The Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show is a non-profit whose mission is to educate the public about the art, skill, and heritage of traditional and contemporary quilts and fiber arts, while enhancing the cultural vitality of the community of Sisters and Central Oregon. The kick off event for the 2020 season was a wonderful luncheon for sponsors/supporters where the guest speaker was Kimberly Bennefield of the Portland Modern Quilt Guild.

 

We first met Kimberly at the previous Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in 2018, where she and members of the PMQ Guild had a special group display.

 

 

She shared her story and some of her quilts at the luncheon.

 

 

 

 

The most amazing part of her presentation???? She has only been quilting for 3 1/2 years!!! Yes, you heard me...since becoming an empty nester she decided to take up quilting and took it one step forward by taking over her garage for her new longarm. Listening to her presentation was such a shot in the arm for this quilter. Sometimes we get into a quilting mode that keeps you marching down the same thread and all you need to get excited about the road less traveled is to hear the story of a new quilter who has embraced the art with wild abandon!

 

Kimberly was the pervious President of the Portland Modern Quilt Guild and is now the program director. The Portland Modern Quilt Guild is a very active guild and is the largest Modern Quilt Guild in the US. With such a passionate member as Kimberly, I suspect there will be some amazing programs in 2020.

 

Stay tuned and travel along with us on Quilt Roadies.