Kim Eichler-Messmer

Snow.MO.February

Hand-dyed, pied and sewn quilt

45" x 52.5"

2014

@kimemquilts

https://www.kimemquilts.com/

Kim Eichler-Messmer is an Associate Professor of Fiber at the Kansas City Art Institute, where she has taught surface design, quilting, and natural dye since 2008. She grew up in Iowa as an only child to two creative, nature-loving parents. Kim's dad taught her how to sew when she was 10 and they made a quilt together out of their old shirts.

She received a BFA in studio art from Iowa State University where she studied engineering, Spanish, Portuguese, drawing, and printmaking before finally realizing her love of textiles in a yardage screen printing class. She went on to receive an MFA in Textiles from the University of Kansas. She teaches workshops on dyeing and quilting regularly around the United States and her hand-dyed, one-of-a-kind quilts have been exhibited nationally and internationally in numerous solo and juried shows.

Kim is the author of "Modern Color: An Illustrated Guide to Dyeing Fabric for Modern Quilts" and her work has been included in "Quilting with a Modern Slant" by Rachel May and "The Uppercase Compendium of Craft and Creativity" by Janine Vangool, among others.

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