My Mother taught me to sew clothing 35 years ago. Then, I joined a group of ladies at work that made charity quilts. I fell in love with quilting and wanted to make quilts for my family. So I taught myself how to quilt on a domestic machine.

My Mother taught me to sew clothing 35 years ago. Then, I joined a group of ladies at work that made charity quilts. I fell in love with quilting and wanted to make quilts for my family. So I taught myself how to quilt on a domestic machine.

Learn about the use of feed sacks in making both clothes and quilts, which ended production in the 1960’s. Her mother researched and sewed with feed sacks, producing several volumes of albums with 2” squares including designs ranging from floral to patriotic.

Learn about the use of feed sacks in making both clothes and quilts, which ended production in the 1960’s. Her mother researched and sewed with feed sacks, producing several volumes of albums with 2” squares including designs ranging from floral to patriotic.

Kaw Valley Quilters Guild is excited to participate in the Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival again this year! We will have our Opportunity Quilts on display, many entries into the Judged Quilt Competition & an area dedicated to our Guild Showcase of quilts.

Kaw Valley Quilters Guild is excited to participate in the Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival again this year! We will have our Opportunity Quilts on display, many entries into the Judged Quilt Competition & an area dedicated to our Guild Showcase of quilts.

Kaw Valley Quilters Guild is excited to participate in the Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival again this year! We will have our Opportunity Quilts on display, many entries into the Judged Quilt Competition & an area dedicated to our Guild Showcase of quilts.

Combining prints from different lines and manufacturers can make your quilts zing! I’ll help you get unstuck and gain confidence to create stunning, vibrant quilts. Discover the secrets to mixing colors, motifs, and fabric styles to elevate your projects. Turn your quilting chaos into cohesive beauty.

Let’s get connected to the women and quilts that came before us… We’ll investigate vintage and antique quilts in my collection to discover the stories they tell us. From fabric design to patterns (or lack thereof!), from constrained to improv, from purchased yardage to clothing scraps, from published patterns to original designs. I’ll demystify some of the quilt-dating mysteries!

Let’s get connected to the women and quilts that came before us… We’ll investigate vintage and antique quilts in my collection to discover the stories they tell us. From fabric design to patterns (or lack thereof!), from constrained to improv, from purchased yardage to clothing scraps, from published patterns to original designs. I’ll demystify some of the quilt-dating mysteries!

Sandy Gard is a NACQJ-certified judge from Oklahoma, Quilt judges understand that entrants are at different stages of their quilting journey. Quilt show judges don’t have the luxury of studying your quilt for hours on end. In most cases, they only have a few minutes to evaluate each quilt. Their critiques cite areas of strength and areas for improvement that they can note in that short time span.

Sandy Gard is a NACQJ-certified judge from Oklahoma, Quilt judges understand that entrants are at different stages of their quilting journey. Quilt show judges don’t have the luxury of studying your quilt for hours on end. In most cases, they only have a few minutes to evaluate each quilt. Their critiques cite areas of strength and areas for improvement that they can note in that short time span.

Wall quilt/table topper – approx.. 32” point-to-opposite point). This is a “one and done” project: one block is all it takes to complete the top of the quilt. No “y-seams”, easy piecing. We’ll also explore turning hexagons into rectangles, providing lots of options for making and combining several large blocks into a bedrunner or quilt.

As a self-described “pragmatic quilt-maker,” Kelly Ashton approaches quilt design and construction with a knowledge of and appreciation for the theoretical while searching for and developing skills and shortcuts that are practical. Kelly is passionate about patchwork!

As a self-described “pragmatic quilt-maker,” Kelly Ashton approaches quilt design and construction with a knowledge of and appreciation for the theoretical while searching for and developing skills and shortcuts that are practical. Kelly is passionate about patchwork!

Great news - we have been able to secure the church location for an off-week in February and Debbie is available!

Although Debbie does not come from a family history of quilting, she caught the “bug” when as a child in the late 1950s she observed the local quilting ladies around a big floor frame. From that time until the late 1980s, she dreamed of being able to create her own beautiful quilts. And now that dream has come true!

Great news - we have been able to secure the church location for an off-week in February and Debbie is available!

Although Debbie does not come from a family history of quilting, she caught the “bug” when as a child in the late 1950s she observed the local quilting ladies around a big floor frame. From that time until the late 1980s, she dreamed of being able to create her own beautiful quilts. And now that dream has come true!

Although Debbie does not come from a family history of quilting, she caught the “bug” when as a child in the late 1950s she observed the local quilting ladies around a big floor frame. From that time until the late 1980s, she dreamed of being able to create her own beautiful quilts. And now that dream has come true!

Although Debbie does not come from a family history of quilting, she caught the “bug” when as a child in the late 1950s she observed the local quilting ladies around a big floor frame. From that time until the late 1980s, she dreamed of being able to create her own beautiful quilts. And now that dream has come true!