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This quilt is constructed with four long foundation paper pieced columns (each with only 12 seams), which are repeated and mirrored through the center. The colors create a 3-dimensional step effect, and while visually the quilt appears to be a…
Our latest Block Study design is Staggered Stripes by Yolanda Whitehead, a member of the Cincinnati MQG. This block is a fun one with unconventional methods — folding, creasing and stitching the folds to create a zig-zag design. Don’t forget…
This quilt uses the Staggered Stripes block to create lots of bold impact. The simple use of color and negative space makes this quilt a fun one to put together. The band of Staggered Steps blocks creates a central focal…
This quilt uses the Staggered Stripes block in a traditional grid and modern color way to create a fun and easy quilt with bold impact. Don’t forget to download the block and the bonus Ladders quilt pattern, available on the Resources…
The block-style layout—in which quilt blocks of the same size are arranged in a grid—is considered to be an iconically American quilt design, but it is only relatively recently that this layout became prevalent in the United States. How did…
This project stands as proof that procrastination doesn’t always result in regret. I made this set using a quilt top that was initially supposed to be a lap quilt, made using 16-patch blocks and sew classic linen look fabric JoAnn.
There are as many ideas about improv as there are quilters. As different as their styles may be, there’s a thread of commonality that runs through these improv quilts – a structure upon which each seemingly unique quilt is built.
Join members of the Guild Leadership Task Force as they discuss best practices and techniques to build your guild community. Drawing on the experience of the Guild Programming and Leadership Task Force and numerous MQG guild leaders, you’ll walk away…
Wait! Why are you so afraid of machine quilting with rulers? In this fun webinar with Natalia Bonner, Natalia will show you some basics of quilting with machine quilting rulers. You’ll find that anyone can do it! Working on a…
In this webinar, Christine Ricks takes you through her background in graphic design and how it lead her to her love of modern quilting. From examples of her work with more structured designs using foundation paper piecing to her more…
Join Heidi Parkes for an in-depth discussion of her approach to hand quilting in three parts. First, stitch formation and improvisation will be discussed with lots of visuals of her quilts, in reference to the evolution of Heidi’s own design…
Karen Foster is a social maker. The mother of two and grandmother of an imaginative 5-year-old joined Flickr at the height of its creative boom. Foster recalls swaps and quilt-alongs on the social platform as the turning point of her…
