April: Sandy Gard was our September NACQJ Quilt Judge for the OPQG Quilt Show. She will be joining us on April 22nd to give two lectures! The morning lecture will be Why Do We Create? and the evening lecture will be What’s Love Got to Do With It? This is a unique opportunity to hear Sandy speak about her experiences in two different ways! Sandy will also host a workshop on April 23rd: Grand Finale—Happy Bindings. She will teach Piped Binding, Faced Binding, Scalloped Edges, Two-Sided Binding, and Beaded Binding! The kit cost for the workshop is $40 per person. Participants are encouraged to bring a UFO to finish with binding at the class.
May: To be announced.

As part of the education team, Courtenay teaches quilting, embroidery, and appliqué classes through Missouri Star Academy, plus online courses, in-town classes, and some free tutorials. She is also the manager for the Missouri Star Sewing Team. She and her husband, Bob, live in Hamilton, Mo., with their many adopted cats and dogs. Bob is also the director of the Missouri Quilt Museum in Hamilton.