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Prickly Pear Quilt: April, May, June 2020

By: The MQG

This quilt uses the Strawberry Wild block designed by Sara Flynn in a field of negative space to create a modern quilt full of impact. Don’t forget to download the block and the bonus Strawberry Blue quilt pattern, available on the …

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Meeting of the Geese Quilt: MQG Modern Classic April 2020

By: Sylvia Schaefer

In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we present the MQG Modern Classics. This quarterly collection is a selection of a few of our past favorites from the Quilt of the Month series, which started in 2015. With new colors, new…

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Industrial Revolution Quilt: MQG Modern Classic June 2020

By: Silvia Sutters

​In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we present the MQG Modern Classics. This quarterly collection is a selection of a few of our past favorites from the Quilt of the Month series, which started in 2015. With new colors, new…

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Member Spotlight: Rebecca Roach

By: Elaine Musiwa

At the age of twenty-four, health issues kept Rebecca Roach at home. She suffered from gallbladder complications and often felt very ill. There were occasions when Roach couldn’t do much at all and relied on crafting shows on HGTV…

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Book Review: A Single Thread By Tracy Chevalier

By: Sarah Ashford

A Single Thread introduces protagonist Violet Speedwell; a post-WWI spinster, desperately trying to escape the clutches of her oppressive mother and find some meaning in her life as a single woman destined never to marry. Following her move to Winchester,…

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What to Include in Your Quilt Labels

By: Janice E. Frisch

After decades of studying historic and contemporary quilts, I have become more and more of an advocate for labeling your quilts, especially as adding a label or signature seems to be a final step that often gets overlooked. When I…

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The History of English Paper Piecing

By: Sarah Ashford

English Paper Piecing (EPP) is a trend in modern quilting that shows no signs of abating, yet its origins go back centuries, transcending time and cultures. Given its popularity today, I wanted to explore its roots, understand more about how…

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Free Motion Therapy

By: Christa Watson

Learn four free motion designs that are fast, fun, and forgiving to stitch. Let go of perfection with Christa’s easy-going techniques that will enable you to finish those UFOs in a flash!…

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#MQGKeepCalmandSewOn No. 04: Designing Mini-Minis

By: Yvonne Fuchs

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…

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Quilt Pattern Design in Inkscape

By: Yvonne Fuchs

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…

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Tips of the Trade

By: Lee Chappell Monroe

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…

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Then & Now: Community and Creativity with Jenifer Dick

By: The MQG

“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…

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