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Merge Pattern, October 2018

By: Karen Foster

MERGE, an Improv Abstraction quilt, takes an improvisational approach to creating curves and is assembled with an alternative grid layout. Color placement gives the illusion of blocks merging into one another for a playful graphic composition. This quilt was designed and pieced…

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Member Spotlight: Seven Veronica Victor

By: Elaine Musiwa

In a region called the Sunny South East of Ireland, there is a woman from Tampa, Florida, who is quilting with a color palette of gray, black, and white. When I get on the phone with Seven Veronica Victor, also…

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Styling 101: Perfecting the Perfect Flat Lay

By: Christopher Thompson

Grab your sewing notions and fabric for a lesson in perfecting the perfect flat lay photograph. Using your phone camera, Christopher will take us from drab to fab and give us tips and tricks on creating a dynamic photograph for…

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X Marks the Spot, September 2018

By: Andrea Tsang Jackson & The MQG

The September 2018 Block Study is X Marks the Spot by Andrea Tsang Jackson, a member of the Maritime MQG. This block design was inspired by the cover of Issue #25 of Uppercase Magazine, featuring original art by Joey Hannaford.

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Zoom In: Exploring Cropping & Scale in Modern Quilt Design

By: Riane Menardi Morrison

In this webinar, Riane discusses how to “zoom in” on part of a traditional quilt block and transform it into a modern quilt of any size using negative space and asymmetry. She also explores the differences between traditional and alternate gridwork,…

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Jawbreakers Pattern, September 2018

By: Heather Black

“As a young girl my best friend and I rode our bikes everywhere and one of our favorite stops was the old-time drug store in her hometown. On rare occasions we could scrape together enough pocket change for an ice cream…

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Design Process: From the Initial Spark to the Finished Quilt

By: Tara Faughnan

Join Tara for a webinar all about the process of design. She’ll share her process of taking an idea and developing it into a cohesive modern quilt — and how she resolves a design if things hit a wall. She’ll also…

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Seeing Stripes, August 2018

By: Christine Ricks

“Seeing Stripes came from a lot of different places, including my 80s teenage years mixed in with some childhood story book illustration references. When I sketched this design out initially, my mind went to the outside art of the ‘It’s…

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Ribbon Rock, August 2018

By: Michelle Bartholomew & The MQG

The August 2018 Block Study is Ribbon Rock by Michelle Bartholomew, an individual MQG member. It’s a great block with two variations, and it has loads of possibilities. Find the block patterns and bonus quilt pattern below. Block Option A…

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Echo, July 2018

By: Karen Foster & The MQG

The July 2018 Block Study is Echo by Karen Foster, a member of the South Bay Area 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. Cutting:…

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Atypical Angles, July 2018

By: Paige Alexander

“Atypical Angles is a minimalist triangle design with isosceles triangles that are pieced in a log-cabin style. The quilt top is constructed in diagonal rows allowing the triangles to be shifted to your liking.” – Paige Alexander  …

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Sparrow, June 2018

By: Heather Black & The MQG

The June 2018 Block Study is Sparrow by Heather Black, a member of the Inland Northwest MQG. It’s a great block with a unique shape, and it has loads of possibilities. Print Templates A-D on paper, at 100% (do not…

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