July 13 th ~ Preparation for Fair Workshop
June 8th ~ Joanne Dalton ~ 9 Patch ~ Workshop
2024 Programs & Workshops
Bio: Karen Bolan
Karen Bolan is a quilter in Santa Rosa, California. Drawn to the layers of design and expression possible in quilting, she loves the learning that comes from experimenting. She endeavors to find efficiencies in process and material use. Her designs are out of the box, and integrate a love of geometry, experimentation, interconnection, depth, and texture. Her work has been featured in magazines including Curated Quilts, Modern Quilt Guild Journal, Make Modern, and Modish Quilter, and her quilts have been exhibited at local and international shows including QuiltCon, Pacific International Quilt Festival, and the de Young Museum. Learn more about Karen’s work by visiting her website at www.KarenBolan.com and Instagram @karen.bolan
Lecture: Collaboration is Fun
For those new to collaboration and seasoned collaborators alike, sit back and enjoy this candid discussion. View a gallery of over 25 stunning collaborative quilts while learning tips for successfully designing, managing, and participating in collaborative quilting projects. Get ready for a discussion of different kinds of collaborative quilt projects, dealing with difficult situations, and a fun surprise.
September 14th ~ Karen Bolan ~ Lecture:
Collaboration is Fun
January 13th ~ Gabryel Gutierrez ~ Member Lecture Suitcases are for Fabric - A Journey Through Japan ☺️
May 11th ~ Debbie Gansberger ~ EZPiecing ~ Lecture & Workshop
Crazy Heart and Flying Geese Blocks
August 10th ~ FAIR ~ Pictures -- >
April 13th ~ Janet Ghilino Bates ~ Portrait Quilt ~ Lecture & Workshop
I live in Newton, Kansas with my husband Michael. I'm lucky to have all 3 of my grown children living in Kansas too. I have a degree in Design from the University of Kansas. I worked as an Interior Designer for several years. My move to Newton gave me time to us that leftover fabric in a quilt; I was amazed to find a great way to express my art. My quilt art has been exhibited in galleries and I've won ribbons in Paducah, Huston's Quilt Festival, France and Spain. Mu work has been published in American Craft Magazine, Quilter's Newsletter and other quilt magazines.
Quilting has become the medium of choice for my art I love to incorporate color and texture in my quilts using fabric and techniques such as embroidery, painting, beading, machine or hand quilting and anything else I can think of.
Sharing my craftsmanship tips and tricks is fun. I also enjoy sharing the skill and beauty that goes into the art and how it all intertwines with history.
In my program "Inspiration" I'll use my quilt to illustrate who or what inspired me and a bit of what I did to make the quilt from there.
March 9th ~ Anna MacCallen & Maggie Walker ~ AccuQuilt Cutter
2024
Bio: Marjan Kluepfel is a quilter based in Northern California, hailing from the Netherlands. Her inspiration comes from the natural beauty in the places she has lived, including Hawaii, Florida, South Carolina and Australia. She considers herself a fabric artist, and describes her style as organic, inspired by nature, and full of color and movement. Her works have been showcased at many different conventions and exhibitions, including a solo show at the Pence Gallery in Davis, CA and the Kennedy Gallery in Sacramento. You can learn more about her on her website, linked below.
November 9th ~ Marjan Kluepfel ~ Evolution of an Art Quilter and Fabric Dyer
"Quilts to Canoes” which will be about her family trip to Hawaii and will include her attendance at the Honolulu Quilt Show as well as a travelogue around the country.
October 12th ~ Member Lecture ~ Suzy Banuelos
February 10th ~ Margret Gaeddert ~ Trunk Show ~ Member Lecture
December 14th ~
Christmas ~ Potluck