Three members have accepted the invitation to have their talents featured at the quilt show. With the theme of "Leap into Quilting" in mind, along with their exquisite, expertly crafted quilts, Joann Hopkins, Esther Kleinkauf, and Karen Falvey have been asked to include some of their beginning quilts. We look forward to seeing how their […]
Nancy Messuri is a self-employed Idaho-based quilt designer. Paper copies of her patterns are available through https://quiltwoman.com and pdf patterns through her website, https://nancymessuridesigns.com. Foundation paper piecing is Nancy’s go-to method of constructing blocks and Electric Quilt 8 is her favorite design platform. Her trademark is intricate designs that require careful piecing, but she sometimes […]
Zoom Presentation - Jean Impey "Finding Your Passion and Running with It"
"The Stories Behind the Quilts" In this one-hour lecture I show some of my favorite quilts and tell the real stories about how they came to be made. Accidental cut? Check. Gifted fabric? Check. Memory quilt? Check. The whole story behind my quilts and how I made them. Fun and highly informative. Joe Cunningham 's […]
"Paula Ross has been quilting for more than 25 years, longarming for the past 7. She and her husband have raised 4 sons here in the Treasure Valley and in addition to running her longarming business “The Crimson Cabinet”, she just started a new career opportunity with the Gammill education team. In her presentation she […]
Local quilter Jenny Satterthwaite will be the featured guest speaker at our March 2025 guild meeting. Collage has taken me on many journeys: from a photograph to a quilt; from cutting fabric to ‘painting’ with fabric; and from an accountant to an artist (or at least that is what it feels like for me). This […]
This class is taught by Jenny Satterthwait. Choose any of Laura Heine’s Teeny Tiny Collage patterns to jump into the colorful world of collage and create your own one-of-a-kind work of art. This class will explore your creative side and is a perfect way to learn collage basics. Warning: You will never look at fabric […]
This class, taught by Jenny Satterthwait, will be held at JK Quilts, 4924 N Elsinore Ave, Meridian, ID 83646. Emily Taylor’s collage method, in my opinion, is a cross between Susan Carlson (who cuts free form from fabrics and glues them down to create a collage) and Laura Heine who cuts motifs from fabric and […]
Angela is known for fusing digital illustration and sewing to create modern quilts. She is inspired by modern technology, grid systems, geometry, nostalgia, portraits, and nature. Her work has appeared in exhibitions, notably at QuiltCon and the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles. She has been featured in numerous publications, including Modern Quilts: Designs […]
Ashelyn Downs found her sewing experience, pattern writing, and design background culminating in the creation of beginner-friendly quilt patterns that represent the styles and spaces of the people who get to use them. Pulling from the full evolution of 20th-century architecture, 90's grunge, street art, travel, and pop culture, she combines minimalist color palettes and […]
Amanda Oros is not only a member of our guild, but also the host of the podcast "Not Your Granny's Quilt Show" and the owner of Sweet Pea Design Co. Amanda has a wide-ranging network of online quilting and sewing resources. In tonight's program, she will be sharing examples of some of her favorite online […]
Note: this is a two day workshop scheduled for Thursday, October 16, 2025, and Saturday, October 18, 2025. This two-day workshop walks participants through the hand-painting and thread-painting process that Judith uses for her quilts. She says, "Painting on fabric can be so much fun. Seeing the colors come to life on your cloth and […]
