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#MQGKeepCalmandSewOn No. 04: Designing Mini-Minis

By: Yvonne Fuchs

Mini-mini quilts are a great way to explore design in a low-risk way. They can be gifted as wall quilts or mug rugs, or even traded among friends. Mini-mini quilts are a great tool to unlock your creativity or break…

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Tips of the Trade

By: Lee Chappell Monroe

From cutting to stitching to pressing and everything that happens between picking your pretties and snuggling under your quilt, this webinar will be packed full of tips, tricks and lots of “why didn’t I think of that?” moments. You’ll learn…

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Quilt Pattern Design in Inkscape

By: Yvonne Fuchs

Inkscape is a free, open source, professional vector graphics editor for Linux, Windows, and macOS. Yvonne will walk through the basics needed for using Inkscape for quilt pattern design; from installation, set up, tools, and using fabric swatches for…

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Then & Now: Community and Creativity with Jenifer Dick

By: The MQG

“I joined the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild in 2010 and have been happily making modern quilts ever since!” – Jenifer Dick  For Jenifer Dick, the MQG is all about community, creativity, and going outside of your comfort…

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#MQGKeepCalmandSewOn No. 03: Flour-Resist Surface Design

By: Bianca Springer

Creating unique fabric designs can be achieved with a few simple items that can be found in a kitchen pantry. Using flour-resist, boring fabric can be painted to give a crackled or layered appearance. With this technique, a base fabric…

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Assembling Quilts with Negative Space

By: Sylvia Schaefer

Do you have ideas for quilts featuring a bunch of negative space, but aren’t sure how to actually go about constructing your idea? We’ll discuss options for assembling quilts with a lot of negative space and go over the math…

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Hand Quilting for Calm

By: Riane Menardi Morrison

Keep your hands busy and your mind calm with a bit of handwork! In this demo, Riane will discuss her favorite materials and basic techniques for high-contrast hand quilting. She’ll demonstrate her favorite methods on a simple pillow with a…

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Color Theory & Technology

By: Steph Skardal

Explore the basics of color theory using an exciting visualization tool to demonstrate complementary, analogous, and triadic color harmonies. Steph will discuss popular modern quilters and their evolution of color choices and trends, inspiring you to make new color choices…

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#MQGKeepCalmandSewOn No. 02: Stitch Resist Dyeing

By: Bianca Springer

​ Learn to work with stitch resist dyeing, a simple Shibori style dyeing technique that allows you to create loads of different repeats! Dyeing can be a great project to do with kids – think of the tie-dye experiments of…

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Sew All the Curves with Jen Carlton Bailly

By: Jen Carlton-Bailly

Does the idea of sewing curves scare the heck out of you? Don’t let it! Jen will show you the basics of sewing curves, along with loads of tricks she’s picked up along the way, and you’ll leave this webinar…

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Quilting Makes the Quilt: Tips for Picking Out Quilting Designs

By: Angela Walters

Have you ever finished a quilt top and put it away because you weren’t sure what quilting designs you should use? In this webinar, Angela Walters, a quilt finisher and encourager, gives you tips and ideas for picking quilting designs…

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Awaken Your Inner COLOR Genius

By: Carrie Bloomston

Join artist, writer, textile, and sewing pattern designer, Carrie Bloomston of SUCH Designs, as she helps you tap into your own innate sense of color. She’ll discuss basic color theory and help you find your own resonant palette. Color…

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