• The Zoom link to our monthly meetings is posted on our Members Only Page OR  on our private Facebook page.
  • SignUpGenius will continue to be used for Workshops and Zoom Sewing Bees. ​ Links will continue to be on Facebook and also beginning Jan 1 on the Members only page.
  • Check out our Facebook page for more information.
  • These Tech Tips may be helpful when using Zoom during our meetings, Click here for Tech Tips.
January 7, 2025 - Julia Quiltoff
“Fillout Out:  Background Fillers”
9:30 am CST -  Zoom Presentation
View at VOA or at Home
Julia will teach 50 different quilting fillers, from classic to modern.  Showing groups of fills (modern, geometrical, curl based, pebble based, feather based, etc.) and explain how to quilt them all.  She is a National Quilt Educator and owner of Quiltoff Longarm Quilting & Quilts.  Her passion for creating with fabrics has spanned over 10 years, loves working with the different textures and colors, and having the freedom to design and discover different styles & techniques in longarm quilting. “I consider myself an always-learning, curious, inquiring quilter who is always hungry for new ideas, designs, and visions. I learn with every quilt, and I make certain that every quilt that ends up on my frame is unique and deserves very detailed special quilting. I specialize in boutique quilts and memory "keeper" quilts.”
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“Pillow Possibilities with Patty Roskam”
January Workshop - Back by Popular Demand
January 8, 2025 - 10-2pm at VOA

Create your own 18”x18” corded pillow using a quilt block
Cost $25
Limit 20 students
Registration is on Sign Up Genius
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Make Woolen Sweater Mittens Workshop with Karen Sullivan
  • January 15,  10-1pm at VOA
  • Set up sewing machine at 9:30am
  • Workshop Cost $35 (includes Pattern and mitten lining, prepared sweater fabric available for $8 or bring your own)  
  • Pay with PayPal link in Facebook and or Members Only page  beginning Jan 1 or by check to P.O. Box 23074, OPKS 66223    
  • Limit: 20 students
This sew along workshop is guaranteed to be festive and fun!  Karen will walk you through the easy-to-follow instructions and you will leave with a pair of eco-friendly, fleece lined, wool mittens that you can give as a gift or keep for yourself.  And because we know you will become addicted, you will go home with a sewing pattern, so you can make mittens to your hearts content!  You’ll need One or two sweaters that have a minimum of 80% wool content or Karen will be bringing some that you can purchase for $8, and Sweaters will need to be felted (washed).  You will get easy tips ahead of time from Karen after you register and pay for workshop

Mark your Calendars    **Subject to Change

2025
  • January 7 - Julia Quiltoff
  • February 4 - Community Outreach Sew Day
  • March 4 - Sandy Gard, Quilt Judge
  • April 1 - Scott Flanagan
  • May 6 - Lisa Thorpe
  • June 3 - Kate Colleran
  • July 1 - Laura Hartrich
  • August 5 - Michelle Elrod
  • September 2 - Tia Curtis
  • October 7 - Maria Shell
  • November 4 - Kristy Lea
  • December 2 - Holiday Party
2026
  • January 6 - Tara Faughnan
  • February 3 - Community Outreach Sew Day
  • March 3 - Rebecca Penniston
  • April 7 - Ellen Lindner