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Minimalism can be defined as “made with an extreme economy of means and reduced to the essentials of geometric abstraction.” – Guggenheim Minimalism in Art In the 1960s, minimalism as an art movement emerged in America. Donald Judd, Ellsworth Kelly,…
You may have read my first article about setting up an MQG a few months ago, encouraging quilters who don’t have a guild near them to set up their own. It was something I decided to do when…
This month we’re exploring foreground and background with the Mod Economy Block designed by Rebecca Severt of the Baltimore MQG. Learn to make the block, plus get a bonus design lesson and quilt pattern in this month’s Block of the Month!…
Positively Transparent explores transparency within a modern plus sign design achieving a layered effect to the plus signs. The original Positively Transparent measuring just 16″ x 18″ was displayed at QuiltCon 2016 in the Small Quilts category. The mini quilt…
Do you give a flying FQ about accuracy? While we love the freedom and creativity of improv-piecing, sometimes quilters require accurately pieced blocks for charity projects, guild block lottos, bees, planned projects of a required size, and preserving carefully pieced…
Quilt blocks don’t have to be square! We already know that when you piece six equilateral triangles together, you get a hexagon. But what happens when you elongate that triangle? All of a sudden you have a different design. And…
By Stephanie Ruyle When you must design and execute original design as part of a college-level course, many would immediately think of fashion. This past winter, at the Makers Space Idea Forge, on the campus of the University of Colorado,…
“During the first Industrial Revolution, the spinning jenny changed the way cloth was manufactured. Today, in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution, robotics and technology can manufacture anything locally at low cost and faster than ever. The design was…
Above: Antique Star Quilt, photo courtesy of Amy Smart, www.diaryofaquilter.com. By Amy Friend, Seacoast MQG This is the second installment of my quilt preservation and care series. In my last article, I spoke about quilt storage. Today’s topic is quilt…
Using fusible web to create modern quilts means no shape is off limits! This tutorial with Sue Bleiweiss will show you how easy it is to create dynamic modern quilts using fusing as your primary construction technique. She’ll walk you…
The Knitting and Stitching Shows are the UK’s premier craft events for the general public with shows held in different locations around the country. They have a mixture of vendor stands, workshops, demos and textile gallery spaces. Last year…
Paper piecing can be a fun way to explore designs that would not be achievable otherwise. Diamond in the Rough is a fun block with some challenges for those looking to increase skills. Or just to practice paper piecing in…
