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Arapahoe County Quilters

Celebrating the Art of Quiltmaking for 30+ Years

Festival of Quilts will be June 6-7 2025. Look for more information on the
Festival of Quilts home page.

April Guild Meeting "Driving in the Dark: My Journey in Fiber Art" with Lea McComas

  • April 10, 2025
  • 6:30 PM
  • Our Father Lutheran Church 6335 S. Holly Street, Centennial, CO

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Driving in the Dark: My Journey in Fiber Art

with Lea McComas

The journey from traditional to art quilter has taken Lea through many countries and numerous fiber medium. Beginning her journey sewing clothing at age six, she moved on to traditional quilting, spinning yarn, knitting and weaving. A decade of working and traveling overseas provided more opportunities to explore textile arts and surface design techniques around the world. She will share her “Rules of the Road” that have guided her in the creative journey to successful quilt artist, teacher, and author. Find inspiration for your own creative journey.

This trunk show includes a peak at her Women's Work quilt that was displayed in Houston in 2023.

Check out Lea's Workshop on April 12th

About Lea McComas:

With a life-long interest in fiber, Lea McComas began sewing at age 6 and quilting at age 16.  She earned an M.A. in Education and has been a public school educator for almost 40 years, including 9 years spent serving military families stationed overseas.  While living abroad, Lea immersed herself in the local cultures, learning the arts and traditions of the people with whom she lived.  This included studying carpet weaving in Turkey and fabric dying in Japan.  

She has been featured in numerous publications and online platforms, such as Quilting Art TV & Magazine and The Quilt Show.  Lea shares the extensive knowledge and the techniques behind her award-winning quilts in lectures, workshops, magazine articles, online courses at QuiltingCompany.com, and her book "Thread Painted Portraits".

Learn more about Lea on Social Media:

This meeting will be both IN-PERSON and ONLINE via Zoom.  Both meeting rooms will open at 6:15 pm and the meeting will begin at 6:30 pm 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.

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

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