2025-2026 Monthly WorkshopsDoors open approx 8:15, workshops begins at 9:00 AM on the third Monday of the Month
(unless otherwise indicated) June 16, 2025: Cathy Busch is a former KQ member, and lives in Waverly. Workshop: Brave New World–lots of triangles made from squares and rectangles. Blocks can be made either 6” or 4” finished sizes. The 6” blocks can be set together in a variety of ways as a quilt center. Forty-eight blocks will make a 36” x 48” quilt center. 4” blocks can be used as elements in larger blocks. Simple sewing, design tips, and lots of creative opportunities. Cathy’s Program: “Seven Secrets of Scrap Quilting” July 21, 2025: Workshop: KQ members MaraBeth Soneson & Sheryl Brandhorst will present “English Paper Piecing, a Techniques Workshop.” Participants will learn both basic and intermediate techniques of quilt piecing using English Paper Piecing methods. This method of piecing is done all by hand. It is particularly useful with small pieces or when extra accuracy is needed. English Paper Piecing is very portable -- allowing quilting to be done anywhere, anytime! (Note: English Paper Piecing is distinct from Foundational Paper Piecing -- that is, they are two very different techniques.) The workshop's project will be an 18" rosette block that may be used as a table piece when completed. Participants will be using fabric from their stash; additional prep details will be sent ahead of class once sign-up is complete August 18, 2025 Marlene owns “The Quilted Strawberry” quilt shop, in Strawberry Point, Iowa. Workshop: Marlene will present a “Half Square Triangles” project. Details to be provided closer to the workshop. September 15, 2025: Pat Willoughby has been a commercial artist since 1974. She worked as an animation cel painter for Hellman Associates and then as a technical illustrator for John Deere Waterloo Works. She taught graphic design at Hawkeye Community College for many years retiring in 2015. Since retiring Pat has been creating mixed media collage art. Workshop: “Creating A Fabric Collage” This workshop provides exploration in the basic techniques used to make a fabric collage. A simple landscape design will be created by cutting, layering and gluing fabric pieces as well as folded fabric elements. The fabric will be prepared using an adhesive in a no-sew approach October 20, 2025: Workshop: KQ member Stephanie Rowe will how us how to turn a sweatshirt into a jacket by using orphan quilt blocks and whole fabrics. Just in time for cold weather and holiday gifts! November 17, 2025: Wendy Read workshop: While she uses many fiber art techniques, there is usually extensive thread-painting in her work, where the thread becomes her paint, the sewing machine her paintbrush. Participants will make several examples of Seminole Patchwork designs that can be made into a small quilt or table runner. December: No meeting. Happy Holidays, and a joyful New Year, however you may celebrate! January 19, 2026: KQ member and current president Kris Frank demonstrates how to make fabric baskets. February 16, 2026: Quilts to Share: A chance to participate in whatever tasks may need a helping hand, to be determined closer to the date. March 16,2026: Kay Capps Cross Kay comes to us from Spring Grove, MN. Author, Teacher, Designer, and Lecturer, she is known for her foundation piecing. Workshop: “No-Stress Foundation Piecing.” Project as of yet to be determined. March 21, 2026: National Quilting Day Save the date! Join your KQ friends for a day of sewing, and Show and Tell on our national holiday. Organized by Sheryl McGovern April 20, 2026: Tony Jacobson Nationally known author, designer, teacher, currently in Winterset, Iowa managing Piece Works Quilt Shop. May 18, 2026: President's Choice. |
2025 - 2026 Monthly Programs/Meetingsoors open at approx 6:15 for social and snacks. Evening program begins at 7:00 PM on the Third Monday of the Month
June 16, 2025: Cathy Busch will also present the evening Program: “Seven Secrets of Scrap Quilting” July 21, 2025: Trunk Show by KQ member Janet O’Neil. Now that Janet has retired from Quilts to Share, we would like to honor her by hearing her story, and seeing the quilts she has created in between all of the hours she has devoted to QTS. August 18, 2025: Marlene Gould will continue with the evening program "“My Quilting Journey & Trunk Show'” September 15, 2025: Pat Willoughby will present “Fabric Inspiration: Using Fabric In Mixed Media Art” Mixed media artwork will be shared with the inspiration and process explained by the artist October 20, 2025: Auction: Funds raised will benefit Quilts to Share. We need a longarm, as well as ongoing supplies. Please consider donating an item (or more) for this auction. Items can be food, tickets, quilts, kits, services, your imagination is the only limit. This will be a fun evening, so be sure to invite your friends and relatives. November 17, 2025: Wendy Read's Quilting Journey & Trunk Show. Just as many young children have through the generations, Wendy Read became comfortable with the fiber arts at an early age, from playing with her mother’s button basket and the fabric scraps that fell on the floor as her mother sat and sewed, to making many of her own clothes as a teenager. As an adult drawn to the arts, she naturally experimented with the media she was most familiar with, incorporating exotic and interesting fibers and materials, paints and dyes to create her art. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she had the fortune of having the influence of several professional and amateur artists in her family, as well as year-round access to nature. Her work has been displayed in numerous exhibits and private showings, and has won many awards throughout the country. While she uses many fiber art techniques, there is usually extensive thread-painting in her work, where the thread becomes her paint, the sewing machine her paintbrush. December: Happy Holidays, and a joyful New Year, however you may celebrate! January 19,2026: KQ Game Night! Join in for an evening of games, treats, fun, and get to know your fellow KQ members. February 16, 2026: “Love it or Hate It.” Hopefully the weather cooperates this time: this program was initially scheduled for January 2024. Members are asked to bring a quilting notion/tool they absolutely love and one that they wish they had never wasted their money on. Ideally, we will not only learn what we are missing out on, what to keep from buying but maybe even learn something about a notion we bought and didn't know how to properly use! This is a group activity for all...beginner to expert... we can't wait to see what you love/hate! March 16 2026: Kay Capps will present “My Quilting Journey and Trunk Show. April 20, 2026: Tony Jacobson's program to be determined. May 18, 2026: Annual meeting, KQ Board provides a meal, installation of officers, and presentation of upcoming workshops and programs. | ||||||
