Kalamazoo Log Cabin Quilters (KLCQ)

NOTE: Dawn Shilts is the Communication Chair for the KLCQ and will serve as the contact for this submission. The Artist Name: Kalamazoo Log Cabin Quilters

The Kalamazoo Log Cabin Quilters were officially organized in October 1979 with just 6 members and now represented by approximately 150 members. The group is diverse in age as well in all walks of life, possessing various levels of experience and the love to encourage and assist new quilters.

Some members have won awards in both national and international quilt
competitions and several members have been featured in national quilt
publications.

The KLCQ members meet on a monthly basis. National quilt artists and/or
authors are invited to conduct classes and lectures. Workshops and
lectures by KLCQ are occasionally featured. The most popular segment of
the general monthly meeting is “show and tell” which allows the
opportunity to see each other’s work.

In addition to quilting for their own projects, members donate their time
and materials each year in making lap size and bed size quilts for various
organizations such as hospices, shelters, nursing homes, etc. In addition,
members make small quilts that are wrapped around a stuffed animal for
children in crisis (referred to as “Lovies”).

For example, in June 2025, 60 quilts were donated to the Seita Scholars
Program at WMU and 106 lap size quilts were donated to the Area Agency
on aging of Kalamazoo County. In November 2024, 365 Lovies were
donated to local organizations.

Meeting information:
3rd Tuesday of each month at 7PM (doors open at 6:15 PM)
Westwood Christian Reformed Church
620 Northampton Road / Kalamazoo MI
Kalamazoo Log Cabin Quilters is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Venues

1st Source Bank