Porfee Quilt: March 2021 Flying geese, half-square triangles, and a log cabin construction make this quilt perfect for the beginner to build skills and practice precision. Quilt designed by Porfiria Gomez and made by Brenna Riley Gates, both individual members. Read More
Modern Fundamentals: Half-Square Triangles In each issue of the MQG Journal, Yvonne Fuchs will teach us the Modern Fundamentals of quilting. In this first issue of the MQG Journal, we will explore the many ways you can make Half-Square Triangle quilt blocks. The Half-Square Triangle is a basic quilt block with so much versatility!… Read More
Quiver Tote A simple tote with a pieced accent, the possible variations of the panel design are numerous (chevron, herringbone, pinwheel, center square, hourglass, sailboat, and bias diamond to name a few). Whatever final design you choose for the panel, the construction steps are the same. … Read More
Discovery Block: January, February, March 2021 The Discovery block takes a different approach from traditional block design. This block on its own may appear incomplete, but when combined into a 4 x 4 layout, its true beauty comes to life. Create a wide range of secondary designs in the quilt depending on how the blocks… Read More
STEM & Quilting with Kids: Tessellations What is a Tessellation? We are surrounded by shapes that interact with each other in amazing ways that display beauty and order. One way that finds itself repeated in every aspect of our lives is called tessellation. To get an idea of what a tessellation is, let us envision one… Read More
Member Spotlight: Toni Corbett “I had to decide what it meant to be a black quilter,” said Toni Corbett. When the Iowan quilter and army veteran returned home from the military, she began to quilt. She needed a creative life, and her mother, a third-generation quilter, taught her how to start sewing. When she… Read More
Member Spotlight: Nicole McClelland “I am a quilter, an African American quilter, who quilts when I can, and what I make isn’t phenomenal,” said Nicole McClelland. “Why would you want to talk to me?” Nicole laughs, and from the other end of the phone, the energy of someone who loves quilting without any agenda… Read More
Creating a Hexagon Wrap Skirt Have you ever envisioned a project that you just can’t shake, even when you know the road to completion won’t be simple at all? This skirt was one of those project ideas that I couldn’t shake, which meant I had to make it. My design was inspired by a combination… Read More
The Highs and Lows of Temperature Quilts Webinar Join panelists Jo Avery, Karen Foster, and Linda Hungerford for this webinar as they discuss the highs and lows of creating temperature quilts. Together we will chat about how each panelist approached the basics of creating a temperature quilt from choosing a color palette and gathering daily weather information to… Read More
Textile Talk | Pushing Forward by Looking Back: Marla Jackson and Sankofa Lessons Learned One of eight children born to Fern Eaton Crum and Rufus Crum, Jr., originally from Royal Oak Township (a suburb of Detroit, Michigan), Marla Jackson spent many weekends and summers with her paternal grandparents, Rufus and Zelma Crum, and her once enslaved great-grandmother, Lucille Crum. Marla’s artistic direction was influenced… Read More
