Lauren Kingsland Quilts / Custom Quilts Studio

11/15/2022

Embroidered Patch Workshop - In Person

Get into the holiday spirit AND take a creative break with an in-person Smithsonian Hands-on workshop. See smithsonianassociates.org for complete listings.

Felted Jewelry- 2 sessions 12/3/22. 10:30 a.m.
Embroidered Patch 12/3/22. 11:00 a.m. (with Heather Kerley)
Holiday Keepsakes 12/3/22 12:00

https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/embroidered-patch-workshop

Use basic stitches to create an embroidered rainbow-watermelon patch to embellish a favorite jacket or pair of jeans. Learn how to prepare fabric with a simple design, then ready a hoop and begin stitching.

10/12/2022

I'm so pleased to have been invited to have work included in this lovely show. Please come and enjoy these pieces in the Arts Barn and the Washington Watercolor Association show in the Kentlands Mansion across the street.

09/11/2022

Art Quilts Exhibit by Lauren Kingsland
Turning Point Wellness, 3231 Superior Lane, A6, Bowie, MD.
in the Acupuncture offices of Dr. Teresa Thompson and Dr. Hunter Thompson

Sept. 2022 - Eight Art quilts by Lauren featuring kolam designs add an air of calm balance to the space at Turning Point Wellness. These quilts are available for sale to grace your personal sacred places. Take home an artistic reminder of the peacefulness of a treatment from Dr. T. Thompson or Dr. H. Thompson.

Kolam is a meditative practice from Tamil Nadu, India for naming that which is present in the day, with dots, and showing, with the line, a path to navigate the day with balance and symmetry and return to the starting place.

07/29/2021

https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/mindful-stitching

“Mindful Stitching” will be 4 weeks of practice together using hand stitching as a tool for personal centering. We will look at four designs, kolam, spiral, lotus and labyrinth and techniques for creating them in fabric and fibers. Although aimed at more experienced stitchers, beginners are welcome and will benefit as well. Please join me by registering through the Smithsonian Studio Arts link. The on-line class will be Sat. Aug 7-28, 11: 30 - 1:30 EDT.

07/12/2021

Local Event: Art Quilts by Lauren Kingsland

Local Event: Art Quilts by Lauren Kingsland

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01/17/2021

Quilts and the Stories They Tell Virtual tour

Enjoy a virtual stroll through the 40 story quilts currently on display at Sandy Spring Museum, Sandy Spring, MD. Eight members of Uhuru Quilters Guild and Grammy award-winning musician Cathy Fink share their work along with some of my quilt stories including some personal pieces not exhibited before. The soundtrack for this video, "Listen to My Quilt" was improvised and performed by Robert Hitz.

Hopefully this video will inspire you to make a trip to the museum to see the show in person. Through March 12, 2021, Mon. and Wed. 10 - 4 and Friday 10 - 8. Reservations recommended to allow for social distancing. Masks required.

Come with us to glimpse this collection of story quilts from eight members of Uhuru Quilters Guild of Prince Georges County, MD plus Grammy award-winning mus...

12/23/2020

Just in time for a client’s Christmas giving, here’s the studio’s latest t-shirt project.

10/28/2020

Online Embroidery Class, Nov. 10th & 17th from 1030-12pm

Heather Kerley will be teaching her unique perspective on improvisational embroidery in this 2 week class. Please join us.

Some of you met Heather when she & I co-taught Found Fabric Artmaking about principles of design for quiltmakers recently. I can't wait to stitch along with her in this class.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/online-embroidery-class-nov-10th-17th-from-1030-12pm-tickets-126558906095

Learn a new approach to embroidery! This two-session class will cover choosing fabric, experimenting with different stitches, and finishing!

10/09/2020

Humanities Days 2020 at MC | Montgomery College, Maryland

https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/special-programs/paul-peck-humanities-institute/humanities-days-at-mc.html#cust-01-mondayoctober26clickforscheduleandregistration

Monday, Oct. 26 - "Why I Vote" is a free hands-on virtual quilt piecing workshop offered as part of Humanities Week 2020. FREE SUPPLY KITS ARE AVAILABLE BY REGISTERING BEFORE OCT. 12. The college will mail your kit to you.

Please join me -
Register for the workshop before 10/12 and get your free kit including instructions for Betsy Ross' historic one-snip-stars. Plan to send an image so your block can be included in our digital virtual quilt.

And, of course, you know, vote.

Humanities Days 2020 at MC

09/23/2020

My "In the Studio with Lauren" class will feature stitching and mindfulness in simple projects that can be done with basic materials that most people will have at home. Class will be Thursdays from 12 - 1 for 6 weeks starting Oct. 1, 2020. Please register through AHP at the link below - classes are free.

Message me if you need materials and we will get them to you.

09/07/2020

Found Fabric Artmaking

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/found-fabric-artmaking-tickets-118479773191

"Found Fabric Artmaking" class begins online Sept. 15, 2020 for 6 weeks! Learn 6 principles of design by making your own fabric studies.

08/26/2020

"Garden Of Eden" guitar music and handmade quilt

"Garden Of Eden" guitar music and handmade quilt

AHP visual artist-in-residence Lauren Kingsland's handmade quilt is shown with AHP musician-in-residence Matt Peroutka's guitar music with his wife Mary's si...

08/12/2020

In progess, "Why I Vote" as my submission in the invitational show of the same name for the City of Gaithersburg. Show goes up early Sept. 2020 in the Bohrer Park Recreation Center, where social distancing is possible. Being part of the conversation is important, however we speak.

Today's applique class online looked at Betsy Ross's "one snip stars" technique, as used here, to create positive and reverse applique motifs.

06/12/2020

"Garden Of Eden" guitar music and handmade quilt

Please enjoy this peaceful musical offering with my Garden of Eden quilt as the visual. Matt and I are artists with the Georgetown Lombardi arts and humanities program and committed to a creative response to illness as part of healing.

This quilt was made with support from a grant from the Montgomery County Arts & Humanities council.

AHP visual artist-in-residence Lauren Kingsland's handmade quilt is shown with AHP musician-in-residence Matt Peroutka's guitar music with his wife Mary's si...

06/06/2020

New photo by Lauren Kingsland

And Side B, using a delightful alphabet panel.

06/06/2020

New photo by Lauren Kingsland

Side A, an improv quilt in soft colors with references to Paris, as per request.

06/06/2020

New photo by Lauren Kingsland

An improv baby quilt made from the stash for the first grandchild of my dear friend Patricia Dubroof. What a joy to help welcome a new person into that loving family.

04/22/2020

"Emotional Pond" was our talking point about depicting emotions as colors in my online Zoom course "Color and fiber art". Students have been very creative about doing homework exercises out of materials at hand when in-person shopping has been difficult. (That said, a shout out is due to Capital Quilts for their help with drive by fabric pick-up.)

Based on the great response to this class I will do more, starting in a few weeks. Let me know if you are interested.

Be well.

04/18/2020

To my friends and clients - The studio is in limited production of high quality custom face masks in two styles. The shaped masks are available in medium or large sizes. Pleated masks are one generous size. Fabrics are high quality quilt cotton, freshly washed before construction. All have ties, either t-shirt yarn or woven strips.

Message me to order yours. $10 plus postage. Sliding scale available on request.

04/09/2020

April 9, 2020. Completed at last. The request from Padre Javier was for hangings for Holy Week with the motifs of nails, crown of thorns and a cross. This is my version of the design. In January and February a committee of stitchers from Ascension planned the project, selected the background fabrics and made the basic pieces. The decoration was my assignment and an excellent project to do at home while self isolating.

There are online services every day this week. New backdrop hangings are my Lenten offering and an encouragement to my beloved congregation. "Serve where you can with the gifts given to you."

04/04/2020

Today's studio project is face masks. A friend posted that she had no extra fabric at home, and doesn't sew so to make a mask was a huge obstacle. She's getting masks in the mail from me.

I have several patterns and will be glad to talk about the various options.

03/28/2020

This is the most recent quilt in my ongoing kolam series. Having to stay home rather than go to work in various places has opened up studio time. Look what happened. The dots here are vintage metal beads. Kolam are a daily mindfulness practice and creating yet another kolam quilt is deeply satisfying. A good day.

01/15/2020

Sometimes a client asks for a quilt that's a bit outside my usual style, like a Cessna portrait. He's very happy with this result and I learned a lot. I'm not giving up my preferred modes of expression, but, hey, this was a growth edge. 15 x 30" mounted over stretched canvas.

11/04/2019

Mimi's Vineyard quilt celebrates places and events in the life of my client's daughter. The plaid sashing is made out of extra pairs of PJ pants that were her Bat Mitzvah favors.

09/24/2019

Fall Festival - Arts & Crafts

Quilts large and small will be for sale at my booth. My talented friend Liz Lay will have a booth featuring her much sought after needlepoint designs and kits. Visit us and the many other talented artisans this Saturday, 10 - 5 in historic Washington Grove.

Please visit my booth to see my quilts for sale, both large and small. Other local quilt artists work will be available as well. Regional artisans working in fiber, wood, pottery, jewelry, photography, painting and printmaking and more will be there. This will be a festive day because there will als...

07/18/2019

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I'm so pleased to have received an apprenticeship Grant from MD State Arts Council to have Cathy Fink study quiltmaking with me. Cathy is an amazing musician and multitalented person. Teaching is a wonderful way to learn.

Quilts and Being Well A quilt is about something more than just a sewn blanket. Sometimes it evokes being cared for and tucked in by a loved one. Or it speaks of making something beautiful out of leftovers.

07/16/2019

The Montgomery College class of Beginning Handmade Quilt shows off their beautiful projects. Great job, ladies.

07/05/2019

Lauren Kingsland | Quilts and Textiles | Quiltmaker - Artist - Teacher - Author

Hooray! July 5, 2019 is the launch of the new website www.laurenkingsland.com. Please visit it. See the zippy new sliders, the calendar, info about my classes and lectures. Find out how to own a Lauren Kingsland original.

Please DO give me feedback if something is not working or is unclear.

Thanks for your ongoing support..

Smiles,
Lauren

Lauren on Quilts and Being Well - We say, "putting the pieces together" as a way of understanding how things are and how they can be, whether making a quilt or in other aspects of life. Quilts can be a therapy to make or to give or to receive.

06/19/2019

June has been a busy month for Custom Quilts Studio.

06/18/2019

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This has been another busy commission season in the studio for graduation gifts, as June often is. It is SO helpful to be able to offer clients an option to pay by card. Whether for reward points or cash flow management, the Square option gets me paid quickly and is convenient for my customers. There is a bonus in it for both of us if you sign up for Square for your own business through this link. Win-win-win.

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06/13/2019

The Healing Journey exhibit will be coming down from the Georgetown Medical School gallery near the library on Thursday morning, June 20, 2019. Feedback from the community has been that it benefits them to have beauty in the hallways while dealing with medicine.
See it now or see it again.

Copies of the catalog are available at - https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B003830Y7A

04/24/2019

I will be teaching at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC this weekend. Our topic is Improvisational Quiltmaking from repurposed garments, as inspired by the amazing quilts of Gee's Bend. This intuitive approach to design and creation is very freeing for those of us who have agonized over perfect intersections.

This sample is made from my own life fabrics - shortened shirts, a corduroy shirt that shrank in the closet, pieces of clothing belonging to Daddy and Mom. It felt different to cut up clothes I've worn. I have made more than 100 t-shirt quilts from other people's garments, which is very special. Cutting and designing with my own things, to please only myself, was touching on a new way.

I will be hand quilting this during the weekend and will post again when it is finished.

04/08/2019

Hello everyone,

We are proud to present:

Lunch and Learn: The Healing Journey Project and Kolam Quilt Series
With artist-in-residence Lauren Kingsland

Thursday, April 18th, 2019
12pm, in the Georgetown University School of Medicine Exhibition Hallway
RSVP by April 15th to be included in lunch count

RSVP to Morgan Kulesza at [email protected] or (202) 444-1171

04/05/2019

Lunch and learn program on Thursday, April 18, 2019 from 12-1. Event invitation to come soon. Save the date.

01/26/2019

Have you always wanted to learn how to quilt?
Not only is quilting fun and a time to enjoy socializing with others, but studies have found that pursuing creative passions can help improve your brain. In this class, you will create a small 14”x19” quilt complete with borders and binding. You will learn how to select, mark, and cut fabric; make a template, press, and arrange fabric blocks into a quilt top. You will cut and attach borders with a basic running stitch; and complete your project by basting, quilting, and binding. This project is done entirely by hand; sewing machines are not required nor accommodated. Supply list is available on the LLI website.

Quilting for Beginners
Course: LLI223
$65 + $34 fee = $99; NMR add $50

DAYTIME CLASS
Rockville Center for Training Excellence
Mannakee Building (MK) 101
CRN#: 35147
Tuesday 2/12-3/19
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

EVENING CLASS
Rockville Campus CC210
CRN#: 35148
Thursday 4/11-5/16
6:30-8:30 p.m.

Visit our website for our complete listing of LLI classes: www.montgomerycollege.edu/lifelonglearning

For more information contact Lynda Schrack (240) 567-7809, [email protected] or
Tracy Ritenour (240) 567-7894, [email protected]
To register, visit www.montgomerycollege.edu/lifelonglearning or call 240-567-5188.

01/21/2019

Rock 11 Now Weekly: January 18, 2019

https://youtu.be/dye601PxC-M?t=298

This interview from Jan. 15, 2019 is a follow-up to the recent exhibit of my quilts at the Interfaith Works Women's Shelter in Rockville, MD. Thank you Patricia Dubroof for organizing this great program to have original art in the shelter. The section about the quilt show starts at minute 5:00.

"In this edition of "Rock 11 Now Weekly," the city offers help to furloughed federal workers, find out how Rockville handles winter weather, and learn about a Maryland artist who's healing hearts with open hands."

In this edition of Rock 11 Now Weekly, Rockville offers assistance for furloughed federal government workers. Plus, find how Rockville handles winter weather...

01/14/2019

This was a recent commission of mine for a member of the rock band "Hollywood Ending". What a fun collection of shirts from his time touring with the band. 90x90" .

10/18/2018

Staff of the Interfaith Works Women's Center in Rockville enjoy a self care break by learning to piece and write on fabric. This workshop was in conjunction with the exhibit of my work there through January, 2019.