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Lanterns Quilt: July, August, September 2020

This quilt uses the Lightning block designed by Melanie Rudy to create organic lantern shapes. Using just two colors to create the blocks makes this lap-size quilt perfect for a quick gift. Don’t forget to download the block and the bonus Clamshell quilt pattern, available on the Resources page. This sample quilt… Read More

Hipster Wallet

The Hipster Wallet can be made as a wallet or a convertible hip bag. Wear it around your waist, across your body, or remove the strap and clip it directly to your belt loops. Large enough to carry most phones but compact enough to easily carry all the essentials hands… Read More

Phulkari: Threads of Memory

In this short article, I aim to introduce the reader to an exquisite form of embroidery known as ‘Phulkari’ which originates from pre-Partitioned Punjab, India. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th century, these textiles were primarily created domestically by women to be part of a girl’s wedding trousseau. They held… Read More

How to Organize Your Sewing Space

When it comes to keeping your sewing space in order, everyone will have their preferences. Some makers can thrive in a tidy workspace but for others, the opposite will be true. Regardless of this, having some degree of order to your space/projects will result in more time spent working on… Read More

The Changing Shapes of EPP

Acrylic templates, pre-cut papers, glue basting, and fussy cutting are all staples of the modern English Paper Piecer’s sewing compendium. It’s fair to say we take all of these modern tools and notions for granted, yet as we discovered in part… Read More

Big Stitch Hand Binding

Big stitch hand binding is wildly popular these days and for good reason! It adds a unique finishing touch and modern aesthetic to your quilts. In this webinar, Eliane will cover the supplies needed for big stitch hand binding, the technique for that perfect bind, and stitch variations to keep… Read More

Scrappy Triangles – a Project Webinar

Gather up those scraps, print out the PDF pattern down below, and sew along with Sarah Bond in this fun, project based webinar, perfect for your piles of towering scraps, or new fabrics you can’t wait to cut into. Read More

Textile Talk: Celebrating Modern Together

Join Alissa Haight Carlton, the founding director of the Modern Quilt Guild, and Karen Cooper, the new executive director in a conversation about the past, present, and future of the modern quilting movement moderated by current board president Heather Kinion. Discover how the quilts and community have evolved in the… Read More