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It’s the fifth week of 100 Days of Modern Quilting and we will take a glimpse into a few of the things that inspire modern quilts. As with many other forms of art or craft, there is almost an unlimited…
This quilt was inspired by the zigzag-based knitwear motifs of the Italian fashion house Missoni. The final quilt size in this tutorial will be for a small baby quilt but, can easily be altered to make a quilt of any…
“I recently simplified a Pickle Dish Quilt by using a New York Beauty quarter block and half-square triangles. I thought I would try the same approach with a Double Wedding Ring pattern, basically taking away the fiddly lemon shaped centre…
This month is the first block study of 2018! In the 2018 series, we will explore 12 different modern blocks and the quilts that can be made using them. We’re starting with the Lockup block by Riane Menardi Morrison of…
Our 2017 Programs Co-Coordinators, Maria Cardenas and Nicole Howe, had the idea of creating a showcase of our members’ quilts that would take the place of one of our monthly meetings. We didn’t want to put any style restrictions on…
The art of appliqué is an essential tool for any quilter’s toolbox. From simple shapes to intricate motifs, appliqué opens new doors to endless creative possibilities. Join Shelagh as she shows you step-by-step how to create gorgeous appliqué designs and…
There are a lot of people in the quilt world who dislike the term modern quilting. While I often find the term inadequate to describe what is actually going on with a new generation of quilters, there is another word…
This month we’re exploring the concept of cropping with the Cogs block by Yvonne Fuchs, an individual member from California. Block Assembly Instructions Cutting: From the teal fabric, cut: [4] 6-1/2” squares…
“When designing quilts, I often give myself challenges to work with shapes I’m not comfortable with. I had done some designs working with curves, but I challenged myself to make a block that mixed curved piecing with rectangles or squares.
Sue Bleiweiss’s method for dyeing fabric produces a fabric with an unevenly colored surface — not only does it have a unique look, but it’s also super easy. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to create both solid and tone-on-tone…
Welcome to the forth week of 100 Days of Modern Quilting – the Week of Improv! Improvisational piecing (sometimes called free piecing or liberated piecing and shorten to “improv”) is just what it sounds like: sewing together fabric without always…
This tutorial for a very basic block incorporates an easy to tackle improv piecing technique. Use any three colors, plus your background color to create this look of overlapping squares. Finished block: 15.5″ square Fabric requirements:…
