Our General Guild meeting this last Tuesday was spectacular for so many reasons. Eighty-one members were in attendance. We had a fascinating presentation from Shae Vaughn entitled ‘Discovering the Story: experiencing history through antique quilts.’ She reminded us, just as the quilters of long ago, we leave clues about ourselves in our quilts. In our …
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Note from Kim
Hello Quilting sisters,As we started our new year, your board members were asked to completethe sentence; ‘I like….’ Here are their thoughts regarding our guild. I like the camaraderie of this group. The creativity and variety of quilts. I like knowing what’s going on in the guild. I like how decisions felt collaborative and mostly …
From our New President
I am thrilled to be your guild president for 2022-23. I am thankful to Stella Peters and our board for their hard work. You may have heard me say, ‘I like to be in charge’. For me it means being responsible, ‘seeing the big picture’, getting projects done in our community, asking for help, thanking …
KLCQ Livestreamed Meetings and YouTube Channel
Our March meeting marked the first KLCQ livestreamed meeting! While we were able to make it work for March, we need your help to improve the overall quality. We are streaming through YouTube to be the most accessible for our members; however, YouTube places restrictions on channels with fewer than 50 subscribers. So, if you …
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April Presenter: Toby Lischko
This is Toby Lischko, who will be our presenter on April 19. The following day, Wednesday, April 20th, she will teach her Glorified 9-Patch with a Twist workshop. She has won many awards for her quilts, highlighting her creativity with mirrors and precision piecing, and is excited to come to Kalamazoo! To learn more about …
February Update
On February 1st there will be only 48 days until spring. YEAH !!!! I’m sure all of you are using your sewing time wisely with the weather being so cold outside. It’s nice to be able to sit and sew binding with a quilt wrapped up around you. I am also looking forward to the …
Happy 2022!
I would like to express my sincere thanks for everyone that participated in December’s Art Hop. It was a huge success, and many people were excited to see the quilts and had no idea about how many different quilting art forms there were. Special thanks to SEW FABULOUS Quilt Shop for sponsoring this event. A …
December 2021
It’s hard to believe the holiday season is upon us. November’s general meeting entailed a catered dinner along with the collection of our Lovies. The recipient organizations gave an outline of what their group does in the community and it’s always heartwarming to hear our donations are going to such worthy causes. Altogether we collected …
September Update
It was a wonderful walking quilt show. Everyone that showed up for September’s membership meeting was in awe of all the beautiful quilts that were being donated to the Area Agency on Aging Region III of Kalamazoo County. We ended up with 149 quilts –well done quilters!! If you want to see most of the …
Another beautiful meeting night
Another beautiful meeting night at Oshtemo Park. There were lots of quilts to chat about in the individual groups and it was amazing to hear all their stories. As we all know very well, every quilt has a story. This was our last meeting at the park. It has served our needs well but it’s …