#MQGKeepCalmandSewOn No. 04: Designing Mini-Minis 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 through a creative slump!… Read More
Tips of the Trade 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 new things and be reminded of things you’ve long forgotten. Read More
Quilt Pattern Design in Inkscape 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 patterning… Read More
Then & Now: Community and Creativity with Jenifer Dick “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 zone. We are so honored that this “modern traditionalist” chose… Read More
#MQGKeepCalmandSewOn No. 03: Flour-Resist Surface Design 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 is covered with a flour paste, allowed to dry, then… Read More
Assembling Quilts with Negative Space 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 you’ll need to calculate your cut piece sizes and yardage… Read More
Hand Quilting for Calm 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 free downloadable pattern so you can make your own at… Read More
Color Theory & Technology 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 for your next quilt! Links Mentioned in the Webinar:… Read More
#MQGKeepCalmandSewOn No. 02: Stitch Resist Dyeing 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 your childhood – and you can employ your sewing skills… Read More
Sew All the Curves with 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 ready to sew all the curves!… Read More
