COLORADO QUILTING COUNCIL
CQC General Meetings
The monthly general meeting schedule and information about the planned speakers is listed in the Upcoming Meetings section below. In 2025, the hybrid meetings will accommodate both in-person and online attendees.
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Next general meeting: April 25th
Registration begins at 9:30 am
Meeting begins at 10 am
St. Philip Lutheran Church 7531 South Kendall Blvd Littleton, CO 80128
"Members Only" link for meetings are available here:
https://www.coloradoquiltingcouncil.com/members-only-cqc-meeting-in
CQC Board Meetings
All CQC members are invited to attend board meetings at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. The meetings are held via Zoom.
"Members Only" link for meetings are available here:
https://www.coloradoquiltingcouncil.com/members-only-cqc-meeting-info
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10 a.m. Saturday, April 26th, 2026
Meeting via Zoom
Lecture: Captivating Compositions Deborah Boschert
This is a lively introduction to design and composition in which Deborah introduces eight classic compositions and shares inspiring examples from traditional, modern and art quilting, plus additional examples from fine art. CQC members and guests will learn how using these compositions can generate ideas for fabulous, original work.
Visit https://www.deborahsstudio.com/ for more information.
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10 a.m. Saturday, May 16th 2026
Meeting via Zoom or In-person at: St. Philip Lutheran Church 7531 South Kendall Blvd Littleton, CO 80128
Lecture: Gems and Joy Lecture/ Trunk show by MJ Kinman
The most beautiful gemstones capture light and reflect it back to us with unique brilliance, revealing their fiery personalities. Every gem has a story to tell…just like people. This slide lecture and trunk show chronicle MJ’s own story – the 25+-year adventure learning how to create the world’s biggest diamonds in cloth. Most importantly, though, the underlying message to her audiences throughout the presentation is the importance of choosing joy and saying “no” to fear, both in everyone’s creative lives and in their personal lives. During MJ’s presentation, she’ll discuss the ways she has learned to spot gemstones with personality – the unique configuration of light and color that translate into a successful work of art. She will discuss her techniques to create and assemble the hundreds of pieces in each diamond, materials used to create the wash of color and light across a gem's surface, and the quilting techniques that enhance a gem's facets. She will talk a little bit (maybe a lot) about Kentucky Bourbon, as she describes the gem quilts in her series, “Bourbon Diamonds”! And as so often happens with any artist's decades-long journey, she’ll share insights gleaned from her walk away from corporate life and into the creative life.