Using Glorious Colors from 100 Days of Modern Quilting Color, glorious color! As Helen tells us, “Don’t be afraid of using colour. I love the joy of colour against crisp white. As the Crowded House song goes, ‘colour is its own reward.’” DQS #10 by Helen Simpson As quilters, we have all the colors of the… Read More
Scaled Triangles, November 2017 This month we’re exploring the concept of changing the block with the Scaled Triangle block by Jessica Skultety of the Central Jersey MQG. Scaled Triangle Block Block Assembly Instructions Cutting: From the light peach fabric, cut: [1] 4” square for the HSTs [1]… Read More
Half Rectangle Triangle Tutorial Half Rectangle Triangle Tutorial (Updated May 2013) This tutorial is for Half Rectangle Triangles or HRT’s. This will add another tool to your quilting toolbox and hopefully, you will be able to create some fun modern quilts using the HRT. When this tutorial was first posted it didn’t have… Read More
Color Wheel Basics for Quilters Color wheels are a trending tool for quilters to help find attractive color combinations. But with so many to choose from, which color wheel is the best one for quilters to use? And how exactly do color wheels work? We’ll look back to find out where the color wheel came… Read More
Branch, October 2017 This month we’re exploring improvisation with the block Branch, by Amanda Hancock of the Pittsburgh MQG. Branch Block Assembly Instructions Cutting: From the pink fabric, cut: [1] 14” x 16” rectangle From the dark gray fabric,… Read More
San Francisco Bustle, October 2017 This minimalistic quilt depicts a San Francisco cable car stop and the surrounding bustle. The cable car, the street cones, and crosswalks all contribute to the colors and shapes that were used in this design. Read More
A Quilter’s Guide to Graphic Design: Applying Lessons from Graphic Design to Modern Quilt Making In this webinar, Rebecca Bryan takes you through the basic elements of graphic design and how to apply each in quilt making. She shows examples from her own work to illustrate each point, and by the end of the webinar, you should have fresh ideas to apply to your own… Read More
Death, Grief, and Quilts It is not often that something hits you completely out of the blue, but this phone call did: my stepmother, my second mother for the past 40 years, was diagnosed with brain cancer. Inoperable, aggressive, irreversible. The diagnosis had come that morning and no one was sure if she had… Read More
Split Hexies, September 2017 This month we’re talking about contrast with the Split Hexie block, designed by Diana Vandeyar, an individual member from Virginia. Split Hexes Block Assembly Instructions Template Printing and Cutting Instructions For all template pages, print at 100%. Select “Do not scale” or “100%” in printer settings, if necessary. Read More
Molecular Test, September 2017 “Modern quilt inspiration can be found everywhere, including in science! This quilt is inspired by a scientific test called “gel electrophoresis.” The method allows researchers to separate molecules (usually proteins or DNA fragments) by size. Samples are placed into a gel medium, and an electric current is applied. Small molecules… Read More
