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Flow Pattern, November 2018

By: Mitzie Schaefer

“When ‘adulting’ we are expected to keep life controlled, moving, and organized. I find that wonderful and exciting distractions constantly cause me to veer off course. I like it that way. Flow uses half-square triangles, bold internal color, balanced movement,…

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Modern Memory Quilts: Capturing Meaningful Moments

By: Suzanne Paquette

Do you want to make your own memory quilt, but are unsure where to start? Join Suzanne for a webinar about creating modern memory quilts. In addition to overviews of memory keeping, empathy + design, and telling your story through…

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Smoosh Block, October 2018

By: Cheryl Brickey & The MQG

The October 2018 Block Study is Smoosh by Cheryl Brickey, a member of the Greenville MQG. This block is a foundation paper-pieced block that has so much potential and is fun to make. Check it out!     Cutting: From the coral…

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100 Dagen – Week van de Vormen – Uitgelichte Quilt 4

Vertaling door Marina Brito de Campos voor Quiltersgilde MQG, origineel hier. De driehoek is nu aan de beurt in onze week van de vormen. We zijn er aan gewend Half Square Triangles te zien en Flying Geese, maar dit…

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100 Dagen – Week van de Vormen – Uitgelichte Quilt 5

Vertaling door Marina Brito de Campos voor Quiltersgilde MQG, origineel hier. De volgende quilt in de Week van de Vormen is een tweede hexagon quilt. Deze is van Melissa Richie van We Shall Sew. Het is de TNT (Tried…

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Merge Pattern, October 2018

By: Karen Foster

MERGE, an Improv Abstraction quilt, takes an improvisational approach to creating curves and is assembled with an alternative grid layout. Color placement gives the illusion of blocks merging into one another for a playful graphic composition. This quilt was designed and pieced…

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Member Spotlight: Seven Veronica Victor

By: Elaine Musiwa

In a region called the Sunny South East of Ireland, there is a woman from Tampa, Florida, who is quilting with a color palette of gray, black, and white. When I get on the phone with Seven Veronica Victor, also…

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Styling 101: Perfecting the Perfect Flat Lay

By: Christopher Thompson

Grab your sewing notions and fabric for a lesson in perfecting the perfect flat lay photograph. Using your phone camera, Christopher will take us from drab to fab and give us tips and tricks on creating a dynamic photograph for…

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X Marks the Spot, September 2018

By: Andrea Tsang Jackson & The MQG

The September 2018 Block Study is X Marks the Spot by Andrea Tsang Jackson, a member of the Maritime MQG. This block design was inspired by the cover of Issue #25 of Uppercase Magazine, featuring original art by Joey Hannaford.

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Zoom In: Exploring Cropping & Scale in Modern Quilt Design

By: Riane Menardi Morrison

In this webinar, Riane discusses how to “zoom in” on part of a traditional quilt block and transform it into a modern quilt of any size using negative space and asymmetry. She also explores the differences between traditional and alternate gridwork,…

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Jawbreakers Pattern, September 2018

By: Heather Black

“As a young girl my best friend and I rode our bikes everywhere and one of our favorite stops was the old-time drug store in her hometown. On rare occasions we could scrape together enough pocket change for an ice cream…

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Design Process: From the Initial Spark to the Finished Quilt

By: Tara Faughnan

Join Tara for a webinar all about the process of design. She’ll share her process of taking an idea and developing it into a cohesive modern quilt — and how she resolves a design if things hit a wall. She’ll also…

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