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STEM & Quilting with Kids: Geometry

By: Marquetta Johnson

Introduction There is a fresh new energy in our country, and it is displayed in the arts in a profound way. Science, technology, engineering, and math intersect with and have found their true expression in the arts. Young artists are…

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Making a Difference in STEM in 2021

By: Elle Garodnick

“One Small Step” was created by the Gulf Coast Modern Quilt Guild in 2019 for the MQG’s annual Charity Quilt Challenge and was displayed at QuiltCon 2020 in Austin, Texas. GCMQG draws from the Clear Lake area of Houston, Texas,…

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Introducing Create and Sustain

By: Create + Sustain

Every year, millions of tons of textiles end up in landfills around the globe, making the textile industry one of the largest polluting industries in the world. As makers, we love fabric and fiber which makes understanding the textile industry’s…

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Member Spotlight: Esther Frenzel

By: Elaine Musiwa

As a young girl in the Netherlands, Esther Frenzel color-coded her belongings. For Frenzel, color-coding provided order in her world and began a relationship with storytelling. By applying visual logic to her items, suddenly, they gained meaning and awakened an…

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Member Spotlight: Lisa Rice

By: Elaine Musiwa

After the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center’s twin towers, Lisa Rice turned her home into a hub for collecting comfort quilts for the families of the 343 firefighters who had lost their lives. She traveled with her son,…

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Textile Talk | Introducing The Quilt Index

By: Marsha MacDowell Ph.D. & Beth Donaldson

Learn how to use the Quilt Index to research quilt history, discover inspirational ideas for your own creative work, preserve your own quilt history, and teach others about quilts and their makers. The Quilt Index, an extraordinary freely-accessible digital humanities…

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Hartsfield Family Quilt Collection

By: The MQG

Sit down with Jim Tharpe as he shares about his family’s collection of quilts. The Hartsfield Family Quilt Collection spans generations, dating back to Jim’s ancestor Miss Molly, an enslaved woman in Whitlock, Tennessee. Learn how he came to appreciate…

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QuiltCon Together 2021 Awards Ceremony

By: The MQG

Watch the replay of the 2021 QuiltCon Together Awards Ceremony to see the top winners of every category along with the top awards: Best Machine Quilting (Framed), Best Machine Quilting (Frameless), Quilting Excellence, and Best in Show.

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Quilt Your Life: Milestone Quilts for Every Moment

By: Kitty Wilkin

What do you get when you combine quilting with living in a very literal way and create positive feedback loops with your quilt planning? Milestone quilts! Come explore the world of quilts created to mark milestones and see why these…

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Lady Zen: January 2021

By: Karen Gibson Roc

Lady Zen is the name of this quilt for a reason. It makes you embrace the pattern as well as the spaces in between. It makes you see symmetry and chaos at the same time. The balance is in the…

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2020 Seeing Clear: February 2021

By: Earamichia Brown

This quilt combines simple shapes and raw-edge appliqué with simple four-block construction to create a colorful geometric perspective. The use of fused raw-edge appliqué makes this a win for all levels.

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Porfee Quilt: March 2021

By: Porfiria Gomez

Flying geese, half-square triangles, and a log cabin construction make this quilt perfect for the beginner to build skills and practice precision. Quilt designed by Porfiria Gomez and made by Brenna Riley Gates, both individual members.

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