Atypical Angles, July 2018 “Atypical Angles is a minimalist triangle design with isosceles triangles that are pieced in a log-cabin style. The quilt top is constructed in diagonal rows allowing the triangles to be shifted to your liking.” – Paige Alexander … Read More
Sparrow, June 2018 The June 2018 Block Study is Sparrow by Heather Black, a member of the Inland Northwest MQG. It’s a great block with a unique shape, and it has loads of possibilities. Print Templates A-D on paper, at 100% (do not scale). From the background fabric, cut:… Read More
Cutting Simple Shapes Tutorial This tutorial will show you how to cut five simple shapes using three tools we sometimes take for granted as quilters – the rotary cutter, ruler, and cutting mat. The shapes that we’ll make are Square, Right Triangle (also known as Half-Square Triangle or HST), Equilateral Triangle, Diamond, and Hexagon. Read More
Periodicity, June 2018 “Periodicity is a modern lap sized quilt that comes together quickly using strip piecing. The vivid pieced lines form periodic waves that excite the engineer in me.” –Cheryl Brickey… Read More
Tips to Running a Successful Quilt Along Thanks to the MQG for asking me to come over and host today’s post on participation. I’m Katy and I blog over at Monkey Do and also Fat Quarterly. Ok, so I really enjoy quilt alongs. They’re a great way to get involved with a group of like minded people and to share… Read More
Collaborate and Commemorate Mini Quilt / Signature Block Tutorial For today’s tutorial, we welcome back John Adams, aka Quilt Dad, as he shares a great way to celebrate your collaborative quilting efforts. Collaborate and Commemorate Mini Quilt / Signature Block Are you in a virtual quilting bee, sewing circle, or some other type of community quilting group? Looking for… Read More
Graffiti Quilting with Karlee Porter Join Karlee and the MQG for a fun webinar where Karlee will show you all about the popular free-motion quilting technique, graffiti quilting. Graffiti quilting is the act of rebellion in quilting form — consisting of super dense over-stitching, taking and combining many different quilting motifs into one cohesive piece,… Read More
Piecing Techniques from 100 Days of Modern Quilting One of the best things about making a new quilt can be trying out a new technique. Whether it’s appliqué, half-square triangles, or wonky crosses, learning new ways to piece together This week, we’ll be looking at seven quilts, each of which uses a different and specific piecing technique. In… Read More
Pie Pieces Quilt Block Pie Pieces Quilt Block This fun and versatile 20″ quilt block utilizes the Pinless Piecing Method for piecing circles (known more frequently as the Six Minute Circle) coupled with half-square triangles to create a dynamic modern block. Supplies 1 – 22″ x 22″ background fabric 8 – 10″… Read More
The Positive Effects of Negative Space Today’s tutorial isn’t a how-to, it’s more of a what’s it all about. Our “What is Modern Quilting” statement says that modern quilters use negative space in their quilts. So, what is negative space and how can we use it effectively as we compose our quilts? Urban Garden by Jacquie Gering… Read More
