the characters, weapons, and rooms and pick your favorites by visiting this link.
- Reveal will be at the November meeting.
- Participants will be asked to make a One Hour Basket using a given fat quarter as the lining.
- They can make the outside and handles out of coordinating fabric(s). It may be pieced, appliquéd, embellished, or left plain.
- Pattern for the "1 Hour Basket" can be found here: http://www.craftsy.com/
pattern/sewing/home-decor/1- hour-basket-tutorial/136408 - September meeting: Brown paper bags will be available.
- October meeting: Bring a fat quarter in a paper bag with your name on the bottom and whether you want a holiday or non-holiday basket made for you. Bags will be turned in at the meeting and swapped.
- December
meeting: Bring back finished basket filled with a small gift
($10.00ish). Wrap the whole thing up and include a tag wihich includes To: and From:
information.
RETREATS
Autumn Day Retreat
September 26 at Atonement Lutheran Church in Overland Park (9948 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS). 9am-8pm.
- $15 for the day, no meals
- $25 for the day with a box lunch.
- $30 for the day with a box lunch & pizza dinner.
Winter Retreat
January 22-23. Details to follow.
Spring Retreat
April 8-10, 2016 at Missouri Star Quilt Company in Hamilton, Missouri. Details and sign-ups to come in January.
UPCOMING
10/8: Monthly KCMQG meeting at 7pm. Angela Walters will be the guest speaker.
Location: Roeland Park Community Center.
10/18: Sewing Day 11am - 5pm.
Location: Show-Me Quilting, 6221 Blue Ridge Boulevard, Raytown, Missouri
11/12: Monthly KCMQG meeting at 7pm. Clue Challenge quilts will be revealed.
Location: Roeland Park Community Center.
12/10: Monthly KCMQG meeting at 7pm. This will be our holiday party.
Location: Kauffman Foundation Conference Center, 4801 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110
Check out the new online calendar of events for more upcoming activities.
See you all back in Roeland Park for our October meeting!
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Executive Board Meeting
An Executive Board Meeting will be held Sunday, September 20th 10:00 A.M.
KC Textile Studio
924 E. 5th St, KC MO 64106
Members of the executive board will be meeting to discuss and plan upcoming events for the KCMQG.
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Meeting Reminder: Elizabeth Hartman tonight!
Public Service Reminder: The meeting tonight will be in the Hudson Auditorium at the Johnson County Community College. This Auditorium is on the second floor of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. The address for the museum is: 12345 College Boulevard, Overland Park, Kansas 66210.
Monday, September 7, 2015
Friday, September 4, 2015
September Meeting Reminder! Guest Speaker Elizabeth Hartman
Hello KCMQG members!
Our meeting this month is just under a week away! We will be meeting next Thursday, September 10 at 7pm. The
location for this meeting has changed. We'll be gathering in the
Hudson Auditorium at the Johnson County Community College. This
Auditorium is on the second floor of the Nerman Museum of Contemporary
Art. The address for the museum is: 12345 College Boulevard, Overland
Park, Kansas 66210.
There will not be a show-and-tell at this meeting.
Elizabeth Hartman (www.ohfransson.com) will be our guest speaker. She'll also be teaching two workshops next week at the Roeland Park Community Center. There are still openings in both days and you can sign up for either class by following this link. The details for the workshops are:
Workshop 1: Fox and Hedgehog.
- Wednesday, September 9, 5pm-9pm
- Roeland Park Community Center Auditorium
- $85
- Pattern required (not included)
- Thursday, September 10, 10am-4pm
- Roeland Park Community Center Auditorium
- $90
- Book Required (not included)
CHARITY PROJECTS
Stuffed Animals Project:
This
year we'll be creating stuffed animals to donate to the KCK Police
Department. These stuffed animals we will be donating will be taken by
police officers and given to children who are in scary situations. This
could be domestic violence, car accidents, or any other situation where
receiving something special could help a child cope with something that
could be very frightening. Kristin Marciniak has started two pinterest
boards where you can find patterns or tutorials for projects that would
be appropriate for this charity program. KCMQG Plushie Patterns (FREE) and KCMQG Plushie Patterns (Paid). We are planning to collect the stuffed animals twice a year, with the first collection happening sometime in the late fall.
Quilt Con Charity Quilt:
The
theme of this year's charity quilt project for QuiltCon 2016 is "Improv
with Intent." If you're interested in contributing to this project,
make a strata to turn in at the October guild meeting. The rules are:
- Pick one color as your focus. Color choices are: white, off-white, sunflower, tomato red, light teal, grey, and black.
- Create an improv strata with solids and prints.
- Make sure prints and accent colors only include colors in our palette.
- Strata should be at least 12"x12", but can be bigger.
CHALLENGE
Clue Challenge
- Make a quilt no larger than 42"x42" inspired by three Clue Cards - a suspect, a weapon and a room.
- We will have Clue Cards to select from at the September meeting.
- There are no sign-ups, so feel free to choose your three Clue Cards on your own.
- Here's a link: http://karencookiejar.
com/2012/04/clue-score-sheets/ - Reveal will be at the November meeting.
- Participants will be asked to make a One Hour Basket using a given fat quarter as the lining.
- They can make the outside and handles out of coordinating fabric(s). It may be pieced, appliquéd, embellished, or left plain.
- Pattern for the "1 Hour Basket" can be found here: http://www.craftsy.com/
pattern/sewing/home-decor/1- hour-basket-tutorial/136408 - September meeting: Brown paper bags will be available.
- October meeting: Bring a fat quarter in a paper bag with your name on the bottom and whether you want a holiday or non-holiday basket made for you. Bags will be turned in at the meeting and swapped.
- December
meeting: Bring back finished basket filled with a small gift
($10.00ish). Wrap the whole thing up and include a tag wihich includes To: and From:
information.
RETREAT
Autumn Day Retreat
September 26 at Atonement Lutheran Church in Overland Park (9948 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS). 9am-8pm.
- $15 for the day, no meals
- $25 for the day with a box lunch.
- $30 for the day with a box lunch & pizza dinner.
Winter Retreat
January 22-23. Details to follow.
Spring Retreat
April 8-10, 2016 at Missouri Star Quilt Company in Hamilton, Missouri. Details and sign-ups to come in January.
UPCOMING
9/9: Fox and Hedgehog Workshop with Elizabeth Hartman.5-9pm in the auditorium at the Roeland Park Community Center.
9/10: Patchwork City Workshop with Elizabeth Hartman. 10am-4pm in the auditorium at the Roeland Park Community Center.
9/10: September's Guild Meeting: Elizabeth Hartman of Oh Fransson! will be our guest speaker.
Check out the new online calendar of events for more upcoming activities.
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