Working with Solids from 100 Days of Modern Quilting Solids. They often play second fiddle but this week we’ll take a look at some quilts in which they play the lead role! Baby Harvatine Quilt by Alissa Haight Carlton, 2010 All quilts are designed with composition in mind, but when you work with all solids, there’s no busy or… Read More
Picking Different Shades of the Same Color When working with solids, chances are that we all find it pretty easy to pick fabrics that are on opposite sides of the color wheel. But picking shades of the same color can be much tougher to do. I pulled all of the yellow solid fabrics that I have in… Read More
Quilt Design: Finding Elements Have you ever thought about how much visual stimuli you take in, in one day? Image you are driving down the road, you are simultaneously processing visual information that helps you drive your car correctly; for example, the signs you see on the road, what you’re seeing on your dashboard,… Read More
ModSquared, May 2018 The May 2018 Block Study is ModSquared by Jessica Plunkett, a member of the Central Iowa MQG. It’s a great block with a unique shape, and it has loads of possibilities. Find the block pattern and bonus quilt pattern below. Block Assembly Instructions From the light fabric, cut:… Read More
Fish in the Sea, May 2018 “Want to experiment with negative space in your modern quilts, but keep getting lost in those wide open spaces? This quilt uses an easy column design to simplify negative space. Flying geese blocks are scattered across four panels that give a sense of movement. Use the provided layout or improvise… Read More
Rhythms and Reps, April 2018 “I simply love the design process. Starting with a basic idea and using principles of design, I explore basic shapes, colors, and the use of repeating patterns by playing in Illustrator. I often think in terms of the entire quilt being a composition much the way a photographer would… Read More
SONG QUILTS: A Celebration of Stitch and Song The “Song Quilts” project visually interprets folk music from four distinct regions of Russia and the United States: Appalachian Mountain Music, Cowboy Music of the Western Plains, Moscow Music, and Music of the Russian Arctic. Over the last year I have traveled across the United States and Northwest Russia interviewing… Read More
Crisscross Applesauce, April 2018 The April 2018 Block Study is CrissCross Applesauce by Rebecca Severt, a member of the Baltimore MQG. It’s a great block for transparency work, and it has loads of possibilities. Find the block pattern and bonus quilt pattern below. Block Assembly Instructions Cutting: From the dark purple fabric, cut:… Read More
100 Dagen – Week van de Vormen – Voorbeeld Quilt 3 Vertaling door Marina Brito de Campos voor Quiltersgilde MQG, origineel hier. De volgende vorm in de week van de Vormen is de cirkel! Isobel Piper, haar blog heet To Ithaca, heeft deze prachtige quilt gemaakt, genaamd Ring Quilt. Het is haar interpretatie van Joelle Hoeverson’s Color-Wheel Quilt uit… Read More
Vector, March 2018 The March 2018 Block Study is Vector by Sarah Ruiz, a member of the Houston MQG. It’s a fun and whimsical paper piecing blocks that has loads of possibilities. Find the block pattern and bonus quilt pattern below. Block Assembly Instructions Cutting: From the light yellow fabric, cut:… Read More
