Location: Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), 1916 East Markland Avenue, Kokomo, IN 46901
Date & Time: Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at 7:00 pm, Doors open at 6:30 pm
Program: “Trunk Show with Demos” presented by Back Door Quilts, Teri Dougherty & Linda Hale. Check out their latest and favorite quilts, along with quick demonstrations. They will have merchandise to sell. You may learn more about the shop at www.backdoorquilts.com.
Other Activity: Show ‘n’ Tell
Please note the change in KPQG Open-Sew date from the usual 4th Saturday to the 3rd Saturday of the month: Since the 18th is National Sew A Jelly Roll Day, the KPQG is holding the September Saturday Open-Sew on the 3rd Saturday, the same day as the national event.
Location: Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), 1916 East Markland Avenue, Kokomo, IN 46901
Date & Time: Saturday, September 18 , 2021, at 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | You may bring your own lunch or leave for lunch.
Cost (for use of room): $5.00
Open-Sew for Members and NonMembers: Bring your sewing machine and supplies to enjoy a day of quilting, sewing, fun and fellowship. Iron, ironing board, and cutting table provided for your convenience.
Location: Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), 1916 East Markland Avenue, Kokomo, IN 46901
Date & Time: Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at 7:00 pm, Doors open at 6:30 pm
Program: “Accept the Challenge: Just Do It!” presented by Doris Goins. This is a lively motivational lecture to encourage attendees to not be afraid to enter challenges and contests. The presentation includes many humorous stories about my experiences with entering the Hoffman Fabric Challenge. Included is a trunk show of entries from over the past 20 years.
Doris Goins is a lover of all things quilted. She began quilting as an adult in 1992 and has been a longarm quilter since 1996. She loves to share her knowledge of quilt making through lectures and workshops, including teaching basic classes to new longarm quilters.
Doris became a Certified Quilt Judge in 2005 by the National Quilting Association. Since this organization disbanded in 2015, Doris is now certified by the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges.
To learn more about Doris, please visit her website: www.dorisgoins.com.
Other activity: Show ‘n’ Tell
Location: Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), 1916 East Markland Avenue, Kokomo, IN 46901
Date & Time: Saturday, August 28 , 2021, at 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | You may bring your own lunch or leave for lunch.
Cost (for use of room): NONE for Donation Day Quilts Project
Open-Sew: Bring your sewing machine and supplies to…
The remaining fabric and batting donated for the tumbler quilts will be available to take to make additional donation quilts. The donation quilts will be presented to the recipients at the KPQG November 2021 Membership meeting.
Kokomo Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) invites all quilters, KPQG members and nonmembers, to a two-day quilting retreat and you will be able to stay the night in your own bed. The retreat is a fund raiser for the IWU Adult Scholarship Fund and is sponsored by the IWU Kokomo Education Center.
Location: Indiana Wesleyan University, 1916 East Markland Avenue, Kokomo, IN 46901
Dates & Time: Friday & Saturday, August 13 & 14, 2021 | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Reservations: To assure that you have a spot, please call Julie at 765.868.7305.
Cost: $40.00 per guest | Limited seating of 30 guests. | Pay at time of arrival.
More information…
PROJECT(S): You choose your project(s) such as UFOs, use the tables to assemble a quilt top with batting and backing, work on a donation quilt, or how about working on a quilt or a challenge quilt to display at the KPQG quilt show?
Location: Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), 1916 East Markland Avenue, Kokomo, IN 46901
Date & Time: Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at 7:00 pm, Doors open at 6:30 pm
Program: “Trip Around the World in Folk Art Stitches” presented by Catherine Redford: A humorous, educational and interactive lecture including a game with prizes! I’ll take you on a trip around the globe with the quilts from my exhibit that debuted in April 2017 at International Quilt Festival in Chicago and was at Houston in October that year. Learn how I found my inspiration, the stitches I used and the finishing techniques I employed. Learn all about Catherine in her Bio on her website at www.catherineredford.com.
Location: Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), 1916 East Markland Avenue, Kokomo, IN 46901
Date & Time: Saturday, July 31, 2021, at 10:00 am – 3:00 pm | You may bring your own lunch or leave for lunch.
Cost: $5.00 (for use of room)
Open-sew: Bring your sewing machine and supplies to enjoy a day of quilting, sewing, fun and fellowship. Iron, ironing board, and cutting table provided for your convenience.
Kokomo Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) invites all quilters, KPQG members and nonmembers, to a two-day quilting retreat and you will be able to stay the night in your own bed. The retreat is a fund raiser for the IWU Adult Scholarship Fund and is sponsored by the IWU Kokomo Education Center.
Location: Indiana Wesleyan University, 1916 East Markland Avenue, Kokomo, IN 46901
Dates & Time: Friday & Saturday, August 13 & 14, 2021 | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Reservations: To reserve your spot, please call Julie at 765.868.7305.
Cost: $40.00 per guest | Limited seating of 30 guests. | Pay at time of arrival.
PROJECT(S): You choose your project(s) such as UFOs, use the tables to assemble a quilt top with batting and backing, work on a donation quilt, or how about working on a quilt or a challenge quilt to display at the KPQG quilt show?
This is your special time to share your quilts with other quilt enthusiasts and have on display at the Quilts Along the Wildcat Quilt Show! The show is at the Kokomo Event & Conference Center, 1500 Reed Road (SR931), Kokomo, IN 46901 on Friday & Saturday, October 1 & 2, 2021 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm each day.
Are you a Kokomo Piecemakers Member? Then, you may submit your quilt(s) and quilted item(s) (the ones you made) in the Member Display and enter one in the Challenge Quilt category. Not a member? You may join the guild by paying dues of $30.00 for the calendar year of 2021 at the July or August membership meeting. Or, make a check payable to KPQG and mail it to the KPQG membership chair Ann Abel at P.O. Box 6611, Kokomo, IN 46904 and include your phone number and email address.
The quilt show committee is also requesting quilts for the Bed Turning events featured two times each day. One is ‘Stories From the Attic” (quilts with a story behind it) and the other is “Two-Color Quilts” from any era.
The deadline submission date of entry forms is Tuesday, August 24.
Here are the entry forms to download: 2021 Member Quilt Display Entry, 2021 Challenge Entry, and 2021 Bed Turning Entry. Details and instructions are on each form. If you have any questions, contact information is on each form.
Happy Stitching 🙂
Location: Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), 1916 East Markland Avenue, Kokomo, IN 46901
Date & Time: June 26, 2021, at 10:00 – 3:00 | You may bring your own lunch or go out for lunch.
Cost: $5.00 (for use of room)
Open-sew: Bring your sewing machine and supplies to enjoy a day of quilting, sewing, fun and fellowship. Iron, ironing board, and cutting table provided for your convenience.
KPQG member Cindy Hicok will demonstrate hand quilting stitches, including the Big Stitch. She will have needles, scrap fabric, and thread available or you may bring your own needles, thread and fabric to try the stitches, if you desire.
KPQG JUNE 2021 MEMBERSHIP MEETING
WHAT: A trunk sale from the cars of KPQG members selling quilt-related items. Only members can sell…All others may shop for bargains!
WHERE: KPQG member Pam Hanshew’s ‘church’ at 328 North Meridian Street, Greentown, IN. KPQG members who are selling from their cars will park in the parking lot. All others attending need to park on the streets around the church.
WHEN: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 | KPQG Members’ Trunk Selling at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm | Pam Hanshew reveals her plans for the church building she purchased at 7:00 pm.
OTHER INFORMATION:
Kokomo Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) invites all quilters, KPQG members and non-members, to a two-day quilting retreat and you will be able to stay the night in your own bed. The retreat is a fund raiser for the IWU Adult Scholarship Fund and is sponsored by the IWU Kokomo Education Center.
Location: Indiana Wesleyan University, 1916 East Markland Avenue, Kokomo, IN 46901
Dates & Time: Friday, June 11, & Saturday, June 12 | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
RESERVATIONS: To reserve your spot, please call Julie at 765.868.7305 or 765.243.1680.
Cost: $40.00 per guest | Limited seating of 25 guests. | Pay at time of arrival.
Project(s): You choose your project(s) such as UFOs, using the tables to assemble a quilt top with batting and backing, etc. or, if you are a KPQG member, how about working on a quilt or a challenge quilt to display at the KPQG quilt show?
NOTE: Exciting news! The KPQG Quilts Along the Wildcat quilt show is now scheduled for this fall, Friday & Saturday, October 1 & 2, 2021!
Location: Celebrations Banquet & Conference Facility, 3437 West Sycamore, Kokomo, 46901
Date & Time: Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm | Please bring and wear a mask and plan to social distance. Bring your own hand sanitizer.
Program: “Autopsy Party, a rebirth of old and damaged FrankenBlankie quilts“
Speaker Lois Levihn performs autopsies to learn what it will take to make the quilt to come back to life! The quilt crime investigations begin with ten questions to ask yourself first.
So, please bring any quilt(s) that you would like advice about how to restore, finish, repair, etc. Lois will incorporate your ‘autopsies’ into her program.
Lois writes on the website at BornAgainQuilts.com: Every quilt is unique. It silently relates the story of its maker and the time period of its creation. Many families cherish and pass them to the next generation. Others are relegated to the auction, the garage sale, or simply thrown away. I used to collect quilts in pristine condition, but I felt sorry for those looked upon with disfavor because they weren’t in ‘perfect’ condition. I have the patience and the talent to take them back to their former glory-thus ‘Born Again’.
Orphaned quilt tops are a different story. They never really had a life. Perhaps grandma didn’t have the space for a quilt frame, or arthritis took its toll, or simply she just loved to piece and didn’t care to quilt. Whatever the reason many of these tops are in great condition – they never saw the light of day – just tucked away in a bureau drawer or cedar chest to be discovered after grandma passed away. The beauty of the quilt tops is you can take what grandma started and add your own creativity to the project. A time span quilt can either honor grandma’s original plan or be dramatically changed to fit your decor and preferences.
Lois is with the shop Born Again Quilts at 4005 South Wayne Avenue, Fort Wayne, IN 46807, 2.5 miles from downtown. The hours are By Appointment. Please call 260.515.9446.
The shop has an Etsy presence at bornagainquilts.etsy.com where vintage items, such as quilts, fabric, patterns, sewing accessories, and more are available for purchase. The shop also has a Facebook presence at facebook.com/bornagainquilts.
Activities: Show ‘n’ Tell
KPQG June Membership Meeting: Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Program: A Trunk Sale, a way you can sell quilting/sewing items you no longer want or need. Kokomo quilt guild member Pamela Hanshew is the host. The meeting/event is at Revival’s Fiber Arts & Gatherings, 328 North Meridian Street, Greentown, IN. Bring your own chairs. The meeting will be held under overhead awnings with plenty of light. The parking lot will be held for those selling their items. For all others, there will be street parking available.
Please call Pam at 443.699.0417 to reserve a parking spot to sell your items from your trunk. If you need more space than in your trunk, there are six tables available. You may bring your own table if you want to be assured you have one. There is no charge for the parking space in the parking lot nor for the tables.
KPQG Saturday Open-Sews
KPQG Saturday Open-Sews None for May. The next one is June 26, 2021, at IWU: 10:00 – 3:00; cost: $5.00. Bring your sewing machine and supplies to enjoy a day of quilting, sewing, fun and fellowship. You also may participate in the featured lesson: a demonstration of hand quilting and the ‘big stitch’ taught by KPQG member Cindy Hicok. More details forthcoming.
For the KPQG Saturday Open-Sew, August 28, 2021, the featured project is Tumbler Donation Quilts headed up by KPQG member Julie Armstrong. She plans to prepare kits to have ready for members to sew the quilts at the August Open-Sew day. Julie requests donations of fabric for 6.5″ x 6.5″ blocks, the binding and the backing. There is also a need for donated batting. You may bring your donations to the guild meeting on Tuesday, May 25. Otherwise, please contact Julie to make arrangements to give her your donation. You may call her at 765.319.7869 or email her at julie.armstrong@indwes.edu.
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