Join us for the installation of our newly elected 2026-27 guild officers. Stay after the meeting to join us for a catered lunch.
David Walker will share his inspirations and techniques for making his fabric art - “Fine art made from fabric...glued, sewn, stretched,matted, and framed under glass.”
To celebrate our 50th year as a guild, we are having ONE BIG BLOCK PARTY! See us at First Church of the Nazarene, 11811 State Line Road, for our biannual guild quilt show. Boutique! Quilts on Display! Raffle baskets! Bake sale! Viewer’s choice voting! And more!
Jenifer and Trisch met at quilt guild about 2000. Both were busy raising children and making quilts at the time. Fifteen years later, after each won quilting awards, wrote books and began speaking at guilds, they joined forces to create Everyday Stitches – a pattern company specializing in quality patterns that reflect their own style and personality. With Trisch’s software engineering background and Jenifer’s editorial experience, the perfect partnership was formed.
We are a participating guild in KCRQF! See us at our booth at the Overland Park Convention Center!
My husband and I moved to Missouri in 2014 from my home state of Ohio. Soon after completing the remodel of our farm house, I began teaching myself to piece and quilt on my domestic machine and started to develop a customer base. I took employment at one of the local quilt shops where I began to learn long arm quilting. Soon thereafter, I bought my own long arm and began Hawthorne Custom Quilts. I love the art of quilting and enjoy teaching others.
Guild member Judy Brennan will lead this workshop making a jumbo project bag. To defray some costs, we will offer supply kits with the pattern, vinyl and Soft ‘n Stable. Bring your own fabric, a zipper, and some interfacing. Learn how to make one bag in class, then make up one or two extra for the boutique at the August quilt show. Supply list is in the March newsletter (HERE). Limit: 15 participants.
March 11, 2026, marked the fifteenth anniversary of the earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disaster in Japan. The disaster touched many, including Japanese-born, Lenexa-based quilter Cindy Parry. Cindy will share the story of her fiber art “Tohoku Daishinsai” (Tohoku Disaster), made as a memorial to that event.
Angela is a college student working her way through school. She’s a self-made pattern designer and has been sewing since she was 8. After receiving numerous compliments for a watermelon block she designed, she started writing quilt patterns. She hopes to use her business to help fund her college education.
Sunflower Room, Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty Street, Overland Park
Meet our members! It’s a surprise who they are, but three of our members will be featured in our program. And thanks to them for stepping up when our scheduled speaker canceled for health reasons.
Sunflower Room, Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty Street, Overland Park
Martha Walker has been making quilts since she was a teen, and enjoys every aspect of quilt making including piecework, appliqué and quilting. In addition to designing quilts, she designs projects in a variety of needle arts such as wool appliqué, punch needle and hooked rugs. She publishes patterns through her company, Wagons West Designs, and is most recently the author of Prairie Patchwork: Treasured Quilts and Tales of Time (Martingale Publishing), as well as Betsy's Scrapbag, Annie's Scrapbag, "Be Merry: Quilts and Projects for Your Holiday Home" (Kansas City Star Quilts) and "Vintage Christmas". Martha has designed three fabric lines for Henry Glass Fabrics and Co. and Studio e Fabrics.
Martha began exhibiting her original designs in 1994 and has won numerous awards including ribbons at American Quilter's Society Quilt Show (2000, 2007, 2023), International Quilt Festival (2005), National Quilter's Association Quilt Show (2005), Pacific International Quilt Festival (2006), Road to California (2001, 2002), Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival (2002), and The Arizona Quilter's Guild Quilt Show (1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007).
Her quilts and designs have been featured in many publications including The Big Book of Favorite Scrap Quilts (Martingale Publishing), Primitive Quilts and Projects Magazine, Simply Vintage, Quiltmania, Quilts from Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, Quilt Country, Magic Patch,Quilter's Newsletter Magazine,and Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks from today's top designers.
Sunflower Room, Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty Street, Overland Park
Our annual fall retreat at The Barn in Valley Falls will be October 29, 30, 31 & check-out on November 1. Registration form and nonrefundable $150 deposit are due by February 15!
Registration form is on the Members Only page.
Spend the afternoon with us as Alice Ridge teaches us a way to make a modified version of a traditional mola.
From Alice: “Have you looked at the beautiful Molas from Panama and gone green with envy? I have! I love the look of Traditional Molas, with all the layers of colored fabrics and fancy stitches!
“I thought that I would make one myself, but then really turned green when I realized how much detail work and teeny tiny stitches were involved!
“So, I created this class to modify the Traditional Mola by using Felt to make a project that keeps the style and colors of the original, but is so much easier and faster!
“This is a hand work class, but it is easy and relaxing to do.
“I hope you enjoy these Molas as much as I do!”
A kit is required for this class. It will available from the instructor on the class day for $30.
Don’t miss this presentation! Alice has been quilting for over 40 years and will give us a light-hearted look at items you can find at the hardware store that can be used for quilting in non-traditional ways. She loves all forms of quilting and will be giving a workshop this afternoon in Mock Molas (see below).
Hosted by Jeannette Butler and Jeanne Musgrave (thank you, ladies!) - don’t miss the annual guild retreat at Heartland Presbyterian Center, Parkville, Missouri. Sign-ups have begun (June 2025). REGISTRATION FORM: CLICK HERE
NOTE: This meeting is on WEDNESDAY this month because of a conflict with the February retreat!
Sunflower Room, Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty Street, Overland Park
Bobbie will share her quilting journey with us in person at Southminster Presbyterian - our first meeting at our new location! (Also on Zoom - watch your email for the link). Special thanks to Bobbie for stepping in when our scheduled speaker cancelled! We so appreciate her doing this!!
Sunflower Room, Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty Street, Overland Park
Besides a delicious lunch catered by Grandma’s Kitchen and desserts provided by board members, a number of our past presidents will share their “President’s Quilts” with us and maybe one or more of their most cherished quilts.
Sunflower Room at Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty St, Overland Park, KS 66204
Vicky Beasley, aka “Scrappy the Farmer,” will discuss “Prairie Stones - not just one pattern, but endless options.” Come for this lecture if you’re looking for a great way to use up some of those leftovers in your stash.
Sunflower Room at Matt Ross Community Center - 8101 Marty St, Overland Park, KS 66204
The 50th Anniversary celebration continues! Let us do the driving and join us as we “visit” our guild quilts on display at the Missouri Quilt Museum followed by shopping and lunch on your own - and did we mention shopping in Quilt City USA?! Watch your email for details of pickup times and parking - one south metro and another further north.
Our Greatest Hits quilt exhibit will travel north to the Missouri Quilt Museum in Hamilton, Missouri for your viewing (and shopping!) pleasure. The Museum is located at 300 E. Bird Street. Hours are Monday-Friday, 11 - 5; Saturday, 10-2; closed Sundays.
Judy’s first “Panelmania” was such a big hit that she is coming back to tell us all about her new creations! You won’t want to miss her talk on Panelmania II! NOTE: Due to a previous commitment, Judy’s talk will be at 9:45 a.m. instead of 11 a.m., so don’t be late! Judy’s talk will begin promptly at 9:45!
50 Years of Learning & Sharing Continues! Stay after the meeting for a quick 30- to 40-minute school house session! Willie McCallum will show us how to get the bulk out of seams. Jill Dean will entertain us with various methods of binding a quilt. And Beth Baker & Carla Orner will show samples of Kantha and possibly start you own your own journey to make beautiful cloth and quilts. DON’T MISS IT! Stay after the meeting!
Limit 16 quilters! Click HERE for registration form. $100 nonrefundable deposit due June 25, 2025. Make checks payable to QGGKC.
Join us at The Barn in Valley Falls, Kansas, for three days of quilty fun - and did we mention the wonderful food?! And a pool? And did we mention non-stop quilting and no cooking?
Two-person room is $353.50 per person and includes your room for three nights and six meals - 3 breakfasts (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), 3 dinners (Thursday, Friday, Saturday). Treats for sharing on the snack table are not required, but very much appreciated.
Contact Mary Lou Guy for single room pricing.
Bring family and friends to 2nd Presbyterian Church (55th & Brookside) to see guild members’ favorite quilts displayed in the church’s art spaces. White-gloved guild members will be on hand to help you get a close-up look and answer questions about the quilts exhibited in celebration of the QGGKC’s 50th anniversary. Bonus - stroll over to the Plaza Art Fair after you visit us!
Members - Please join us at 2nd Presbyterian Church (55th & Brookside, KCMO) for a catered luncheon to celebrate 50 years since the first organizational meeting of QGGKC in September of 1975! Our 50th Anniversary Challenge quilts will be unveiled, as well as special speakers reminiscing about the early days of the guild and the changes they have seen over the years. Seating is limited, so make sure to reserve your seat at the August 9th meeting or RSVP to Molly Hundley before August 25. If you haven’t been able to visit our quilt display here at 2nd Presbyterian, today is another opportunity for you to see them before they are moved up to the Missouri Quilt Museum in Hamilton, MO, in October.
Kim’s sewing and now quilting journey began when she was just a girl and her mother (Donna Bogue, long-time QGGKC member!) taught her how to sew first by making doll clothes, then her own garments, and finally quilting and machine embroidery. Kim’s interests have expanded as she has transitioned through life. As her children left the house, she turned to quilting and also took up machine embroidery in the last six years. Kim’s passions include both stitching out and teaching Kimberbell machine embroidery projects as well as other machine embroidery designs/designers. She loves to piece quilts, with Lori Holt and other designers being her current go-to projects, and loves to see all the new fabics and patterns on the market. Kim is excited to share her Kimberbell journey with us.
A select number of members’ favorite quilts will hang for this extended show in the art display space at 2nd Presbyterian Church, 315 E. 55th Street, KCMO, from August 9 through October 9. Stop by to view them during office hours or during our Open House on Saturday, September 20, from 10-4 - during the Plaza Art Fair, so bring friends and family!
No program this month! We will install our new officers for 2025-2026 and welcome all new members from the last 12 months with a luncheon following the meeting. Please stay after lunch to work on charity quilts - bring your machine & basic sewing supplies.
Cecilia Reid will do a history talk on Feedsacks, starting with Logo bags from the 1850s through the 1960s. What is and isn’t a feedsack will surprise you! She follows in her mother Patricia Reid’s footsteps. Patricia Reid documented 18,249 different colors and patterns of feedsacks and also did history talks. Cecilia herself has been doing this for 30 years as well as vending at quilt shows around the country and helping those who restore vintage quilts find just the right material to match the original fabric used. Cecilia will show many examples of fabric, clothing, quilt tops, and quilt made from feedsacks.
Guild members will share their tips, tricks, and techniques at an in-house schoolhouse session. Presenters to be determined, and more details to follow.
If you have any questions about our group or would like to come to a future meeting, please let us know. We are always happy to have you.
Meeting Time and Location
Second Tuesday of Each Month
9:00 AM Social Hour
9:45 AM Meeting
11:00 AM Program/Speaker
NEW LOCATION IN 2026!Southminster Presbyterian Church
6306 Roe Avenue Prairie Village, KS 66208
Quilters Guild of GKC
P.O. Box 22561
Kansas City, MO 64113
EMAIL: QGofGreaterKansasCity@gmail.com
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