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Arapahoe County Quilters

Celebrating the Art of Quiltmaking for 30+ Years

ACQ Monthly Quilt Guild Meetings

Join us on the second Thursday of each month as we gather for inspiration, education and friendship. Meetings feature national and local speakers who inform and inspire us with a wide range of quilting topics. A highlight most months is Show & Tell when we share the quilts we've made.

See General Info below.

Upcoming Guild Meetings

    • August 08, 2024
    • 6:30 PM
    • Our Father Lutheran Church, 6335 S. Holly St., Centennial
    Register

    AN EVENING WITH KATIE FOWLER


    This lighthearted lecture will help you navigate your creative process by helping you understand the magic of KNOW, GO, GROW, FLOW.  You will leave with inspiration and permission to find your creative bliss.  

    Check out Katie's WORKSHOP on August 17th.

    About Katie Fowler

    Katie Fowler is a fearless quilter.  She loves to bend the rules of traditional quilting and help others create with courage.  She encourages students to do what they love without the constraints of expectations.  She gives participants permission to play and reminds them how to play creatively.  Katie is a professional teacher, author, speaker, and certified creativity coach.  She has been featured on "The Quilt Show" to talk about her book, An Artist's Journey through Wonderland (#1807, #2209).  She is the author of The Foolproof Color Wheel Set, The Foolproof Color Workbook, and Foolproof Art Quilting (all from C&T Publishing).

    Learn more about Katie: 


    This meeting will be both IN-PERSON and ONLINE via Zoom.  Both meeting rooms will open at 6:15 and the meeting will begin at 6:30 Mountain time. Guests are also welcome to attend this meeting for $8.00.  Please register ahead of time .  If you will be attending via Zoom, please ensure that you know how to use Zoom prior to the meeting. The link will come by email when you register.

    ACQ Members: Please sign in and register for free—it's so helpful to know how many are coming AND you'll be eligible for door prizes when you register.  Attendees must be present at the meeting OR online via Zoom to win door prizes.


      • September 12, 2024
      • 6:30 PM
      • Our Father Lutheran Church, 6335 S. Holly St., Centennial
      Register


      If you have completed a project (or are a fabric collector) you likely have a pile of scraps left over.  You paid good money for that fabric, and it seems a shame to throw it all away...so what do you do?  

      In this fun and informative lecture, learn how to transform a chaotic pile of fabric scraps into an organized collection which will save you time and spark creativity.  Jen will cover practical tips on how to tame and organize your scrap pile and ways to creatively utilize your scraps in cohesive projects.  She will also share a trunk show of scrappy goodness in her quilt creations.

      Check out Jen's WORKSHOP on September 14th.

      Learn more about Jen: 

      This meeting will be both IN-PERSON and ONLINE via Zoom.  Both meeting rooms will open at 6:15 and the meeting will begin at 6:30 Mountain time. Guests are also welcome to attend this meeting for $8.00.  Please register ahead of time .  If you will be attending via Zoom, please ensure that you know how to use Zoom prior to the meeting. The link will come by email when you register.

      ACQ Members: Please sign in and register for free—it's so helpful to know how many are coming AND you'll be eligible for door prizes when you register.  Attendees must be present at the meeting OR online via Zoom to win door prizes.


        • October 10, 2024
        • 6:30 PM
        • Our Father Lutheran Church, 6335 S. Holly St., Centennial
        Register


        Join us in this lecture with Monique as she shows her various works and discusses the different techniques that she uses to enhance her work.

        About Monique Kleinhaus

        Monique is a collage artist of techniques--blending her respect for traditional patchwork with bobbin-work, thread painting, watercolors, felting, weaving, and often on her own hand-dyed and hand-painted fabrics.  Many of her compositions include three-dimensional objects with a variety of fibers and textures.

        Born and raised on the same farm where her grandfather grew up in Northwest Montana, she picked up the tradition of quilting from her mother.  "Just as my father took up the plow from his father, I learned to love and work with fabric from my mother.  An avid quilter and teacher, my mother's work lit my creative fire, and much of what I've learned has come from our playing and experimenting together.  The things that I cherish most from my mother's teachings are the desire to constantly discover and explore, embracing my sense of adventure, and of course, having a sense of humor."

        Monique owns and operates Ladybug's Cabin in Bigfork, Montana, and has designed over two dozen patterns for applique, table décor, and bed quilts.  She considers her patterns an invitation to explore and play.  And she loves to share her fascination of color and texture in the fiber arts to inspire others to let their creativity shine.

        Check out Monique's WORKSHOP on October 12th.

        Learn more about Monique: 


        This meeting will be both IN-PERSON and ONLINE via Zoom.  Both meeting rooms will open at 6:15 and the meeting will begin at 6:30 Mountain time. Guests are also welcome to attend this meeting for $8.00.  Please register ahead of time .  If you will be attending via Zoom, please ensure that you know how to use Zoom prior to the meeting. The link will come by email when you register.

        ACQ Members: Please sign in and register for free—it's so helpful to know how many are coming AND you'll be eligible for door prizes when you register.  Attendees must be present at the meeting OR online via Zoom to win door prizes.


        Past Guild Meetings

        July 11, 2024 July Guild Meeting “Celebrating 37 Years of ACQ”
        June 13, 2024 June Guild Meeting - "Quilts of Valor" with Lori Thompson
        May 09, 2024 May Guild Meeting - "Modern Traditional" with Kate Colleran
        April 11, 2024 April Guild Meeting - "Artistry through Applique" with David Taylor
        March 14, 2024 March Guild Meeting - "Finding Pride and Joy in Quilting: My Journey in Quilting
        February 08, 2024 February Guild Meeting - "Empowering Women in Poverty" with Courtney Kimball
        January 11, 2024 January Guild Meeting - "Color! An Engineer's Guide to Color Value and Color Placement in your Quilts"
        December 14, 2023 December Holiday Celebration and Potluck Dinner
        November 09, 2023 November Guild Meeting - Amish Quilting and it's Influence on Modern Quilting
        October 12, 2023 October Guild Meeting - OPEN HOUSE with our Charity Partners
        September 14, 2023 September Guild Meeting: Japanese Fabric from Vintage to Contemporary with Dana Jones
        August 10, 2023 August Guild Meeting - Finding My Quilting Voice with Sheri Noel
        July 13, 2023 July Guild Meeting Quilting: a Creative Journey with Margaret Willingham
        May 11, 2023 May Guild Meeting - Color Courage for the Fabric Phobic by Jenny Kae
        April 13, 2023 April Guild Meeting - Trunk Show with Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
        March 09, 2023 March Guild Meeting - Approaching Quilting as a Graphic Designer with Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill
        February 09, 2023 February Guild Meeting - Memory Quilts with Beth Sullivan
        January 12, 2023 January Guild Meeting - Just Cut the Scrap with Michele Crawford
        December 08, 2022 December Guild Meeting and Social - "B.Y.O.B" Dinner with Guest Speaker Ellen Palmer
        November 10, 2022 November Guild Meeting - Modern Mosaic Quilts with Shelley Cavanna
        October 13, 2022 October Guild Meeting - Color Theory Applied: Fabric Collecting and Usage with Swan Sheridan
        September 08, 2022 September Guild Meeting - Traditional, Art, Modern: Notes from the Field with Maria Shell
        August 25, 2022 August Guild Meeting - The Cutting Edge with Kelly Gallagher Abbott
        July 14, 2022 July Guild Meeting - Show Me! An Online Trunk Show of Rare and Historic Quilts
        May 12, 2022 May Guild Meeting - Fabric and Form with Mary McCauley
        April 14, 2022 April Guild Meeting - A Look at Modern Celtic Quilting with Scarlett Rose
        March 10, 2022 March Guild Meeting - Dimensional Curved Piecing with Annette Ornelas
        February 10, 2022 February Guild Meeting - Pre-Civil War Quilts: The Secret Codes to Freedom on the Underground Railroad
        January 13, 2022 January Guild Meeting - Dresden Reimagined with Candace Grisham
        December 09, 2021 December Guild Meeting - An Evening of Fun
        November 11, 2021 November Guild Meeting - Improv Paper Piecing with Amy Friend
        October 14, 2021 October Guild Meeting - Quilts of Illusions with Karen Combs
        September 09, 2021 September Guild Meeting - Seeing Double with Tammy Silvers
        August 12, 2021 August Guild Meeting - Windy Wonders: A Quilt Block Grows Up
        July 10, 2021 Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Social
        July 08, 2021 July Guild Meeting: Show and Tell Extravaganza
        June 10, 2021 June Guild Meeting: Demo Night
        May 13, 2021 May Guild Meeting: Shop Hop!
        April 08, 2021 April Guild Meeting: Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
        March 11, 2021 March Guild Meeting: Fun with Free Motion Quilting
        February 11, 2021 February Guild Meeting: Quilt Remix • Heather Kojan
        January 14, 2021 January Guild Meeting: Creating Art Quilts with Panels • Joyce Hughes
        December 10, 2020 December Guild Meeting: How Quilters Celebrate Life with Meg Cox
        November 12, 2020 November Guild Meeting: Behind the Seams with Peter Byrne
        October 08, 2020 October Guild Meeting: The History & Mystery of Baltimore Album Quilts, Jaimie Davis
        September 10, 2020 September Guild Meeting: Resizing Any Block with Cindy Barfield
        August 13, 2020 August Guild Meeting: Smash Your Stash! with Kate Colleran
        July 09, 2020 July Guild Meeting: Wildly Careening into Quilts with Kim Lapacek
        June 11, 2020 June Guild Meeting: Show & Tell Extravaganza + More
        May 14, 2020 ONLINE May Guild Meeting: Stitching, Symbols, Signature Style with Deborah Boschert
        April 16, 2020 VIRTUAL April Guild Meeting: Improvise! Creating, Quilting and Living Courageously with Sherri Lynn Wood
        March 12, 2020 March Guild Meeting: Moda and Beyond with Lynne Hagmeier
        February 13, 2020 February Guild Meeting: Making Faces with Lea McComas
        January 09, 2020 January Guild Meeting: Demo Night
        December 12, 2019 December Holiday Potluck & Silent Auction
        November 14, 2019 November Guild Meeting featuring Pat Syta and Mimi Hollenbaugh

        General Info

        TIME

        6:15 pm • "Doors open" for socializing (doors may open early for some meetings—watch the calendar for details)

        6:30 pm • Business meeting begins 

        COST
        Admission is $8 (free for members) unless otherwise noted. Visitors are welcome to attend. 

        LOCATION
        All meetings are currently online through Zoom. Those who register prior to the meeting will receive the link by email. The link is also available for members on the Members-only page. 

        Physical location when we're allowed to return: Plymouth Congregational Church, 3501 S. Colorado Blvd., Englewood, CO. Enter the front doors, bear left, turn right, head down the long hallway, and the fellowship hall will be on the right.

        SHOW & TELL
        Please take photos of your finished quilts to share with all of us. We enjoy seeing all quilts—from the first quilt someone has made to entries in national quilt shows. See the Members-only page (password required) for submission info and the Photos page for a photo archive. 

        MONTHLY GUILD MEETINGS

        Meetings held the 2nd Thursday of each month

        All meetings are streamed online

        In person meetings are held at:

        Our Father Lutheran Church

        6335 S Holly St, Centennial, CO

        CALENDAR


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