"The most beautiful gemstones capture light and reflect it back to us with unique brilliance, revealing their fiery personalities. Every gem has a story to tell...just like people."

Join quilt designer and author MJ Kinman for this lecture and trunk show which chronicles her 20+-year adventure learning how to create the biggest diamonds in the world in cloth.
 
MJ will show how she has learned to spot gemstones with personality – the unique configuration of light and color that translate into a successful work of art, techniques to assemble the hundreds of pieces in each gem and quilting techniques that enhance a gem's facets. You are sure to be inspired by MJs insights gleaned from the walk away from the corporate life into the creative life and how to embrace joy through quilting.