• Date: February 21, 2026
• Program: Walk a Creative Path
• Speaker: Bethanne Nemest, White Arbor Quilting

Our February meeting is time to renew your membership for 2026 – cost is $30.  Come at 9:30 for fellowship and time to complete your renewal before the rush.  Our meeting starts promptly at 10am; come early so we have time for our presentation and questions.

Our February speaker will be Bethanne Nemest of White Arbor Quilting. Bethanne’s lecture, Walk a Creative Path, is an engaging and inspiring look at how creativity evolves over time and how our quilting journeys can take unexpected—and exciting—turns.

Morning Presentation

PROGRAM

Walk a Creative Path by Bethanne Nemest

In this presentation, Bethanne shares her journey as an art quilter, beginning with traditional quilts, then branching into pattern manipulation, and ultimately arriving at her current work creating pictographic silk art quilts. She explores how her silk quilts come to life, walking through her creative process from initial sketches, paintings, and photography to final construction and finishing details.

Bethanne also discusses how any quilter can learn to recognize inspiration and intentionally capture it. She shares how she documents and organizes ideas to support quilt design, offering a behind-the-scenes look at her own sketchbooks and techniques.

BUSINESS

Regular monthly business presented by KLQ board members.

• Annual Membership: Cost is $30.

• Membership Bylaws: Review changes and updates.

• Show and Share: Bring your finished quilts and/or works in progress.

• Raffle tickets:  Tickets are $1 each or 6 tickets for only $5. Bring a visitor and you both get one free ticket!  

• Date: December 20, 2025
• Program: 2025 Christmas Party and (optional) Gift Exchange
• Location: A-1 Singer Sewing Center, Wichita, KS

Program

There will be no program; instead, we’re making merry with a carry-in brunch, raffle, games, a gift exchange and show & share!! 

We will meet at our regular meeting place,  A-1 Singer at 1012 Oliver, Wichita, KS.  A-1 opens at 9 AM for your perusing pleasures with our gathering beginning around 10 AM.  Remember, members get a store discount on meeting days.

• Brunch:  This is a carry-in affair, so don’t forget to bring a dish. Some members signed up for specific items (i.e. paper goods, coffee, etc), but all other members are free to bring whatever food item they wish. This year we did not create a specific menu to sign up for ahead of time.

• Gift Exchange:  Members are encouraged to bring either a homemade or purchased (suggested $15-$20) gift for the exchange! Please bring your item wrapped.            

• Show and Share: Bring your finished quilts and/or works in progress.

• Raffle tickets:  Tickets are $1 each or 6 tickets for only $5. Bring a visitor and you both get one free ticket! 

• Date: Oct. 18, 2025
• Program: “Longarm Problem Solving – What You Should Know”
• Speakers: Dawna O’Conner and Helen Watson of A-1 Sewing Center, Wichita, KS

In October, we’re welcoming Dawna O’Conner, owner, and Helen Watson, employee, of A-1 Sewing Center, Wichita, KS.

Their presentation will focus on some of the most common issues they see in longarm quilting along with the solutions to correct those issues, including deciding on when you really need a technician.  There will also be a question/answer time for guild member questions. 

Topics will include machine maintenance, troubleshooting table areas, along with cleaning longarm machines and table.

A-1 Singer Sewing Center is an authorized dealer and service repair center for Brother, Handi Quilter, Pfaff, Husqvarna Viking and Singer sewing machines.

Morning Presentation

PROGRAM

“Longarm Problem Solving – What You Should Know” by Dawna O’Conner and Helen Watson

BUSINESS

Regular monthly business presented by KLQ board members.

• Show and Share: Bring your finished quilts and/or works in progress.

• Raffle tickets:  Tickets are $1 each or 6 tickets for only $5. Bring a visitor and you both get one free ticket!  

• Date: Aug. 16, 2025
• Program: “Jackets”
• Speaker: Cheri’ Hanschu, Cheri’ Hanschu Quilting, McPherson, KS

In August, we’re excited to welcome Cheri’ Hanschu of Cheri’ Hanschu Quilting, as she shares her love for creating quilted jackets.

Cheri’ is an accomplished quilter and teacher and has taught several techniques of jacket making. Her presentation will include ideas about using longarm quilting as part of the creation process and stitching placement on jackets. 

She also has a passion for kantha quilt jackets which incorporate “kantha,” a type of stitching used in Indian embroidery. Cheri’ plans to bring lots of completed examples to demonstrate all the different processes. 

Morning Presentation

PROGRAM

“Jackets” by Cheri’ Hanschu.

BUSINESS

Regular monthly business presented by KLQ board members.

• Destash Bash: destash: verb. To remove (thread, fabric, equipment, etc.) from one’s collection. Clean those sewing rooms, closets, boxes, totes, and anywhere else you stash your stuff (or stuff your stash). We’re setting up a trade/donate/sell table. Mark each item with your name and price, and have fun with your fellow guild members.

• Show and Share: Bring your finished quilts and/or works in progress.

• Raffle tickets:  Tickets are $1 each or 6 tickets for only $5. Bring a visitor and you both get one free ticket!  

• Date: June 21, 2025
• Program: : “Shoot Your Quilt”
• Speaker: Trudy Cleveland, TrudyCleveland.com, Oceanside, CA

Join us for an inspiring presentation by Trudy Cleveland, a professional quilter and photographer who has combined her love for quilting and photography to help others capture stunning images of their textile art—using nothing more than a smartphone.

Her lecture, “Shoot Your Quilt,” will cover the why, how, and when of photographing quilts, offering simple yet effective techniques to achieve professional-quality images. Whether you’re documenting your work, entering quilt shows, or sharing on social media, Trudy’s tips will take your quilt photography to the next level!

Trudy’s work has been featured in Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting magazine and showcased in juried exhibitions such as Road to California and The Hoffman Challenge.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from an expert and elevate your quilt photography!

Morning Presentation

PROGRAM

“Shoot Your Quilt” by Trudy Cleveland

BUSINESS

Regular monthly business presented by KLQ board members.

• Destash Bash: destash: verb. To remove (thread, fabric, equipment, etc.) from one’s collection. Clean those sewing rooms, closets, boxes, totes, and anywhere else you stash your stuff (or stuff your stash). We’re setting up a trade/donate/sell table. Mark each item with your name and price, and have fun with your fellow guild members.

• Show and Share: Bring your finished quilts and/or works in progress.

• Raffle tickets:  Tickets are $1 each or 6 tickets for only $5. Bring a visitor and you both get one free ticket!