• Date: August 15, 2026
• Program: “Quilt Painting”
• Speaker: Eva Saunders; Gingerly Quilt Co.; Charlottesville, VA

Our August speaker is Eva Saunders, owner of Gingerly Quilt Co. located in Charlottesville, VA.

Eva has been sewing since she was young. Her grandma was a seamstress and hanging out in her sewing room was inspiring and educational. Eva watched her grandma sew for clients, learned to hand quilted beautiful quilts with her, and also how to design and alter her own clothes.

Eva has a background in visual arts, design, teaching and filmmaking and thought “why not combine these talents with sewing to help others grow as artists and quilters?!”

As a designer, Eva loves dreaming up modern and approachable quilt patterns for all quilting levels. But she won’t stop there. If you’ve ever thought about getting into art quilting and were looking for a modern approach to it, she offers an art quilting class, “Starry Night Quilt Painting,” available on her website!

Morning Presentation

PROGRAM

“Quilt Painting” Zoom Program by Eva Saunders.

BUSINESS

This month’s business portion of the meeting includes:

• 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: July 18, 2026
• Program: “From First Stitch to FPP Designer: A Creative Journey”
• Speaker: Julius Rempe-Night, Julius Handmade; Tulsa, OK

Our July speaker is Julius Rempe-Night of Julius Handmade, located in Tulsa, OK.

Julius is a quilt maker, pattern designer and teaches his deep love for Foundation Paper Piecing with more than eight years of experience. Known for his bold, geometric style and thoughtful storytelling, Julius has created a wide range of quilt and block patterns that invite others to explore their own creativity. His work reflects a passion not just for design, but for building community – encouraging quilters of all levels to dive in, experiment, and make something truly personal. Whether he’s sharing techniques or unveiling a new collection, Julius brings fresh energy to a craft that’s both timeless and ever-evolving.

Morning Presentation

PROGRAM

“From First Stitch to FPP Designer: A Creative Journey” and trunk show by Julius Rempe.

BUSINESS

This month’s business portion of the meeting includes:

• 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: April 18, 2026
• Program: “Quilting Memory Pieces”
• Speaker: Amanda Zerr; Chroma Quilting; WaKeeny, KS

Our April speaker is Amanda Zerr, longarm quilter, teacher, and owner of Chroma Quilting, located in WaKeeny, KS.

Amanda’s morning presentation showcases quilting as an art medium, much like painting, photography and other forms of art.

Her presentation will share her process for creating one-of-a-kind quilts and other keepsake solutions, and how she uses her nationally certified framing experience to pave the way to new ideas and options for her clients and students. She will explain how to frame a variety of items and touch on ways to make most fabrics useable for quilting.

Morning Presentation

PROGRAM

“Quilting Memory Pieces” by Amanda Zerr.

BUSINESS

This month’s business portion of the meeting includes:

• 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: April 19, 2025
• Program: “Tia’s Journey”
• Speaker: Tia Curtis; TiaCurtisQuilts.com; Leavenworth, KS

Our April speaker is Tia Curtis, an internationally acclaimed quilter, teacher, and pattern designer. She has won multiple awards for her quilting and her quilt work and patterns have been featured in many publications. She has worked as a freelance quilt maker, quilter, and pattern designer for fabric manufacturers, fabric designers, books, and magazines.

Tia’s morning presentation showcases her quilting journey. Tia has lived all over the world and her view of quilting has been influenced by so many different cultures. Her love of Welsh-Style quilting and respect for quilt masters like Susan McCord and Gwen Marston is evident in her work.

Her presentation includes a trunk show of her custom quilts and she shares her process for creating one-of-a-kind quilts that range from traditional to whole-cloth to ultra modern pieces. All designs are Tia’s original work and are personally quilted in her home studio.

Morning Presentation

PROGRAM

“Tia’s Journey” by Tia Curtis.

BUSINESS

This month’s business portion of the meeting includes:

• 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: April 20, 2024
• Program: “Hand-Dyeing: The Relationship Between Chemistry and Color Theory”
• Speaker: Sara Kovacic; SaraKovacic.com; @sarakovacic

Our April speaker is Designer and Textile Artist Sara Kovacic of SaraKovacic.com, who is also the Operations Manager of The Sewing Center in Wichita, KS. In her morning presentation, she will show several of her hand-dyed pieces and discuss what worked, what didn’t, and what she learned along the way.

Sara is a screen-printer and hand-dyer living in her own world of shapes and colors. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Textiles with emphases in industrial design and art history from the University of Kansas. 

Her corporate design career began in New York as a pattern designer for Martha Stewart followed by several years traveling and freelancing. She returned home to Wichita and began her position at The Sewing Center in June 2023.

Sara is partnering with YBG Studios and Ponder This for a fashion show at the Wichita Art Museum, June 21, 2024. Her custom-dyed fabric and prints will be used in the clothing line, as well as having some of her own finished work displayed in the Museum. 

Her personal, freelance work is centered on pattern design, screen printing, and the chemistry and color theory of hand-dyed textiles.

Morning Presentation

PROGRAM

“Hand-Dyeing: The Relationship Between Chemistry and Color Theory”

BUSINESS

This month’s business portion of the meeting includes:

• 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: October 21, 2023
• Program: How’s It Hangin’?
• Speaker: Sondra Davison; Out of the Blue Quilts

🧵🌟 Calling all quilting enthusiasts! Are you looking for creative ways to showcase your beautiful quilts? Join us for a presentation at our October meeting, where Sondra Davison will be sharing some ideas for unique, fun, and practical ways to display your quilts.

Sondra is the webmaster for Kansas Longarm Quilters, as well as owner of Out of the Blue Quilts.

She grew up surrounded by quilts and creativity, having a grandmother who was an avid quilter and a mother who loved sewing. Sondra share their passion but took a long break from all of it when she went to college and started her career(s) in journalism and education.

A decade passed before she returned to her Wichita-area roots, where she ventured into a quilt store one day with a friend. They were both bitten by the quilting bug! They attended every class and sale they could find time for and eventually even made a few quilts.

Over the years, Sondra developed her own quilt patterns and started blogging and working with several quilt shops, locally and online. Between her own quilt models and store models, the quilt stack started to grow and coming up with creative (and easy) ways to display became a must.

One of the signature features of Sondra’s work is her innovative approach to quilt display. “How’s It Hangin’?” is a program showcasing creative ways to display your quilts. This isn’t just about hanging a piece of work on a wall but about incorporating it into your living space, allowing it to tell its own story and reflect your personal style. Whether you’re an experienced quilter or a beginner, this program will inspire you to look at quilts in a whole new light.

Morning Presentation

Program

The morning presentation is “How’s It Hangin’?”

Business

This month’s business portion of the meeting includes:

• 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!