MPS General Meeting
Fourth Tuesday of the Month
6:30 – 8:30 PM
This will be a Hybrid Meeting.
You can attend in person or over Zoom.
Your Choice!
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
6:30 PM
MPS Presents
MJ Kinman
“Gems and Joy”
During MJ’s presentation, she’ll discuss how she’s learned to spot gemstones with personality – the unique configuration of light and color that translate into a successful work of art. She’ll discuss her techniques to create and assemble the hundreds of pieces in each diamond, materials she uses to create the wash of color and light across a gem’s surface, and the quilting techniques that enhance a gem’s facets. She may even 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.
MJ Kinman’s passion is creating quilts inspired by beautiful gems. MJ’s work has been exhibited at the National Quilt Museum, the International Quilt Museum, the New England Quilt Museum, Quilt Festival (Houston, TX), Quilt Week (Paducah, KY), and Festival of Quilts (Birmingham, UK). Most recently, MJ’s piece “Torch Song” was exhibited at the Art Quilt Elements 2024 Biennial (Wayne, PA), where she received the Cindy Friedman Master Award for Excellence. Her work is included in collections as varied as Maker’s Mark Distillery, the National Quilt Museum, the International Quilt Museum, and private collections.
You can learn more about MJ by clicking here to see her website.
This will be a Hybrid Meeting, which means you can attend in person at Bethel Congregational Church (see the Meeting Location button below). Or you can choose to join us over the Zoom platform. Registration will be required for all participants, and the link to the registration form will show up in members’ email inboxes on the Friday before the meeting.
Not a member? We’d love to have you join us as a guest! Just reach out to metropatch@metropatch.com and we’ll get the registration link to you. Remember—because we’re on the Zoom platform, you can join us from anywhere!