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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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Cutting Simple Shapes Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to cut five simple shapes using three tools we sometimes take for granted as quilters – the rotary cutter, ruler, and cutting mat. The shapes that we’ll make are Square, Right Triangle (also known…

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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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Periodicity, June 2018

By: Cheryl Brickey

  “Periodicity is a modern lap sized quilt that comes together quickly using strip piecing. The vivid pieced lines form periodic waves that excite the engineer in me.” –Cheryl Brickey…

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