Meetings Fourth Tuesday of Every Month at West Des Moines Christian Church
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at 1 pm and 6:30 pm

Meeting Presentations

Guild Meetings

Our monthly guild meetings are at 1 p.m. and NOW AT 6:30 p.m. on the Fourth Tuesday of the month
West Des Moines Christian Church, Building 2,
4501 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA

To get there from Interstate 35, exit at Mills Civic Parkway, exit 70. Turn east onto Mills Civic Parkway and drive 0.9 mile. The West Des Moines Christian Church will be on the north side of Mills Civic Parkway. Click for Google Map.

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Each Meeting Consists of…
  • Board Members Give Announcements
  • Member's Show & Tell
  • Presentation by a Guest Speaker
  • The Library is Open to Check Out & Return Books
  • ShoppingMost speakers bring a selection of books, patterns or interesting tools with them for sale
  • Committee TablesStop by the Community Outreach table to get a new project or turn in your charity gifts, sign up for retreats or workshops or say hi to board members

2024 Program Schedule

January 23, 1pm & 6:30pm

Tracy Feldmann, Bag making tips and tricks

Learn about the tools and notions to make bag-making fun and easy, as well as the modifications and hacks you’ll want to incorporate into every bag you make. Tracy will show how to make these changes plus more. She will also share designers and sources.

February 27:  1pm and 6:30pm

Millie Kehrli

The historic collection of Mary Pemble Barton,

In this lecture, it will be discussed how historical quilts influenced Barton’s quilting and consider how we, as contemporary quilters, can draw inspiration for new work from her legacy of research.  Original antique quilts from the collection will be shown at the lectures.

March 26: 1pm and 6:30pm

Kevin Womack

Programs 1pm Trunk Show and 6:30pm Threads and Embellishment

www.kevinwomackart.com

 

April 23: 1pm and 6:30pm

Perfect Piecing with Sandy Nab
Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 Design

May 28: 1pm and 6:30pm

Presentation from the Director of the Iowa Quilt Museum
Iowa Quilt Museum | Winterset, Iowa

June 25, 6:00pm

Kim Eichler-Messmer is an Associate Professor of Fiber at the Kansas City Art Institute, where she has taught surface design, quilting, and natural dye since 2008. Kim is the author of “Modern Color: An Illustrated Guide to Dyeing Fabric for Modern Quilts”

Kim Eichler-Messmer hand dyed quilts natural dye

July 23: 6pm

Maday Delgado

Meeting Presentation Trunk Show and sustainable quilting practice

www.sustainabletextiledesign.com

October 22: 1pm and 6:30pm

Sujata Shah

Meeting presentations Cultural Fusion Quilts

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